diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20200802170532_fix_legacy_tags.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20200802170532_fix_legacy_tags.exs
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+# Fix legacy tags set by AdminFE that don't align with TagPolicy MRF
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.FixLegacyTags do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+  alias Pleroma.Repo
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  import Ecto.Query
+
+  @old_new_map %{
+    "force_nsfw" => "mrf_tag:media-force-nsfw",
+    "strip_media" => "mrf_tag:media-strip",
+    "force_unlisted" => "mrf_tag:force-unlisted",
+    "sandbox" => "mrf_tag:sandbox",
+    "disable_remote_subscription" => "mrf_tag:disable-remote-subscription",
+    "disable_any_subscription" => "mrf_tag:disable-any-subscription"
+  }
+
+  def change do
+    legacy_tags = Map.keys(@old_new_map)
+
+    from(u in User, where: fragment("? && ?", u.tags, ^legacy_tags))
+    |> Repo.all()
+    |> Enum.each(fn user ->
+      fix_tags_changeset(user)
+      |> Repo.update()
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp fix_tags_changeset(%User{tags: tags} = user) do
+    new_tags =
+      Enum.map(tags, fn tag ->
+        Map.get(@old_new_map, tag, tag)
+      end)
+
+    Ecto.Changeset.change(user, tags: new_tags)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/migrations/20200802170532_fix_legacy_tags_test.exs b/test/migrations/20200802170532_fix_legacy_tags_test.exs
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+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.FixLegacyTagsTest do
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  use Pleroma.DataCase
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+  import Pleroma.Tests.Helpers
+
+  setup_all do: require_migration("20200802170532_fix_legacy_tags")
+
+  test "change/0 converts legacy user tags into correct values", %{migration: migration} do
+    user = insert(:user, tags: ["force_nsfw", "force_unlisted", "verified"])
+    user2 = insert(:user)
+
+    assert :ok == migration.change()
+
+    fixed_user = User.get_by_id(user.id)
+    fixed_user2 = User.get_by_id(user2.id)
+
+    assert fixed_user.tags == ["mrf_tag:media-force-nsfw", "mrf_tag:force-unlisted", "verified"]
+    assert fixed_user2.tags == []
+
+    # user2 should not have been updated
+    assert fixed_user2.updated_at == fixed_user2.inserted_at
+  end
+end