diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentTableView/ContentTableView.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentTableView/ContentTableView.tsx
index aa5f972b8..4f312ce8b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentTableView/ContentTableView.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentTableView/ContentTableView.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   DecryptedItemInterface,
   SNNote,
   TagMutator,
+  isSystemView,
+  isSmartView,
 } from '@standardnotes/snjs'
 import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import { FileItemActionType } from '../AttachedFilesPopover/PopoverFileItemAction'
@@ -307,6 +309,11 @@ const ContentTableView = ({
         return
       }
 
+      const isNonFilesSystemView = isSmartView(selectedTag) && isSystemView(selectedTag)
+      if (isNonFilesSystemView) {
+        return
+      }
+
       await application.mutator.changeAndSaveItem<TagMutator>(selectedTag, (mutator) => {
         mutator.preferences = {
           ...mutator.preferences,