diff --git a/app/Activity/TagRepo.php b/app/Activity/TagRepo.php
index 4f2dbed59..82c26b00e 100644
--- a/app/Activity/TagRepo.php
+++ b/app/Activity/TagRepo.php
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class TagRepo
                 DB::raw('SUM(IF(entity_type = \'book\', 1, 0)) as book_count'),
                 DB::raw('SUM(IF(entity_type = \'bookshelf\', 1, 0)) as shelf_count'),
             ])
-            ->orderBy($sort, $listOptions->getOrder());
+            ->orderBy($sort, $listOptions->getOrder())
+            ->whereHas('entity');
 
         if ($nameFilter) {
             $query->where('name', '=', $nameFilter);
diff --git a/tests/Entity/TagTest.php b/tests/Entity/TagTest.php
index c1240e955..729f93903 100644
--- a/tests/Entity/TagTest.php
+++ b/tests/Entity/TagTest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class TagTest extends TestCase
 {
-    protected $defaultTagCount = 20;
+    protected int $defaultTagCount = 20;
 
     /**
      * Get an instance of a page that has many tags.
@@ -193,6 +193,24 @@ class TagTest extends TestCase
         $resp->assertSee('Tags can be assigned via the page editor sidebar');
     }
 
+    public function test_tag_index_does_not_include_tags_on_recycle_bin_items()
+    {
+        $page = $this->entities->page();
+        $page->tags()->create(['name' => 'DeleteRecord', 'value' => 'itemToDeleteTest']);
+
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->get('/tags');
+        $resp->assertSee('DeleteRecord');
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->get('/tags?name=DeleteRecord');
+        $resp->assertSee('itemToDeleteTest');
+
+        $this->entities->sendToRecycleBin($page);
+
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->get('/tags');
+        $resp->assertDontSee('DeleteRecord');
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->get('/tags?name=DeleteRecord');
+        $resp->assertDontSee('itemToDeleteTest');
+    }
+
     public function test_tag_classes_visible_on_entities()
     {
         $this->asEditor();
diff --git a/tests/Helpers/EntityProvider.php b/tests/Helpers/EntityProvider.php
index 982063421..1897abefa 100644
--- a/tests/Helpers/EntityProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Helpers/EntityProvider.php
@@ -207,6 +207,29 @@ class EntityProvider
         return $draftPage;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send an entity to the recycle bin.
+     */
+    public function sendToRecycleBin(Entity $entity)
+    {
+        $trash = app()->make(TrashCan::class);
+
+        if ($entity instanceof Page) {
+            $trash->softDestroyPage($entity);
+        } elseif ($entity instanceof Chapter) {
+            $trash->softDestroyChapter($entity);
+        } elseif ($entity instanceof Book) {
+            $trash->softDestroyBook($entity);
+        } elseif ($entity instanceof Bookshelf) {
+            $trash->softDestroyBookshelf($entity);
+        }
+
+        $entity->refresh();
+        if (is_null($entity->deleted_at)) {
+            throw new \Exception("Could not send entity type [{$entity->getMorphClass()}] to the recycle bin");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fully destroy the given entity from the system, bypassing the recycle bin
      * stage. Still runs through main app deletion logic.