diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
index 24843c1844..24ccdecb72 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 NameLessThan = nameLessThan,
                 NameStartsWith = nameStartsWith,
                 NameStartsWithOrGreater = nameStartsWithOrGreater,
-                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, ',', true),
+                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, '|', true),
                 OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, ',', true),
                 Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds),
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 NameLessThan = nameLessThan,
                 NameStartsWith = nameStartsWith,
                 NameStartsWithOrGreater = nameStartsWithOrGreater,
-                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, ',', true),
+                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, '|', true),
                 OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, ',', true),
                 Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds),
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
index 831a9ab8fb..45398dfd3c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 NameLessThan = nameLessThan,
                 NameStartsWith = nameStartsWith,
                 NameStartsWithOrGreater = nameStartsWithOrGreater,
-                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, ',', true),
+                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, '|', true),
                 OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, ',', true),
                 Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds),