diff --git a/src/effectslist/initeffects.cpp b/src/effectslist/initeffects.cpp
--- a/src/effectslist/initeffects.cpp
+++ b/src/effectslist/initeffects.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,9 @@
     max = MainWindow::videoEffects.count();
     for (int i = 0; i < max; ++i) {
         effectInfo = MainWindow::videoEffects.at(i);
-        videoEffectsMap.insert(effectInfo.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("name")).text().toLower().toUtf8().data(), effectInfo);
+        if (! mltBlackList.contains(effectInfo.attribute(QStringLiteral("tag")))) {
+            videoEffectsMap.insert(effectInfo.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("name")).text().toLower().toUtf8().data(), effectInfo);
+        }
     }
     MainWindow::videoEffects.clearList();
     foreach (const QDomElement &effect, videoEffectsMap) {