diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom.coffee
index a08b201be..094a15f30 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom.coffee
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ class App.TicketZoom extends App.Controller
         tagAdd: (tag) =>
           return if !@sidebar
           return if !@sidebar.reload
-          @sidebar.reload(tagAdd: tag)
+          @sidebar.reload(tagAdd: tag, source: 'macro')
         tagRemove: (tag) =>
           return if !@sidebar
           return if !@sidebar.reload
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/sidebar_ticket.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/sidebar_ticket.coffee
index 52ea11299..cb656f976 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/sidebar_ticket.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/sidebar_ticket.coffee
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class SidebarTicket extends App.Controller
       if args.tags
         @tagWidget.reload(args.tags)
       if args.tagAdd
-        @tagWidget.add(args.tagAdd)
+        @tagWidget.add(args.tagAdd, args.source)
       if args.tagRemove
         @tagWidget.remove(args.tagRemove)
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/tag.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/tag.coffee
index f148746fa..ee0f4b455 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/tag.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/tag.coffee
@@ -86,16 +86,16 @@ class App.WidgetTag extends App.Controller
       return
     @add(item)
 
-  add: (items) =>
+  add: (items, source = '') =>
     for item in items.split(',')
       item = item.trim()
-      @addItem(item)
+      @addItem(item, source)
 
-  addItem: (item) =>
+  addItem: (item, source = '') =>
     if _.contains(@localTags, item)
       @render()
       return
-    return if App.Config.get('tag_new') is false && !@possibleTags[item]
+    return if source != 'macro' && App.Config.get('tag_new') is false && !@possibleTags[item]
     @localTags.push item
     @render()
     App[@object_type].tagAdd(@object.id, item)