diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/id3v1/id3v1genres.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/id3v1/id3v1genres.cpp
index e2138976..d72a2a75 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/id3v1/id3v1genres.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/id3v1/id3v1genres.cpp
@@ -261,5 +261,26 @@ int ID3v1::genreIndex(const String &name)
       return i;
   }
 
+  // If the name was not found, try the names which have been changed
+  static const struct {
+    const wchar_t *genre;
+    int code;
+  } fixUpGenres[] = {
+    { L"Jazz+Funk", 29 },
+    { L"Folk/Rock", 81 },
+    { L"Bebob", 85 },
+    { L"Avantgarde", 90 },
+    { L"Dance Hall", 125 },
+    { L"Hardcore", 129 },
+    { L"BritPop", 132 },
+    { L"Negerpunk", 133 }
+  };
+  static const int fixUpGenresSize =
+      sizeof(fixUpGenres) / sizeof(fixUpGenres[0]);
+  for(int i = 0; i < fixUpGenresSize; ++i) {
+    if(name == fixUpGenres[i].genre)
+      return fixUpGenres[i].code;
+  }
+
   return 255;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_id3v1.cpp b/tests/test_id3v1.cpp
index 3358aead..c50c3428 100644
--- a/tests/test_id3v1.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_id3v1.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class TestID3v1 : public CppUnit::TestFixture
   CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(TestID3v1);
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testStripWhiteSpace);
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testGenres);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(testRenamedGenres);
   CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
 public:
@@ -68,6 +69,18 @@ public:
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(100, ID3v1::genreIndex("Humour"));
   }
 
+  void testRenamedGenres()
+  {
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(String("Bebop"), ID3v1::genre(85));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(85, ID3v1::genreIndex("Bebop"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(85, ID3v1::genreIndex("Bebob"));
+
+    ID3v1::Tag tag;
+    tag.setGenre("Hardcore");
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(String("Hardcore Techno"), tag.genre());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(129U, tag.genreNumber());
+  }
+
 };
 
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(TestID3v1);