diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index 02f185abb..3563ff224 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ function process_way(profile, way, result, relations)
     -- handle hov
     WayHandlers.hov,
 
+    -- apply high penalty for turns onto toll roads, starting on them still works
+    WayHandlers.penalize_toll_roads,
+
     -- compute speed taking into account way type, maxspeed tags, etc.
     WayHandlers.speed,
     WayHandlers.surface,
diff --git a/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua b/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua
index b13410235..93d7c6325 100644
--- a/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua
+++ b/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua
@@ -221,6 +221,26 @@ function WayHandlers.hov(profile,way,result,data)
   end
 end
 
+-- set restricted flags for toll roads; later on the profile can apply turn penalties
+function WayHandlers.penalize_toll_roads(profile,way,result,data)
+  -- if user tells us to avoid toll roads completely,
+  -- there is no need to set high penalties
+  if profile.avoid.toll then
+    return
+  end
+
+  local toll = way:get_value_by_key("toll")
+
+  if "yes" == toll then
+    result.forward_restricted = true
+    result.backward_restricted = true
+  end
+
+  -- Todo:
+  -- - forward/backward namespaces
+  -- - other tag values not only "yes"
+end
+
 
 -- set highway and access classification by user preference
 function WayHandlers.way_classification_for_turn(profile,way,result,data)