1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/column_settings.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/column_settings.js
index 142118cef..ede8907e5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/column_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/column_settings.js
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@ class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   };
 
-  onSelect = mode => value => this.props.onChange(['tags', mode], value);
+  onSelect = mode => value => {
+    const oldValue = this.tags(mode);
+
+    // Prevent changes that add more than 4 tags, but allow removing
+    // tags that were already added before
+    if ((value.length > 4) && !(value < oldValue)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.props.onChange(['tags', mode], value);
+  };
 
   onToggle = () => {
     if (this.state.open && this.hasTags()) {