diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp
index 72e652a4..edd4c4f7 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ class binary_reader
 
     /*!
     @param[in] get_char  whether a new character should be retrieved from the
-                         input (true, default) or whether the last read
-                         character should be considered instead
+                         input (true) or whether the last read character should
+                         be considered instead (false)
     @param[in] tag_handler how CBOR tags should be treated
 
     @return whether a valid CBOR value was passed to the SAX parser
     */
-    bool parse_cbor_internal(const bool get_char = true,
-                             cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler = cbor_tag_handler_t::error)
+    bool parse_cbor_internal(const bool get_char,
+                             const cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler)
     {
         switch (get_char ? get() : current)
         {
@@ -606,34 +606,34 @@ class binary_reader
             case 0x95:
             case 0x96:
             case 0x97:
-                return get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu));
+                return get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu), tag_handler);
 
             case 0x98: // array (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
             {
                 std::uint8_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x99: // array (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint16_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x9A: // array (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint32_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x9B: // array (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint64_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x9F: // array (indefinite length)
-                return get_cbor_array(std::size_t(-1));
+                return get_cbor_array(std::size_t(-1), tag_handler);
 
             // map (0x00..0x17 pairs of data items follow)
             case 0xA0:
@@ -660,34 +660,34 @@ class binary_reader
             case 0xB5:
             case 0xB6:
             case 0xB7:
-                return get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu));
+                return get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu), tag_handler);
 
             case 0xB8: // map (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
             {
                 std::uint8_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xB9: // map (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint16_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xBA: // map (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint32_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xBB: // map (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint64_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xBF: // map (indefinite length)
-                return get_cbor_object(std::size_t(-1));
+                return get_cbor_object(std::size_t(-1), tag_handler);
 
             case 0xC6: // tagged item
             case 0xC7:
@@ -1030,9 +1030,11 @@ class binary_reader
     /*!
     @param[in] len  the length of the array or std::size_t(-1) for an
                     array of indefinite size
+    @param[in] tag_handler how CBOR tags should be treated
     @return whether array creation completed
     */
-    bool get_cbor_array(const std::size_t len)
+    bool get_cbor_array(const std::size_t len,
+                        const cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler)
     {
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->start_array(len)))
         {
@@ -1043,7 +1045,7 @@ class binary_reader
         {
             for (std::size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
             {
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(true, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -1053,7 +1055,7 @@ class binary_reader
         {
             while (get() != 0xFF)
             {
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(false)))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(false, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -1066,9 +1068,11 @@ class binary_reader
     /*!
     @param[in] len  the length of the object or std::size_t(-1) for an
                     object of indefinite size
+    @param[in] tag_handler how CBOR tags should be treated
     @return whether object creation completed
     */
-    bool get_cbor_object(const std::size_t len)
+    bool get_cbor_object(const std::size_t len,
+                         const cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler)
     {
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->start_object(len)))
         {
@@ -1086,7 +1090,7 @@ class binary_reader
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(true, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -1102,7 +1106,7 @@ class binary_reader
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(true, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 0b7d2411..069bfc57 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -6402,14 +6402,14 @@ class binary_reader
 
     /*!
     @param[in] get_char  whether a new character should be retrieved from the
-                         input (true, default) or whether the last read
-                         character should be considered instead
+                         input (true) or whether the last read character should
+                         be considered instead (false)
     @param[in] tag_handler how CBOR tags should be treated
 
     @return whether a valid CBOR value was passed to the SAX parser
     */
-    bool parse_cbor_internal(const bool get_char = true,
-                             cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler = cbor_tag_handler_t::error)
+    bool parse_cbor_internal(const bool get_char,
+                             const cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler)
     {
         switch (get_char ? get() : current)
         {
@@ -6615,34 +6615,34 @@ class binary_reader
             case 0x95:
             case 0x96:
             case 0x97:
-                return get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu));
+                return get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu), tag_handler);
 
             case 0x98: // array (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
             {
                 std::uint8_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x99: // array (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint16_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x9A: // array (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint32_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x9B: // array (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint64_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_array(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0x9F: // array (indefinite length)
-                return get_cbor_array(std::size_t(-1));
+                return get_cbor_array(std::size_t(-1), tag_handler);
 
             // map (0x00..0x17 pairs of data items follow)
             case 0xA0:
@@ -6669,34 +6669,34 @@ class binary_reader
             case 0xB5:
             case 0xB6:
             case 0xB7:
-                return get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu));
+                return get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<unsigned int>(current) & 0x1Fu), tag_handler);
 
             case 0xB8: // map (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
             {
                 std::uint8_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xB9: // map (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint16_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xBA: // map (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint32_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xBB: // map (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
             {
                 std::uint64_t len{};
-                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+                return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_cbor_object(static_cast<std::size_t>(len), tag_handler);
             }
 
             case 0xBF: // map (indefinite length)
-                return get_cbor_object(std::size_t(-1));
+                return get_cbor_object(std::size_t(-1), tag_handler);
 
             case 0xC6: // tagged item
             case 0xC7:
@@ -7039,9 +7039,11 @@ class binary_reader
     /*!
     @param[in] len  the length of the array or std::size_t(-1) for an
                     array of indefinite size
+    @param[in] tag_handler how CBOR tags should be treated
     @return whether array creation completed
     */
-    bool get_cbor_array(const std::size_t len)
+    bool get_cbor_array(const std::size_t len,
+                        const cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler)
     {
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->start_array(len)))
         {
@@ -7052,7 +7054,7 @@ class binary_reader
         {
             for (std::size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
             {
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(true, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -7062,7 +7064,7 @@ class binary_reader
         {
             while (get() != 0xFF)
             {
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(false)))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(false, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -7075,9 +7077,11 @@ class binary_reader
     /*!
     @param[in] len  the length of the object or std::size_t(-1) for an
                     object of indefinite size
+    @param[in] tag_handler how CBOR tags should be treated
     @return whether object creation completed
     */
-    bool get_cbor_object(const std::size_t len)
+    bool get_cbor_object(const std::size_t len,
+                         const cbor_tag_handler_t tag_handler)
     {
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->start_object(len)))
         {
@@ -7095,7 +7099,7 @@ class binary_reader
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(true, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -7111,7 +7115,7 @@ class binary_reader
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!parse_cbor_internal(true, tag_handler)))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index 7eaba84a..96613fb5 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -2722,4 +2722,25 @@ TEST_CASE("Tagged values")
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(v_tagged, true, true, json::cbor_tag_handler_t::ignore), json::parse_error);
         }
     }
+
+    SECTION("tagged binary")
+    {
+        // create a binary value of subtype 42
+        json j;
+        j["binary"] = json::binary({0xCA, 0xFE, 0xBA, 0xBE}, 42);
+
+        // convert to CBOR
+        const auto v = json::to_cbor(j);
+        CHECK(v == std::vector<std::uint8_t> {0xA1, 0x66, 0x62, 0x69, 0x6E, 0x61, 0x72, 0x79, 0xD8, 0x2A, 0x44, 0xCA, 0xFE, 0xBA, 0xBE});
+
+        // parse error when parsing tagged value
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(v), json::parse_error);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 9: syntax error while parsing CBOR value: invalid byte: 0xD8");
+
+        // binary without subtype when tags are ignored
+        json jb = json::from_cbor(v, true, true, json::cbor_tag_handler_t::ignore);
+        CHECK(jb.is_object());
+        CHECK(jb["binary"].is_binary());
+        CHECK(!jb["binary"].get_binary().has_subtype());
+    }
 }