diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/components/tagSelector/tagSelectorList.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/components/tagSelector/tagSelectorList.jsx
index e9d6f826c0..5e88c40099 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/components/tagSelector/tagSelectorList.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/components/tagSelector/tagSelectorList.jsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class TagList extends React.PureComponent {
 				forceNewLine = true;
 			}
 			// size of the colored dot + space between the dot and the tag name always sums up to fontSize (e.g., 8px + 3px at 11px fontSize)
-			const tagColorWidth = (tag.color && !Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji(tag.name)) ? this.props.fontSize : 0;
+			const tagColorWidth = (tag.color && !Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji(tag.name)) ? this.props.fontSize : 0;
 			let tagWidth = tagPaddingLeft + Math.min(tag.width, tagMaxWidth) + tagPaddingRight + tagColorWidth;
 			// If first row or cell fits, add to current row
 			if (!forceNewLine && (i == 0 || ((rowX + tagWidth) < (this.props.width - panePaddingRight - this.scrollbarWidth)))) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class TagList extends React.PureComponent {
 		if (tag.disabled) {
 			className += ' disabled';
 		}
-		if (Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji(tag.name)) {
+		if (Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji(tag.name)) {
 			className += ' emoji';
 		}
 		
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/elements/tagsBox.js b/chrome/content/zotero/elements/tagsBox.js
index 312367e2b1..c5579ebec3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/elements/tagsBox.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/elements/tagsBox.js
@@ -140,22 +140,10 @@
 
 			var tags = this.item.getTags();
 
-			// Sort tags alphabetically
-			var collation = Zotero.getLocaleCollation();
-			tags.sort((a, b) => {
-				let aTag = a.tag;
-				let bTag = b.tag;
-				let aHasColor = this._tagColors.has(aTag);
-				let bHasColor = this._tagColors.has(bTag);
-				// Sort colored tags to the top
-				if (aHasColor && !bHasColor) {
-					return -1;
-				}
-				if (!aHasColor && bHasColor) {
-					return 1;
-				}
-				return collation.compareString(1, aTag, bTag);
-			});
+
+			// Sort tags alphabetically with colored tags at the top followed by emoji tags
+			tags.sort((a, b) => Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(this.item.libraryID, a.tag, b.tag));
+			
 
 			for (let i = 0; i < tags.length; i++) {
 				this.addDynamicRow(tags[i], i + 1);
@@ -523,24 +511,18 @@
 			row = this.addDynamicRow(tagData, false, true);
 			var elem = row.getElementsByAttribute('fieldname', 'tag')[0];
 
-			// Move row to appropriate place, alphabetically
-			var collation = Zotero.getLocaleCollation();
-			var tagEditables = rowsElement.getElementsByAttribute('fieldname', 'tag');
-
-			var inserted = false;
-			for (let editable of tagEditables) {
-				// Sort tags without colors below tags with colors
-				if (!color && this._tagColors.has(editable.value)
-						|| editable.value && collation.compareString(1, tagName, editable.value) > 0) {
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				rowsElement.insertBefore(row, editable.parentNode);
-				inserted = true;
-				break;
+			// Construct what the array of tags would be if this tag was a part of it
+			let newTagsArray = this.item.getTags();
+			newTagsArray.push({ tag: tagName, color: color || null });
+			// Sort it with the colored tags on top, followed by emoji tags, followed by everything else
+			newTagsArray.sort((a, b) => Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(this._item.libraryID, a.tag, b.tag));
+			// Find where the new tag should be placed and insert it there
+			let newTagIndex = newTagsArray.findIndex(tag => tag.tag == tagName);
+			if (newTagIndex < rowsElement.childNodes.length) {
+				rowsElement.insertBefore(row, rowsElement.childNodes[newTagIndex]);
 			}
-			if (!inserted) {
-				rowsElement.appendChild(row);
+			else {
+				rowsElement.append(row);
 			}
 
 			this.updateCount(this.count + 1);
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx
index 7d0dd50b8e..2d616699e3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx
@@ -2801,15 +2801,14 @@ var ItemTree = class ItemTree extends LibraryTree {
 
 		let tagAriaLabel = '';
 		let tagSpans = [];
-		let coloredTags = item.getColoredTags();
+		let coloredTags = item.getItemsListTags();
 		if (coloredTags.length) {
 			let { emoji, colored } = coloredTags.reduce((acc, tag) => {
-				acc[Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji(tag.tag) ? 'emoji' : 'colored'].push(tag);
+				acc[Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji(tag.tag) ? 'emoji' : 'colored'].push(tag);
 				return acc;
 			}, { emoji: [], colored: [] });
 			
-			tagSpans.push(...emoji.map(x => this._getTagSwatch(x.tag)));
-			
+			// Add colored tags first
 			if (colored.length) {
 				let coloredTagSpans = colored.map(x => this._getTagSwatch(x.tag, x.color));
 				let coloredTagSpanWrapper = document.createElement('span');
@@ -2817,6 +2816,9 @@ var ItemTree = class ItemTree extends LibraryTree {
 				coloredTagSpanWrapper.append(...coloredTagSpans);
 				tagSpans.push(coloredTagSpanWrapper);
 			}
+			
+			// Add emoji tags after
+			tagSpans.push(...emoji.map(x => this._getTagSwatch(x.tag)));
 
 			tagAriaLabel = coloredTags.length == 1 ? Zotero.getString('searchConditions.tag') : Zotero.getString('itemFields.tags');
 			tagAriaLabel += ' ' + coloredTags.map(x => x.tag).join(', ') + '.';
@@ -3864,12 +3866,13 @@ var ItemTree = class ItemTree extends LibraryTree {
 	_getTagSwatch(tag, color) {
 		let span = document.createElement('span');
 		span.className = 'tag-swatch';
-		// If only emoji, display directly
+		let extractedEmojis = Zotero.Tags.extractEmojiForItemsList(tag);
+		// If contains emojis, display directly
 		//
 		// TODO: Check for a maximum number of graphemes, which is hard to do
 		// https://stackoverflow.com/a/54369605
-		if (Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji(tag)) {
-			span.textContent = tag;
+		if (extractedEmojis) {
+			span.textContent = extractedEmojis;
 			span.className += ' emoji';
 		}
 		// Otherwise display color
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjectUtilities.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjectUtilities.js
index bc4ec601e2..2ba4b6875d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjectUtilities.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjectUtilities.js
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ Zotero.DataObjectUtilities = {
 		numNotes: () => 0,
 		isAttachment: () => false,
 		numAttachments: () => false,
-		getColoredTags: () => false,
+		getItemsListTags: () => [],
 		isRegularItem: () => false, // Should be false to prevent items dropped into deleted searches
 		getNotes: () => [],
 		getAttachments: () => [],
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index 9ce1ccfd89..41fdf91349 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -4535,33 +4535,20 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype.getItemTypeIconName = function (skipLinkMode = false) {
 };
 
 
-Zotero.Item.prototype.getTagColors = function () {
-	Zotero.warn("Zotero.Item::getTagColors() is deprecated -- use Zotero.Item::getColoredTags()");
-	return this.getColoredTags().map(x => x.color);
-};
-
-
 /**
- * Return tags and colors
+ * Return tags with assigned colors and tags that contain emojis
  *
  * @return {Object[]} - Array of object with 'tag' and 'color' properties
  */
-Zotero.Item.prototype.getColoredTags = function () {
+Zotero.Item.prototype.getItemsListTags = function () {
 	var tags = this.getTags();
 	if (!tags.length) return [];
-	
-	let colorData = [];
 	let tagColors = Zotero.Tags.getColors(this.libraryID);
-	for (let tag of tags) {
-		let data = tagColors.get(tag.tag);
-		if (data) {
-			colorData.push({tag: tag.tag, ...data});
-		}
-	}
-	return colorData.sort((a, b) => a.position - b.position).map(x => ({ tag: x.tag, color: x.color }));
+	let colorOrEmojiTags = tags.filter(tag => tagColors.get(tag.tag) || Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji(tag.tag));
+	colorOrEmojiTags.sort((a, b) => Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(this.libraryID, a.tag, b.tag));
+	return colorOrEmojiTags.map(x => ({ tag: x.tag, color: tagColors.get(x.tag)?.color || null }));
 };
 
-
 /**
  * Compares this item to another
  *
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
index c1d1702924..5a534bc76f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@ Zotero.Tags = new function() {
 			else {
 				tagColors.splice(position, 0, newObj);
 			}
+			_libraryColorsByName[libraryID].set(name, {
+				color: color,
+				position: position
+			});
 		}
 		
 		if (tagColors.length) {
@@ -991,7 +995,35 @@ Zotero.Tags = new function() {
 			ctx.fill();
 		}
 	}
-	
+
+	// Return the first sequence of emojis from a string
+	this.extractEmojiForItemsList = function (str) {
+		// Split by anything that is not an emoji, Zero Width Joiner, or Variation Selector-16
+		// And return first continuous span of emojis
+		let re = /[^\p{Extended_Pictographic}\u200D\uFE0F]+/gu;
+		return str.split(re).filter(Boolean)[0] || null;
+	};
+
+	// Used as parameter for .sort() method on an array of tags
+	// Orders colored tags first by their position
+	// Then order tags with emojis alphabetically.
+	// Then order all remaining tags alphabetically
+	this.compareTagsOrder = function (libraryID, tagA, tagB) {
+		var collation = Zotero.getLocaleCollation();
+		let tagColors = this.getColors(libraryID);
+		let colorForA = tagColors.get(tagA);
+		let colorForB = tagColors.get(tagB);
+		if (colorForA && !colorForB) return -1;
+		if (!colorForA && colorForB) return 1;
+		if (colorForA && colorForB) {
+			return colorForA.position - colorForB.position;
+		}
+		let emojiForA = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji(tagA);
+		let emojiForB = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji(tagB);
+		if (emojiForA && !emojiForB) return -1;
+		if (!emojiForA && emojiForB) return 1;
+		return collation.compareString(1, tagA, tagB);
+	};
 	
 	/**
 	 * Compare two API JSON tag objects
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
index 20464b4f87..eb000e99e3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
@@ -396,10 +396,9 @@ Zotero.Utilities.Internal = {
 		return s;
 	},
 	
-	isOnlyEmoji: function (str) {
-		// Remove emoji, Zero Width Joiner, and Variation Selector-16 and see if anything's left
-		const re = /\p{Extended_Pictographic}|\u200D|\uFE0F/gu;
-		return !str.replace(re, '');
+	containsEmoji: function (str) {
+		let re = /\p{Extended_Pictographic}/gu;
+		return !!str.match(re);
 	},
 
 	includesEmoji: function (str) {
diff --git a/test/tests/itemTest.js b/test/tests/itemTest.js
index 5029628f40..c32ec017fd 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemTest.js
@@ -1849,6 +1849,49 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 			assert.sameDeepMembers(tags, [{ tag: 'a' }, { tag: 'b' }]);
 		})
 	})
+
+	describe("#getItemsListTags", function() {
+		it("should return tags with emojis after colored tags", async function () {
+			var tags = [
+				{
+					tag: "BBB ⭐️⭐️"
+				},
+				{
+					tag: "ZZZ 👲"
+				},
+				{
+					tag: "colored tag two"
+				},
+				{
+					tag: "AAA 😀"
+				},
+				{
+					tag: "colored tag one"
+				},
+				{
+					tag: "not included"
+				}
+			];
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(Zotero.Libraries.userLibraryID, "colored tag one", "#990000");
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(Zotero.Libraries.userLibraryID, "colored tag two", "#FF6666");
+
+			var item = new Zotero.Item('journalArticle');
+			item.setTags(tags);
+			await item.saveTx();
+
+			var itemListTags = item.getItemsListTags();
+			var expected = [
+				{ tag: "colored tag one", color: "#990000" },
+				{ tag: "colored tag two", color: "#FF6666" },
+				{ tag: "AAA 😀", color: null },
+				{ tag: "BBB ⭐️⭐️", color: null },
+				{ tag: "ZZZ 👲", color: null },
+			];
+			for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+				assert.deepEqual(itemListTags[i], expected[i]);
+			}
+		});
+	});
 	
 	//
 	// Relations and related items
diff --git a/test/tests/tagsTest.js b/test/tests/tagsTest.js
index 849a3167eb..e3b580b9d0 100644
--- a/test/tests/tagsTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/tagsTest.js
@@ -222,4 +222,56 @@ describe("Zotero.Tags", function () {
 			]);
 		});
 	});
-})
+
+	describe("#extractEmojiForItemsList()", function () {
+		it("should return first emoji span", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.extractEmojiForItemsList("🐩🐩🐩  🐩🐩🐩🐩"), "🐩🐩🐩");
+		});
+		it("should return first emoji span when string doesn't start with emoji", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.extractEmojiForItemsList("./'!@#$ 🐩🐩🐩  🐩🐩🐩🐩"), "🐩🐩🐩");
+		});
+		
+		it("should return first emoji span for text with an emoji with Variation Selector-16", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.extractEmojiForItemsList("Here are ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"), "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️");
+		});
+		
+		it("should return first emoji span for text with an emoji made up of multiple characters with ZWJ", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.extractEmojiForItemsList("We are 👨‍🌾👨‍🌾. And I am a 👨‍🏫."), "👨‍🌾👨‍🌾");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("#compareTagsOrder()", function () {
+		it('should order colored tags by position and other tags - alphabetically', async function () {
+			var libraryID = Zotero.Libraries.userLibraryID;
+			await createDataObject('item', {
+				tags: [
+					{ tag: 'one' },
+					{ tag: 'two', type: 1 },
+					{ tag: 'three' },
+					{ tag: 'four', type: 1 },
+					{ tag: 'five' },
+					{ tag: 'six😀' },
+					{ tag: 'seven😀' }
+				]
+			});
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(libraryID, 'three', '#111111', 0);
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(libraryID, 'four', '#222222', 1);
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(libraryID, 'two', '#222222', 2);
+ 
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'three', 'one'), -1, "colored vs ordinary tag -> -1");
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'one', 'three'), 1, "ordinary vs colored -> 1");
+
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'three', 'six😀'), -1, "colored vs emoji tag -> -1");
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'six😀', 'three'), 1, "emoji vs colored tag -> 1");
+
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'two', 'three'), 2, "colored vs colored => compare their positions");
+			
+
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'one', 'six😀'), 1, "ordinary tag vs tag with emoji -> 1");
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'six😀', 'one'), -1, "tag with emoji vs ordinary tag -> -1");
+
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'six😀', 'seven😀'), 1, "both emoji tags -> alphabetical");
+			assert.isAbove(Zotero.Tags.compareTagsOrder(libraryID, 'one', 'five'), 0, "ordinary tag vs ordinary tag -> alphabetical");
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/tests/tagsboxTest.js b/test/tests/tagsboxTest.js
index 4891a1ceba..b7b8525b90 100644
--- a/test/tests/tagsboxTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/tagsboxTest.js
@@ -143,4 +143,78 @@ describe("Item Tags Box", function () {
 			assert.equal(rows.length, 0);
 		})
 	})
+
+	describe("#render", function() {
+		it("should render colored tags followed by emoji tags followed by ordinary tags", async function() {
+			let item = await createDataObject('item', {
+				tags: [
+					{ tag: 'A_usual_tag' },
+					{ tag: 'B_usual_tag' },
+					{ tag: 'C_emoji_tag😀' },
+					{ tag: 'D_emoji_tag😀' },
+					{ tag: 'E_colored_tag' },
+					{ tag: 'F_colored_tag' },
+				]
+			});
+
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(item.libraryID, 'F_colored_tag', '#111111', 0);
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(item.libraryID, 'E_colored_tag', '#222222', 1);
+
+			var tagsbox = doc.querySelector('#zotero-editpane-tags');
+			var tagRows = [...tagsbox.querySelectorAll(".row")];
+
+			// Colored tags sorted first by their position
+			assert.equal(tagRows[0].querySelector("editable-text").value, "F_colored_tag");
+			assert.equal(tagRows[1].querySelector("editable-text").value, "E_colored_tag");
+			// Followed by emoji tags sorted alphabetically
+			assert.equal(tagRows[2].querySelector("editable-text").value, "C_emoji_tag😀");
+			assert.equal(tagRows[3].querySelector("editable-text").value, "D_emoji_tag😀");
+			// Followed by remaining tags sorted alphabetically
+			assert.equal(tagRows[4].querySelector("editable-text").value, "A_usual_tag");
+			assert.equal(tagRows[5].querySelector("editable-text").value, "B_usual_tag");
+		});
+
+		it("should add a new tag at the correct position", async function () {
+			// Create a colored tag that the item does not have
+			await createDataObject('item', {
+				tags: [
+					{ tag: 'a_colored_tag' },
+				]
+			});
+
+			// Create item with a lot of tags - colored, emoji and usual
+			let item = await createDataObject('item', {
+				tags: [
+					{ tag: 'AA_usual_tag' },
+					{ tag: 'BB_usual_tag' },
+					{ tag: 'CC_emoji_tag😀' },
+					{ tag: 'DD_emoji_tag😀' },
+					{ tag: 'EE_colored_tag' },
+					{ tag: 'FF_colored_tag' },
+				]
+			});
+
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(item.libraryID, 'FF_colored_tag', '#111111', 0);
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(item.libraryID, 'EE_colored_tag', '#222222', 1);
+			await Zotero.Tags.setColor(item.libraryID, 'a_colored_tag', '#222222', 2);
+
+			var tagsbox = doc.querySelector('#zotero-editpane-tags');
+			var tagRows;
+			
+			// should be added above all usual tags but below colored and emoji
+			tagsbox.add("a_usual_tag");
+			tagRows = [...tagsbox.querySelectorAll(".row")];
+			assert.equal(tagRows[4].querySelector("editable-text").value, "a_usual_tag");
+
+			// should be added below colored tags above all other emoji tags
+			tagsbox.add("a_emoji_tag😀");
+			tagRows = [...tagsbox.querySelectorAll(".row")];
+			assert.equal(tagRows[2].querySelector("editable-text").value, "a_emoji_tag😀");
+
+			// should be added at the position of the colored tag
+			tagsbox.add("a_colored_tag");
+			tagRows = [...tagsbox.querySelectorAll(".row")];
+			assert.equal(tagRows[2].querySelector("editable-text").value, "a_colored_tag");
+		});
+	});
 })
diff --git a/test/tests/utilities_internalTest.js b/test/tests/utilities_internalTest.js
index d2f209cb1e..3f3c413c84 100644
--- a/test/tests/utilities_internalTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/utilities_internalTest.js
@@ -86,25 +86,24 @@ describe("Zotero.Utilities.Internal", function () {
 	});
 	
 	
-	describe("#isOnlyEmoji()", function () {
-		it("should return true for emoji", function () {
-			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji("🐩"));
+	describe("#containsEmoji()", function () {
+		it("should return true for text with an emoji", function () {
+			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji("🐩 Hello 🐩"));
 		});
 		
-		it("should return true for emoji with text representation that use Variation Selector-16", function () {
-			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji("⭐️"));
+		it("should return true for text with an emoji with text representation that use Variation Selector-16", function () {
+			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji("This is a ⭐️"));
 		});
 		
-		it("should return true for emoji made up of multiple characters with ZWJ", function () {
-			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji("👨‍🌾"));
+		it("should return true for text with an emoji made up of multiple characters with ZWJ", function () {
+			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji("I am a 👨‍🌾"));
 		});
 		
 		it("should return false for integer", function () {
-			assert.isFalse(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.isOnlyEmoji("0"));
+			assert.isFalse(Zotero.Utilities.Internal.containsEmoji("0"));
 		});
 	});
 	
-	
 	describe("#delayGenerator", function () {
 		var spy;