diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index 9e5e2fad6..5b30184a0 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class Google(Backend):
 
 
 class LyricsPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
-    SOURCES = ['google', 'lyricwiki', 'lyrics.com', 'musixmatch']
+    SOURCES = ['google', 'lyricwiki', 'lyrics.com', 'musixmatch', 'genius']
     SOURCE_BACKENDS = {
         'google': Google,
         'lyricwiki': LyricsWiki,
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fa792bbc2..b39355700 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Fixes:
   ``warning_treshold``) but backwards compatibility is preserved until the next
   major version so ``warning_treshold`` will still work. Thanks to
   :user:`JesseWeinstein`. :bug:`1802` :bug:`1803`
+* :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: The Genius backend has been re-enabled.
 
 
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst b/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst
index 0d504733f..4f1569c38 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ configuration file. The available options are:
   sources known to be scrapeable.
 - **sources**: List of sources to search for lyrics. An asterisk ``*`` expands
   to all available sources.
-  Default: ``google lyricwiki lyrics.com musixmatch``, i.e., all the
-  sources except for `genius`. The `google` source will be automatically
-  deactivated if no ``google_API_key`` is setup.
+  Default: ``google lyricwiki lyrics.com musixmatch genius``, i.e., all
+  sources.
+  The `google` source will be automatically deactivated if no
+  ``google_API_key`` is setup.
 
 Here's an example of ``config.yaml``::