diff --git a/tests/rules/test_truthy.py b/tests/rules/test_truthy.py
index 949fdd4..b0402ed 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_truthy.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_truthy.py
@@ -30,24 +30,39 @@ class TruthyTestCase(RuleTestCase):
     def test_enabled(self):
         conf = 'truthy: enable\n'
         self.check('---\n'
-                   '1: True\n', conf, problem=(2, 4))
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'True: 1\n', conf, problem=(2, 1))
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   '1: "True"\n', conf)
+                   '1: True\n'
+                   'True: 1\n',
+                   conf, problem1=(2, 4), problem2=(3, 1))
         self.check('---\n'
+                   '1: "True"\n'
                    '"True": 1\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '[\n'
+                   '  true, false,\n'
+                   '  "false", "FALSE",\n'
+                   '  "true", "True",\n'
+                   '  True, FALSE,\n'
+                   '  on, OFF,\n'
+                   '  NO, Yes\n'
+                   ']\n', conf,
+                   problem1=(6, 3), problem2=(6, 9),
+                   problem3=(7, 3), problem4=(7, 7),
+                   problem5=(8, 3), problem6=(8, 7))
 
-    def test_explicit_boolean(self):
+    def test_explicit_types(self):
         conf = 'truthy: enable\n'
         self.check('---\n'
-                   '!!seq [\n'
-                   '  !!bool true, !!bool false,\n'
-                   '  !!bool "false", !!bool "FALSE",\n'
-                   '  !!bool "true", !!bool "True",\n'
-                   '  !!bool "false", !!bool "FALSE",\n'
-                   ']\n', conf)
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   '!!seq [\n'
-                   '  !!bool true, !!bool True,\n'
-                   ']\n', conf, problem=(3, 23))
+                   'string1: !!str True\n'
+                   'string2: !!str yes\n'
+                   'string3: !!str off\n'
+                   'encoded: !!binary |\n'
+                   '           True\n'
+                   '           OFF\n'
+                   '           pad==\n'  # this decodes as 'N\xbb\x9e8Qii'
+                   'boolean1: !!bool true\n'
+                   'boolean2: !!bool "false"\n'
+                   'boolean3: !!bool FALSE\n'
+                   'boolean4: !!bool True\n'
+                   'boolean5: !!bool off\n'
+                   'boolean6: !!bool NO\n',
+                   conf)
diff --git a/yamllint/rules/truthy.py b/yamllint/rules/truthy.py
index 23d69d6..8b541a7 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/truthy.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/truthy.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 """
-Use this rule to forbid truthy values that are not quoted.
+Use this rule to forbid truthy values that are not quoted nor explicitly typed.
 
 This would prevent YAML parsers to tranform ``[yes, FALSE, Off]`` into ``[true,
 false, false]`` or ``{y: 1, yes: 2, on: 3, true: 4, True: 5}`` into ``{y: 1,
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ true: 5}``.
     "true": 3
     "True": 4
 
+     explicit:
+       string1: !!str True
+       string2: !!str yes
+       string3: !!str off
+       encoded: !!binary |
+                  True
+                  OFF
+                  pad==  # this decodes as 'N\xbb\x9e8Qii'
+       boolean1: !!bool true
+       boolean2: !!bool "false"
+       boolean3: !!bool FALSE
+       boolean4: !!bool True
+       boolean5: !!bool off
+       boolean6: !!bool NO
+
    the following code snippet would **FAIL**:
    ::
 
@@ -68,6 +83,9 @@ TRUTHY = ['YES', 'Yes', 'yes',
 
 
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
+    if prev and isinstance(prev, yaml.tokens.TagToken):
+        return
+
     if isinstance(token, yaml.tokens.ScalarToken):
         if token.value in TRUTHY and token.style is None:
             yield LintProblem(token.start_mark.line + 1,