diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3f18c483..8d06af5c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - crash when loading large collection
 - Viewer: copying content URI item
 - Albums: creating album with same name as existing empty directory
+- Privacy: tagging while vaults are unlocked does not yield recent tags visible when vaults are locked
 
 ## <a id="v1.11.16"></a>[v1.11.16] - 2024-10-10
 
diff --git a/lib/model/settings/modules/app.dart b/lib/model/settings/modules/app.dart
index a6e7d35aa..2b9caa141 100644
--- a/lib/model/settings/modules/app.dart
+++ b/lib/model/settings/modules/app.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:aves/model/filters/filters.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/settings/defaults.dart';
+import 'package:aves/model/vaults/vaults.dart';
 import 'package:aves/widgets/aves_app.dart';
 import 'package:aves_model/aves_model.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
@@ -7,6 +8,10 @@ import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 mixin AppSettings on SettingsAccess {
   static const int recentFilterHistoryMax = 20;
 
+  void initAppSettings() {
+    vaults.addListener(_onVaultsChanged);
+  }
+
   bool get hasAcceptedTerms => getBool(SettingKeys.hasAcceptedTermsKey) ?? SettingsDefaults.hasAcceptedTerms;
 
   set hasAcceptedTerms(bool newValue) => set(SettingKeys.hasAcceptedTermsKey, newValue);
@@ -106,7 +111,24 @@ mixin AppSettings on SettingsAccess {
 
   set recentDestinationAlbums(List<String> newValue) => set(SettingKeys.recentDestinationAlbumsKey, newValue.take(recentFilterHistoryMax).toList());
 
-  List<CollectionFilter> get recentTags => (getStringList(SettingKeys.recentTagsKey) ?? []).map(CollectionFilter.fromJson).nonNulls.toList();
+  // recent tags
 
-  set recentTags(List<CollectionFilter> newValue) => set(SettingKeys.recentTagsKey, newValue.take(recentFilterHistoryMax).map((filter) => filter.toJson()).toList());
+  List<CollectionFilter> get _recentTags => (getStringList(SettingKeys.recentTagsKey) ?? []).map(CollectionFilter.fromJson).nonNulls.toList();
+
+  set _recentTags(List<CollectionFilter> newValue) => set(SettingKeys.recentTagsKey, newValue.take(recentFilterHistoryMax).map((filter) => filter.toJson()).toList());
+
+  // when vaults are unlocked, recent tags are transient and not persisted
+  List<CollectionFilter>? _protectedRecentTags;
+
+  List<CollectionFilter> get recentTags => vaults.needProtection ? _protectedRecentTags ?? List.of(_recentTags) : _recentTags;
+
+  set recentTags(List<CollectionFilter> newValue) {
+    if (vaults.needProtection) {
+      _protectedRecentTags = newValue;
+    } else {
+      _recentTags = newValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _onVaultsChanged() => _protectedRecentTags = null;
 }
diff --git a/lib/model/settings/settings.dart b/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
index 088bfa415..3856ef1de 100644
--- a/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import 'package:aves/model/settings/modules/navigation.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/settings/modules/privacy.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/settings/modules/search.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/settings/modules/viewer.dart';
+import 'package:aves/model/vaults/vaults.dart';
 import 'package:aves/ref/bursts.dart';
 import 'package:aves/services/accessibility_service.dart';
 import 'package:aves/services/common/services.dart';
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class Settings with ChangeNotifier, SettingsAccess, AppSettings, DisplaySettings
         ..clear();
       _subscriptions.add(_platformSettingsChangeChannel.receiveBroadcastStream().listen((event) => _onPlatformSettingsChanged(event as Map?)));
     }
+    initAppSettings();
   }
 
   Future<void> reload() => store.reload();
diff --git a/lib/model/source/collection_source.dart b/lib/model/source/collection_source.dart
index f36f733a1..6ea63b1b2 100644
--- a/lib/model/source/collection_source.dart
+++ b/lib/model/source/collection_source.dart
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ abstract class CollectionSource with SourceBase, AlbumMixin, CountryMixin, Place
         _onFilterVisibilityChanged(newlyVisibleFilters);
       }
     });
-    vaults.addListener(() {
-      final newlyVisibleFilters = vaults.vaultDirectories.whereNot(vaults.isLocked).map((v) => AlbumFilter(v, null)).toSet();
-      _onFilterVisibilityChanged(newlyVisibleFilters);
-    });
+    vaults.addListener(_onVaultsChanged);
   }
 
   @mustCallSuper
@@ -93,6 +90,7 @@ abstract class CollectionSource with SourceBase, AlbumMixin, CountryMixin, Place
     if (kFlutterMemoryAllocationsEnabled) {
       LeakTracking.dispatchObjectDisposed(object: this);
     }
+    vaults.removeListener(_onVaultsChanged);
     _rawEntries.forEach((v) => v.dispose());
   }
 
@@ -598,6 +596,11 @@ abstract class CollectionSource with SourceBase, AlbumMixin, CountryMixin, Place
       analyze(null, entries: candidateEntries);
     }
   }
+
+  void _onVaultsChanged() {
+    final newlyVisibleFilters = vaults.vaultDirectories.whereNot(vaults.isLocked).map((v) => AlbumFilter(v, null)).toSet();
+    _onFilterVisibilityChanged(newlyVisibleFilters);
+  }
 }
 
 class AspectRatioChangedEvent {}
diff --git a/lib/model/vaults/vaults.dart b/lib/model/vaults/vaults.dart
index 718b1cd49..a621c2952 100644
--- a/lib/model/vaults/vaults.dart
+++ b/lib/model/vaults/vaults.dart
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ class Vaults extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   void _onScreenOff() => lock(all.where((v) => v.autoLockScreenOff).map((v) => v.path).toSet());
 
+  bool get needProtection => _unlockedDirPaths.isNotEmpty;
+
   void _onLockStateChanged() {
-    windowService.secureScreen(_unlockedDirPaths.isNotEmpty);
+    windowService.secureScreen(needProtection);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 }