diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/mods.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/mods.cpp
index fa4b65470..c0bbb3806 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/mods.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/mods.cpp
@@ -387,11 +387,18 @@ void RegisterShadowTag() {
         if (!CVarGetInteger("gShadowTag", 0)) {
             return;
         }
-        if (shouldSpawn && (delayTimer <= 0)) {
-            Actor_Spawn(&gPlayState->actorCtx, gPlayState, ACTOR_EN_WALLMAS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, false);
-            shouldSpawn = false;
+        if (gPlayState->sceneNum == SCENE_FOREST_TEMPLE &&  // Forest Temple Scene
+            gPlayState->roomCtx.curRoom.num == 16 ||        // Green Poe Room
+            gPlayState->roomCtx.curRoom.num == 13 ||        // Blue Poe Room
+            gPlayState->roomCtx.curRoom.num == 12) {        // Red Poe Room
+            return;
         } else {
-            delayTimer--;
+            if (shouldSpawn && (delayTimer <= 0)) {
+                Actor_Spawn(&gPlayState->actorCtx, gPlayState, ACTOR_EN_WALLMAS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, false);
+                shouldSpawn = false;
+            } else {
+                delayTimer--;
+            }
         }
     });
     GameInteractor::Instance->RegisterGameHook<GameInteractor::OnSceneSpawnActors>([]() {
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Wallmas/z_en_wallmas.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Wallmas/z_en_wallmas.c
index 9991f20eb..69c33f5f5 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Wallmas/z_en_wallmas.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Wallmas/z_en_wallmas.c
@@ -328,7 +328,11 @@ void EnWallmas_WaitToDrop(EnWallmas* this, PlayState* play) {
     }
 
     if (this->timer == 0) {
-        EnWallmas_SetupDrop(this, play);
+        if (this->actor.params == WMT_SHADOWTAG && (player->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_IN_CUTSCENE)) {
+            this->timer = 0x82; // Prevents Shadow Tag Hand from dropping when talking to an NPC or Signpost.
+        } else {
+            EnWallmas_SetupDrop(this, play);
+        }
     }
 }