diff --git a/picard/formats/midi.py b/picard/formats/midi.py
index bf5689dc7..13512dd98 100644
--- a/picard/formats/midi.py
+++ b/picard/formats/midi.py
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ class MIDIFile(File):
     @classmethod
     def supports_tag(cls, name):
         return False
+
+    def can_analyze(self):
+        return False
diff --git a/picard/tagger.py b/picard/tagger.py
index 23352986f..a16753b22 100644
--- a/picard/tagger.py
+++ b/picard/tagger.py
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@ class Tagger(QtWidgets.QApplication):
             return
         files = self.get_files_from_objects(objs)
         for file in files:
-            file.set_pending()
-            self._acoustid.analyze(file, partial(file._lookup_finished,
-                                                 File.LOOKUP_ACOUSTID))
+            if file.can_analyze():
+                file.set_pending()
+                self._acoustid.analyze(file, partial(file._lookup_finished, File.LOOKUP_ACOUSTID))
 
     def generate_fingerprints(self, objs):
         """Generate the fingerprints without matching the files."""