diff --git a/app/TransactionRules/Actions/AddTag.php b/app/TransactionRules/Actions/AddTag.php
index d5e25c8be9..c7bcea80ee 100644
--- a/app/TransactionRules/Actions/AddTag.php
+++ b/app/TransactionRules/Actions/AddTag.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions;
 
+use FireflyIII\Enums\TransactionTypeEnum;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use FireflyIII\Events\Model\Rule\RuleActionFailedOnArray;
 use FireflyIII\Events\TriggeredAuditLog;
@@ -54,6 +55,13 @@ class AddTag implements ActionInterface
         $tagName = $this->action->getValue($journal);
         $tag     = $factory->findOrCreate($tagName);
 
+        $type = $journal['transaction_type_type'];
+        if(TransactionTypeEnum::OPENING_BALANCE->value === $type || TransactionTypeEnum::LIABILITY_CREDIT->value === $type || TransactionTypeEnum::INVALID->value === $type) {
+            // fail silently on invalid transaction types.
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (null === $tag) {
             // could not find, could not create tag.
             event(new RuleActionFailedOnArray($this->action, $journal, trans('rules.find_or_create_tag_failed', ['tag' => $tagName])));
@@ -61,11 +69,7 @@ class AddTag implements ActionInterface
             return false;
         }
 
-        $count   = DB::table('tag_transaction_journal')
-            ->where('tag_id', $tag->id)
-            ->where('transaction_journal_id', $journal['transaction_journal_id'])
-            ->count()
-        ;
+        $count   = DB::table('tag_transaction_journal')->where('tag_id', $tag->id)->where('transaction_journal_id', $journal['transaction_journal_id'])->count();
         if (0 === $count) {
             // add to journal:
             DB::table('tag_transaction_journal')->insert(['tag_id' => $tag->id, 'transaction_journal_id' => $journal['transaction_journal_id']]);
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 821ec7980c..bd45a2ec20 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Fixed
 
 - [Discussion 11211](https://github.com/orgs/firefly-iii/discussions/11211) (question about Transaction journal ID) started by @zhiiwg
+- #11267
 
 ### API