diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f12c281..0fae182 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   map, and left alone.
 
 - Audience tagging. Applies a configurable tag (default `grandma`) to titles
-  that pass a genre and rating rule, so a user account can be narrowed with
-  Allowed Tags. Because Allowed Tags fails closed, new content is invisible to
-  that account until tagged, which is why this runs on a schedule rather than
-  once.
+  that clear a genre rule, a rating ceiling and a community-rating floor, so a
+  user account can be narrowed with Allowed Tags. The floor applies to rated and
+  unrated titles alike, through separate settings, because a ceiling on its own
+  admits poorly reviewed titles that happen to carry a mild rating, and the
+  point of the tag is to make an overwhelming library smaller rather than to
+  reproduce it. Unrated titles are judged on reputation alone, which is what
+  keeps the older classics TMDB holds no US certification for. Because Allowed
+  Tags fails closed, new content is invisible to that account until tagged,
+  which is why this runs on a schedule rather than once.
 
 - A curation ledger at `tagged-ids.txt` in the plugin data folder. An item whose
   id is in the ledger but which no longer carries the tag was untagged by a
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/AudienceRules.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/AudienceRules.cs
index 4027860..3a5df85 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/AudienceRules.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/AudienceRules.cs
@@ -130,15 +130,22 @@ public static class AudienceRules
             return false;
         }
 
-        // A usable rating is judged on the rating. Anything at or below the ceiling is in.
+        // A usable rating must clear the ceiling AND the quality floor. The floor matters
+        // as much as the ceiling: the point of this tag is to make an overwhelming library
+        // smaller, and a poorly reviewed film that happens to be rated PG adds noise rather
+        // than removing it. An item with no community rating at all fails here, which is
+        // deliberate - without a rating and without a score there is nothing to judge on.
         if (ratingScore.HasValue)
         {
-            return ratingScore.Value <= config.MaxRatingScore;
+            return ratingScore.Value <= config.MaxRatingScore
+                   && item.CommunityRating.HasValue
+                   && item.CommunityRating.Value >= config.MinCommunityRating;
         }
 
-        // No usable rating: fall back to reputation. This is what keeps the older
-        // classics, which are exactly what this audience wants and which TMDB
-        // frequently has no US certification for.
+        // No usable rating: fall back to reputation alone, against its own floor. This is
+        // what keeps the older classics, which are exactly what this audience wants and
+        // which TMDB frequently has no US certification for. The floor is separate because
+        // an unrated item is carrying more risk, so it may warrant a higher bar.
         return item.CommunityRating.HasValue
                && item.CommunityRating.Value >= config.MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated;
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 3e0011f..75143a6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ public class PluginConfiguration : BasePluginConfiguration
     /// </remarks>
     public int MaxRatingScore { get; set; } = 14;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the community rating an item must reach to be tagged when it DOES have a
+    /// usable official rating. The ceiling alone is not enough: this tag exists to make an
+    /// overwhelming library smaller, and a poorly reviewed film that happens to be rated PG
+    /// adds noise rather than removing it. An item carrying no community rating at all fails
+    /// this check, which is deliberate.
+    /// </summary>
+    public double MinCommunityRating { get; set; } = 6.0;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the minimum community rating for an item with no usable parental rating.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/configPage.html b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/configPage.html
index 52d4b04..f8493c1 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/configPage.html
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Audience/Configuration/configPage.html
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="inputContainer">
+                    <label class="inputLabel inputLabelUnfocused" for="MinCommunityRating">Community rating floor for rated items</label>
+                    <input is="emby-input" type="number" id="MinCommunityRating" min="0" max="10" step="0.1" />
+                    <div class="fieldDescription">
+                        A rated item must clear this as well as the ceiling. The point of the tag
+                        is to make an overwhelming library smaller, and a poorly reviewed film
+                        that happens to be rated PG adds noise rather than removing it. An item
+                        with no community rating at all fails this check.
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="inputContainer">
                     <label class="inputLabel inputLabelUnfocused" for="MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated">Community rating floor for unrated items</label>
                     <input is="emby-input" type="number" id="MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated" min="0" max="10" step="0.1" />
@@ -129,6 +140,7 @@
                         document.querySelector('#ApplyTags').checked = config.ApplyTags;
                         document.querySelector('#TagName').value = config.TagName;
                         document.querySelector('#MaxRatingScore').value = config.MaxRatingScore;
+                        document.querySelector('#MinCommunityRating').value = config.MinCommunityRating;
                         document.querySelector('#MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated').value = config.MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated;
                         document.querySelector('#RespectManualUntag').checked = config.RespectManualUntag;
                         Dashboard.hideLoadingMsg();
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@
                         config.ApplyTags = document.querySelector('#ApplyTags').checked;
                         config.TagName = document.querySelector('#TagName').value;
                         config.MaxRatingScore = parseInt(document.querySelector('#MaxRatingScore').value, 10);
+                        config.MinCommunityRating = parseFloat(document.querySelector('#MinCommunityRating').value);
                         config.MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated = parseFloat(document.querySelector('#MinCommunityRatingWhenUnrated').value);
                         config.RespectManualUntag = document.querySelector('#RespectManualUntag').checked;