diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index 6ec5e78..1a7b164 100755
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -251,5 +251,16 @@ def test_abbrev_opt_collisions(self):
     def test_entity_expansion_defense(self):
         self.run_yq(bomb_yaml, ["."], expect_exit_codes=["yq: Error: detected unsafe YAML entity expansion"])
 
+    def test_yaml_type_tags(self):
+        bin_yaml = "example: !!binary Zm9vYmFyCg=="
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_yq(bin_yaml, ["."]), "")
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_yq(bin_yaml, ["-y", "."]), "example: Zm9vYmFyCg==\n")
+        set_yaml = "example: !!set { Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees }"
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_yq(set_yaml, ["."]), "")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.run_yq(set_yaml, ["-y", "."]),
+            "example:\n  Boston Red Sox: null\n  Detroit Tigers: null\n  New York Yankees: null\n"
+        )
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/yq/loader.py b/yq/loader.py
index cf7df00..268312e 100644
--- a/yq/loader.py
+++ b/yq/loader.py
@@ -84,4 +84,6 @@ def parse_unknown_tags(loader, tag_suffix, node):
     loader_class.add_constructor(yaml.resolver.BaseResolver.DEFAULT_MAPPING_TAG, construct_mapping)
     loader_class.add_constructor(yaml.resolver.BaseResolver.DEFAULT_SEQUENCE_TAG, construct_sequence)
     loader_class.add_multi_constructor('', parse_unknown_tags)
+    loader_class.yaml_constructors.pop("tag:yaml.org,2002:binary", None)
+    loader_class.yaml_constructors.pop("tag:yaml.org,2002:set", None)
     return loader_class