diff --git a/packages/services/src/Domain/Item/ItemManagerInterface.ts b/packages/services/src/Domain/Item/ItemManagerInterface.ts
index a1d90a304..aa2ef6bf3 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/Domain/Item/ItemManagerInterface.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/Domain/Item/ItemManagerInterface.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export interface ItemManagerInterface extends AbstractService {
   getDisplayableTags(): SNTag[]
   getTagChildren(itemToLookupUuidFor: SNTag): SNTag[]
   getTagParent(itemToLookupUuidFor: SNTag): SNTag | undefined
+  getDisplayableTagParent(itemToLookupUuidFor: SNTag): SNTag | undefined
   isValidTagParent(parentTagToLookUpUuidFor: SNTag, childToLookUpUuidFor: SNTag): boolean
   isSmartViewTitle(title: string): boolean
   getDisplayableComponents(): ComponentInterface[]
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Items/ItemManager.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Items/ItemManager.ts
index e1c2c5f56..73f072553 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Items/ItemManager.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Items/ItemManager.ts
@@ -640,6 +640,18 @@ export class ItemManager extends Services.AbstractService implements Services.It
     return undefined
   }
 
+  getDisplayableTagParent(itemToLookupUuidFor: Models.SNTag): Models.SNTag | undefined {
+    const tag = this.findItem<Models.SNTag>(itemToLookupUuidFor.uuid)
+    if (!tag) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+    const parentId = tag.parentId
+    if (parentId) {
+      return this.tagDisplayController.items().find((displayableTag) => displayableTag.uuid === parentId)
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
+
   public getTagPrefixTitle(tag: Models.SNTag): string | undefined {
     const hierarchy = this.getTagParentChain(tag)
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts
index 6febb4606..31b2eff79 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ export class NavigationController
   }
 
   get rootTags(): SNTag[] {
-    return this.tags.filter((tag) => !this.items.getTagParent(tag))
+    return this.tags.filter((tag) => !this.items.getDisplayableTagParent(tag))
   }
 
   get tagsCount(): number {