diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tagFilter/TagFilter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tagFilter/TagFilter.tsx
index 52e345f08..0d6c638c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tagFilter/TagFilter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tagFilter/TagFilter.tsx
@@ -56,13 +56,16 @@ const TagFilter: FC<TagFilterProps> = ({
 
     const { exact, query } = data;
 
-    const exactResult = exact
-      ? {
-          label: exact.name,
-          value: exact,
-          sublabel: exact.description ?? "",
-        }
-      : undefined;
+    const exactResult =
+      exact &&
+      (allowDeleted || !exact.deleted) &&
+      !excludeTags.includes(exact.id)
+        ? {
+            label: exact.name,
+            value: exact,
+            sublabel: exact.description ?? "",
+          }
+        : undefined;
 
     const queryResult = query
       .filter(
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tagSelect/TagSelect.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tagSelect/TagSelect.tsx
index 4f764fec4..2fe49fd7d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tagSelect/TagSelect.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tagSelect/TagSelect.tsx
@@ -93,13 +93,14 @@ const TagSelect: FC<TagSelectProps> = ({
 
     const { exact, query } = data;
 
-    const exactResult = exact
-      ? {
-          label: exact.name,
-          value: exact,
-          sublabel: exact.description ?? "",
-        }
-      : undefined;
+    const exactResult =
+      exact && !excluded.includes(exact.id) && (allowDeleted || !exact.deleted)
+        ? {
+            label: exact.name,
+            value: exact,
+            sublabel: exact.description ?? "",
+          }
+        : undefined;
 
     const queryResult = query
       .filter(