diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.js
index 9ecbc01803..7191c8a1c4 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.js
@@ -127,13 +127,14 @@
    * @ngdoc filter
    * @name noValue
    * @description
-   * Replaces null / undefined / empty string with translated '-'.
+   * Replaces null / undefined / empty string with translated '-' or the optional
+   * default value provided.
    */
   function noValueFilter() {
-    return function (input) {
+    return function (input, def) {
       if (input === null || angular.isUndefined(input) ||
         (angular.isString(input) && '' === input.trim())) {
-        return gettext('-');
+        return def || gettext('-');
       } else {
         return input;
       }
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.spec.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.spec.js
index d7a23b7063..572dd79026 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.spec.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/filters/filters.spec.js
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@
         expect(noValueFilter('')).toBe('-');
         expect(noValueFilter('     ')).toBe('-');
       });
+
+      it('replaces undefined, null, blank with provided value', function () {
+        expect(noValueFilter(null, 'default')).toBe('default');
+        expect(noValueFilter(undefined, 'default')).toBe('default');
+        expect(noValueFilter('', 'default')).toBe('default');
+        expect(noValueFilter('     ', 'default')).toBe('default');
+        expect(noValueFilter('value', 'default')).toBe('value');
+        expect(noValueFilter(false, 'default')).toBe(false);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('noName', function () {