diff --git a/plugins/tags-resources/src/components/TagsDropdownEditor.svelte b/plugins/tags-resources/src/components/TagsDropdownEditor.svelte
index 0e375d487b0..d16a0b26c9a 100644
--- a/plugins/tags-resources/src/components/TagsDropdownEditor.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tags-resources/src/components/TagsDropdownEditor.svelte
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
           if (result.action === 'add') {
             void addRef(result.tag)
           } else if (result.action === 'remove') {
-            const filtered = items.filter((it) => it.tag === result.tag._id)
+            const filtered = items.filter((it) => (it.tag ? it.tag === result.tag._id : it._id === result.tag._id))
             if (filtered.length > 0) {
-              void removeTag(filtered[0]._id)
+              void removeTag(filtered[0].tag ?? filtered[0]._id)
             }
           }
         }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     )
   }
 
-  async function removeTag (id: Ref<TagReference>): Promise<void> {
+  async function removeTag (id: Ref<TagReference> | Ref<TagElement>): Promise<void> {
     dispatch('delete', id)
   }