diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
index 472232635..092ac21b6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ public function dash(Request $request): View
             } elseif ($treat_tags_as == 'tags') {
                 $data['apps'] = Item::with('parents')->where('type', 0)->pinned()->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
                 $data['all_apps'] = Item::where('type', 0)->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
-                $data['taglist'] = Item::where('id', 0)->orWhere(function ($query) {
-                    $query->where('type', 1)->pinned();
-                })->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
+                $data['taglist'] = Item::taglist()->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
             } else {
                 $data['apps'] = Item::whereHas('parents', function ($query) {
                     $query->where('id', 0);
@@ -70,9 +68,7 @@ public function dash(Request $request): View
             } elseif ($treat_tags_as == 'tags') {
                 $data['apps'] = Item::with('parents')->where('type', 0)->pinned()->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
                 $data['all_apps'] = Item::where('type', 0)->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
-                $data['taglist'] = Item::where('id', 0)->orWhere(function ($query) {
-                    $query->where('type', 1)->pinned();
-                })->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
+                $data['taglist'] = Item::taglist()->orderBy('order', 'asc')->get();
             } else {
                 $data['apps'] = Item::whereHas('parents', function ($query) {
                     $query->where('id', 0);
diff --git a/app/Item.php b/app/Item.php
index c64208895..e0d96cae0 100644
--- a/app/Item.php
+++ b/app/Item.php
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ public function scopePinned(Builder $query): Builder
         return $query->where('pinned', 1);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Scope a query to the tags shown in the dashboard taglist: the home
+     * dashboard (root tag, id 0) plus every pinned tag.
+     */
+    public function scopeTaglist(Builder $query): Builder
+    {
+        return $query->where('id', 0)->orWhere(function (Builder $query) {
+            $query->where('type', 1)->pinned();
+        });
+    }
+
     public static function checkConfig($config)
     {
         // die(print_r($config));
diff --git a/app/Setting.php b/app/Setting.php
index 74532ef70..bfa4dd1f1 100644
--- a/app/Setting.php
+++ b/app/Setting.php
@@ -124,11 +124,7 @@ public function getListValueAttribute()
                     if ($this->key === 'search_provider') {
                         $options = Search::providers()->pluck('name', 'id')->toArray();
                     } elseif ($this->key === 'default_tag') {
-                        $options = [];
-                        $tags = Item::where('type', 1)->where('id', '>', 0)->pinned()->orderBy('title', 'asc')->get();
-                        foreach ($tags as $tag) {
-                            $options[$tag->tag_url] = $tag->title;
-                        }
+                        $options = self::defaultTagOptions();
                     }
                     $value = (array_key_exists($this->value, $options))
                         ? __($options[$this->value])
@@ -197,11 +193,7 @@ public function getEditValueAttribute()
                 if ($this->key === 'search_provider') {
                     $options = Search::providers()->pluck('name', 'id');
                 } elseif ($this->key === 'default_tag') {
-                    $options = ['' => 'app.options.none'];
-                    $tags = Item::where('type', 1)->where('id', '>', 0)->pinned()->orderBy('title', 'asc')->get();
-                    foreach ($tags as $tag) {
-                        $options[$tag->tag_url] = $tag->title;
-                    }
+                    $options = ['' => 'app.options.none'] + self::defaultTagOptions();
                 }
                 $value = '<select name="value" class="form-control">';
                 foreach ($options as $key => $opt) {
@@ -311,4 +303,19 @@ public static function user()
     {
         return User::currentUser();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tags offered by the default_tag setting, keyed by their taglist slug:
+     * the home dashboard first, then the pinned tags by title.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, string>
+     */
+    public static function defaultTagOptions(): array
+    {
+        return Item::taglist()
+            ->get()
+            ->sortBy(fn (Item $tag) => $tag->id === 0 ? '' : $tag->title)
+            ->pluck('title', 'tag_url')
+            ->toArray();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DashTest.php b/tests/Feature/DashTest.php
index c8ece5f51..1f0601d2d 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/DashTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/DashTest.php
@@ -95,6 +95,24 @@ public function test_dash_exposes_the_configured_default_tag(): void
         $response->assertSee('data-default-tag="home-dashboard"', false);
     }
 
+    public function test_dash_can_default_to_the_home_dashboard_tag(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        Setting::where('key', 'treat_tags_as')->update(['value' => 'tags']);
+        Setting::where('key', 'default_tag')->update(['value' => '0-dash']);
+
+        $this->addPinnedItemWithTitleToDB('Home Item');
+
+        $response = $this->get('/');
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        // The stored slug matches the chip and the tile class the JS filters on.
+        $response->assertSee('data-default-tag="0-dash"', false);
+        $response->assertSee('data-tag="tag-0-dash"', false);
+        $response->assertSee('class="item-container tag-0-dash"', false);
+    }
+
     public function test_categories_mode_renders_sortable_category_and_item_markup(): void
     {
         $this->seed();
diff --git a/tests/Unit/database/seeders/SettingsSeederTest.php b/tests/Unit/database/seeders/SettingsSeederTest.php
index afed4bc65..03b167d28 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/database/seeders/SettingsSeederTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/database/seeders/SettingsSeederTest.php
@@ -78,5 +78,26 @@ public function test_default_tag_edit_value_lists_all_tags_and_a_none_option():
 
         // The unpinned tag is excluded.
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('value="archive"', $editValue);
+
+        // The root tag (id 0) is what the taglist renders as the "Home
+        // Dashboard" chip, under the "0-dash" slug; its title is a
+        // translation key and is rendered translated, right after "none".
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('value="0-dash"', $editValue);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('>' . __('app.dashboard') . '</option>', $editValue);
+        $this->assertLessThan(
+            strpos($editValue, 'value="home-dashboard"'),
+            strpos($editValue, 'value="0-dash"')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_default_tag_list_value_shows_the_home_dashboard_when_selected(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        // list_value re-reads the stored value, so it has to be persisted.
+        Setting::where('key', 'default_tag')->update(['value' => '0-dash']);
+        $setting = Setting::where('key', 'default_tag')->first();
+
+        $this->assertSame(__('app.dashboard'), $setting->list_value);
     }
 }