diff --git a/lib/philomena/users.ex b/lib/philomena/users.ex
index ab3fc434..db285491 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/users.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/users.ex
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ defmodule Philomena.Users do
     |> Repo.update()
   end
 
+  def force_filter(%User{} = user, user_params) do
+    user
+    |> User.force_filter_changeset(user_params)
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+
+  def unforce_filter(%User{} = user) do
+    user
+    |> User.unforce_filter_changeset()
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Returns an `%Ecto.Changeset{}` for tracking user changes.
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena/users/user.ex b/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
index 99b11ffe..f71bcd2f 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Users.User do
     many_to_many :roles, Role, join_through: "users_roles", on_replace: :delete
 
     belongs_to :current_filter, Filter
+    belongs_to :forced_filter, Filter
     belongs_to :deleted_by_user, User
 
     # Authentication
@@ -308,6 +309,16 @@ defmodule Philomena.Users.User do
     put_api_key(user)
   end
 
+  def force_filter_changeset(user, params) do
+    user
+    |> cast(params, [:forced_filter_id])
+    |> foreign_key_constraint(:forced_filter_id)
+  end
+
+  def unforce_filter_changeset(user) do
+    change(user, forced_filter_id: nil)
+  end
+
   def create_totp_secret_changeset(user) do
     secret = :crypto.strong_rand_bytes(15) |> Base.encode32()
     data = Philomena.Users.Encryptor.encrypt_model(secret)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/user/force_filter_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/user/force_filter_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e32d9dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/user/force_filter_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Admin.User.ForceFilterController do
+  use PhilomenaWeb, :controller
+
+  alias Philomena.Users.User
+  alias Philomena.Users
+
+  plug :verify_authorized
+  plug :load_resource, model: User, id_name: "user_id", id_field: "slug", persisted: true
+
+  def new(conn, _params) do
+    changeset = Users.change_user(conn.assigns.user)
+
+    render(conn, "new.html", changeset: changeset, title: "Forcing filter for user")
+  end
+
+  def create(conn, %{"user" => user_params}) do
+    {:ok, user} = Users.force_filter(conn.assigns.user, user_params)
+
+    conn
+    |> put_flash(:info, "Filter was forced.")
+    |> redirect(to: Routes.profile_path(conn, :show, user))
+  end
+
+  def delete(conn, _params) do
+    {:ok, user} = Users.unforce_filter(conn.assigns.current_user)
+
+    conn
+    |> put_flash(:info, "Forced filter was removed.")
+    |> redirect(to: Routes.profile_path(conn, :show, user))
+  end
+
+  defp verify_authorized(conn, _opts) do
+    case Canada.Can.can?(conn.assigns.current_user, :index, User) do
+      true -> conn
+      _false -> PhilomenaWeb.NotAuthorizedPlug.call(conn)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex
index c35e56ea..4e0399af 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.CommentController do
     edit: :create_comment,
     update: :create_comment
 
-  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true, preload: [:tags]
   plug :verify_authorized when action in [:show]
+  plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug when action in [:create, :edit, :update]
 
   # Undo the previous private parameter screwery
   plug PhilomenaWeb.LoadCommentPlug, [param: "id", show_hidden: true] when action in [:show]
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex
index 3f6212cc..033f1f27 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.FaveController do
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterBannedUsersPlug
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, create: :vote, delete: :vote
-  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true, preload: [:tags]
+  plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug
 
   def create(conn, _params) do
     user = conn.assigns.current_user
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex
index e13b9673..8b39748a 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.VoteController do
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterBannedUsersPlug
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, create: :vote, delete: :vote
-  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true, preload: [:tags]
+  plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug
 
   def create(conn, params) do
     user = conn.assigns.current_user
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex
index 780b354c..d78abc12 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ProfileController do
   defp set_admin_metadata(conn, _opts) do
     case Canada.Can.can?(conn.assigns.current_user, :index, User) do
       true ->
-        user = Repo.preload(conn.assigns.user, :current_filter)
+        user = Repo.preload(conn.assigns.user, [:current_filter, :forced_filter])
         filter = user.current_filter
+        forced = user.forced_filter
 
         last_ip =
           UserIp
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ProfileController do
 
         conn
         |> assign(:filter, filter)
+        |> assign(:forced, forced)
         |> assign(:last_ip, last_ip)
         |> assign(:last_fp, last_fp)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_filter_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_filter_plug.ex
index 296061e7..1d1fef15 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_filter_plug.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_filter_plug.ex
@@ -12,22 +12,25 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.CurrentFilterPlug do
     conn = conn |> fetch_session()
     user = conn |> Plug.current_user()
 
-    filter =
+    {filter, forced_filter} =
       if user do
-        user
-        |> Repo.preload(:current_filter)
-        |> maybe_set_default_filter()
-        |> Map.get(:current_filter)
+        user =
+          user
+          |> Repo.preload([:current_filter, :forced_filter])
+          |> maybe_set_default_filter()
+
+        {user.current_filter, user.forced_filter}
       else
         filter_id = conn |> get_session(:filter_id)
 
         filter = if filter_id, do: Repo.get(Filter, filter_id)
 
-        filter || Filters.default_filter()
+        {filter || Filters.default_filter(), nil}
       end
 
     conn
     |> assign(:current_filter, filter)
+    |> assign(:forced_filter, forced_filter)
   end
 
   defp maybe_set_default_filter(%{current_filter: nil} = user) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/filter_forced_users_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/filter_forced_users_plug.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a102e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/filter_forced_users_plug.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Halts the request pipeline if the current image belongs to the conn's
+  "forced filter".
+  """
+
+  import Phoenix.Controller
+  import Plug.Conn
+  alias Philomena.Search.String, as: SearchString
+  alias Philomena.Search.Evaluator
+  alias Philomena.Images.Query
+  alias PhilomenaWeb.ImageView 
+
+  def init(_opts) do
+    []
+  end
+
+  def call(conn, _opts) do
+    maybe_fetch_forced(conn, conn.assigns.forced_filter)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_fetch_forced(conn, nil), do: conn
+  defp maybe_fetch_forced(conn, forced) do
+    maybe_halt(conn, matches_filter?(conn.assigns.current_user, conn.assigns.image, forced))
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_halt(conn, false), do: conn
+  defp maybe_halt(conn, true) do
+    conn
+    |> put_flash(:error, "You have been blocked from performing this action on this image.")
+    |> redirect(external: conn.assigns.referrer)
+    |> halt()
+  end
+
+  defp matches_filter?(user, image, filter) do
+    matches_tag_filter?(image, filter.hidden_tag_ids) or
+      matches_complex_filter?(user, image, filter.hidden_complex_str)
+  end
+
+  defp matches_tag_filter?(image, tag_ids) do
+    image.tags
+    |> MapSet.new(& &1.id)
+    |> MapSet.intersection(MapSet.new(tag_ids))
+    |> Enum.any?()
+  end
+
+  defp matches_complex_filter?(user, image, search_string) do
+    image
+    |> ImageView.image_filter_data()
+    |> Evaluator.hits?(compile_filter(user, search_string))
+  end
+
+  defp compile_filter(user, search_string) do
+    case Query.compile(user, SearchString.normalize(search_string)) do
+      {:ok, query} -> query
+      _error -> %{match_all: %{}}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/image_filter_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/image_filter_plug.ex
index b313d8c6..9562c813 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/image_filter_plug.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/image_filter_plug.ex
@@ -11,11 +11,19 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageFilterPlug do
   # Assign current filter
   def call(conn, _opts) do
     user = conn |> Plug.current_user()
-    filter = conn.assigns[:current_filter]
+    filter = defaults(conn.assigns[:current_filter])
+    forced = defaults(conn.assigns[:forced_filter])
 
     tag_exclusion = %{terms: %{tag_ids: filter.hidden_tag_ids}}
-    query_exclusion = invalid_filter_guard(user, filter.hidden_complex_str)
     query_spoiler = invalid_filter_guard(user, filter.spoilered_complex_str)
+    query_exclusion = %{
+      bool: %{
+        should: [
+          invalid_filter_guard(user, filter.hidden_complex_str),
+          invalid_filter_guard(user, forced.hidden_complex_str)
+        ]
+      }
+    }
 
     query = %{
       bool: %{
@@ -29,6 +37,18 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageFilterPlug do
     |> assign(:compiled_filter, query)
   end
 
+  defp defaults(nil) do
+    %{
+      hidden_tag_ids: [],
+      hidden_complex_str: nil,
+      spoilered_complex_str: nil
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp defaults(filter) do
+    filter
+  end
+
   defp invalid_filter_guard(user, search_string) do
     case Query.compile(user, normalize(search_string)) do
       {:ok, query} -> query
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
index 221c8692..615a8b74 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Router do
         resources "/downvotes", User.DownvoteController, only: [:delete], singleton: true
         resources "/votes", User.VoteController, only: [:delete], singleton: true
         resources "/wipe", User.WipeController, only: [:create], singleton: true
+        resources "/force_filter", User.ForceFilterController, only: [:new, :create, :delete], singleton: true
       end
 
       resources "/batch/tags", Batch.TagController, only: [:update], singleton: true
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/user/force_filter/new.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/user/force_filter/new.html.slime
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d214dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/user/force_filter/new.html.slime
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+h1
+  ' Force-assigning a filter for user
+  = @user.name
+
+= form_for @changeset, Routes.admin_user_force_filter_path(@conn, :create, @user), [method: "post"], fn f ->
+  .field
+    => text_input f, :forced_filter_id, placeholder: "Filter ID", class: "input", required: true
+  .field
+    = submit "Force", class: "button button--state-primary"
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/_admin_block.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/_admin_block.html.slime
index c257639f..d010858e 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/_admin_block.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/_admin_block.html.slime
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
     em
       ' (none)
 
+  = if @forced do
+    br
+    i.fa.fa-fw.fa-filter>
+    strong.comment_deleted> Forced Filter:
+    = link @forced.name, to: Routes.filter_path(@conn, :show, @filter)
+
   br
   i.far.fa-fw.fa-clock>
   ' Last seen
@@ -78,6 +84,17 @@ a.label.label--primary.label--block href="#" data-click-toggle=".js-admin__optio
           i.fas.fa-fw.fa-edit
           span.admin__button Edit User
 
+      li
+        = link to: Routes.admin_user_force_filter_path(@conn, :new, @user) do
+          i.fas.faw-fw.fa-filter
+          span.admin__button Force Filter
+
+      = if @forced do
+        li
+          = link to: Routes.admin_user_force_filter_path(@conn, :delete, @user), data: [confirm: "Are you really, really sure?", method: "delete"] do
+            i.fas.faw-fw.fa-filter
+            span.admin__button Remove Force Filter
+
       = if @user.deleted_at do
         li
           = link to: Routes.admin_user_activation_path(@conn, :create, @user), data: [confirm: "Are you really, really sure?", method: "post"] do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/admin/user/force_filter_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/admin/user/force_filter_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1de9ad08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/admin/user/force_filter_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Admin.User.ForceFilterView do
+  use PhilomenaWeb, :view
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
index f0d8a8b3..0295dbd4 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageView do
   defp thumb_format(_, :rendered, _download), do: "png"
   defp thumb_format(format, _name, _download), do: format
 
-  defp image_filter_data(image) do
+  def image_filter_data(image) do
     %{
       id: image.id,
       "namespaced_tags.name": String.split(image.tag_list_plus_alias_cache || "", ", "),
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20200607000511_add_forced_filter.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20200607000511_add_forced_filter.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f79ab687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20200607000511_add_forced_filter.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+defmodule Philomena.Repo.Migrations.AddForcedFilter do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    alter table(:users) do
+      add :forced_filter_id, references(:filters), on_delete: :restrict
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/priv/repo/structure.sql b/priv/repo/structure.sql
index 134c4952..ac6c14af 100644
--- a/priv/repo/structure.sql
+++ b/priv/repo/structure.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 --
 
 -- Dumped from database version 12.2 (Debian 12.2-2.pgdg100+1)
--- Dumped by pg_dump version 12.2 (Debian 12.2-2.pgdg90+1)
+-- Dumped by pg_dump version 12.3 (Debian 12.3-1.pgdg90+1)
 
 SET statement_timeout = 0;
 SET lock_timeout = 0;
@@ -1976,7 +1976,8 @@ CREATE TABLE public.users (
     consumed_timestep integer,
     otp_required_for_login boolean,
     otp_backup_codes character varying[],
-    last_renamed_at timestamp without time zone DEFAULT '1970-01-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone NOT NULL
+    last_renamed_at timestamp without time zone DEFAULT '1970-01-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone NOT NULL,
+    forced_filter_id bigint
 );
 
 
@@ -4709,9 +4710,17 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY public.image_sources
     ADD CONSTRAINT image_sources_image_id_fkey FOREIGN KEY (image_id) REFERENCES public.images(id);
 
 
+--
+-- Name: users users_forced_filter_id_fkey; Type: FK CONSTRAINT; Schema: public; Owner: -
+--
+
+ALTER TABLE ONLY public.users
+    ADD CONSTRAINT users_forced_filter_id_fkey FOREIGN KEY (forced_filter_id) REFERENCES public.filters(id);
+
+
 --
 -- PostgreSQL database dump complete
 --
 
-INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20200503002523);
+INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20200503002523), (20200607000511);