Filter anomaly with string fields

Is anyone else have an issue with string fields and filtering? What I notice is if I choose a custom string field in the metadata filter bar I'll see the usual list in the column like:
All (2 values)
     50
String 1
       2
No Value
     48
If I choose All or an actual entry (like String 1) the correct images are filtered. However if I choose No Value I don't see 48 images but only the images I would see if I had chosen String 1. The built in string fields (such as Label) don't behave in this fashion.
Is this a bug or something I can program around?

Thanks Eric. Just use the custom metadata sample plugin from the SDK. It exhibits the same behavior. Everything works fine so long as EVERY image has an entry in the string field. If any are empty the filter shows a No Value line. This doesn't happen for the builtin string fields. They do not show that line in the filter bar.
Choosing the No Value line does not show you the images that actually have no value in the field but some other group of images, some with values and some without.

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