diff --git a/src/js/traffic.js b/src/js/traffic.js
index f9175fe0e..2f89bff94 100644
--- a/src/js/traffic.js
+++ b/src/js/traffic.js
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ var onBeforeRootFrameRequest = function(details) {
 
     var result = '';
 
+    // If the site is whitelisted, disregard strict blocking
+    if ( µb.getNetFilteringSwitch(requestURL) === false ) {
+        result = 'ua:whitelisted';
+    }
+
     // Permanently unrestricted?
     if ( result === '' && µb.hnSwitches.evaluateZ('dontBlockDoc', requestHostname) ) {
         result = 'ua:dontBlockDoc true';
@@ -217,7 +222,7 @@ var onBeforeRootFrameRequest = function(details) {
     }
 
     // Filtering
-    if ( result === '' && µb.getNetFilteringSwitch(requestURL) ) {
+    if ( result === '' ) {
         result = µb.staticNetFilteringEngine.matchString(context);
         // https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues/1128
         // Do not block if the match begins after the hostname.