diff --git a/src/index.rs b/src/index.rs
index f6cf813790..b0ff3ee5f7 100644
--- a/src/index.rs
+++ b/src/index.rs
@@ -2326,6 +2326,50 @@ mod tests {
     }
   }
 
+  #[test]
+  fn manually_cursed_tag_makes_inscription_cursed_but_bound() {
+    for context in Context::configurations() {
+      context.mine_blocks(1);
+
+      let witness = envelope(&[
+        b"ord",
+        &[1],
+        b"text/plain;charset=utf-8",
+        &[66],
+        b"cursed"
+      ]);
+
+      let txid = context.rpc_server.broadcast_tx(TransactionTemplate {
+        inputs: &[(1, 0, 0)],
+        witness,
+        ..Default::default()
+      });
+
+      let inscription_id = InscriptionId { txid, index: 0 };
+
+      context.mine_blocks(1);
+
+      context.index.assert_inscription_location(
+        inscription_id,
+        SatPoint {
+          outpoint: OutPoint { txid, vout: 0 },
+          offset: 0,
+        },
+        None,
+      );
+
+      assert_eq!(
+        context
+          .index
+          .get_inscription_entry(inscription_id)
+          .unwrap()
+          .unwrap()
+          .number,
+        -1
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   #[test]
   fn cursed_inscriptions_assigned_negative_numbers() {
     for context in Context::configurations() {
diff --git a/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs b/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
index 4950a710db..0bc33c9570 100644
--- a/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
+++ b/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl<'a, 'db, 'tx> InscriptionUpdater<'a, 'db, 'tx> {
 
     let (inscription, cursed, unbound) = match Inscription::from_transaction(tx) {
       Ok(inscription) => (Some(inscription), false, false),
+      Err(InscriptionError::ManuallyCursed(inscription)) => (Some(inscription), true, false),
       Err(InscriptionError::UnrecognizedEvenField(inscription)) => (Some(inscription), true, true),
       _ => (None, false, false),
     };
diff --git a/src/inscription.rs b/src/inscription.rs
index 9b6af7450f..01aae07cac 100644
--- a/src/inscription.rs
+++ b/src/inscription.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const PROTOCOL_ID: &[u8] = b"ord";
 
 const BODY_TAG: &[u8] = &[];
 const CONTENT_TYPE_TAG: &[u8] = &[1];
+const MANUALLY_CURSED_TAG: &[u8] = &[66];
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Inscription {
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ pub(crate) enum InscriptionError {
   KeyPathSpend,
   NoInscription,
   Script(script::Error),
+  ManuallyCursed(Inscription),
   UnrecognizedEvenField(Inscription),
 }
 
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ impl<'a> InscriptionParser<'a> {
 
       let body = fields.remove(BODY_TAG);
       let content_type = fields.remove(CONTENT_TYPE_TAG);
+      let cursed_tag = fields.remove(MANUALLY_CURSED_TAG);
 
       for tag in fields.keys() {
         if let Some(lsb) = tag.first() {
@@ -240,6 +243,13 @@ impl<'a> InscriptionParser<'a> {
         }
       }
 
+      if cursed_tag.is_some() {
+        return Err(InscriptionError::ManuallyCursed(Inscription {
+          body,
+          content_type,
+        }));
+      }
+
       return Ok(Some(Inscription { body, content_type }));
     }