diff --git a/beets/autotag/mb.py b/beets/autotag/mb.py
index b5ed4f358..eb7c30808 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/mb.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/mb.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ else:
 NON_AUDIO_FORMATS = ['Data CD', 'DVD', 'DVD-Video', 'Blu-ray', 'HD-DVD', 'VCD',
                      'SVCD', 'UMD', 'VHS']
 
+SKIPPED_TRACKS = ['[data track]']
+
 musicbrainzngs.set_useragent('beets', beets.__version__,
                              'http://beets.io/')
 
@@ -286,6 +288,16 @@ def album_info(release):
             all_tracks.insert(0, medium['pregap'])
 
         for track in all_tracks:
+
+            if ('title' in track['recording'] and
+                    track['recording']['title'] in SKIPPED_TRACKS):
+                continue
+
+            if ('video' in track['recording'] and
+                    track['recording']['video'] == 'true' and
+                    config['match']['ignore_video_tracks']):
+                continue
+
             # Basic information from the recording.
             index += 1
             ti = track_info(
diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index 942459738..01c1e0f65 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -126,5 +126,6 @@ match:
         original_year: no
     ignored: []
     required: []
+    ignore_video_tracks: yes
     track_length_grace: 10
     track_length_max: 30
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 2a7349d65..4ff54b222 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ Changelog
 Changelog goes here!
 
 Fixes:
+
 * Non-audio media (DVD-Video, etc.) are now skipped by the autotagger. :bug:`2688`
+* Non-audio tracks (data tracks, video tracks, etc.) are now skipped by the
+  autotagger. :bug:`1210`
 
 
 1.4.6 (December 21, 2017)
diff --git a/docs/reference/config.rst b/docs/reference/config.rst
index 4015a4fc2..84f41a385 100644
--- a/docs/reference/config.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/config.rst
@@ -774,6 +774,17 @@ want to enforce to the ``required`` setting::
 
 No tags are required by default.
 
+.. _ignore_video_tracks:
+
+ignore_video_tracks
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+By default, video tracks within a release will be ignored. If you want them to
+be included (for example if you would like to track the audio-only versions of
+the video tracks), set it to ``no``.
+
+Default: ``yes``.
+
 .. _path-format-config:
 
 Path Format Configuration

Ignore missing video tracks identified by MusicBrainz during import and in missing plugin
Musicbrainz albums sometimes have video tracks in them (example: http://musicbrainz.org/release/49da37ee-065a-4d7f-a204-9dda8047aad4 ) -- is it possible to ignore video tracks we importing or using `beet missing`?

diff --git a/test/test_mb.py b/test/test_mb.py
index 9c51d0fe3..35f7c3aa2 100644
--- a/test/test_mb.py
+++ b/test/test_mb.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class MBAlbumInfoTest(_common.TestCase):
             })
         return release
 
-    def _make_track(self, title, tr_id, duration, artist=False):
+    def _make_track(self, title, tr_id, duration, artist=False, video=False):
         track = {
             'title': title,
             'id': tr_id,
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class MBAlbumInfoTest(_common.TestCase):
                     'name': 'RECORDING ARTIST CREDIT',
                 }
             ]
+        if video:
+            track['video'] = 'true'
         return track
 
     def test_parse_release_with_year(self):
@@ -345,6 +347,41 @@ class MBAlbumInfoTest(_common.TestCase):
         d = mb.album_info(release)
         self.assertEqual(len(d.tracks), 2)
 
+    def test_skip_data_track(self):
+        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE ONE', 'ID ONE', 100.0 * 1000.0),
+                  self._make_track('[data track]', 'ID DATA TRACK',
+                                   100.0 * 1000.0),
+                  self._make_track('TITLE TWO', 'ID TWO', 200.0 * 1000.0)]
+        release = self._make_release(tracks=tracks)
+        d = mb.album_info(release)
+        self.assertEqual(len(d.tracks), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[0].title, 'TITLE ONE')
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[1].title, 'TITLE TWO')
+
+    def test_skip_video_tracks_by_default(self):
+        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE ONE', 'ID ONE', 100.0 * 1000.0),
+                  self._make_track('TITLE VIDEO', 'ID VIDEO', 100.0 * 1000.0,
+                                   False, True),
+                  self._make_track('TITLE TWO', 'ID TWO', 200.0 * 1000.0)]
+        release = self._make_release(tracks=tracks)
+        d = mb.album_info(release)
+        self.assertEqual(len(d.tracks), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[0].title, 'TITLE ONE')
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[1].title, 'TITLE TWO')
+
+    def test_no_skip_video_tracks_if_configured(self):
+        config['match']['ignore_video_tracks'] = False
+        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE ONE', 'ID ONE', 100.0 * 1000.0),
+                  self._make_track('TITLE VIDEO', 'ID VIDEO', 100.0 * 1000.0,
+                                   False, True),
+                  self._make_track('TITLE TWO', 'ID TWO', 200.0 * 1000.0)]
+        release = self._make_release(tracks=tracks)
+        d = mb.album_info(release)
+        self.assertEqual(len(d.tracks), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[0].title, 'TITLE ONE')
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[1].title, 'TITLE VIDEO')
+        self.assertEqual(d.tracks[2].title, 'TITLE TWO')
+
 
 class ParseIDTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_parse_id_correct(self):

pip install -e .[dev]
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest responses mock pylast rarfile pyxdg python-mpd2 discogs-client
apt-get update apt-get install -y gcc
3.9
requirements/base.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
anyio==4.9.0
-e git+https://github.com/beetbox/beets.git@a5fc80ec50363c642b64b5621c705dfd1157c31c#egg=beets
certifi==2025.1.31
charset-normalizer==3.4.1
discogs-client==2.3.0
exceptiongroup==1.2.2
h11==0.14.0
httpcore==1.0.7
httpx==0.28.1
idna==3.10
iniconfig==2.1.0
jellyfish==1.2.0
mock==5.2.0
munkres==1.1.4
musicbrainzngs==0.7.1
mutagen==1.47.0
oauthlib==3.2.2
packaging==24.2
pluggy==1.5.0
pylast==5.5.0
pytest==8.3.5
python-mpd2==3.1.1
pyxdg==0.28
PyYAML==6.0.2
rarfile==4.2
requests==2.32.3
responses==0.25.7
six==1.17.0
sniffio==1.3.1
tomli==2.2.1
typing_extensions==4.13.0
Unidecode==1.3.8
urllib3==2.3.0

name: beets
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=3.0.16=h5eee18b_0
  - pip=25.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - python=3.9.21=he870216_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=75.8.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - tzdata=2025a=h04d1e81_0
  - wheel=0.45.1=py39h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - anyio==4.9.0
      - certifi==2025.1.31
      - charset-normalizer==3.4.1
      - discogs-client==2.3.0
      - exceptiongroup==1.2.2
      - h11==0.14.0
      - httpcore==1.0.7
      - httpx==0.28.1
      - idna==3.10
      - iniconfig==2.1.0
      - jellyfish==1.2.0
      - mock==5.2.0
      - munkres==1.1.4
      - musicbrainzngs==0.7.1
      - mutagen==1.47.0
      - oauthlib==3.2.2
      - packaging==24.2
      - pluggy==1.5.0
      - pylast==5.5.0
      - pytest==8.3.5
      - python-mpd2==3.1.1
      - pyxdg==0.28
      - pyyaml==6.0.2
      - rarfile==4.2
      - requests==2.32.3
      - responses==0.25.7
      - six==1.17.0
      - sniffio==1.3.1
      - tomli==2.2.1
      - typing-extensions==4.13.0
      - unidecode==1.3.8
      - urllib3==2.3.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/beets

test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_skip_data_track test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_skip_video_tracks_by_default
test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_data_source test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_detect_various_artists test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_missing_language test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_no_durations test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_no_release_date test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_no_skip_dvd_audio test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_no_skip_video_tracks_if_configured test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_artist_sort_name test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_asin test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_catalognum test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_country test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_disambig test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_disctitle test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_media test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_medium_numbers_single_medium test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_medium_numbers_two_mediums test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_recording_artist test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_release_full_date test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_release_type test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_release_with_year test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_release_year_month_only test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_releasegroupid test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_status test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_textrepr test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_track_indices test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_parse_tracks test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_skip_non_audio_dvd test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_skip_non_audio_dvd_video test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_track_artist_overrides_recording_artist test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_track_length_overrides_recording_length test/test_mb.py::MBAlbumInfoTest::test_various_artists_defaults_false test/test_mb.py::ParseIDTest::test_parse_id_correct test/test_mb.py::ParseIDTest::test_parse_id_non_id_returns_none test/test_mb.py::ParseIDTest::test_parse_id_url_finds_id test/test_mb.py::ArtistFlatteningTest::test_alias test/test_mb.py::ArtistFlatteningTest::test_single_artist test/test_mb.py::ArtistFlatteningTest::test_two_artists test/test_mb.py::MBLibraryTest::test_match_album test/test_mb.py::MBLibraryTest::test_match_album_empty test/test_mb.py::MBLibraryTest::test_match_track test/test_mb.py::MBLibraryTest::test_match_track_empty
beets/config_default.yaml docs/changelog.rst beets/autotag/mb.py docs/reference/config.rst
beets/config_default.yaml docs/changelog.rst beets/autotag/mb.py docs/reference/config.rst