diff --git a/hyperplane/items_page.py b/hyperplane/items_page.py
index 2f297a2..cd095c9 100644
--- a/hyperplane/items_page.py
+++ b/hyperplane/items_page.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ def __init__(
         text_drop_target.connect("drop", self.__drop_text)
         self.grid_view.add_controller(text_drop_target)
 
-        shared.postmaster.connect("tags-changed", self.__tags_changed)
+        shared.postmaster.connect("tags-removed", self.__tags_changed, False)
+        shared.postmaster.connect("tags-added", self.__tags_changed, True)
         shared.postmaster.connect("toggle-hidden", self.__toggle_hidden)
 
         self.file_attrs = ",".join(
@@ -359,10 +360,11 @@ def __bind(self, _factory: Gtk.SignalListItemFactory, item: Gtk.ListItem) -> Non
     def __unbind(self, _factory: Gtk.SignalListItemFactory, item: Gtk.ListItem) -> None:
         item.get_child().unbind()
 
-    def __tags_changed(self, *_args: Any) -> None:
-        # There may be a way to check whether I actually need to reload here
-        # But it may actually be slower
-        self.reload()
+    def __tags_changed(self, _obj: GObject.Object, added: bool) -> None:
+        # TODO: I could do less/more strict with adding/removing tags separately
+        self.item_filter.changed(
+            Gtk.FilterChange.MORE_STRICT if added else Gtk.FilterChange.LESS_STRICT
+        )
 
     def __toggle_hidden(self, *_args: Any) -> None:
         if shared.show_hidden:
diff --git a/hyperplane/postmaster_general.py b/hyperplane/postmaster_general.py
index f25cbdd..47cbcf6 100644
--- a/hyperplane/postmaster_general.py
+++ b/hyperplane/postmaster_general.py
@@ -38,6 +38,26 @@ def zoom(self, zoom_level: int) -> None:
     def toggle_hidden(self) -> None:
         """Emitted when the visibility of hidden files changes."""
 
+    @GObject.Signal(name="tags-added")
+    def tags_added(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Emitted whenever items have been removed from the list of tags.
+
+        You can connect to this instead of `tags-changed` for performance
+        reasons in an object like a filter or if you don't care about removed items.
+        """
+        self.emit("tags-changed")
+
+    @GObject.Signal(name="tags-removed")
+    def tags_removed(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Emitted whenever items have been removed from the list of tags.
+
+        You can connect to this instead of `tags-changed` for performance
+        reasons in an object like a filter or if you don't care about added items.
+        """
+        self.emit("tags-changed")
+
     @GObject.Signal(name="tags-changed")
     def tags_changed(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -45,6 +65,9 @@ def tags_changed(self) -> None:
 
         All objects that keep an internal list of tags should connect to it
         and update their list accordingly.
+
+        You can connect to `tags-removed` and `tags-added` if you need more specificity
+        like when updating a filter.
         """
 
     @GObject.Signal(name="tag-location-created")
diff --git a/hyperplane/utils/tags.py b/hyperplane/utils/tags.py
index d25f61e..dc68f6e 100644
--- a/hyperplane/utils/tags.py
+++ b/hyperplane/utils/tags.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def add_tags(*tags: str) -> None:
     for tag in tags:
         shared.tags.append(tag)
     update_tags()
+    shared.postmaster.emit("tags-added")
 
 
 def remove_tags(*tags: str) -> None:
@@ -54,12 +55,12 @@ def remove_tags(*tags: str) -> None:
         if tag in shared.tags:
             shared.tags.remove(tag)
     update_tags()
+    shared.postmaster.emit("tags-removed")
 
 
 def update_tags() -> None:
     """Updates the list of tags."""
     (shared.home / ".hyperplane").write_text("\n".join(shared.tags), encoding="utf-8")
-    shared.postmaster.emit("tags-changed")
 
 
 def move_tag(tag: str, up: bool) -> None: