diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreator.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreator.kt
index 625ec0ebca..4ee6c63864 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreator.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ fun SeparateCycleway.applyTo(tags: Tags) {
     when (this) {
         PATH -> {
             tags["highway"] = "path"
-            if (tags["foot"] == "no" || tags["foot"] == "designated") tags["foot"] = "yes"
-            if (tags["bicycle"] == "no" || tags["bicycle"] == "designated") tags["bicycle"] = "yes"
+
+            // only re-tag to "yes" if defined and not some kind of "yes" value
+            if (tags.containsKey("foot") && tags["foot"] !in yesButNotDesignated) {
+                tags["foot"] = "yes"
+            }
+            if (tags.containsKey("bicycle") && tags["bicycle"] !in yesButNotDesignated) {
+                tags["bicycle"] = "yes"
+            }
         }
         NOT_ALLOWED, ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY, NON_DESIGNATED -> {
             // not a cycleway if not designated as one!
@@ -26,9 +32,15 @@ fun SeparateCycleway.applyTo(tags: Tags) {
             }
 
             when (this) {
-                NOT_ALLOWED -> tags["bicycle"] = "no"
-                ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY -> tags["bicycle"] = "yes"
-                else -> if (tags["bicycle"] == "designated") tags.remove("bicycle")
+                NOT_ALLOWED -> {
+                    if (tags["bicycle"] !in noCycling) tags["bicycle"] = "no"
+                }
+                ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY -> {
+                    if (tags["bicycle"] !in yesButNotDesignated) tags["bicycle"] = "yes"
+                }
+                else -> {
+                    if (tags["bicycle"] == "designated") tags.remove("bicycle")
+                }
             }
             if (tags["foot"] == "no") {
                 tags["foot"] = "yes"
@@ -38,7 +50,8 @@ fun SeparateCycleway.applyTo(tags: Tags) {
             if (!isCycleway || tags.containsKey("bicycle")) {
                 tags["bicycle"] = "designated"
             }
-            if (isCycleway || tags.containsKey("foot")) {
+            // do not retag highway=cycleway + foot=yes
+            if ((isCycleway || tags.containsKey("foot")) && tags["foot"] !in yesButNotDesignated) {
                 tags["foot"] = "designated"
             }
         }
@@ -88,3 +101,11 @@ fun SeparateCycleway.applyTo(tags: Tags) {
         tags.updateCheckDateForKey("bicycle")
     }
 }
+
+private val noCycling = setOf(
+    "no", "dismount"
+)
+
+private val yesButNotDesignated = setOf(
+    "yes", "permissive", "private", "destination", "customers", "permit"
+)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParser.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParser.kt
index f45471e3de..a85db02675 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParser.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParser.kt
@@ -33,19 +33,27 @@ fun createSeparateCycleway(tags: Map<String, String>): SeparateCycleway? {
         else -> null // only happens if highway=cycleway
     }
 
-    if (bicycle == "no") return NOT_ALLOWED
+    if (bicycle in noCycling) return NOT_ALLOWED
 
-    if (bicycle == "yes" && foot == "yes") return PATH
+    if (bicycle in yesButNotDesignated && foot in yesButNotDesignated) return PATH
 
-    if (bicycle == "yes" && foot == "designated") return ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY
+    if (bicycle in yesButNotDesignated && foot == "designated") return ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY
 
     if (bicycle != "designated") return NON_DESIGNATED
 
     val hasSidewalk = createSidewalkSides(tags)?.any { it == Sidewalk.YES } == true || tags["sidewalk"] == "yes"
     if (hasSidewalk) return EXCLUSIVE_WITH_SIDEWALK
 
-    if (foot !in listOf("yes", "designated")) return EXCLUSIVE
+    if (foot == "no" || foot == null) return EXCLUSIVE
 
     val segregated = tags["segregated"] == "yes"
     return if (segregated) SEGREGATED else NON_SEGREGATED
 }
+
+private val noCycling = setOf(
+    "no", "dismount"
+)
+
+private val yesButNotDesignated = setOf(
+    "yes", "permissive", "private", "destination", "customers", "permit"
+)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d11c1667b3..be676a8d70 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1582,8 +1582,8 @@ Partially means that a wheelchair can enter and use the restroom, but no handrai
     <string name="separate_cycleway_allowed">Cyclists are allowed</string>
     <!-- highway=path / foot=yes + bicycle=yes -->
     <string name="separate_cycleway_path">Path or trail</string>
-    <!-- highway=footway / foot=designated -->
-    <string name="separate_cycleway_no_or_allowed">Sidewalk or foot path</string>
+    <!-- highway=footway / foot=designated and anything else that is not designated for cyclists-->
+    <string name="separate_cycleway_no_or_allowed">Not designated for cyclists (cycling may still be allowed)</string>
     <!-- foot=designated + bicycle=designated -->
     <string name="separate_cycleway_non_segregated">Shared-use path</string>
     <!-- foot=designated + bicycle=designated + segregated=yes -->
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest.kt
index a5e6dc5c4c..6635e3c67c 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ class SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test fun `apply none does not change bicycle=dismount`() {
+        verifyAnswer(
+            mapOf("highway" to "cycleway", "bicycle" to "dismount"),
+            NOT_ALLOWED,
+            arrayOf(
+                StringMapEntryModify("highway", "cycleway", "path"),
+            )
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test fun `apply none re-tags cycleway and adds foot=yes if foot was no before`() {
         verifyAnswer(
             mapOf("highway" to "cycleway", "foot" to "no"),
@@ -92,6 +102,24 @@ class SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest {
             ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY,
             arrayOf(StringMapEntryAdd("bicycle", "yes"))
         )
+        verifyAnswer(
+            mapOf("highway" to "footway", "bicycle" to "no"),
+            ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY,
+            arrayOf(StringMapEntryModify("bicycle", "no", "yes"))
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test fun `apply allowed does not re-tag bicycle=permissive etc`() {
+        verifyAnswer(
+            mapOf("highway" to "footway", "bicycle" to "permissive"),
+            ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY,
+            arrayOf(StringMapEntryAdd("check_date:bicycle", nowAsCheckDateString()))
+        )
+        verifyAnswer(
+            mapOf("highway" to "footway", "bicycle" to "private"),
+            ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY,
+            arrayOf(StringMapEntryAdd("check_date:bicycle", nowAsCheckDateString()))
+        )
     }
 
     @Test fun `apply allowed re-tags cycleway and adds foot=yes if foot was not yes before`() {
@@ -263,7 +291,6 @@ class SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest {
             NON_SEGREGATED,
             arrayOf(
                 StringMapEntryAdd("bicycle", "designated"),
-                StringMapEntryModify("foot", "yes", "designated"),
                 StringMapEntryAdd("segregated", "no"),
             )
         )
@@ -286,6 +313,23 @@ class SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test fun `apply non-segregated does not re-tag any yes-like value`() {
+        verifyAnswer(
+            mapOf("highway" to "cycleway", "foot" to "yes"),
+            NON_SEGREGATED,
+            arrayOf(
+                StringMapEntryAdd("segregated", "no"),
+            )
+        )
+        verifyAnswer(
+            mapOf("highway" to "cycleway", "foot" to "permissive"),
+            NON_SEGREGATED,
+            arrayOf(
+                StringMapEntryAdd("segregated", "no"),
+            )
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test fun `apply non-segregated removes sidewalk tags`() {
         verifyAnswer(
             mapOf(
@@ -336,15 +380,6 @@ class SeparateCyclewayCreatorKtTest {
                 StringMapEntryAdd("segregated", "yes"),
             )
         )
-        verifyAnswer(
-            mapOf("highway" to "footway", "foot" to "yes"),
-            SEGREGATED,
-            arrayOf(
-                StringMapEntryAdd("bicycle", "designated"),
-                StringMapEntryModify("foot", "yes", "designated"),
-                StringMapEntryAdd("segregated", "yes"),
-            )
-        )
         verifyAnswer(
             mapOf("highway" to "cycleway"),
             SEGREGATED,
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParserKtTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParserKtTest.kt
index 14e82b706d..b6202160b2 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParserKtTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/osm/cycleway_separate/SeparateCyclewayParserKtTest.kt
@@ -15,24 +15,30 @@ class SeparateCyclewayParserKtTest {
         assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "path"))
         assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "cycleway", "foot" to "yes", "bicycle" to "yes"))
         assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "footway", "foot" to "yes", "bicycle" to "yes"))
+        assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "path", "foot" to "permissive", "bicycle" to "permissive"))
+        assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "path", "foot" to "customers", "bicycle" to "destination"))
+        assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "path", "bicycle" to "permissive"))
+        assertEquals(PATH, parse("highway" to "path", "bicycle" to "private"))
     }
 
     @Test fun `parse not designated for cyclists`() {
         assertEquals(NON_DESIGNATED, parse("highway" to "footway"))
-        assertEquals(NON_DESIGNATED, parse("highway" to "path", "bicycle" to "permissive"))
-        assertEquals(NON_DESIGNATED, parse("highway" to "path", "bicycle" to "private"))
         assertEquals(NON_DESIGNATED, parse("highway" to "cycleway", "bicycle" to "yes"))
-
+        assertEquals(NON_DESIGNATED, parse("highway" to "cycleway", "bicycle" to "yes", "foot" to "no"))
     }
 
     @Test fun `parse no bicyclists allowed on path`() {
         assertEquals(NOT_ALLOWED, parse("highway" to "path", "bicycle" to "no"))
         assertEquals(NOT_ALLOWED, parse("highway" to "footway", "bicycle" to "no"))
         assertEquals(NOT_ALLOWED, parse("highway" to "cycleway", "bicycle" to "no"))
+        assertEquals(NOT_ALLOWED, parse("highway" to "cycleway", "bicycle" to "dismount"))
     }
 
     @Test fun `parse bicyclists allowed on footway`() {
         assertEquals(ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY, parse("highway" to "footway", "bicycle" to "yes"))
+        assertEquals(ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY, parse("highway" to "footway", "bicycle" to "destination"))
+        assertEquals(ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY, parse("highway" to "path", "foot" to "designated", "bicycle" to "yes"))
+        assertEquals(ALLOWED_ON_FOOTWAY, parse("highway" to "path", "foot" to "designated", "bicycle" to "permissive"))
     }
 
     @Test fun `parse cyclists on non-segregated path`() {