diff --git a/features/car/barrier.feature b/features/car/barrier.feature
index 7c89688c9..3f5bef53e 100644
--- a/features/car/barrier.feature
+++ b/features/car/barrier.feature
@@ -37,3 +37,10 @@ Feature: Car - Barriers
             | wall         | no            |       |
             | wall         | private       |       |
             | wall         | agricultural  |       |
+
+    Scenario: Car - Rising bollard exception for barriers
+        Then routability should be
+            | node/barrier | node/bollard  | bothw |
+            | bollard      |               |       |
+            | bollard      | rising        | x     |
+            | bollard      | removable     |       |
diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index 03d266437..03ca924dc 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ function node_function (node, result)
   else
     local barrier = node:get_value_by_key("barrier")
     if barrier and "" ~= barrier then
-      if not barrier_whitelist[barrier] then
+      --  make an exception for rising bollard barriers
+      local bollard = node:get_value_by_key("bollard")
+      local rising_bollard = bollard and "rising" == bollard
+
+      if not barrier_whitelist[barrier] and not rising_bollard then
         result.barrier = true
       end
     end