diff --git a/autoload/tagbar.vim b/autoload/tagbar.vim
index 6374388..86bbf7e 100644
--- a/autoload/tagbar.vim
+++ b/autoload/tagbar.vim
@@ -928,12 +928,12 @@ function! s:MapKeys()
     nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> o        :call <SID>ToggleFold()<CR>
     nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> za       :call <SID>ToggleFold()<CR>
 
-    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> *    :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(99)<CR>
+    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> *    :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(99, 1)<CR>
     nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <kMultiply>
-                                           \ :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(99)<CR>
-    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> zR   :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(99)<CR>
-    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> =    :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(0)<CR>
-    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> zM   :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(0)<CR>
+                                           \ :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(99, 1)<CR>
+    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> zR   :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(99, 1)<CR>
+    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> =    :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(0, 1)<CR>
+    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> zM   :call <SID>SetFoldLevel(0, 1)<CR>
 
     nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <C-N>
                                         \ :call <SID>GotoNextToplevelTag(1)<CR>
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ function! s:ToggleFold()
 endfunction
 
 " s:SetFoldLevel() {{{2
-function! s:SetFoldLevel(level)
+function! s:SetFoldLevel(level, force)
     if a:level < 0
         echoerr 'Foldlevel can''t be negative'
         return
@@ -2827,7 +2827,9 @@ function! s:SetFoldLevel(level)
         endfor
     else
         for kind in typeinfo.kinds
-            call fileinfo.openKindFold(kind)
+            if a:force || !kind.fold
+                call fileinfo.openKindFold(kind)
+            endif
         endfor
     endif
 
@@ -3254,8 +3256,8 @@ function! tagbar#CloseWindow()
     call s:CloseWindow()
 endfunction
 
-function! tagbar#SetFoldLevel(...)
-    call s:SetFoldLevel(a:1)
+function! tagbar#SetFoldLevel(level, force)
+    call s:SetFoldLevel(a:level, a:force)
 endfunction
 
 function! tagbar#OpenParents()
diff --git a/doc/tagbar.txt b/doc/tagbar.txt
index 458af2b..767532a 100644
--- a/doc/tagbar.txt
+++ b/doc/tagbar.txt
@@ -252,10 +252,12 @@ COMMANDS                                                     *tagbar-commands*
     Open the Tagbar window, jump to it and close it on tag selection. This is
     an alias for ":TagbarOpen fc".
 
-:TagbarSetFoldlevel {number}
+:TagbarSetFoldlevel[!] {number}
     Set the foldlevel of the tags of the current file to {number}. The
     foldlevel of tags in other files remains unaffected. Works in the same way
-    as 'foldlevel'.
+    as 'foldlevel'. Folds that are specified to be closed by default in the
+    type configuration will not be opened, use a "!" to force applying the new
+    foldlevel to those folds as well.
 
 :TagbarShowTag
     Open the parent folds of the current tag in the file window as much as
diff --git a/plugin/tagbar.vim b/plugin/tagbar.vim
index a078a18..9278e98 100644
--- a/plugin/tagbar.vim
+++ b/plugin/tagbar.vim
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ command! -nargs=0 TagbarToggle        call tagbar#ToggleWindow()
 command! -nargs=? TagbarOpen          call tagbar#OpenWindow(<f-args>)
 command! -nargs=0 TagbarOpenAutoClose call tagbar#OpenWindow('fc')
 command! -nargs=0 TagbarClose         call tagbar#CloseWindow()
-command! -nargs=1 TagbarSetFoldlevel  call tagbar#SetFoldLevel(<args>)
+command! -nargs=1 -bang TagbarSetFoldlevel  call tagbar#SetFoldLevel(<args>, <bang>0)
 command! -nargs=0 TagbarShowTag       call tagbar#OpenParents()
 command! -nargs=? TagbarDebug         call tagbar#StartDebug(<f-args>)
 command! -nargs=0 TagbarDebugEnd      call tagbar#StopDebug()