diff --git a/i18n/en-US/age_plugin_yubikey.ftl b/i18n/en-US/age_plugin_yubikey.ftl
index 22ad778..9129c7a 100644
--- a/i18n/en-US/age_plugin_yubikey.ftl
+++ b/i18n/en-US/age_plugin_yubikey.ftl
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ cli-setup-finished =
 open-yk-with-serial    = ⏳ Please insert the {-yubikey} with serial {$yubikey_serial}.
 open-yk-without-serial = ⏳ Please insert the {-yubikey}.
 warn-yk-not-connected  = Ignoring {$yubikey_name}: not connected
+warn-yk-missing-applet = Ignoring {$yubikey_name}: Missing {$applet_name} applet
 
 print-recipient = Recipient: {$recipient}
 
diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index ca23248..b942c21 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ pub(crate) fn filter_connected(reader: &Reader) -> bool {
             );
             false
         }
+        Err(yubikey::Error::AppletNotFound { applet_name }) => {
+            warn!(
+                "{}",
+                fl!(
+                    "warn-yk-missing-applet",
+                    yubikey_name = reader.name(),
+                    applet_name = applet_name,
+                ),
+            );
+            false
+        }
         Err(_) => true,
         Ok(yubikey) => {
             // We only connected as a side-effect of confirming that we can connect, so