This Quickscan was prompted by the finding of Begomovirus macrotylomae (honeysuckle yellow vein virus (HYVV)) in L. japonica in the Netherlands. This virus has an EU Quarantine status (all begomoviruses other than seven species are regulated) and was not officially reported to be present in the EU. However, the virus now appears to be present in certain L. japonica cultivars that are widely spread in the EU. The virus causes vein yellowing in these cultivars which gives them aesthetic value. The virus isolates occurring in these cultivars most likely lost their capability to be spread by B. tabaci due to long time vegetative propagation of their hosts.