diff --git a/library/Helper/Post.php b/library/Helper/Post.php
index ef59a956f..22878fd2a 100644
--- a/library/Helper/Post.php
+++ b/library/Helper/Post.php
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ public static function getFilteredContent(object $postObject): string
         }
 
         // Apply the_content
+        $excerpt = apply_filters('the_excerpt', $excerpt);
         $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
 
         if ($postObject->hasQuicklinksAfterFirstBlock) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/Helper/Post/GetFilteredContent.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/Helper/Post/GetFilteredContent.php
index 120fabb0d..4ab8cfce3 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/Helper/Post/GetFilteredContent.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/Helper/Post/GetFilteredContent.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function testContentFilterIsAppliedToContentAndExcerpt()
             'hasQuicklinksAfterFirstBlock' => false
         ]);
 
-        WP_Mock::expectFilter('the_content', '<p class="lead">Excerpt</p>');
+        WP_Mock::expectFilter('the_excerpt', '<p class="lead">Excerpt</p>');
         WP_Mock::expectFilter('the_content', '<p>Body</p>');
 
         Post::getFilteredContent($mockPost);