diff --git a/app/routers/dashboard.py b/app/routers/dashboard.py
index 3f46d71..786ad45 100644
--- a/app/routers/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/routers/dashboard.py
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ async def list_all_tags_global(request: Request):
 
 @router.get("/api/local-workspace/tags")
 async def list_tags(request: Request):
-    """List tags used in the active workspace (current user's tags only)."""
+    """List ALL user tags with counts scoped to the active workspace."""
     ws = _get_active_workspace(request, user_id=_get_user_id(request))
     ws_id = ws["id"] if ws else None
     uid = _get_user_id(request)
@@ -1915,10 +1915,10 @@ async def list_tags(request: Request):
         return {"tags": []}
     with get_conn() as conn:
         rows = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT DISTINCT t.id, t.name, t.color, COUNT(pt.page_id) as count "
+            "SELECT t.id, t.name, t.color, COUNT(pt.page_id) as count "
             "FROM tags t "
-            "JOIN page_tags pt ON pt.tag_id = t.id "
-            "JOIN pages p ON p.id = pt.page_id AND p.workspace_id = ? "
+            "LEFT JOIN page_tags pt ON pt.tag_id = t.id "
+            "LEFT JOIN pages p ON p.id = pt.page_id AND p.workspace_id = ? "
             "WHERE t.user_id = ? GROUP BY t.id ORDER BY t.name",
             (ws_id, uid),
         ).fetchall()