diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
index f3c3ec528c03..27fd78980710 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
@@ -292,8 +292,12 @@ export class SavedMap {
 
     const prevTitle = this._attributes.title;
     const prevDescription = this._attributes.description;
+    const prevTags = this._tags;
     this._attributes.title = newTitle;
     this._attributes.description = newDescription;
+    if (newTags) {
+      this._tags = newTags;
+    }
     this._syncAttributesWithStore();
 
     let updatedMapEmbeddableInput: MapEmbeddableInput;
@@ -316,6 +320,7 @@ export class SavedMap {
       // Error toast displayed by wrapAttributes
       this._attributes.title = prevTitle;
       this._attributes.description = prevDescription;
+      this._tags = prevTags;
       return;
     }