diff --git a/lib/administrate_exportable/exporter.rb b/lib/administrate_exportable/exporter.rb
index e8571c4..e023965 100644
--- a/lib/administrate_exportable/exporter.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate_exportable/exporter.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ module Exporter
       def exportable
         define_method(:export) do
           search_term = params[:search].to_s.strip
-          resources = Administrate::Search.new(scoped_resource,
-            dashboard,
-            search_term).run
+          resources = if respond_to?(:filter_resources, true)
+            filter_resources(scoped_resource, search_term: search_term)
+          else
+            # Administrate < 0.18 has no filter_resources hook
+            Administrate::Search.new(scoped_resource, dashboard, search_term).run
+          end
           resources = apply_collection_includes(resources)
           resources = order.apply(resources)
 
diff --git a/spec/administrate_exportable/exporter_concern_spec.rb b/spec/administrate_exportable/exporter_concern_spec.rb
index f7918f3..ef091ed 100644
--- a/spec/administrate_exportable/exporter_concern_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/administrate_exportable/exporter_concern_spec.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@
       expect(rows[1][1]).to eq "Jane"
     end
 
+    it "uses the controller's filter_resources to apply custom search" do
+      User.create(first_name: "John", last_name: "Doe", email: "john@email.com")
+      User.create(first_name: "Jane", last_name: "Roe", email: "jane@email.com")
+      allow_any_instance_of(Admin::UsersController).to receive(:filter_resources)
+        .with(anything, search_term: "custom")
+        .and_return(User.where(last_name: "Roe"))
+
+      get export_admin_users_url(format: :csv, search: "custom")
+
+      rows = CSV.parse(response.body)
+      expect(rows.size).to eq 2
+      expect(rows[1][2]).to eq "Roe"
+    end
+
     it "exports only headers when the search has no results" do
       get export_admin_users_url(format: :csv, search: "nobody")