diff --git a/src/lib/ai-tagger.ts b/src/lib/ai-tagger.ts
index b83211c..fc04423 100644
--- a/src/lib/ai-tagger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ai-tagger.ts
@@ -533,7 +533,11 @@ export async function generateItemDescription(itemKey: string): Promise<string>
     base64Images = [fs.readFileSync(thumbnailPath, 'base64')]
   }
 
-  const systemPrompt = `You are a media cataloging assistant. Describe the given image briefly and objectively in 1-3 sentences.${config.promptDescribe ? ' ' + config.promptDescribe : ''}`
+  const { tags: currentTags } = getResolvedTagsForItem(itemKey)
+  const tagContext = currentTags.length > 0
+    ? ` This content has the following tags applied describing it: ${currentTags.map((t) => t.name).join(', ')}. Use these as additional context and treat them as a source of truth, overriding any conflicting assumptions made from the image.`
+    : ''
+  const systemPrompt = `You are a media cataloging assistant. Describe the given image briefly and objectively in 1-3 sentences.${config.promptDescribe ? ' ' + config.promptDescribe : ''}${tagContext}`
 
   const description = await callVisionApiText(config.endpoint, describeModel, base64Images, systemPrompt)