diff --git a/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/tag.graphql b/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/tag.graphql
index e0f432b67..4b0c0aef9 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/tag.graphql
+++ b/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/tag.graphql
@@ -57,3 +57,31 @@ fragment SelectTagData on Tag {
     updated_at
   }
 }
+
+# Optimized fragment for tag list page - excludes expensive recursive *_count_all fields
+fragment TagListData on Tag {
+  id
+  name
+  sort_name
+  description
+  aliases
+  ignore_auto_tag
+  favorite
+  image_path
+  # Direct counts only - no recursive depth queries
+  scene_count
+  scene_marker_count
+  image_count
+  gallery_count
+  performer_count
+  studio_count
+  group_count
+
+  parents {
+    ...SlimTagData
+  }
+
+  children {
+    ...SlimTagData
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/tag.graphql b/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/tag.graphql
index ab1fc62f8..e0b20ee02 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/tag.graphql
+++ b/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/tag.graphql
@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ query FindTagsForSelect(
     }
   }
 }
+
+# Optimized query for tag list page - uses TagListData fragment without recursive counts
+query FindTagsForList($filter: FindFilterType, $tag_filter: TagFilterType) {
+  findTags(filter: $filter, tag_filter: $tag_filter) {
+    count
+    tags {
+      ...TagListData
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/EditTagsDialog.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/EditTagsDialog.tsx
index 6780a8ce8..896016098 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/EditTagsDialog.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/EditTagsDialog.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function Tags(props: {
 }
 
 interface IListOperationProps {
-  selected: GQL.TagDataFragment[];
+  selected: (GQL.TagDataFragment | GQL.TagListDataFragment)[];
   onClose: (applied: boolean) => void;
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const EditTagsDialog: React.FC<IListOperationProps> = (
     let updateChildTagIds: string[] = [];
     let first = true;
 
-    state.forEach((tag: GQL.TagDataFragment) => {
+    state.forEach((tag: GQL.TagDataFragment | GQL.TagListDataFragment) => {
       getAggregateStateObject(updateState, tag, tagFields, first);
 
       const thisParents = (tag.parents ?? []).map((t) => t.id).sort();
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCard.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCard.tsx
index 48c11b12b..9e2019287 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCard.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import cx from "classnames";
 import { useTagUpdate } from "src/core/StashService";
 
 interface IProps {
-  tag: GQL.TagDataFragment;
+  tag: GQL.TagDataFragment | GQL.TagListDataFragment;
   cardWidth?: number;
   zoomIndex: number;
   selecting?: boolean;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCardGrid.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCardGrid.tsx
index f75a83cdf..ac3bf0317 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCardGrid.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagCardGrid.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 import { TagCard } from "./TagCard";
 
 interface ITagCardGrid {
-  tags: GQL.TagDataFragment[];
+  tags: (GQL.TagDataFragment | GQL.TagListDataFragment)[];
   selectedIds: Set<string>;
   zoomIndex: number;
   onSelectChange: (id: string, selected: boolean, shiftKey: boolean) => void;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx
index ca866bbb9..8373fa836 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { Button } from "react-bootstrap";
 import { Link, useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import {
-  queryFindTags,
+  queryFindTagsForList,
   mutateMetadataAutoTag,
-  useFindTags,
+  useFindTagsForList,
   useTagDestroy,
   useTagsDestroy,
 } from "src/core/StashService";
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import { TagCardGrid } from "./TagCardGrid";
 import { EditTagsDialog } from "./EditTagsDialog";
 import { View } from "../List/views";
 
-function getItems(result: GQL.FindTagsQueryResult) {
+function getItems(result: GQL.FindTagsForListQueryResult) {
   return result?.data?.findTags?.tags ?? [];
 }
 
-function getCount(result: GQL.FindTagsQueryResult) {
+function getCount(result: GQL.FindTagsForListQueryResult) {
   return result?.data?.findTags?.count ?? 0;
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ interface ITagList {
 export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
   const Toast = useToast();
   const [deletingTag, setDeletingTag] =
-    useState<Partial<GQL.TagDataFragment> | null>(null);
+    useState<Partial<GQL.TagListDataFragment> | null>(null);
 
   const filterMode = GQL.FilterMode.Tags;
   const view = View.Tags;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
   ];
 
   function addKeybinds(
-    result: GQL.FindTagsQueryResult,
+    result: GQL.FindTagsForListQueryResult,
     filter: ListFilterModel
   ) {
     Mousetrap.bind("p r", () => {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
   }
 
   async function viewRandom(
-    result: GQL.FindTagsQueryResult,
+    result: GQL.FindTagsForListQueryResult,
     filter: ListFilterModel
   ) {
     // query for a random tag
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
       const filterCopy = cloneDeep(filter);
       filterCopy.itemsPerPage = 1;
       filterCopy.currentPage = index + 1;
-      const singleResult = await queryFindTags(filterCopy);
+      const singleResult = await queryFindTagsForList(filterCopy);
       if (singleResult.data.findTags.tags.length === 1) {
         const { id } = singleResult.data.findTags.tags[0];
         // navigate to the tag page
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
     setIsExportDialogOpen(true);
   }
 
-  async function onAutoTag(tag: GQL.TagDataFragment) {
+  async function onAutoTag(tag: GQL.TagListDataFragment) {
     if (!tag) return;
     try {
       await mutateMetadataAutoTag({ tags: [tag.id] });
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
         children: deletingTag?.children ?? [],
       };
       await deleteTag();
-      tagRelationHook(deletingTag as GQL.TagDataFragment, oldRelations, {
+      tagRelationHook(deletingTag as GQL.TagListDataFragment, oldRelations, {
         parents: [],
         children: [],
       });
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
   }
 
   function renderContent(
-    result: GQL.FindTagsQueryResult,
+    result: GQL.FindTagsForListQueryResult,
     filter: ListFilterModel,
     selectedIds: Set<string>,
     onSelectChange: (id: string, selected: boolean, shiftKey: boolean) => void
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
   }
 
   function renderEditDialog(
-    selectedTags: GQL.TagDataFragment[],
+    selectedTags: GQL.TagListDataFragment[],
     onClose: (confirmed: boolean) => void
   ) {
     return <EditTagsDialog selected={selectedTags} onClose={onClose} />;
   }
 
   function renderDeleteDialog(
-    selectedTags: GQL.TagDataFragment[],
+    selectedTags: GQL.TagListDataFragment[],
     onClose: (confirmed: boolean) => void
   ) {
     return (
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export const TagList: React.FC<ITagList> = ({ filterHook, alterQuery }) => {
   return (
     <ItemListContext
       filterMode={filterMode}
-      useResult={useFindTags}
+      useResult={useFindTagsForList}
       getItems={getItems}
       getCount={getCount}
       alterQuery={alterQuery}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
index 424301fe1..c4f3d4732 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
@@ -429,6 +429,16 @@ export const useFindTags = (filter?: ListFilterModel) =>
     },
   });
 
+// Optimized query for tag list page - excludes expensive recursive *_count_all fields
+export const useFindTagsForList = (filter?: ListFilterModel) =>
+  GQL.useFindTagsForListQuery({
+    skip: filter === undefined,
+    variables: {
+      filter: filter?.makeFindFilter(),
+      tag_filter: filter?.makeFilter(),
+    },
+  });
+
 export const queryFindTags = (filter: ListFilterModel) =>
   client.query<GQL.FindTagsQuery>({
     query: GQL.FindTagsDocument,
@@ -438,6 +448,16 @@ export const queryFindTags = (filter: ListFilterModel) =>
     },
   });
 
+// Optimized query for tag list page
+export const queryFindTagsForList = (filter: ListFilterModel) =>
+  client.query<GQL.FindTagsForListQuery>({
+    query: GQL.FindTagsForListDocument,
+    variables: {
+      filter: filter.makeFindFilter(),
+      tag_filter: filter.makeFilter(),
+    },
+  });
+
 export const queryFindTagsByIDForSelect = (tagIDs: string[]) =>
   client.query<GQL.FindTagsForSelectQuery>({
     query: GQL.FindTagsForSelectDocument,
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts
index b62e69547..4740397e7 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/tags.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ interface ITagRelationTuple {
 }
 
 export const tagRelationHook = (
-  tag: GQL.SlimTagDataFragment | GQL.TagDataFragment,
+  tag: GQL.SlimTagDataFragment | GQL.TagDataFragment | GQL.TagListDataFragment,
   old: ITagRelationTuple,
   updated: ITagRelationTuple
 ) => {