diff --git a/apps/systemtags/src/systemtagsfilelist.js b/apps/systemtags/src/systemtagsfilelist.js
index 69e637062641b..274b8baa1c53a 100644
--- a/apps/systemtags/src/systemtagsfilelist.js
+++ b/apps/systemtags/src/systemtagsfilelist.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 					toggleSelect: true,
 					separator: ',',
 					query: _.bind(this._queryTagsAutocomplete, this),
+					minimumInputLength: 3,
 
 					id(tag) {
 						return tag.id
diff --git a/core/src/systemtags/systemtagsinputfield.js b/core/src/systemtags/systemtagsinputfield.js
index e1bbf5a34c65f..7c68a4b09ad31 100644
--- a/core/src/systemtags/systemtagsinputfield.js
+++ b/core/src/systemtags/systemtagsinputfield.js
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ import templateSelection from './templates/selection.handlebars'
 					multiple: this._multiple,
 					toggleSelect: this._multiple,
 					query: _.bind(this._queryTagsAutocomplete, this),
+					minimumInputLength: 3,
 					id: function(tag) {
 						return tag.id
 					},