diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/src/main/java/org/openhab/persistence/dynamodb/internal/DynamoDBQueryUtils.java b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/src/main/java/org/openhab/persistence/dynamodb/internal/DynamoDBQueryUtils.java
index e2455ee6d0b02..6db7770d29d25 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/src/main/java/org/openhab/persistence/dynamodb/internal/DynamoDBQueryUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/src/main/java/org/openhab/persistence/dynamodb/internal/DynamoDBQueryUtils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.openhab.core.items.GenericItem;
 import org.openhab.core.items.Item;
 import org.openhab.core.persistence.FilterCriteria;
+import org.openhab.core.persistence.FilterCriteria.Operator;
 import org.openhab.core.persistence.FilterCriteria.Ordering;
 
 import software.amazon.awssdk.enhanced.dynamodb.AttributeConverter;
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ private static void addStateFilter(QueryEnhancedRequest.Builder queryBuilder,
         if (filter.getState() != null) {
             // Convert filter's state to DynamoDBItem in order get suitable string representation for the state
             Expression.Builder stateFilterExpressionBuilder = Expression.builder()
-                    .expression(String.format("#attr %s :value", filter.getOperator().getSymbol()));
+                    .expression(String.format("#attr %s :value", operatorAsString(filter.getOperator())));
             // Following will throw IllegalArgumentException when filter state is not compatible with
             // item. This is acceptable.
             GenericItem stateToFind = DynamoDBPersistenceService.copyItem(item, item, filter.getItemName(),
@@ -205,6 +206,19 @@ private static void addFilterbyItemAndTimeFilter(QueryEnhancedRequest.Builder qu
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert op to string suitable for dynamodb filter expression
+     *
+     * @param op
+     * @return string representation corresponding to the given the Operator
+     */
+    private static String operatorAsString(Operator op) {
+        if (op == Operator.NEQ) {
+            return "<>";
+        }
+        return op.getSymbol();
+    }
+
     private static <T> void acceptAsDTO(Item item, boolean legacy, DynamoDBItemVisitor<T> visitor) {
         ZonedDateTime dummyTimestamp = ZonedDateTime.now();
         if (legacy) {