diff --git a/features/car/access.feature b/features/car/access.feature
index 5fd56f395..8f05ccbca 100644
--- a/features/car/access.feature
+++ b/features/car/access.feature
@@ -125,13 +125,15 @@ Feature: Car - Restricted access
 
     Scenario: Car - Access combinations
         Then routability should be
-            | highway     | accesss      | vehicle    | motor_vehicle | motorcar   | bothw |
-            | runway      | private      |            |               | permissive | x     |
-            | primary     | forestry     |            | yes           |            | x     |
-            | cycleway    |              |            | designated    |            | x     |
-            | residential |              | yes        | no            |            |       |
-            | motorway    | yes          | permissive |               | private    |       |
-            | trunk       | agricultural | designated | permissive    | no         |       |
+            | highway     | accesss      | vehicle    | motor_vehicle | motorcar    | bothw |
+            | runway      | private      |            |               | permissive  | x     |
+            | primary     | forestry     |            | yes           |             | x     |
+            | cycleway    |              |            | designated    |             | x     |
+            | residential |              | yes        | no            |             |       |
+            | motorway    | yes          | permissive |               | private     |       |
+            | trunk       | agricultural | designated | permissive    | no          |       |
+            | pedestrian  |              |            |               |             |       |
+            | pedestrian  |              |            |               | destination | x     |
 
     Scenario: Car - Ignore access tags for other modes
         Then routability should be
diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index c6d443ccd..b542f2620 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -302,8 +302,12 @@ function way_function (way, result)
         result.backward_speed = highway_speed
       end
     else
+      -- make an exception for restricted highway=pedestrian with motorcar=destination
+      local motorcar = way:get_value_by_key("motorcar")
+      local pedestrian_road = motorcar and "destination" == motorcar and "pedestrian" == highway
+
       -- Set the avg speed on ways that are marked accessible
-      if access_tag_whitelist[access] then
+      if access_tag_whitelist[access] or pedestrian_road then
         result.forward_speed = speed_profile["default"]
         result.backward_speed = speed_profile["default"]
       end