diff --git a/question/amd/build/edit_tags.min.js b/question/amd/build/edit_tags.min.js
index cf0aed5387c..cb3dc1915b0 100644
--- a/question/amd/build/edit_tags.min.js
+++ b/question/amd/build/edit_tags.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-define(["jquery","core/fragment","core/str","core/modal_events","core/modal_factory","core/notification","core/custom_interaction_events","core_question/repository","core_question/selectors"],function(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i){var j=function(a){a.find(i.actions.save).prop("disabled",!1)},k=function(a){a.find(i.actions.save).prop("disabled",!0)},l=function(a){return a.getBody().find("form").serialize()},m=function(a){var b=a.find(i.containers.loadingIcon);b.removeClass("hidden")},n=function(a){var b=a.find(i.containers.loadingIcon);b.addClass("hidden")},o=function(h){var l=e.create({type:e.types.SAVE_CANCEL,large:!1},[h,i.actions.edittags]).then(function(a){return c.get_string("questiontags","question").then(function(b){return a.setTitle(b),b}).fail(f.exception),a.getRoot().on(d.save,function(b){var c=a.getBody().find("form");c.submit(),b.preventDefault()}),a.getRoot().on("submit","form",function(b){p(a,h).then(function(){a.hide()}).fail(f.exception),b.preventDefault(),b.stopPropagation()}),a});h.on(g.events.activate,i.actions.edittags,function(c){var d=a(c.currentTarget),e=d.data("questionid"),g=!!d.data("canedit"),o=d.data("contextid");l.then(function(a){k(h),m(h);var c={id:e},d=b.loadFragment("question","tags_form",o,c);return a.setBody(d),d.then(function(){j(h)}).always(function(){n(h)}).fail(f.exception),g?a.getRoot().find(i.actions.save).show():a.getRoot().find(i.actions.save).hide(),a}).fail(f.exception),c.preventDefault()})},p=function(a,b){k(b),m(b);var c=l(a);return h.submitTagCreateUpdateForm(c).always(function(){n(b),j(b)}).fail(f.exception)};return{init:function(b){b=a(b),o(b)}}});
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+define(["jquery","core/fragment","core/str","core/modal_events","core/modal_factory","core/notification","core/custom_interaction_events","core_question/repository","core_question/selectors"],function(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i){var j=function(a){a.find(i.actions.save).prop("disabled",!1)},k=function(a){a.find(i.actions.save).prop("disabled",!0)},l=function(a){return a.getBody().find("form").serialize()},m=function(a){var b=a.find(i.containers.loadingIcon);b.removeClass("hidden")},n=function(a){var b=a.find(i.containers.loadingIcon);b.addClass("hidden")},o=function(h){var l=e.create({type:e.types.SAVE_CANCEL,large:!1},[h,i.actions.edittags]).then(function(a){return c.get_string("questiontags","question").then(function(b){return a.setTitle(b),b}).fail(f.exception),a.getRoot().on(d.save,function(b){var c=a.getBody().find("form");c.submit(),b.preventDefault()}),a.getRoot().on("submit","form",function(b){p(a,h).then(function(){a.hide()}).fail(f.exception),b.preventDefault(),b.stopPropagation()}),a});h.on(g.events.activate,i.actions.edittags,function(c){var d=a(c.currentTarget),e=d.data("questionid"),g=!!d.data("cantag"),o=d.data("contextid");l.then(function(a){k(h),m(h);var c={id:e},d=b.loadFragment("question","tags_form",o,c);return a.setBody(d),d.then(function(){j(h)}).always(function(){n(h)}).fail(f.exception),g?a.getRoot().find(i.actions.save).show():a.getRoot().find(i.actions.save).hide(),a}).fail(f.exception),c.preventDefault()})},p=function(a,b){k(b),m(b);var c=l(a);return h.submitTagCreateUpdateForm(c).always(function(){n(b),j(b)}).fail(f.exception)};return{init:function(b){b=a(b),o(b)}}});
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diff --git a/question/amd/src/edit_tags.js b/question/amd/src/edit_tags.js
index 83d5f9a36de..6bfabe03822 100644
--- a/question/amd/src/edit_tags.js
+++ b/question/amd/src/edit_tags.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ define([
             var currentTarget = $(e.currentTarget);
 
             var questionId = currentTarget.data('questionid'),
-                canEdit = !!currentTarget.data('canedit'),
+                canTag = !!currentTarget.data('cantag'),
                 contextId = currentTarget.data('contextid');
 
             // This code gets called each time the user clicks the tag link
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ define([
 
                 // Show or hide the save button depending on whether the user
                 // has the capability to edit the tags.
-                if (canEdit) {
+                if (canTag) {
                     modal.getRoot().find(QuestionSelectors.actions.save).show();
                 } else {
                     modal.getRoot().find(QuestionSelectors.actions.save).hide();
diff --git a/question/classes/bank/tags_action_column.php b/question/classes/bank/tags_action_column.php
index 5f49808d55c..7ff372bb048 100644
--- a/question/classes/bank/tags_action_column.php
+++ b/question/classes/bank/tags_action_column.php
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ class tags_action_column extends action_column_base {
         if (\core_tag_tag::is_enabled('core_question', 'question') &&
                 question_has_capability_on($question, 'view')) {
 
-            $canedit = question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit');
+            $cantag = question_has_capability_on($question, 'tag');
             $category = $DB->get_record('question_categories', ['id' => $question->category], 'contextid');
             $url = $this->qbank->edit_question_url($question->id);
 
-            $this->print_tag_icon($question->id, $url, $canedit, $category->contextid);
+            $this->print_tag_icon($question->id, $url, $cantag, $category->contextid);
         }
     }
 
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ class tags_action_column extends action_column_base {
      *
      * @param int $id The question ID.
      * @param string $url Editing question url.
-     * @param bool $canedit Whether the user can edit questions or not.
+     * @param bool $cantag Whether the user can tag questions or not.
      * @param int $contextid Question category context ID.
      */
-    protected function print_tag_icon($id, $url, $canedit, $contextid) {
+    protected function print_tag_icon($id, $url, $cantag, $contextid) {
         global $OUTPUT;
 
         $params = [
             'data-action' => 'edittags',
-            'data-canedit' => $canedit,
+            'data-cantag' => $cantag,
             'data-contextid' => $contextid,
             'data-questionid' => $id
         ];
diff --git a/question/classes/external.php b/question/classes/external.php
index 6210ff7f3a7..ecc48767739 100644
--- a/question/classes/external.php
+++ b/question/classes/external.php
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ class core_question_external extends external_api {
             $question = $DB->get_record('question', array('id' => $questionid));
 
             require_once($CFG->libdir . '/questionlib.php');
-            $canedit = question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit');
+            $cantag = question_has_capability_on($question, 'tag');
 
             require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/type/tags_form.php');
-            $mform = new \core_question\form\tags(null, null, 'post', '', null, $canedit, $data);
+            $mform = new \core_question\form\tags(null, null, 'post', '', null, $cantag, $data);
 
             if ($validateddata = $mform->get_data()) {
                 // Due to a mform bug, if there's no tags set on the tag element, it submits the name as the value.
                 // The only way to discover is checking if the tag element is an array.
-                if ($canedit) {
+                if ($cantag) {
                     if (is_array($validateddata->tags)) {
                         $categorycontext = context::instance_by_id($validateddata->contextid);
 
diff --git a/question/lib.php b/question/lib.php
index 5c04b33831d..842e050a95e 100644
--- a/question/lib.php
+++ b/question/lib.php
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ function core_question_output_fragment_tags_form($args) {
             $toform->tags = core_tag_tag::get_item_tags_array('core_question', 'question', $question->id);
         }
 
-        $canedit = question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit');
-        $mform = new \core_question\form\tags(null, null, 'post', '', null, $canedit, $toform);
+        $cantag = question_has_capability_on($question, 'tag');
+        $mform = new \core_question\form\tags(null, null, 'post', '', null, $cantag, $toform);
         $mform->set_data($toform);
 
         return $mform->render();
diff --git a/question/type/edit_question_form.php b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
index 0ac8c142cf4..bdc48a96f74 100644
--- a/question/type/edit_question_form.php
+++ b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
         // Any questiontype specific fields.
         $this->definition_inner($mform);
 
-        if (core_tag_tag::is_enabled('core_question', 'question')) {
+        if (core_tag_tag::is_enabled('core_question', 'question')
+                && question_has_capability_on($this->question, 'tag')) {
             $mform->addElement('header', 'tagsheader', get_string('tags'));
         }
         $mform->addElement('tags', 'tags', get_string('tags'),