diff --git a/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter.go b/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter.go
index 7f0bf2cd0..2c0d0a216 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package accountsfilter
 
 import (
-	"crypto/ed25519"
-
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/core/safemath"
 	hiveEd25519 "github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/crypto/ed25519"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/ierrors"
@@ -158,7 +156,15 @@ func (c *CommitmentFilter) evaluateBlock(block *blocks.Block) {
 	case *iotago.Ed25519Signature:
 		if !accountData.BlockIssuerKeys.Has(iotago.BlockIssuerKeyEd25519FromPublicKey(signature.PublicKey)) {
 			// if the block issuer does not have the public key in the slot commitment, check if it has an implicit account with the corresponding address
-			if !accountData.BlockIssuerKeys.Has(iotago.BlockIssuerKeyEd25519AddressFromAddress(iotago.Ed25519AddressFromPubKey(ed25519.PublicKey(signature.PublicKey[:])))) {
+			var hasAddress = false
+			accountData.BlockIssuerKeys.Range(func(element iotago.BlockIssuerKey) {
+				if keyAddress, isAddress := element.(iotago.BlockIssuerKeyEd25519Address); isAddress {
+					if keyAddress.Address.Equal(iotago.Ed25519AddressFromPubKey(signature.PublicKey[:])) {
+						hasAddress = true
+					}
+				}
+			})
+			if !hasAddress {
 				c.events.BlockFiltered.Trigger(&commitmentfilter.BlockFilteredEvent{
 					Block:  block,
 					Reason: ierrors.Wrapf(ErrInvalidSignature, "block issuer account %s does not have block issuer key corresponding to public key %s in slot %d", block.ProtocolBlock().IssuerID, signature.PublicKey, block.ProtocolBlock().SlotCommitmentID.Index()),
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter_test.go b/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter_test.go
index 6f2df5ec7..19207185d 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/engine/commitmentfilter/accountsfilter/commitmentfilter_test.go
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ func TestCommitmentFilter_NoAccount(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tf.CommitmentFilter.events.BlockFiltered.Hook(func(event *commitmentfilter.BlockFilteredEvent) {
 		require.NotEqual(t, "withAccount", event.Block.ID().Alias())
+		require.NotEqual(t, "withImplicitAccount", event.Block.ID().Alias())
 	})
 
 	keyPair := ed25519.GenerateKeyPair()
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func TestCommitmentFilter_NoAccount(t *testing.T) {
 	addr := iotago.Ed25519AddressFromPubKey(keyPair.PublicKey[:])
 	accountID := iotago.AccountID(addr[:])
 
-	// register the account in the proxy account manager
+	// register the accounts in the proxy account manager
 	tf.AddAccountData(
 		accountID,
 		accounts.NewAccountData(
@@ -174,13 +175,26 @@ func TestCommitmentFilter_NoAccount(t *testing.T) {
 			accounts.WithBlockIssuerKeys(iotago.BlockIssuerKeyEd25519FromPublicKey(keyPair.PublicKey)),
 		),
 	)
+	keyPairImplicitAccount := ed25519.GenerateKeyPair()
+	implicitAddress := iotago.Ed25519AddressFromPubKey(keyPairImplicitAccount.PublicKey[:])
+	implicitAccountID := iotago.AccountID(implicitAddress[:])
+	tf.AddAccountData(
+		implicitAccountID,
+		accounts.NewAccountData(
+			implicitAccountID,
+			accounts.WithExpirySlot(math.MaxUint64),
+			accounts.WithBlockIssuerKeys(iotago.BlockIssuerKeyEd25519AddressFromAddress(implicitAddress)),
+		),
+	)
 
 	tf.AddRMCData(currentSlot-currentAPI.ProtocolParameters().MaxCommittableAge(), iotago.Mana(0))
 
 	tf.IssueSignedBlockAtSlot("withAccount", currentSlot, commitmentID, keyPair)
 
-	otherKeyPair := ed25519.GenerateKeyPair()
-	tf.IssueSignedBlockAtSlot("noAccount", currentSlot, commitmentID, otherKeyPair)
+	keyPairNoAccount := ed25519.GenerateKeyPair()
+	tf.IssueSignedBlockAtSlot("noAccount", currentSlot, commitmentID, keyPairNoAccount)
+
+	tf.IssueSignedBlockAtSlot("withImplicitAccount", currentSlot, commitmentID, keyPairImplicitAccount)
 }
 
 func TestCommitmentFilter_BurnedMana(t *testing.T) {