diff --git a/lib/philomena/polymorphic.ex b/lib/philomena/polymorphic.ex
index 9427b210..0293355d 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/polymorphic.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/polymorphic.ex
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Polymorphic do
   }
 
   @preloads %{
-    "Comment" => [:user, image: :tags],
+    "Comment" => [:user, image: [tags: :aliases]],
     "Commission" => [:user],
     "Conversation" => [:from, :to],
     "DnpEntry" => [:requesting_user],
     "Gallery" => [:creator],
-    "Image" => [:user, :tags],
+    "Image" => [:user, tags: :aliases],
     "Post" => [:user, topic: :forum],
     "Topic" => [:forum, :user],
     "Report" => [:user]
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex
index ecb4f1b5..d185fac9 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ActivityController do
       |> filter_hidden(user, conn.params["hidden"])
       |> order_by([i, f], desc: f.created_at)
       |> limit(1)
-      |> preload([:tags])
+      |> preload([tags: :aliases])
       |> Repo.one()
 
     streams =
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ActivityController do
     responses =
       Elasticsearch.msearch_records(
         [images, top_scoring, comments],
-        [preload(Image, :tags), preload(Image, :tags), preload(Comment, [:user, image: :tags])]
+        [preload(Image, tags: :aliases), preload(Image, tags: :aliases), preload(Comment, [:user, image: [tags: :aliases]])]
       )
 
     responses ++ [nil]
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ActivityController do
     Elasticsearch.msearch_records(
       [images, top_scoring, comments, watched],
       [
-        preload(Image, :tags),
-        preload(Image, :tags),
-        preload(Comment, [:user, image: :tags]),
-        preload(Image, :tags)
+        preload(Image, tags: :aliases),
+        preload(Image, tags: :aliases),
+        preload(Comment, [:user, image: [tags: :aliases]]),
+        preload(Image, tags: :aliases)
       ]
     )
   end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex
index b2cbbbb9..3287cafb 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.Image.FeaturedController do
       |> join(:inner, [i], f in ImageFeature, on: [image_id: i.id])
       |> order_by([_i, f], desc: f.created_at)
       |> limit(1)
-      |> preload([:tags, :user, :intensity])
+      |> preload([:user, :intensity, tags: :aliases])
       |> Repo.one()
 
     case featured_image do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image_controller.ex
index 6fe81062..3e5f17f5 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image_controller.ex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.ImageController do
     image =
       Image
       |> where(id: ^id)
-      |> preload([:tags, :user, :intensity])
+      |> preload([:user, :intensity, tags: :aliases])
       |> Repo.one()
 
     case image do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/oembed_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/oembed_controller.ex
index eb80eb8b..03269388 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/oembed_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/oembed_controller.ex
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.OembedController do
   defp load_image(id) do
     Image
     |> where(id: ^id, hidden_from_users: false)
-    |> preload([:tags, :user])
+    |> preload([:user, tags: :aliases])
     |> Repo.one()
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/image_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/image_controller.ex
index 2aa6e631..9338dc80 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/image_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/image_controller.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.Search.ImageController do
   import Ecto.Query
 
   def index(conn, params) do
-    queryable = Image |> preload([:tags, :user, :intensity])
+    queryable = Image |> preload([:user, :intensity, tags: :aliases])
     user = conn.assigns.current_user
 
     case ImageLoader.search_string(conn, params["q"]) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/rss/watched_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/rss/watched_controller.ex
index c8937176..d1ab2d5e 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/rss/watched_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/rss/watched_controller.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Rss.WatchedController do
 
   def index(conn, _params) do
     {:ok, {images, _tags}} = ImageLoader.search_string(conn, "my:watched")
-    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, :tags))
+    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, tags: :aliases))
 
     # NB: this is RSS, but using the RSS format causes Phoenix not to
     # escape HTML
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/comment_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/comment_controller.ex
index 1b5b9b4d..f494fe08 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/comment_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/comment_controller.ex
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.CommentController do
         conn.assigns.pagination
       )
       |> Elasticsearch.search_records(
-        preload(Comment, [:deleted_by, image: [:tags], user: [awards: :badge]])
+        preload(Comment, [:deleted_by, image: [tags: :aliases], user: [awards: :badge]])
       )
 
     rendered = TextileRenderer.render_collection(comments.entries, conn)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/commission_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/commission_controller.ex
index f0af9432..45a424b3 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/commission_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/commission_controller.ex
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.CommissionController do
       on: ci.commission_id == c.id,
       group_by: c.id,
       order_by: [asc: fragment("random()")],
-      preload: [user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: :tags]]
+      preload: [user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: [tags: :aliases]]]
   end
 
   defp presence(nil),
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/duplicate_report_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/duplicate_report_controller.ex
index f72a7d0b..00ab35bb 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/duplicate_report_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/duplicate_report_controller.ex
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.DuplicateReportController do
     duplicate_reports =
       DuplicateReport
       |> where([d], d.state in ^states)
-      |> preload([:user, :modifier, image: [:user, :tags], duplicate_of_image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:user, :modifier, image: [:user, tags: :aliases], duplicate_of_image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :created_at)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/source_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/source_change_controller.ex
index babf3de5..84b057ec 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/source_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/source_change_controller.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.FingerprintProfile.SourceChangeController do
       SourceChange
       |> where(fingerprint: ^fingerprint)
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
-      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
     render(conn, "index.html",
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/tag_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/tag_change_controller.ex
index 0867a76f..ebd1f586 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/tag_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/fingerprint_profile/tag_change_controller.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.FingerprintProfile.TagChangeController do
       TagChange
       |> where(fingerprint: ^fingerprint)
       |> added_filter(params)
-      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/gallery_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/gallery_controller.ex
index 4783f223..94dc32c7 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/gallery_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/gallery_controller.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.GalleryController do
   plug :load_and_authorize_resource,
     model: Gallery,
     except: [:index],
-    preload: [:creator, thumbnail: :tags]
+    preload: [:creator, thumbnail: [tags: :aliases]]
 
   def index(conn, params) do
     galleries =
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.GalleryController do
         },
         conn.assigns.pagination
       )
-      |> Elasticsearch.search_records(preload(Gallery, [:creator, thumbnail: :tags]))
+      |> Elasticsearch.search_records(preload(Gallery, [:creator, thumbnail: [tags: :aliases]]))
 
     render(conn, "index.html",
       title: "Galleries",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.GalleryController do
     [images, gallery_prev, gallery_next] =
       Elasticsearch.msearch_records_with_hits(
         [images, gallery_prev, gallery_next],
-        [preload(Image, :tags), preload(Image, :tags), preload(Image, :tags)]
+        [preload(Image, tags: :aliases), preload(Image, tags: :aliases), preload(Image, tags: :aliases)]
       )
 
     interactions = Interactions.user_interactions([images, gallery_prev, gallery_next], user)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment/report_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment/report_controller.ex
index bc79cb24..58014da3 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment/report_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment/report_controller.ex
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.Comment.ReportController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags]
+    preload: [tags: :aliases]
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.LoadCommentPlug
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex
index 216123fd..5b3d6d38 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/comment_controller.ex
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.CommentController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags]
+    preload: [tags: :aliases]
 
   plug :verify_authorized when action in [:show]
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug when action in [:create, :edit, :update]
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/description_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/description_controller.ex
index d6ea745a..f09f12fe 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/description_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/description_controller.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.DescriptionController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags, :user]
+    preload: [:user, tags: :aliases]
 
   def update(conn, %{"image" => image_params}) do
     image = conn.assigns.image
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex
index 2a8a3d77..82e01861 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/fave_controller.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.FaveController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags]
+    preload: [tags: :aliases]
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/related_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/related_controller.ex
index 99353afe..d35578ae 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/related_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/related_controller.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.RelatedController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags, :faves]
+    preload: [:faves, tags: :aliases]
 
   def index(conn, _params) do
     image = conn.assigns.image
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.RelatedController do
         pagination: %{conn.assigns.image_pagination | page_number: 1}
       )
 
-    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, :tags))
+    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, tags: :aliases))
 
     interactions = Interactions.user_interactions(images, user)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/report_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/report_controller.ex
index 60621bfd..06d084e0 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/report_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/report_controller.ex
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.ReportController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags]
+    preload: [tags: :aliases]
 
   def new(conn, _params) do
     image = conn.assigns.image
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/reporting_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/reporting_controller.ex
index a0c6ba54..67e95114 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/reporting_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/reporting_controller.ex
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.ReportingController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags]
+    preload: [tags: :aliases]
 
   def show(conn, _params) do
     image = conn.assigns.image
 
     dupe_reports =
       DuplicateReport
-      |> preload([:user, :modifier, image: [:user, :tags], duplicate_of_image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:user, :modifier, image: [:user, tags: :aliases], duplicate_of_image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> where([d], d.image_id == ^image.id or d.duplicate_of_image_id == ^image.id)
       |> Repo.all()
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_change_controller.ex
index 5e64c465..6f82e55d 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_change_controller.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.SourceChangeController do
     source_changes =
       SourceChange
       |> where(image_id: ^image.id)
-      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_controller.ex
index adfcc7c7..153ba117 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/source_controller.ex
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.SourceController do
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CheckCaptchaPlug
   plug PhilomenaWeb.UserAttributionPlug
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, update: :edit_metadata
-  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", preload: [:tags, :user]
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", preload: [:user, tags: :aliases]
 
   def update(conn, %{"image" => image_params}) do
     attributes = conn.assigns.attributes
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_change_controller.ex
index fe277642..b4b7ddd2 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_change_controller.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.TagChangeController do
       TagChange
       |> where(image_id: ^image.id)
       |> added_filter(params)
-      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex
index 836b3b3a..d009ced4 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.TagController do
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CheckCaptchaPlug
   plug PhilomenaWeb.UserAttributionPlug
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, update: :edit_metadata
-  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", preload: [:tags, :user]
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", preload: [:user, tags: :aliases]
 
   def update(conn, %{"image" => image_params}) do
     attributes = conn.assigns.attributes
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.TagController do
 
         image =
           image
-          |> Repo.preload(:tags, force: true)
+          |> Repo.preload([tags: :aliases], [force: true])
 
         changeset = Images.change_image(image)
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.TagController do
       {:error, :image, changeset, _} ->
         image =
           image
-          |> Repo.preload(:tags, force: true)
+          |> Repo.preload([tags: :aliases], [force: true])
 
         conn
         |> put_view(PhilomenaWeb.ImageView)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex
index b3796c86..cf5dfdbc 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/vote_controller.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.VoteController do
     model: Image,
     id_name: "image_id",
     persisted: true,
-    preload: [:tags]
+    preload: [tags: :aliases]
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterForcedUsersPlug
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex
index 6ef3b712..de7710eb 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageController do
   def index(conn, _params) do
     {:ok, {images, _tags}} = ImageLoader.search_string(conn, "created_at.lte:3 minutes ago")
 
-    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, :tags))
+    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, tags: :aliases))
 
     interactions = Interactions.user_interactions(images, conn.assigns.current_user)
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageController do
         [i, _],
         _ in fragment("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM source_changes s WHERE s.image_id = ?", i.id)
       )
-      |> preload([:tags, :deleter, user: [awards: :badge]])
+      |> preload([:deleter, user: [awards: :badge], tags: :aliases])
       |> select([i, t, s], {i, t.count, s.count})
       |> Repo.one()
       |> case do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/source_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/source_change_controller.ex
index 46493d7f..7e057de2 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/source_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/source_change_controller.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.IpProfile.SourceChangeController do
       SourceChange
       |> where(ip: ^ip)
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
-      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
     render(conn, "index.html",
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/tag_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/tag_change_controller.ex
index 304aa89a..7ba3a260 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/tag_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/ip_profile/tag_change_controller.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.IpProfile.TagChangeController do
       TagChange
       |> where(ip: ^ip)
       |> added_filter(params)
-      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/item_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/item_controller.ex
index 8bd06f2c..a4f1b7db 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/item_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/item_controller.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Profile.Commission.ItemController do
     id_field: "slug",
     preload: [
       :verified_links,
-      commission: [sheet_image: :tags, user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: :tags]]
+      commission: [sheet_image: [tags: :aliases], user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: [tags: :aliases]]]
     ],
     persisted: true
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/report_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/report_controller.ex
index 64175f9d..9ca53b9a 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/report_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission/report_controller.ex
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Profile.Commission.ReportController do
     id_field: "slug",
     preload: [
       :verified_links,
-      commission: [sheet_image: :tags, user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: :tags]]
+      commission: [sheet_image: [tags: :aliases], user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: [tags: :aliases]]]
     ],
     persisted: true
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission_controller.ex
index 528c51e3..60f69a93 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/commission_controller.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Profile.CommissionController do
     id_field: "slug",
     preload: [
       :verified_links,
-      commission: [sheet_image: :tags, user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: :tags]]
+      commission: [sheet_image: [tags: :aliases], user: [awards: :badge], items: [example_image: [tags: :aliases]]]
     ],
     persisted: true
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/source_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/source_change_controller.ex
index 85bc4c39..9a0fb595 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/source_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/source_change_controller.ex
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Profile.SourceChangeController do
         [sc, i],
         sc.user_id == ^user.id and not (i.user_id == ^user.id and i.anonymous == true)
       )
-      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/tag_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/tag_change_controller.ex
index 2efd2fd4..0c58adc4 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/tag_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile/tag_change_controller.ex
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Profile.TagChangeController do
         tc.user_id == ^user.id and not (i.user_id == ^user.id and i.anonymous == true)
       )
       |> added_filter(params)
-      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex
index 0715e2b7..2f721fd3 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/profile_controller.ex
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ProfileController do
       awards: [:badge, :awarded_by],
       public_links: :tag,
       verified_links: :tag,
-      commission: [sheet_image: :tags, items: [example_image: :tags]]
+      commission: [sheet_image: [tags: :aliases], items: [example_image: [tags: :aliases]]]
     ]
 
   plug :set_admin_metadata
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ProfileController do
       Elasticsearch.msearch_records(
         [recent_uploads, recent_faves, recent_artwork, recent_comments, recent_posts],
         [
-          preload(Image, :tags),
-          preload(Image, :tags),
-          preload(Image, :tags),
-          preload(Comment, user: [awards: :badge], image: :tags),
+          preload(Image, tags: :aliases),
+          preload(Image, tags: :aliases),
+          preload(Image, tags: :aliases),
+          preload(Comment, user: [awards: :badge], image: [tags: :aliases]),
           preload(Post, user: [awards: :badge], topic: :forum)
         ]
       )
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ProfileController do
     recent_galleries =
       Gallery
       |> where(creator_id: ^user.id)
-      |> preload([:creator, thumbnail: :tags])
+      |> preload([:creator, thumbnail: [tags: :aliases]])
       |> limit(4)
       |> Repo.all()
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/search_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/search_controller.ex
index afc0803f..2bfbc7f9 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/search_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/search_controller.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.SearchController do
 
     case ImageLoader.search_string(conn, params["q"]) do
       {:ok, {images, tags}} ->
-        images = search_function(custom_ordering?(conn)).(images, preload(Image, :tags))
+        images = search_function(custom_ordering?(conn)).(images, preload(Image, tags: :aliases))
         interactions = Interactions.user_interactions(images, user)
 
         conn
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/tag_change_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/tag_change_controller.ex
index 7de1a0fb..69adcc2e 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/tag_change_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/tag_change_controller.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Tag.TagChangeController do
       TagChange
       |> where(tag_id: ^tag.id)
       |> added_filter(params)
-      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, :tags]])
+      |> preload([:tag, :user, image: [:user, tags: :aliases]])
       |> order_by(desc: :id)
       |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex
index 8ddff443..2d527a38 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.TagController do
 
     {images, _tags} = ImageLoader.query(conn, %{term: %{"namespaced_tags.name" => tag.name}})
 
-    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, :tags))
+    images = Elasticsearch.search_records(images, preload(Image, tags: :aliases))
 
     interactions = Interactions.user_interactions(images, user)
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/image_reverse.ex b/lib/philomena_web/image_reverse.ex
index a41898f3..02dc9d59 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/image_reverse.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/image_reverse.ex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageReverse do
         dist = normalize_dist(image_params)
 
         DuplicateReports.duplicates_of(intensities, aspect, dist, dist)
-        |> preload([:tags, :user, :intensity])
+        |> preload([:user, :intensity, [tags: :aliases]])
         |> Repo.all()
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/textile_renderer.ex b/lib/philomena_web/textile_renderer.ex
index 193b3ba7..00e111c2 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/textile_renderer.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/textile_renderer.ex
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.TextileRenderer do
     Image
     |> where([i], i.id in ^ids)
     |> where([i], i.hidden_from_users == false)
-    |> preload(:tags)
+    |> preload(tags: :aliases)
     |> Repo.all()
     |> Map.new(&{&1.id, &1})
   end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
index af70585f..f91c6ed4 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageView do
     [
       image_id: image.id,
       image_tags: Jason.encode!(Enum.map(image.tags, & &1.id)),
-      image_tag_aliases: image.tag_list_plus_alias_cache,
+      image_tag_aliases: image.tags |> Enum.flat_map(&([&1] ++ &1.aliases)) |> Enum.map_join(", ", &(&1.name)),
       tag_count: length(image.tags),
       score: image.score,
       faves: image.faves_count,
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageView do
   def image_filter_data(image) do
     %{
       id: image.id,
-      "namespaced_tags.name": String.split(image.tag_list_plus_alias_cache || "", ", "),
+      "namespaced_tags.name": image.tags |> Enum.flat_map(&([&1] ++ &1.aliases)) |> Enum.map_join(", ", &(&1.name)),
       tag_count: length(image.tags),
       score: image.score,
       faves: image.faves_count,