diff --git a/lib/src/event.rs b/lib/src/event.rs
index 1bce012..dccdcc8 100644
--- a/lib/src/event.rs
+++ b/lib/src/event.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use std::{
 	collections::HashMap,
 	fmt,
+	fs::FileType,
 	path::{Path, PathBuf},
 	process::ExitStatus,
 };
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ pub struct Event {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum Tag {
-	Path(PathBuf),
+	Path {
+		path: PathBuf,
+		file_type: Option<FileType>,
+	},
 	FileEventKind(EventKind),
 	Source(Source),
 	Process(u32),
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ pub enum Tag {
 impl Tag {
 	pub const fn discriminant_name(&self) -> &'static str {
 		match self {
-			Tag::Path(_) => "Path",
+			Tag::Path { .. } => "Path",
 			Tag::FileEventKind(_) => "FileEventKind",
 			Tag::Source(_) => "Source",
 			Tag::Process(_) => "Process",
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ impl Event {
 	/// Return all paths in the event's tags.
 	pub fn paths(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Path> {
 		self.tags.iter().filter_map(|p| match p {
-			Tag::Path(p) => Some(p.as_path()),
+			Tag::Path { path, .. } => Some(path.as_path()),
 			_ => None,
 		})
 	}
@@ -121,7 +125,24 @@ impl fmt::Display for Event {
 		write!(f, "Event")?;
 		for p in &self.tags {
 			match p {
-				Tag::Path(p) => write!(f, " path={}", p.display())?,
+				Tag::Path { path, file_type } => {
+					write!(f, " path={}", path.display())?;
+					if let Some(ft) = file_type {
+						write!(
+							f,
+							" filetype={}",
+							if ft.is_file() {
+								"file"
+							} else if ft.is_dir() {
+								"dir"
+							} else if ft.is_symlink() {
+								"symlink"
+							} else {
+								"special"
+							}
+						)?;
+					}
+				}
 				Tag::FileEventKind(kind) => write!(f, " kind={:?}", kind)?,
 				Tag::Source(s) => write!(f, " source={:?}", s)?,
 				Tag::Process(p) => write!(f, " process={}", p)?,
diff --git a/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs b/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs
index 441bb6b..3003311 100644
--- a/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs
+++ b/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use dunce::canonicalize;
 use ignore::gitignore::{Gitignore, GitignoreBuilder};
+use ignore::Match;
 use tokio::fs::read_to_string;
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 use unicase::UniCase;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ impl Filterer for TaggedFilterer {
 
 impl TaggedFilterer {
 	fn check(&self, event: &Event) -> Result<bool, TaggedFiltererError> {
-		// TODO: trace logging
+		// TODO: tracing with spans
+
 		if self.filters.borrow().is_empty() {
 			trace!("no filters, skipping entire check (pass)");
 			return Ok(true);
@@ -72,6 +74,48 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 				trace!(?tag, filters=%tag_filters.len(), "found some filters for this tag");
 
 				let mut tag_match = true;
+
+				if let Tag::Path { path, file_type } = tag {
+					let is_dir = file_type.map_or(false, |ft| ft.is_dir());
+
+					let gc = self.glob_compiled.borrow();
+					if let Some(igs) = gc.as_ref() {
+						trace!(?tag, "checking against compiled Glob filters");
+						match igs.matched(path, is_dir) {
+							Match::None => {
+								trace!(?tag, "no match (fail)");
+								tag_match = false;
+							}
+							Match::Ignore(glob) => {
+								trace!(?tag, ?glob, "positive match (pass)");
+								tag_match = true;
+							}
+							Match::Whitelist(glob) => {
+								trace!(?tag, ?glob, "negative match (ignore)");
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					let ngc = self.not_glob_compiled.borrow();
+					if let Some(ngs) = ngc.as_ref() {
+						trace!(?tag, "checking against compiled NotGlob filters");
+						match ngs.matched(path, is_dir) {
+							Match::None => {
+								trace!(?tag, "no match (pass)");
+								tag_match = true;
+							}
+							Match::Ignore(glob) => {
+								trace!(?tag, ?glob, "positive match (fail)");
+								tag_match = false;
+							}
+							Match::Whitelist(glob) => {
+								trace!(?tag, ?glob, "negative match (pass)");
+								tag_match = true;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
 				for filter in &tag_filters {
 					trace!(?filter, ?tag, "checking filter againt tag");
 					if let Some(app) = self.match_tag(filter, tag)? {
@@ -134,7 +178,7 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 		trace!(?tag, matcher=?filter.on, "matching filter to tag");
 		match (tag, filter.on) {
 			(tag, Matcher::Tag) => filter.matches(tag.discriminant_name()),
-			(Tag::Path(path), Matcher::Path) => {
+			(Tag::Path { path, .. }, Matcher::Path) => {
 				let resolved = if let Some(ctx) = &filter.in_path {
 					if let Ok(suffix) = path.strip_prefix(ctx) {
 						suffix.strip_prefix("/").unwrap_or(suffix)
@@ -152,7 +196,9 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 				trace!(?resolved, "resolved path to match filter against");
 
 				if matches!(filter.op, Op::Glob | Op::NotGlob) {
-					todo!("glob match using compiled ignores");
+					unreachable!(
+						"path glob match with match_tag is too late; should be handled above"
+					);
 				} else {
 					filter.matches(resolved.to_string_lossy())
 				}
@@ -369,7 +415,7 @@ pub enum Matcher {
 impl From<&Tag> for Matcher {
 	fn from(tag: &Tag) -> Self {
 		match tag {
-			Tag::Path(_) => Matcher::Path,
+			Tag::Path { .. } => Matcher::Path,
 			Tag::FileEventKind(_) => Matcher::FileEventKind,
 			Tag::Source(_) => Matcher::Source,
 			Tag::Process(_) => Matcher::Process,
diff --git a/lib/src/fs.rs b/lib/src/fs.rs
index e09071c..503cb43 100644
--- a/lib/src/fs.rs
+++ b/lib/src/fs.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::{
 	collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+	fs::metadata,
 	mem::take,
 	path::PathBuf,
 	sync::{Arc, Mutex},
@@ -236,7 +237,11 @@ fn process_event(
 	tags.push(Tag::FileEventKind(nev.kind));
 
 	for path in nev.paths {
-		tags.push(Tag::Path(dunce::canonicalize(path)?));
+		// possibly pull file_type from whatever notify (or the native driver) returns?
+		tags.push(Tag::Path {
+			file_type: metadata(&path).ok().map(|m| m.file_type()),
+			path: dunce::canonicalize(path)?,
+		});
 	}
 
 	if let Some(pid) = nev.attrs.process_id() {