diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38a5a2b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Release type: patch
+
+Address an issue where `--fatal=warnings|errors` would not honor entries in the `LOG_FILTER` setting.
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diff --git a/pelican/log.py b/pelican/log.py
index 325ac3ea6..6210ea5a6 100644
--- a/pelican/log.py
+++ b/pelican/log.py
@@ -149,24 +149,9 @@ def enable_filter(self):
         self.addFilter(LimitLogger.limit_filter)
 
 
-class FatalLogger(LimitLogger):
-    warnings_fatal = False
-    errors_fatal = False
-
-    def warning(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().warning(*args, **kwargs)
-        if FatalLogger.warnings_fatal:
-            raise RuntimeError('Warning encountered')
-
-    def error(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().error(*args, **kwargs)
-        if FatalLogger.errors_fatal:
-            raise RuntimeError('Error encountered')
-
-
-logging.setLoggerClass(FatalLogger)
+logging.setLoggerClass(LimitLogger)
 # force root logger to be of our preferred class
-logging.getLogger().__class__ = FatalLogger
+logging.getLogger().__class__ = LimitLogger
 
 
 def supports_color():
@@ -194,11 +179,13 @@ def get_formatter():
         return TextFormatter()
 
 
+class FatalHandler(logging.Handler):
+    def emit(self, record):
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 def init(level=None, fatal='', handler=logging.StreamHandler(), name=None,
          logs_dedup_min_level=None):
-    FatalLogger.warnings_fatal = fatal.startswith('warning')
-    FatalLogger.errors_fatal = bool(fatal)
-
     logger = logging.getLogger(name)
 
     handler.setFormatter(get_formatter())
@@ -209,6 +196,11 @@ def init(level=None, fatal='', handler=logging.StreamHandler(), name=None,
     if logs_dedup_min_level:
         LimitFilter.LOGS_DEDUP_MIN_LEVEL = logs_dedup_min_level
 
+    if fatal.startswith('warning'):
+        logger.addHandler(FatalHandler(level=logging.WARNING))
+    if fatal:
+        logger.addHandler(FatalHandler(level=logging.ERROR))
+
 
 def log_warnings():
     import warnings
diff --git a/pelican/settings.py b/pelican/settings.py
index ea3ee8eb7..393bee3ab 100644
--- a/pelican/settings.py
+++ b/pelican/settings.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def load_source(name, path):
     'WRITE_SELECTED': [],
     'FORMATTED_FIELDS': ['summary'],
     'PORT': 8000,
-    'BIND': '127.0.0.1',
+    'BIND': '127.0.0.1'
 }
 
 PYGMENTS_RST_OPTIONS = None
diff --git a/pelican/tests/test_log.py b/pelican/tests/test_log.py
index 3f9d72503..53d83d29b 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/test_log.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/test_log.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import unittest
 from collections import defaultdict
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from unittest import mock
 
 from pelican import log
 from pelican.tests.support import LogCountHandler
@@ -130,3 +131,48 @@ def do_logging():
             self.assertEqual(
                 self.handler.count_logs('Another log \\d', logging.WARNING),
                 0)
+
+
+@mock.patch.object(log, 'sys')
+class TestLogInit(unittest.TestCase):
+    def init(self, fatal, name):
+        logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+        log.init(fatal=fatal, name=name)
+        return logger
+
+    def test_fatal_warnings(self, sys):
+        logger = self.init('warnings', 'test_fatal_warnings')
+        logger.warning('foo')
+        logger.error('bar')
+        sys.exit.assert_called_with(1)
+
+    def test_fatal_errors(self, sys):
+        logger = self.init('errors', 'test_fatal_errors')
+        logger.warning('foo')
+        logger.error('bar')
+        sys.exit.assert_called_with(1)
+
+    def test_no_fatal(self, sys):
+        logger = self.init('', 'test_no_fatal')
+        logger.warning('foo')
+        logger.error('bar')
+        sys.exit.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_fatal_warnings_log_filter(self, sys):
+        limit_filter = log.LimitFilter()
+        limit_filter._ignore = {(logging.WARNING, 'foo')}
+        lf = mock.PropertyMock(return_value=limit_filter)
+        with mock.patch('pelican.log.LimitLogger.limit_filter', new=lf):
+            logger = self.init('warnings', 'test_fatal_warnings_log_filter')
+            logger.warning('foo')
+            sys.exit.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_fatal_errors_log_filter(self, sys):
+        limit_filter = log.LimitFilter()
+        limit_filter.LOGS_DEDUP_MIN_LEVEL = logging.CRITICAL
+        limit_filter._ignore = {(logging.ERROR, 'bar')}
+        lf = mock.PropertyMock(return_value=limit_filter)
+        with mock.patch('pelican.log.LimitLogger.limit_filter', new=lf):
+            logger = self.init('errors', 'test_fatal_errors_log_filter')
+            logger.error('bar')
+            sys.exit.assert_not_called()