diff --git a/server/szurubooru/api/tag_api.py b/server/szurubooru/api/tag_api.py
index 59bc152..cc1c47c 100644
--- a/server/szurubooru/api/tag_api.py
+++ b/server/szurubooru/api/tag_api.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import datetime
-from szurubooru import search
+from szurubooru import db, search
 from szurubooru.api.base_api import BaseApi
 from szurubooru.func import auth, tags, snapshots
 
+def _create_if_needed(tag_names, user):
+    if not tag_names:
+        return
+    auth.verify_privilege(user, 'tags:create')
+    _existing_tags, new_tags = tags.get_or_create_tags_by_names(tag_names)
+    db.session.flush()
+    for tag in new_tags:
+        snapshots.save_entity_creation(tag, user)
+
 class TagListApi(BaseApi):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -23,6 +32,9 @@ class TagListApi(BaseApi):
         implications = ctx.get_param_as_list(
             'implications', required=False, default=[])
 
+        _create_if_needed(suggestions, ctx.user)
+        _create_if_needed(implications, ctx.user)
+
         tag = tags.create_tag(names, category, suggestions, implications)
         ctx.session.add(tag)
         ctx.session.flush()
@@ -48,12 +60,14 @@ class TagDetailApi(BaseApi):
                 tag, ctx.get_param_as_string('category'))
         if ctx.has_param('suggestions'):
             auth.verify_privilege(ctx.user, 'tags:edit:suggestions')
-            tags.update_tag_suggestions(
-                tag, ctx.get_param_as_list('suggestions'))
+            suggestions = ctx.get_param_as_list('suggestions')
+            _create_if_needed(suggestions, ctx.user)
+            tags.update_tag_suggestions(tag, suggestions)
         if ctx.has_param('implications'):
             auth.verify_privilege(ctx.user, 'tags:edit:implications')
-            tags.update_tag_implications(
-                tag, ctx.get_param_as_list('implications'))
+            implications = ctx.get_param_as_list('implications')
+            _create_if_needed(implications, ctx.user)
+            tags.update_tag_implications(tag, implications)
         tag.last_edit_time = datetime.datetime.now()
         ctx.session.flush()
         snapshots.save_entity_modification(tag, ctx.user)
diff --git a/server/szurubooru/func/tags.py b/server/szurubooru/func/tags.py
index 3fbf26c..3b3cd7b 100644
--- a/server/szurubooru/func/tags.py
+++ b/server/szurubooru/func/tags.py
@@ -214,13 +214,9 @@ def update_tag_names(tag, names):
 def update_tag_implications(tag, relations):
     if _check_name_intersection(_get_plain_names(tag), relations):
         raise InvalidTagRelationError('Tag cannot imply itself.')
-    related_tags, new_tags = get_or_create_tags_by_names(relations)
-    db.session.flush()
-    tag.implications = related_tags + new_tags
+    tag.implications = get_tags_by_names(relations)
 
 def update_tag_suggestions(tag, relations):
     if _check_name_intersection(_get_plain_names(tag), relations):
         raise InvalidTagRelationError('Tag cannot suggest itself.')
-    related_tags, new_tags = get_or_create_tags_by_names(relations)
-    db.session.flush()
-    tag.suggestions = related_tags + new_tags
+    tag.suggestions = get_tags_by_names(relations)
diff --git a/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_creating.py b/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_creating.py
index 78f8d87..e758f91 100644
--- a/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_creating.py
+++ b/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_creating.py
@@ -249,11 +249,12 @@ def test_reusing_suggestions_and_implications(test_ctx):
     }
 ])
 def test_tag_trying_to_relate_to_itself(test_ctx, input):
-    with pytest.raises(tags.InvalidTagRelationError):
+    with pytest.raises(tags.TagAlreadyExistsError):
         test_ctx.api.post(
             test_ctx.context_factory(
                 input=input,
                 user=test_ctx.user_factory(rank=db.User.RANK_REGULAR)))
+    db.session.rollback()
     assert tags.try_get_tag_by_name('tag') is None
 
 def test_trying_to_create_tag_without_privileges(test_ctx):
diff --git a/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_updating.py b/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_updating.py
index cde09ff..d94a033 100644
--- a/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_updating.py
+++ b/server/szurubooru/tests/api/test_tag_updating.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def test_ctx(
         'tag_name_regex': '^[^!]*$',
         'tag_category_name_regex': '^[^!]*$',
         'privileges': {
+            'tags:create': db.User.RANK_REGULAR,
             'tags:edit:names': db.User.RANK_REGULAR,
             'tags:edit:category': db.User.RANK_REGULAR,
             'tags:edit:suggestions': db.User.RANK_REGULAR,