diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/tags/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/tags/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
index 617c8ff2b..6b182d437 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/tags/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/tags/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   let timelineManager = $state<TimelineManager>() as TimelineManager;
   const options = $derived({ deferInit: !tag, tagId: tag?.id });
 
-  const handleNavigation = (tag: string) => navigateToView(joinPaths(data.path, tag));
+  const handleNavigation = (child: string) => navigateToView(joinPaths(tag.path, child));
 
   const getLink = (path: string) => Route.tags({ path });
 
diff --git a/web/test/medium/app.ts b/web/test/medium/app.ts
index acaa07ad0..0b42c4578 100644
--- a/web/test/medium/app.ts
+++ b/web/test/medium/app.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export const createApp = (page: Page, data: MockData) => {
       createAlbumButton: button('create_album'),
     },
 
+    tags: {
+      child: (name: string) => page.getByRole('main').getByRole('button', { name, exact: true }),
+    },
+
     album: {
       summary: page.getByTestId('album-details'),
       selectPhotosButton: button('select_photos'),
diff --git a/web/test/medium/specs/tags/tags.spec.ts b/web/test/medium/specs/tags/tags.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4f0d2e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/test/medium/specs/tags/tags.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Route } from '#lib/route.ts';
+import { factory } from '#test/common/factories.ts';
+import { expect, test } from '#test/medium/fixtures.ts';
+
+test('navigation keeps working after opening a tag path that does not exist', async ({ page, data, app }) => {
+  const travel = factory.tag({ name: 'Travel' });
+  const japan = factory.tag({ name: 'Japan', value: 'Travel/Japan', parentId: travel.id });
+  const tokyo = factory.tag({ name: 'Tokyo', value: 'Travel/Japan/Tokyo', parentId: japan.id });
+  data.addTags([travel, japan, tokyo]);
+  await page.goto(Route.tags({ path: 'Missing' }));
+
+  await app.tags.child('Travel').click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(Route.tags({ path: 'Travel' }));
+
+  await app.tags.child('Japan').click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(Route.tags({ path: 'Travel/Japan' }));
+  await expect(app.tags.child('Tokyo')).toBeVisible();
+});