diff --git a/api/src/com/todoroo/andlib/sql/Functions.java b/api/src/com/todoroo/andlib/sql/Functions.java
index 88f6a9d21..9770fcfdc 100644
--- a/api/src/com/todoroo/andlib/sql/Functions.java
+++ b/api/src/com/todoroo/andlib/sql/Functions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.todoroo.andlib.sql;
 
+import com.todoroo.andlib.data.Property.IntegerProperty;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.data.Property.StringProperty;
 
 
@@ -50,4 +51,8 @@ public final class Functions {
         return new Field("LENGTH(" + field.toString() + ")");
     }
 
+    public static Field bitwiseAnd(IntegerProperty field, int value) {
+        return new Field(field.toString() + " & " + value);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java
index 9d614e26a..200d9d3ef 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ public class TaskListActivity extends ListActivity implements OnScrollListener,
             @Override
             public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                 String nameLike = "%" + assignedEmail + "%";
-                TodorooCursor<TagData> c = tagDataService.query(Query.select(TagData.NAME, TagData.TASK_COUNT, TagData.REMOTE_ID).where(Criterion.and(TagData.FLAGS.gte(TagData.FLAG_EMERGENT), TagData.MEMBERS.like(nameLike))));
+                TodorooCursor<TagData> c = tagDataService.query(Query.select(TagData.NAME, TagData.TASK_COUNT, TagData.REMOTE_ID).where(Criterion.and(
+                        Functions.bitwiseAnd(TagData.FLAGS, TagData.FLAG_EMERGENT).gt(0), TagData.MEMBERS.like(nameLike))));
                 try {
                     if (c.getCount() > 0) {
                         c.moveToFirst();