diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index 29026576cf..7e87a0a51b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ endif; ?>
 $pagenum = isset( $_GET['pagenum'] ) ? absint( $_GET['pagenum'] ) : 0;
 if ( empty($pagenum) )
 	$pagenum = 1;
-if( ! isset( $tagsperpage ) || $tagsperpage < 0 )
-	$tagsperpage = 20;
 
+$tagsperpage = apply_filters("tagsperpage",20);
+	
 $page_links = paginate_links( array(
 	'base' => add_query_arg( 'pagenum', '%#%' ),
 	'format' => '',