diff --git a/features/taxonomy.feature b/features/taxonomy.feature
index d107ea57d..58469156f 100644
--- a/features/taxonomy.feature
+++ b/features/taxonomy.feature
@@ -46,3 +46,83 @@ Feature: Manage WordPress taxonomies
       | Field       | Value      |
       | name        | category   |
       | count       | 1          |
+
+  @require-wp-5.1
+  Scenario: Listing taxonomies with strict/no-strict mode
+    Given a WP installation
+    And a wp-content/mu-plugins/test-taxonomy-list.php file:
+      """
+      <?php
+      // Plugin Name: Test Taxonomy Strict/No-Strict Mode
+
+      add_action( 'init', function() {
+        $args = array(
+          'hierarchical'          => true,
+          'show_ui'               => true,
+          'show_admin_column'     => true,
+          'update_count_callback' => '_update_post_term_count',
+          'query_var'             => true,
+          'labels'                => array(
+            'name' => _x( 'Genres', 'taxonomy general name', 'textdomain' ),
+          ),
+
+        );
+
+        register_taxonomy( 'genres', array( 'post','page' ), $args );
+      } );
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp taxonomy list --object_type=post --strict`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name        | label      | description | object_type | show_tagcloud | hierarchical | public |
+      | category    | Categories |             | post        | 1             | 1            | 1      |
+      | post_tag    | Tags       |             | post        | 1             |              | 1      |
+      | post_format | Formats    |             | post        |               |              | 1      |
+
+    When I run `wp taxonomy list --object_type=post --no-strict`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name        | label      | description | object_type | show_tagcloud | hierarchical | public |
+      | category    | Categories |             | post        | 1             | 1            | 1      |
+      | post_tag    | Tags       |             | post        | 1             |              | 1      |
+      | post_format | Formats    |             | post        |               |              | 1      |
+      | genres      | Genres     |             | post, page  | 1             | 1            | 1      |
+
+  @less-than-wp-5.1
+  Scenario: Listing taxonomies with strict/no-strict mode (for WP < 5.1)
+    Given a WP installation
+    And a wp-content/mu-plugins/test-taxonomy-list.php file:
+      """
+      <?php
+      // Plugin Name: Test Taxonomy Strict/No-Strict Mode
+
+      add_action( 'init', function() {
+        $args = array(
+          'hierarchical'          => true,
+          'show_ui'               => true,
+          'show_admin_column'     => true,
+          'update_count_callback' => '_update_post_term_count',
+          'query_var'             => true,
+          'labels'                => array(
+            'name' => _x( 'Genres', 'taxonomy general name', 'textdomain' ),
+          ),
+
+        );
+
+        register_taxonomy( 'genres', array( 'post','page' ), $args );
+      } );
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp taxonomy list --object_type=post --strict`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name        | label      | description | object_type | show_tagcloud | hierarchical | public |
+      | category    | Categories |             | post        | 1             | 1            | 1      |
+      | post_tag    | Tags       |             | post        | 1             |              | 1      |
+      | post_format | Format     |             | post        |               |              | 1      |
+
+    When I run `wp taxonomy list --object_type=post --no-strict`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name        | label      | description | object_type | show_tagcloud | hierarchical | public |
+      | category    | Categories |             | post        | 1             | 1            | 1      |
+      | post_tag    | Tags       |             | post        | 1             |              | 1      |
+      | post_format | Format     |             | post        |               |              | 1      |
+      | genres      | Genres     |             | post, page  | 1             | 1            | 1      |
diff --git a/src/Taxonomy_Command.php b/src/Taxonomy_Command.php
index 91d1cf52e..21d33c9ad 100644
--- a/src/Taxonomy_Command.php
+++ b/src/Taxonomy_Command.php
@@ -148,13 +148,24 @@ protected function get_counts( $taxonomies ) {
 	public function list_( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		$formatter = $this->get_formatter( $assoc_args );
 
+		// Check if it's strict mode or not.
+		$strict = Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'strict', false );
+
+		unset( $assoc_args['strict'] );
+
 		if ( isset( $assoc_args['object_type'] ) ) {
 			$assoc_args['object_type'] = array( $assoc_args['object_type'] );
+			$taxonomy_object           = $assoc_args['object_type'];
+		} else {
+			$taxonomy_object = get_post_types();
 		}
 
 		$fields     = $formatter->fields;
-		$taxonomies = get_taxonomies( $assoc_args, 'objects' );
-		$counts     = [];
+		$taxonomies = ( isset( $taxonomy_object ) && ! $strict )
+			? get_object_taxonomies( $taxonomy_object, 'objects' )
+			: get_taxonomies( $assoc_args, 'objects' );
+
+		$counts = [];
 
 		if ( count( $taxonomies ) > 0 && in_array( 'count', $fields, true ) ) {
 			$counts = $this->get_counts( wp_list_pluck( $taxonomies, 'name' ) );