diff --git a/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/chroma.py b/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/chroma.py
index 2bffb64ecd5e..e5fa0ef61ada 100644
--- a/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/chroma.py
+++ b/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/chroma.py
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ def _lambda_parser(self, node: ast.AST) -> dict[str, Any] | str | int | float |
             case ast.Constant():
                 value = node.value
                 if isinstance(value, str):
-                    return value.replace("'", "''")
+                    return value
                 if isinstance(value, bytes):
-                    return value.decode("utf-8").replace("'", "''")
+                    return value.decode("utf-8")
                 if isinstance(value, (int, float, bool)) or value is None:
                     return value
                 raise VectorStoreOperationException(f"Unsupported constant type: {type(value)}")
diff --git a/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/weaviate.py b/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/weaviate.py
index 2e04753b0011..b7e75faa3806 100644
--- a/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/weaviate.py
+++ b/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/weaviate.py
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ def _lambda_parser(self, node: ast.AST) -> "_Filters | FilterValues":
             case ast.Constant():
                 value = node.value
                 if isinstance(value, str):
-                    return value.replace("'", "''")
+                    return value
                 if isinstance(value, bytes):
-                    return value.decode("utf-8").replace("'", "''")
+                    return value.decode("utf-8")
                 if isinstance(value, (int, float, bool)) or value is None:
                     return value
                 raise VectorStoreOperationException(f"Unsupported constant type: {type(value)}")
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/test_chroma.py b/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/test_chroma.py
index 6f48fa6663af..67b4e5471c27 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/test_chroma.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/test_chroma.py
@@ -113,3 +113,9 @@ async def test_chroma_collection_search(chroma_collection, mock_client, include_
     async for res in results.results:
         assert res.record["id"] == "1"
         assert res.score == 0.1
+
+
+def test_chroma_collection_build_filter_keeps_apostrophes(chroma_collection):
+    """Chroma filters are dicts, not SQL, so the value must reach Chroma unchanged."""
+    assert chroma_collection._build_filter('lambda x: x.content == "O\'Brien"') == {"content": "O'Brien"}
+    assert chroma_collection._build_filter('lambda x: x.content != "O\'Brien"') == {"content": {"$ne": "O'Brien"}}
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/weaviate/test_weaviate_collection.py b/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/weaviate/test_weaviate_collection.py
index c4ebd838aba6..d65d2addd074 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/weaviate/test_weaviate_collection.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/connectors/memory/weaviate/test_weaviate_collection.py
@@ -427,3 +427,19 @@ async def test_weaviate_collection_deserialize_data(
         await collection.get(key=data.id)
 
         mock_inner_get.assert_called_once_with([data.id], include_vectors=False, options=None)
+
+
+def test_weaviate_collection_build_filter_keeps_apostrophes(clear_weaviate_env, record_type, definition) -> None:
+    """Weaviate filters are objects, not query strings, so the value must be passed through unchanged."""
+    collection = WeaviateCollection(
+        record_type=record_type,
+        definition=definition,
+        collection_name="TestCollection",
+        async_client=AsyncMock(spec=WeaviateAsyncClient),
+        env_file_path="fake_env_file_path.env",
+    )
+
+    result = collection._build_filter('lambda x: x.content == "O\'Brien"')
+
+    assert result.target == "content"
+    assert result.value == "O'Brien"