diff --git a/src/tags/helpers/TagsSelector.tsx b/src/tags/helpers/TagsSelector.tsx
index 32068ff1..b401f77f 100644
--- a/src/tags/helpers/TagsSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/tags/helpers/TagsSelector.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const TagsSelector = (colorGenerator: ColorGenerator) => (
       suggestions={tagsList.tags.filter((tag) => !selectedTags.includes(tag)).map(toComponentTag)}
       suggestionComponent={renderSuggestion}
       allowNew
+      addOnBlur
       placeholderText={placeholder}
       minQueryLength={1}
       onDelete={(removedTagIndex) => {