diff --git a/lib/automation/llm_triage.rb b/lib/automation/llm_triage.rb
index d8bffa73..937696de 100644
--- a/lib/automation/llm_triage.rb
+++ b/lib/automation/llm_triage.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ module DiscourseAi
 
           changes = {}
           changes[:category_id] = category_id if category_id.present?
-          changes[:tags] = tags if SiteSetting.tagging_enabled? && tags.present?
+          if SiteSetting.tagging_enabled? && tags.present?
+            changes[:tags] = post.topic.tags.map(&:name).concat(tags)
+          end
 
           if changes.present?
             first_post = post.topic.posts.where(post_number: 1).first
diff --git a/spec/lib/modules/automation/llm_triage_spec.rb b/spec/lib/modules/automation/llm_triage_spec.rb
index 7e434603..c45c0f13 100644
--- a/spec/lib/modules/automation/llm_triage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/modules/automation/llm_triage_spec.rb
@@ -198,4 +198,24 @@ describe DiscourseAi::Automation::LlmTriage do
       expect(spy.model_params[:stop_sequences]).to contain_exactly(*sequences)
     end
   end
+
+  it "append rule tags instead of replacing them" do
+    tag_1 = Fabricate(:tag)
+    tag_2 = Fabricate(:tag)
+    post.topic.update!(tags: [tag_1])
+
+    DiscourseAi::Completions::Llm.with_prepared_responses(["bad"]) do
+      triage(
+        post: post,
+        model: "custom:#{llm_model.id}",
+        system_prompt: "test %%POST%%",
+        search_for_text: "bad",
+        flag_post: true,
+        tags: [tag_2.name],
+        automation: nil,
+      )
+    end
+
+    expect(post.topic.reload.tags).to contain_exactly(tag_1, tag_2)
+  end
 end