diff --git a/packages/core/modules/config/index.js b/packages/core/modules/config/index.js
index 90abff35c..10702c8a5 100644
--- a/packages/core/modules/config/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/modules/config/index.js
@@ -169,21 +169,21 @@ const operators = {
     reversedOp: "not_like",
     sqlOp: "LIKE",
     // tip: this function covers import of 3 operators
-    sqlImport: (sqlObj) => {
+    sqlImport: function (sqlObj) {
       if (sqlObj?.operator == "LIKE" || sqlObj?.operator == "NOT LIKE") {
         const not = sqlObj?.operator == "NOT LIKE";
         const [_left, right] = sqlObj.children || [];
         if (right?.valueType?.endsWith("_quote_string")) {
           if (right?.value.startsWith("%") && right?.value.endsWith("%")) {
-            right.value = right.value.substring(1, right.value.length - 1);
+            right.value = this.utils.SqlString.unescapeLike(right.value.substring(1, right.value.length - 1));
             sqlObj.operator = not ? "not_like" : "like";
             return sqlObj;
           } else if (right?.value.startsWith("%")) {
-            right.value = right.value.substring(1);
+            right.value = this.utils.SqlString.unescapeLike(right.value.substring(1));
             sqlObj.operator = "ends_with";
             return sqlObj;
           } else if (right?.value.endsWith("%")) {
-            right.value = right.value.substring(0, right.value.length - 1);
+            right.value = this.utils.SqlString.unescapeLike(right.value.substring(0, right.value.length - 1));
             sqlObj.operator = "starts_with";
             return sqlObj;
           }
diff --git a/packages/core/modules/index.d.ts b/packages/core/modules/index.d.ts
index a4447bd17..3b2f9a659 100644
--- a/packages/core/modules/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/modules/index.d.ts
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ interface ExportUtils {
     trim(val?: string): string;
     escape(val?: string): string;
     escapeLike(val?: string, any_start?: boolean, any_end?: boolean): string;
+    unescapeLike(val?: string): string;
   },
   stringifyForDisplay(val: any): string;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/modules/utils/export.js b/packages/core/modules/utils/export.js
index 45423b766..326de398a 100644
--- a/packages/core/modules/utils/export.js
+++ b/packages/core/modules/utils/export.js
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ SqlString.trim = (val) => {
     return val;
 };
 
+SqlString.unescapeLike = (val) => {
+  if (typeof val !== "string") {
+    return val;
+  }
+  let res = val;
+  // unescape % and _
+  res = res.replace(/\\([%_])/g, "$1");
+  return res;
+};
+
 SqlString.escapeLike = (val, any_start = true, any_end = true) => {
   if (typeof val !== "string") {
     return val;