diff --git a/js/components/preview/tags/details/tagDetails.js b/js/components/preview/tags/details/tagDetails.js
index 2f814f0b8..b4895c148 100644
--- a/js/components/preview/tags/details/tagDetails.js
+++ b/js/components/preview/tags/details/tagDetails.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ const TagDetails = memo(() => {
   useEffect(() => {
     const categoriesToRemove = getCategoriesToBeRemovedFromTagDetails(tagCategories);
     const newTagList = preTagList.filter(t => {
-      if (t.additional_info?.downloadName || categoriesToRemove.some(c => c.id === t.category)) {
+      if (t.hidden === true || t.additional_info?.downloadName || categoriesToRemove.some(c => c.id === t.category)) {
         return false;
       } else {
         return true;
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ const TagDetails = memo(() => {
   const moleculesToEditIds = useSelector(state => state.selectionReducers.moleculesToEdit);
   const moleculesToEdit =
     moleculesToEditIds &&
-    moleculesToEditIds.length > 0 &&
-    !(moleculesToEditIds.length === 1 && moleculesToEditIds[0] === null)
+      moleculesToEditIds.length > 0 &&
+      !(moleculesToEditIds.length === 1 && moleculesToEditIds[0] === null)
       ? moleculesToEditIds.map(id => dispatch(getMoleculeForId(id)))
       : [];
 
diff --git a/js/components/preview/tags/modal/editTagsModal.js b/js/components/preview/tags/modal/editTagsModal.js
index 9a9c703e9..7c07c4ded 100644
--- a/js/components/preview/tags/modal/editTagsModal.js
+++ b/js/components/preview/tags/modal/editTagsModal.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export const EditTagsModal = ({ open, anchorEl, setOpenDialog }) => {
                 dispatch(appendTagList(augMolTagObject));
                 dispatch(appendMoleculeTag(molTag));
                 dispatch(setNoTagsReceived(false));
-                toastInfo('Tag was created');
+                toastInfo('Tag was created', { autoHideDuration: 5000 });
             });
             // reset tag/fields after creating new one
             resetTagToEditState();
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export const EditTagsModal = ({ open, anchorEl, setOpenDialog }) => {
                     )
                 );
             }
-            toastInfo('Tag was updated');
+            toastInfo('Tag was updated', { autoHideDuration: 5000 });
             // reset tag/fields after updating selected one
             resetTagToEditState();
         }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export const EditTagsModal = ({ open, anchorEl, setOpenDialog }) => {
                 });
             }
             deleteExistingTag(tag, tag.id);
-            toastInfo('Tag was deleted');
+            toastInfo('Tag was deleted', { autoHideDuration: 5000 });
             // reset tag/fields after removing selected tag
             resetTagToEditState();
         }
diff --git a/js/components/preview/tags/tagCategory.js b/js/components/preview/tags/tagCategory.js
index 25465e6b2..27f16b0aa 100644
--- a/js/components/preview/tags/tagCategory.js
+++ b/js/components/preview/tags/tagCategory.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const TagCategory = memo(({ tagClickCallback, disabled = false }) => {
   let tagList = useSelector(state => state.apiReducers.tagList);
   tagList = tagList
     .filter(t => {
-      if (t.additional_info?.downloadName || listOfProhibitedCategories.some(cid => cid === t.category)) {
+      if (t.hidden || t.additional_info?.downloadName || listOfProhibitedCategories.some(cid => cid === t.category)) {
         return false;
       } else {
         return true;
diff --git a/js/components/preview/tags/utils/tagUtils.js b/js/components/preview/tags/utils/tagUtils.js
index 8d2876ec9..0862137c3 100644
--- a/js/components/preview/tags/utils/tagUtils.js
+++ b/js/components/preview/tags/utils/tagUtils.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export const getAllTagsForLHSCmp = (observations, tagList, tagCategoryList) => {
     obs?.tags_set.forEach(tagId => {
       let tag = tagList.find(t => t.id === tagId);
       if (
-        tag &&
+        tag && !tag.hidden &&
         !restOfTheTags.some(t => t.id === tag.id) &&
         !prioTags.some(t => t.id === tag.id) &&
         !obsPrioTags.some(t => t.id === tag.id)