diff --git a/src/columns/ColTags.cpp b/src/columns/ColTags.cpp
index a3189b9d2..22f82a2aa 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColTags.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColTags.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ void ColumnTags::measure (Task& task, unsigned int& minimum, unsigned int& maxim
           if (length > minimum)
             minimum = length;
         }
+
+        maximum = utf8_width (tags);
       }
 
       // No need to split a single tag.