diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/install/update/DefaultDataUpdateService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/install/update/DefaultDataUpdateService.java
index 8bba2214d6..a0f13d7ec4 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/install/update/DefaultDataUpdateService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/install/update/DefaultDataUpdateService.java
@@ -748,13 +748,6 @@ public class DefaultDataUpdateService implements DataUpdateService {
                 return null;
             }
             try {
-                List<ObjectNode> entityAliases = dashboard.getEntityAliasesConfig();
-                if (entityAliases == null) {
-                    return null;
-                }
-                for (JsonNode entityAlias : entityAliases) {
-                    MiscUtils.updateDashboardFilterIfRequired(entityAlias);
-                }
                 dashboardService.saveDashboard(dashboard);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 log.warn("Failed to update dashboard filters. Dashboard {} ", dashboard, e);
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/DashboardImportService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/DashboardImportService.java
index 245fee45b1..611b536808 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/DashboardImportService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/DashboardImportService.java
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ import org.thingsboard.common.util.JacksonUtil;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.Dashboard;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.EntityType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.ShortCustomerInfo;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.User;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.edge.EdgeEventActionType;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.exception.ThingsboardException;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.CustomerId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.DashboardId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.sync.ie.EntityExportData;
 import org.thingsboard.server.dao.dashboard.DashboardService;
 import org.thingsboard.server.queue.util.TbCoreComponent;
 import org.thingsboard.server.service.sync.vc.data.EntitiesImportCtx;
-import org.thingsboard.server.utils.MiscUtils;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -74,9 +70,6 @@ public class DashboardImportService extends BaseEntityImportService<DashboardId,
         for (JsonNode widgetConfig : dashboard.getWidgetsConfig()) {
             replaceIdsRecursively(ctx, idProvider, JacksonUtil.getSafely(widgetConfig, "config", "actions"), Collections.singleton("id"), HINTS);
         }
-        for (JsonNode entityAlias : dashboard.getEntityAliasesConfig()) {
-            MiscUtils.updateDashboardFilterIfRequired(entityAlias);
-        }
         return dashboard;
     }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/utils/MiscUtils.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/utils/MiscUtils.java
index 9d7414ed8a..2fc0fa134c 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/utils/MiscUtils.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/utils/MiscUtils.java
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.thingsboard.server.utils;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import com.google.common.hash.HashFunction;
 import com.google.common.hash.Hashing;
-import org.thingsboard.common.util.JacksonUtil;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.query.EntityFilterType;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -111,26 +106,4 @@ public class MiscUtils {
         }
         return serverPort;
     }
-
-    public static void updateDashboardFilterIfRequired(JsonNode entityAlias) {
-        JsonNode filter = entityAlias.get("filter");
-        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.ASSET_TYPE.getLabel());
-        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.DEVICE_TYPE.getLabel());
-        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.ENTITY_VIEW_TYPE.getLabel());
-        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.EDGE_TYPE.getLabel());
-    }
-
-    private static void updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(JsonNode filter, String filterType) {
-        if (filter == null || filter.get("type") == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if (filterType.equals(filter.get("type").asText())) {
-            if (filter.get(filterType) != null) {
-                ArrayNode arrayNode = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createArrayNode();
-                arrayNode.add(filter.get(filterType).asText());
-                ((ObjectNode) filter).set(filterType + "s", arrayNode);
-                ((ObjectNode) filter).remove(filterType);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/BaseWebsocketApiTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/BaseWebsocketApiTest.java
index 4cfae948fa..dbadcb271b 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/BaseWebsocketApiTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/BaseWebsocketApiTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 package org.thingsboard.server.controller;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
@@ -564,6 +566,34 @@ public abstract class BaseWebsocketApiTest extends AbstractControllerTest {
         assertThat(update.get("data").get("attr").get(0).get(1).asText()).isEqualTo(expectedAttrValue);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testEntityCountCmd_filterTypeSingularCompatibilityTest() {
+        ObjectNode oldFormatDeviceTypeFilterSingular = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createObjectNode();
+        oldFormatDeviceTypeFilterSingular.put("type", "deviceType");
+        oldFormatDeviceTypeFilterSingular.put("deviceType", "default");
+        oldFormatDeviceTypeFilterSingular.put("deviceNameFilter", "Device");
+
+        ObjectNode query = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createObjectNode();
+        query.set("entityFilter", oldFormatDeviceTypeFilterSingular);
+
+        ObjectNode entityCountCmd = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createObjectNode();
+        entityCountCmd.put("cmdId", 1);
+        entityCountCmd.set("query", query);
+
+        ArrayNode entityCountCmds = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createArrayNode();
+        entityCountCmds.add(entityCountCmd);
+
+        ObjectNode wrapperNode = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createObjectNode();
+        wrapperNode.set("entityCountCmds", entityCountCmds);
+
+        getWsClient().send(JacksonUtil.toString(wrapperNode));
+
+        EntityCountUpdate update = getWsClient().parseCountReply(getWsClient().waitForReply());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, update.getCmdId());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, update.getCount());
+
+    }
+
     private void sendTelemetry(Device device, List<TsKvEntry> tsData) throws InterruptedException {
         CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         tsService.saveAndNotify(device.getTenantId(), null, device.getId(), tsData, 0, new FutureCallback<Void>() {
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/AssetTypeFilter.java b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/AssetTypeFilter.java
index 6212e80c8a..61a4b969a2 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/AssetTypeFilter.java
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/AssetTypeFilter.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class AssetTypeFilter implements EntityFilter {
     @Deprecated(since = "3.5", forRemoval = true)
     private String assetType;
 
-    @JsonIgnore
     private List<String> assetTypes;
 
     private String assetNameFilter;
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/DeviceTypeFilter.java b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/DeviceTypeFilter.java
index adc7a2de04..f6ac85a7f4 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/DeviceTypeFilter.java
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/DeviceTypeFilter.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public class DeviceTypeFilter implements EntityFilter {
     @Deprecated(since = "3.5", forRemoval = true)
     private String deviceType;
 
-    @JsonIgnore
     private List<String> deviceTypes;
 
     private String deviceNameFilter;
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EdgeTypeFilter.java b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EdgeTypeFilter.java
index e31dedecfa..d51916fcc6 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EdgeTypeFilter.java
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EdgeTypeFilter.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class EdgeTypeFilter implements EntityFilter {
     @Deprecated(since = "3.5", forRemoval = true)
     private String edgeType;
 
-    @JsonIgnore
     private List<String> edgeTypes;
 
     private String edgeNameFilter;
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EntityViewTypeFilter.java b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EntityViewTypeFilter.java
index 509b4660a5..97c7efce33 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EntityViewTypeFilter.java
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/query/EntityViewTypeFilter.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class EntityViewTypeFilter implements EntityFilter {
     @Deprecated(since = "3.5", forRemoval = true)
     private String entityViewType;
 
-    @JsonIgnore
     private List<String> entityViewTypes;
 
     private String entityViewNameFilter;
diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/dashboard/DashboardServiceImpl.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/dashboard/DashboardServiceImpl.java
index 96d56148eb..d64f6dd246 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/dashboard/DashboardServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/dashboard/DashboardServiceImpl.java
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
  */
 package org.thingsboard.server.dao.dashboard;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.hibernate.exception.ConstraintViolationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+import org.thingsboard.common.util.JacksonUtil;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.Customer;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.Dashboard;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.DashboardInfo;
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.HasId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.page.PageData;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.page.PageLink;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.query.EntityFilterType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.EntityRelation;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.RelationTypeGroup;
 import org.thingsboard.server.dao.customer.CustomerDao;
@@ -103,6 +108,9 @@ public class DashboardServiceImpl extends AbstractEntityService implements Dashb
         log.trace("Executing saveDashboard [{}]", dashboard);
         dashboardValidator.validate(dashboard, DashboardInfo::getTenantId);
         try {
+            for (JsonNode entityAlias : dashboard.getEntityAliasesConfig()) {
+                updateDashboardFilterIfRequired(entityAlias);
+            }
             return dashboardDao.save(dashboard.getTenantId(), dashboard);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             checkConstraintViolation(e, "dashboard_external_id_unq_key", "Dashboard with such external id already exists!");
@@ -110,6 +118,30 @@ public class DashboardServiceImpl extends AbstractEntityService implements Dashb
         }
     }
 
+    private static void updateDashboardFilterIfRequired(JsonNode entityAlias) {
+        JsonNode filter = entityAlias.get("filter");
+        if (filter == null || filter.get("type") == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.ASSET_TYPE.getLabel());
+        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.DEVICE_TYPE.getLabel());
+        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.ENTITY_VIEW_TYPE.getLabel());
+        updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(filter, EntityFilterType.EDGE_TYPE.getLabel());
+    }
+
+    private static void updateFilterByTypeIfRequired(JsonNode filter, String FILTER_TYPE_SINGULAR_LABEL) {
+        if (filter.get(FILTER_TYPE_SINGULAR_LABEL) == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (FILTER_TYPE_SINGULAR_LABEL.equals(filter.get("type").asText())) {
+            ArrayNode filterTypes = JacksonUtil.OBJECT_MAPPER.createArrayNode();
+            filterTypes.add(filter.get(FILTER_TYPE_SINGULAR_LABEL).asText());
+            final String FILTER_TYPES_PLURAL_LABEL = String.format("%ss", FILTER_TYPE_SINGULAR_LABEL);
+            ((ObjectNode) filter).set(FILTER_TYPES_PLURAL_LABEL, filterTypes);
+            ((ObjectNode) filter).remove(FILTER_TYPE_SINGULAR_LABEL);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Dashboard assignDashboardToCustomer(TenantId tenantId, DashboardId dashboardId, CustomerId customerId) {
         Dashboard dashboard = findDashboardById(tenantId, dashboardId);