diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index fd13e59c0..2ea75fa94 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ var backupUserData = function(callback) {
         µb.extractSelectedFilterLists(onSelectedListsReady);
     };
 
-    µb.assets.get('assets/user/filters.txt', onUserFiltersReady);
+    µb.assets.get(µb.userFiltersPath, onUserFiltersReady);
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ var restoreUserData = function(request) {
 
         µb.keyvalSetOne('urlFilteringString', userData.urlFilteringString || '', onCountdown);
         µb.keyvalSetOne('hostnameSwitchesString', userData.hostnameSwitchesString || '', onCountdown);
-        µb.assets.put('assets/user/filters.txt', userData.userFilters, onCountdown);
+        µb.assets.put(µb.userFiltersPath, userData.userFilters, onCountdown);
         vAPI.storage.set({
             lastRestoreFile: request.file || '',
             lastRestoreTime: Date.now(),
diff --git a/src/js/storage.js b/src/js/storage.js
index 08152d1d8..3e626525d 100644
--- a/src/js/storage.js
+++ b/src/js/storage.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         var cfe = µb.cosmeticFilteringEngine;
         var acceptedCount = snfe.acceptedCount + cfe.acceptedCount;
         var duplicateCount = snfe.duplicateCount + cfe.duplicateCount;
-        µb.applyCompiledFilters(compiledFilters);
+        µb.applyCompiledFilters(compiledFilters, true);
         var entry = µb.remoteBlacklists[µb.userFiltersPath];
         var deltaEntryCount = snfe.acceptedCount + cfe.acceptedCount - acceptedCount;
         var deltaEntryUsedCount = deltaEntryCount - (snfe.duplicateCount + cfe.duplicateCount - duplicateCount);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
         var cfe = µb.cosmeticFilteringEngine;
         var acceptedCount = snfe.acceptedCount + cfe.acceptedCount;
         var duplicateCount = snfe.duplicateCount + cfe.duplicateCount;
-        µb.applyCompiledFilters(compiled);
+        µb.applyCompiledFilters(compiled, path === µb.userFiltersPath);
         if ( µb.remoteBlacklists.hasOwnProperty(path) ) {
             var entry = µb.remoteBlacklists[path];
             entry.entryCount = snfe.acceptedCount + cfe.acceptedCount - acceptedCount;
@@ -627,8 +627,12 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-µBlock.applyCompiledFilters = function(rawText) {
-    var skipCosmetic = !this.userSettings.parseAllABPHideFilters;
+// https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1395
+//   Added `firstparty` argument: to avoid discarding cosmetic filtering when
+//   applying 1st-party filters.
+
+µBlock.applyCompiledFilters = function(rawText, firstparty) {
+    var skipCosmetic = !firstparty && !this.userSettings.parseAllABPHideFilters;
     var staticNetFilteringEngine = this.staticNetFilteringEngine;
     var cosmeticFilteringEngine = this.cosmeticFilteringEngine;
     var lineBeg = 0;
@@ -864,7 +868,7 @@
         }
 
         if ( typeof data.userFilters === 'string' ) {
-            µb.assets.put('assets/user/filters.txt', data.userFilters);
+            µb.assets.put(µb.userFiltersPath, data.userFilters);
         }
 
         callback();