diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55222aa..5c3ebf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ Public relay binary and relay-owned room state:
 - live Ethernet datagram forwarding with no ingress reflection
 - per-peer egress budget checks against the negotiated datagram size
 - reliable `PeerJoined`/`PeerLeft` notifications to existing room peers
-- L2 safety filters for invalid-source, jumbo, switch-control, remote IPv6
-  fragments, IPv4/IPv6 DHCP-server, and IPv6-RA frames, including frames behind
-  ordinary IPv6 extension headers
+- L2 safety filters for invalid-source, jumbo, switch-control, remote VLAN
+  tags, remote IPv6 fragments, IPv4/IPv6 DHCP-server, and IPv6-RA frames,
+  including frames behind ordinary IPv6 extension headers
 - client broadcast/multicast, unknown-unicast, and total bandwidth limiting
 - malformed peer datagram disconnect threshold
 - peer stats control events retained for relay diagnostics
diff --git a/crates/lanparty-obs/src/lib.rs b/crates/lanparty-obs/src/lib.rs
index e6c1a26..b8c23a5 100644
--- a/crates/lanparty-obs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lanparty-obs/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub enum DropReason {
     DhcpServerReply,
     Ipv6RouterAdvertisement,
     Ipv6Fragment,
+    VlanTaggedFrame,
     DatagramBudget,
     UnknownDestination,
     RateLimit,
diff --git a/crates/lanparty-relay/src/lib.rs b/crates/lanparty-relay/src/lib.rs
index 8dd75eb..7a39593 100644
--- a/crates/lanparty-relay/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lanparty-relay/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ const ETHERTYPE_EAPOL: u16 = 0x888e;
 const ETHERTYPE_SLOW_PROTOCOLS: u16 = 0x8809;
 const ETHERTYPE_LLDP: u16 = 0x88cc;
 const ETHERTYPE_IPV6: u16 = 0x86dd;
+const ETHERTYPE_8021Q: u16 = 0x8100;
+const ETHERTYPE_8021AD: u16 = 0x88a8;
+const ETHERTYPE_QINQ: u16 = 0x9100;
 const IP_PROTOCOL_UDP: u8 = 17;
 const IPV6_NEXT_HEADER_HOP_BY_HOP: u8 = 0;
 const IPV6_NEXT_HEADER_ROUTING: u8 = 43;
@@ -732,6 +735,10 @@ fn safety_drop_reason(ingress_role: Role, frame: EthernetFrame<'_>) -> Option<Dr
         return Some(DropReason::ControlPlaneEtherType);
     }
 
+    if ingress_role == Role::Client && is_vlan_tagged_frame(frame) {
+        return Some(DropReason::VlanTaggedFrame);
+    }
+
     if ingress_role == Role::Client && is_dhcp_server_reply(frame) {
         return Some(DropReason::DhcpServerReply);
     }
@@ -754,6 +761,13 @@ fn is_control_plane_frame(frame: EthernetFrame<'_>) -> bool {
     ) || is_link_local_control_destination(frame.destination())
 }
 
+fn is_vlan_tagged_frame(frame: EthernetFrame<'_>) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        frame.ethertype_or_len(),
+        ETHERTYPE_8021Q | ETHERTYPE_8021AD | ETHERTYPE_QINQ
+    )
+}
+
 fn is_link_local_control_destination(mac: MacAddr) -> bool {
     let [a, b, c, d, e, f] = mac.octets();
 
@@ -1515,6 +1529,33 @@ mod tests {
         assert_filtered(&gateway_decision, DropReason::ControlPlaneEtherType);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn filters_remote_vlan_tagged_frames_but_allows_lan_tags() {
+        let mut registry = RoomRegistry::default();
+        let gateway = registry.join(gateway_hello()).unwrap();
+        let client = registry.join(client_hello(1)).unwrap();
+        let payload = [0, 42, 0x08, 0x00, 1, 2, 3, 4];
+        let client_frame =
+            ethernet_with_payload(MacAddr::BROADCAST, mac(1), ETHERTYPE_8021Q, &payload);
+        let gateway_frame = ethernet_with_payload(
+            MacAddr::BROADCAST,
+            physical_mac(),
+            ETHERTYPE_8021AD,
+            &payload,
+        );
+
+        let client_decision = registry
+            .forward_ethernet(&room(), client.peer().peer_id(), &client_frame)
+            .unwrap();
+        let gateway_decision = registry
+            .forward_ethernet(&room(), gateway.peer().peer_id(), &gateway_frame)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_filtered(&client_decision, DropReason::VlanTaggedFrame);
+        assert_eq!(gateway_decision.action(), FrameAction::Forwarded);
+        assert_eq!(gateway_decision.targets(), &[client.peer().peer_id()]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn filters_remote_dhcp_server_replies_but_allows_lan_replies() {
         let mut registry = RoomRegistry::default();