diff --git a/src/libserver/rspamd_symcache.c b/src/libserver/rspamd_symcache.c
index aa83024b2b..4cb44cc33d 100644
--- a/src/libserver/rspamd_symcache.c
+++ b/src/libserver/rspamd_symcache.c
@@ -1466,6 +1466,7 @@ rspamd_symcache_is_item_allowed (struct rspamd_task *task,
 						 what,
 						 item->symbol,
 						 id);
+
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -1474,6 +1475,15 @@ rspamd_symcache_is_item_allowed (struct rspamd_task *task,
 				!rspamd_symcache_check_id_list (&item->allowed_ids,
 						id)) {
 
+				if (task->settings_elt->policy == RSPAMD_SETTINGS_POLICY_IMPLICIT_ALLOW) {
+					msg_debug_cache_task ("allow execution of %s settings id %ud "
+										  "allows implicit execution of the symbols",
+							item->symbol,
+							id);
+
+					return TRUE;
+				}
+
 				if (exec_only) {
 					/*
 					 * Special case if any of our virtual children are enabled