diff --git a/db_qbe.php b/db_qbe.php
index e429193896..f27bd1f1b8 100644
--- a/db_qbe.php
+++ b/db_qbe.php
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ foreach ($post_params as $one_post_param) {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets globals from $_POST patterns, for Or* variables 
+ * (additional criteria lines)
+ */
+
+$post_patterns = array(
+    '/^Or/i'
+);
+foreach (array_keys($_POST) as $post_key) {
+    foreach ($post_patterns as $one_post_pattern) {
+        if (preg_match($one_post_pattern, $post_key)) {
+            $GLOBALS[$post_key] = $_POST[$post_key];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the relation settings
  */