diff --git a/internal/api/resolver_query_configuration.go b/internal/api/resolver_query_configuration.go
index adc136206..64a6f0364 100644
--- a/internal/api/resolver_query_configuration.go
+++ b/internal/api/resolver_query_configuration.go
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ func makeConfigInterfaceResult() *ConfigInterfaceResult {
 	handyKey := config.GetHandyKey()
 	scriptOffset := config.GetFunscriptOffset()
 	imageLightboxOptions := config.GetImageLightboxOptions()
-
 	// FIXME - misnamed output field means we have redundant fields
 	disableDropdownCreate := config.GetDisableDropdownCreate()
 
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx
index f90121b1e..07e090a2f 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx
@@ -39,9 +39,14 @@ const allMenuItems = [
 export const SettingsInterfacePanel: React.FC = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
 
-  const { interface: iface, saveInterface, loading, error } = React.useContext(
-    SettingStateContext
-  );
+  const {
+    interface: iface,
+    saveInterface,
+    ui,
+    saveUI,
+    loading,
+    error,
+  } = React.useContext(SettingStateContext);
 
   const {
     interactive,
@@ -241,6 +246,24 @@ export const SettingsInterfacePanel: React.FC = () => {
           }}
         />
       </SettingSection>
+      <SettingSection headingID="config.ui.tag_panel.heading">
+        <BooleanSetting
+          id="show-child-tagged-content"
+          headingID="config.ui.tag_panel.options.show_child_tagged_content.heading"
+          subHeadingID="config.ui.tag_panel.options.show_child_tagged_content.description"
+          checked={ui.showChildTagContent ?? undefined}
+          onChange={(v) => saveUI({ showChildTagContent: v })}
+        />
+      </SettingSection>
+      <SettingSection headingID="config.ui.studio_panel.heading">
+        <BooleanSetting
+          id="show-child-studio-content"
+          headingID="config.ui.studio_panel.options.show_child_studio_content.heading"
+          subHeadingID="config.ui.studio_panel.options.show_child_studio_content.description"
+          checked={ui.showChildStudioContent ?? undefined}
+          onChange={(v) => saveUI({ showChildStudioContent: v })}
+        />
+      </SettingSection>
 
       <SettingSection headingID="config.ui.image_lightbox.heading">
         <NumberSetting
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/context.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/context.tsx
index 757d548a0..243471558 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/context.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/context.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export interface ISettingsContextState {
   saveDefaults: (input: Partial<GQL.ConfigDefaultSettingsInput>) => void;
   saveScraping: (input: Partial<GQL.ConfigScrapingInput>) => void;
   saveDLNA: (input: Partial<GQL.ConfigDlnaInput>) => void;
-  saveUI: (input: IUIConfig) => void;
+  saveUI: (input: Partial<IUIConfig>) => void;
 }
 
 export const SettingStateContext = React.createContext<ISettingsContextState>({
@@ -443,7 +443,11 @@ export const SettingsContext: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
 
     setPendingUI((current) => {
       if (!current) {
-        return input;
+        // use full UI object to ensure nothing is wiped
+        return {
+          ...ui,
+          ...input,
+        };
       }
       return {
         ...current,
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts
index 7d0840f60..bdca294e4 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export type FrontPageContent = ISavedFilterRow | ICustomFilter;
 export interface IUIConfig {
   frontPageContent?: FrontPageContent[];
   lastNoteSeen?: number;
+  showChildTagContent?: boolean;
+  showChildStudioContent?: boolean;
 }
 
 function recentlyReleased(
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/studios.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/studios.ts
index 1be512ede..c34145025 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/studios.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/studios.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import { StudiosCriterion } from "src/models/list-filter/criteria/studios";
 import { ListFilterModel } from "src/models/list-filter/filter";
+import React from "react";
+import { ConfigurationContext } from "src/hooks/Config";
+import { IUIConfig } from "./config";
 
 export const studioFilterHook = (studio: GQL.StudioDataFragment) => {
   return (filter: ListFilterModel) => {
     const studioValue = { id: studio.id, label: studio.name };
+    const config = React.useContext(ConfigurationContext);
     // if studio is already present, then we modify it, otherwise add
     let studioCriterion = filter.criteria.find((c) => {
       return c.criterionOption.type === "studios";
@@ -28,7 +32,9 @@ export const studioFilterHook = (studio: GQL.StudioDataFragment) => {
       studioCriterion = new StudiosCriterion();
       studioCriterion.value = {
         items: [studioValue],
-        depth: 0,
+        depth: (config?.configuration?.ui as IUIConfig)?.showChildStudioContent
+          ? -1
+          : 0,
       };
       filter.criteria.push(studioCriterion);
     }
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts
index d7365b8ac..9a93e5716 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import {
   TagsCriterionOption,
 } from "src/models/list-filter/criteria/tags";
 import { ListFilterModel } from "src/models/list-filter/filter";
+import React from "react";
+import { ConfigurationContext } from "src/hooks/Config";
+import { IUIConfig } from "./config";
 
 export const tagFilterHook = (tag: GQL.TagDataFragment) => {
   return (filter: ListFilterModel) => {
+    const config = React.useContext(ConfigurationContext);
     const tagValue = { id: tag.id, label: tag.name };
     // if tag is already present, then we modify it, otherwise add
     let tagCriterion = filter.criteria.find((c) => {
@@ -35,7 +39,9 @@ export const tagFilterHook = (tag: GQL.TagDataFragment) => {
       tagCriterion = new TagsCriterion(TagsCriterionOption);
       tagCriterion.value = {
         items: [tagValue],
-        depth: 0,
+        depth: (config?.configuration?.ui as IUIConfig)?.showChildTagContent
+          ? -1
+          : 0,
       };
       filter.criteria.push(tagCriterion);
     }
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json b/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
index c8ea82e12..d0f2b7247 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
@@ -553,6 +553,24 @@
         "description": "Slideshow is available in galleries when in wall view mode",
         "heading": "Slideshow Delay (seconds)"
       },
+      "tag_panel": {
+        "heading": "Tag view",
+        "options": {
+          "show_child_tagged_content": {
+            "description": "In the tag view, display content from the subtags as well",
+            "heading": "Display subtag content"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "studio_panel": {
+        "heading": "Studio view",
+        "options": {
+          "show_child_studio_content": {
+            "description": "In the studio view, display content from the sub-studios as well",
+            "heading": "Display sub-studios content"
+          }
+        }
+      },
       "title": "User Interface"
     }
   },