diff --git a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
index 4cd4e1dda..aafdca445 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
@@ -375,6 +375,18 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         genre = self._genre_cache[key]
         if self.config["extended_debug"]:
             self._log.debug("last.fm (unfiltered) {} tags: {}", entity, genre)
+
+        # Filter forbidden genres
+        if genre and len(args) >= 1:
+            artist = args[0]  # First arg is always artist for our use cases
+            filtered_genre = [
+                g for g in genre if not self._is_forbidden(g, artist)
+            ]
+            if filtered_genre != genre and self.config["extended_debug"]:
+                log_filtered = set(genre) - set(filtered_genre)
+                self._log.debug("blacklisted: {}", log_filtered)
+            genre = filtered_genre
+
         return genre
 
     def fetch_album_genre(self, obj):