diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js
index f8848e13a5..8715237e84 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default ['$scope', 'Refresh', 'tagSearchService',
         };
 
         // triggers a refilter of the list with the newTag
-        $scope.addTag = function(type) {
+        $scope.addTag = function($event, type) {
             var newTag = tagSearchService
                 .getTag($scope.currentSearchType,
                     $scope.newSearchTag,
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export default ['$scope', 'Refresh', 'tagSearchService',
                 tags.push(newTag);
                 $scope.updateSearch(tags);
             }
+            $event.stopPropagation();
         };
 
         // triggers a refilter of the list without the oldTag
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.partial.html
index 76c435fd99..65798db4a4 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.partial.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                     placeholder="Search">
                 <div class="TagSearch-searchButton"
                     ng-disabled="!newSearchTag"
-                    ng-click="addTag()"
+                    ng-click="addTag($event)"
                     ng-show="currentSearchType.type === 'text'">
                     <i class="fa fa-search"></i>
                 </div>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                             currentSearchType.type === 'select'">
                         <div class="TagSearch-dropdownItem"
                             ng-repeat="type in currentSearchType.typeOptions track by $index"
-                            ng-click="addTag(type)">
+                            ng-click="addTag($event, type)">
                             {{ type.label }}
                         </div>
                     </div>