diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index 81d0e5ba0b..358530faec 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 """InvenTree API version information."""
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 433
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 434
 """Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about."""
 
 INVENTREE_API_TEXT = """
 
+v434 -> 2025-12-16 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/11021
+    - The "tags" fields (on various API endpoints) is now optional, and disabled by default
+    - To request tags information, add "tags=true" to the API request query parameters
+
 v433 -> 2025-12-16 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/11023
     - "substitutes" field on the BomItem API endpoint is now excluded by default
     - Add "?substitutes=true" query parameter to include substitute parts in BomItem API endpoint(s)
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
index e9034344b5..6c21d9b2d6 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from rest_framework.fields import empty
 from rest_framework.mixins import ListModelMixin
 from rest_framework.serializers import DecimalField
 from rest_framework.utils import model_meta
-from taggit.serializers import TaggitSerializer
+from taggit.serializers import TaggitSerializer, TagListSerializerField
 
 import common.models as common_models
 import InvenTree.ready
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ class FilterableSerializerMixin:
         if getattr(self, '_exporting_data', False):
             return
 
+        # Skip filtering for a write requests - all fields should be present for data creation
+        if request := self.context.get('request', None):
+            if method := getattr(request, 'method', None):
+                if str(method).lower() in ['post', 'put', 'patch']:
+                    return
+
         # Throw out fields which are not requested (either by default or explicitly)
         for k, v in self.filter_target_values.items():
             # See `enable_filter` where` is_filterable and is_filterable_vals are set
@@ -253,6 +259,13 @@ class FilterableIntegerField(FilterableSerializerField, serializers.IntegerField
     """Custom IntegerField which allows filtering."""
 
 
+class FilterableTagListField(FilterableSerializerField, TagListSerializerField):
+    """Custom TagListSerializerField which allows filtering."""
+
+    class Meta:
+        """Empty Meta class."""
+
+
 # endregion
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/build/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/build/serializers.py
index 19e01491a8..b13d5fdf17 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/build/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/build/serializers.py
@@ -1238,7 +1238,6 @@ class BuildItemSerializer(
         filter_name='stock_detail',
         prefetch_fields=[
             'stock_item',
-            'stock_item__tags',
             'stock_item__part',
             'stock_item__supplier_part',
             'stock_item__supplier_part__manufacturer_part',
@@ -1257,7 +1256,7 @@ class BuildItemSerializer(
             allow_null=True,
         ),
         True,
-        prefetch_fields=['stock_item__location', 'stock_item__location__tags'],
+        prefetch_fields=['stock_item__location'],
     )
 
     build_detail = enable_filter(
@@ -1389,7 +1388,6 @@ class BuildLineSerializer(
             'allocations__stock_item__supplier_part',
             'allocations__stock_item__supplier_part__manufacturer_part',
             'allocations__stock_item__location',
-            'allocations__stock_item__tags',
         ],
     )
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/filters.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/filters.py
index b75aea3a95..35b59908ed 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/filters.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/filters.py
@@ -380,3 +380,21 @@ def enable_parameters_filter():
             'parameters_list__template',
         ],
     )
+
+
+def enable_tags_filter(default: bool = False):
+    """Add an optional 'tags' field to an API serializer.
+
+    Arguments:
+        default: If True, enable the filter by default.
+
+    If applied, this field will automatically prefetch the 'tags' relationship.
+    """
+    from InvenTree.serializers import FilterableTagListField
+
+    return InvenTree.serializers.enable_filter(
+        FilterableTagListField(required=False),
+        default,
+        filter_name='tags',
+        prefetch_fields=['tags', 'tagged_items', 'tagged_items__tag'],
+    )
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
index b69593a559..d2fee07132 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ from error_report.models import Error
 from flags.state import flag_state
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
-from taggit.serializers import TagListSerializerField
 
+import common.filters
 import common.models as common_models
 import common.validators
 import generic.states.custom
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class FailedTaskSerializer(InvenTreeModelSerializer):
     result = serializers.CharField()
 
 
-class AttachmentSerializer(InvenTreeModelSerializer):
+class AttachmentSerializer(FilterableSerializerMixin, InvenTreeModelSerializer):
     """Serializer class for the Attachment model."""
 
     class Meta:
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class AttachmentSerializer(InvenTreeModelSerializer):
                 'model_type'
             ].choices = common.validators.attachment_model_options()
 
-    tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
+    tags = common.filters.enable_tags_filter()
 
     user_detail = UserSerializer(source='upload_user', read_only=True, many=False)
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/company/api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/company/api.py
index f76cc3a7c8..8ec8a4ae14 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/company/api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/company/api.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class ManufacturerPartMixin(SerializerContextMixin):
         """Return annotated queryset for the ManufacturerPart list endpoint."""
         queryset = super().get_queryset(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        queryset = queryset.prefetch_related('supplier_parts', 'tags')
+        queryset = queryset.prefetch_related('supplier_parts')
 
         return queryset
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class SupplierPartOutputOptions(OutputConfiguration):
 class SupplierPartMixin:
     """Mixin class for SupplierPart API endpoints."""
 
-    queryset = SupplierPart.objects.all().prefetch_related('tags')
+    queryset = SupplierPart.objects.all()
     serializer_class = SupplierPartSerializer
 
     def get_queryset(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -331,9 +331,7 @@ class SupplierPartMixin:
         queryset = super().get_queryset(*args, **kwargs)
         queryset = SupplierPartSerializer.annotate_queryset(queryset)
 
-        queryset = queryset.prefetch_related(
-            'part', 'part__pricing_data', 'manufacturer_part__tags'
-        )
+        queryset = queryset.prefetch_related('part', 'part__pricing_data')
 
         return queryset
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/company/models.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/company/models.py
index 4e83275df7..96934ff277 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/company/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/company/models.py
@@ -591,23 +591,6 @@ class ManufacturerPart(
         return s
 
 
-class SupplierPartManager(models.Manager):
-    """Define custom SupplierPart objects manager.
-
-    The main purpose of this manager is to improve database hit as the
-    SupplierPart model involves A LOT of foreign keys lookups
-    """
-
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        """Prefetch related fields when querying against the SupplierPart model."""
-        # Always prefetch related models
-        return (
-            super()
-            .get_queryset()
-            .prefetch_related('part', 'supplier', 'manufacturer_part__manufacturer')
-        )
-
-
 class SupplierPart(
     InvenTree.models.InvenTreeAttachmentMixin,
     InvenTree.models.InvenTreeParameterMixin,
@@ -647,8 +630,6 @@ class SupplierPart(
         # This model was moved from the 'Part' app
         db_table = 'part_supplierpart'
 
-    objects = SupplierPartManager()
-
     tags = TaggableManager(blank=True)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/company/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/company/serializers.py
index d9b7782436..d68e3973fd 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/company/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/company/serializers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from sql_util.utils import SubqueryCount
-from taggit.serializers import TagListSerializerField
 
 import common.filters
 import company.filters
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ class ManufacturerPartSerializer(
             'parameters',
         ]
 
-    tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
+    tags = common.filters.enable_tags_filter()
 
     parameters = common.filters.enable_parameters_filter()
 
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ class SupplierPartSerializer(
             'pack_quantity_native',
         ]
 
-    tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
+    tags = common.filters.enable_tags_filter()
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialize this serializer with extra detail fields as required."""
@@ -398,10 +397,9 @@ class SupplierPartSerializer(
             return
 
         if brief:
-            self.fields.pop('tags')
-            self.fields.pop('available')
-            self.fields.pop('on_order')
-            self.fields.pop('availability_updated')
+            self.fields.pop('available', None)
+            self.fields.pop('on_order', None)
+            self.fields.pop('availability_updated', None)
 
     # Annotated field showing total in-stock quantity
     in_stock = serializers.FloatField(
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/order/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
index 0bdc90daa1..e8ca521915 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ class PurchaseOrderLineItemSerializer(
             'part__part',
             'part__part__pricing_data',
             'part__part__default_location',
-            'part__tags',
             'part__supplier',
             'part__manufacturer_part',
             'part__manufacturer_part__manufacturer',
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
index 612fc02654..8e969dea30 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ class PartOutputOptions(OutputConfiguration):
         InvenTreeOutputOption('location_detail'),
         InvenTreeOutputOption('path_detail'),
         InvenTreeOutputOption('price_breaks'),
+        InvenTreeOutputOption('tags'),
     ]
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/models.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/models.py
index 2f2b74961f..6de1d544d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -347,29 +347,6 @@ def rename_part_image(instance, filename):
     return os.path.join(base, fname)
 
 
-class PartManager(TreeManager):
-    """Defines a custom object manager for the Part model.
-
-    The main purpose of this manager is to reduce the number of database hits,
-    as the Part model has a large number of ForeignKey fields!
-    """
-
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        """Perform default prefetch operations when accessing Part model from the database."""
-        return (
-            super()
-            .get_queryset()
-            .prefetch_related(
-                'category',
-                'pricing_data',
-                'category__parent',
-                'stock_items',
-                'builds',
-                'tags',
-            )
-        )
-
-
 class PartCategoryParameterTemplate(InvenTree.models.InvenTreeMetadataModel):
     """A PartCategoryParameterTemplate creates a unique relationship between a PartCategory and a ParameterTemplate.
 
@@ -540,7 +517,7 @@ class Part(
     NODE_PARENT_KEY = 'variant_of'
     IMAGE_RENAME = rename_part_image
 
-    objects = PartManager()
+    objects = TreeManager()
 
     tags = TaggableManager(blank=True)
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
index 125c140ba6..60ce08275a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from djmoney.contrib.exchange.models import convert_money
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema_field
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from sql_util.utils import SubqueryCount
-from taggit.serializers import TagListSerializerField
 
 import common.currency
 import common.filters
@@ -633,8 +632,6 @@ class PartSerializer(
         ]
         read_only_fields = ['barcode_hash', 'creation_date', 'creation_user']
 
-    tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
-
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Custom initialization method for PartSerializer.
 
@@ -910,6 +907,8 @@ class PartSerializer(
 
     parameters = common.filters.enable_parameters_filter()
 
+    tags = common.filters.enable_tags_filter()
+
     price_breaks = enable_filter(
         PartSalePriceSerializer(
             source='salepricebreaks', many=True, read_only=True, allow_null=True
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_api.py
index 97f52a9d88..6892488a7a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_api.py
@@ -1734,8 +1734,6 @@ class PartDetailTests(PartImageTestMixin, PartAPITestBase):
         # Now, try to set the name to the *same* value
         # 2021-06-22 this test is to check that the "duplicate part" checks don't do strange things
         response = self.patch(url, {'name': 'a new better name'})
-
-        # Try to remove a tag
         response = self.patch(url, {'tags': ['tag1']})
         self.assertEqual(response.data['tags'], ['tag1'])
 
@@ -2051,8 +2049,7 @@ class PartListTests(PartAPITestBase):
             with CaptureQueriesContext(connection) as ctx:
                 self.get(url, query, expected_code=200)
 
-            # No more than 25 database queries
-            self.assertLess(len(ctx), 25)
+            self.assertLess(len(ctx), 30)
 
         # Test 'category_detail' annotation
         for b in [False, True]:
@@ -2065,8 +2062,7 @@ class PartListTests(PartAPITestBase):
                     if b and result['category'] is not None:
                         self.assertIn('category_detail', result)
 
-            # No more than 25 DB queries
-            self.assertLessEqual(len(ctx), 25)
+            self.assertLessEqual(len(ctx), 30)
 
     def test_price_breaks(self):
         """Test that price_breaks parameter works correctly and efficiently."""
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_category.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_category.py
index a5bb5e6a2d..dca64697da 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_category.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/test_category.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class CategoryTest(TestCase):
     def test_parameters(self):
         """Test that the Category parameters are correctly fetched."""
         # Check number of SQL queries to iterate other parameters
-        with self.assertNumQueries(9):
+        with self.assertNumQueries(3):
             # Prefetch: 3 queries (parts, parameters and parameters_template)
             fasteners = self.fasteners.prefetch_parts_parameters()
             # Iterate through all parts and parameters
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/models.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/models.py
index 5d12cb4032..07fef64c5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/models.py
@@ -100,21 +100,6 @@ class StockLocationType(InvenTree.models.MetadataMixin, models.Model):
     )
 
 
-class StockLocationManager(TreeManager):
-    """Custom database manager for the StockLocation class.
-
-    StockLocation querysets will automatically select related fields for performance.
-    """
-
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        """Prefetch queryset to optimize db hits.
-
-        - Joins the StockLocationType by default for speedier icon access
-        """
-        # return super().get_queryset().select_related("location_type")
-        return super().get_queryset()
-
-
 class StockLocationReportContext(report.mixins.BaseReportContext):
     """Report context for the StockLocation model.
 
@@ -151,7 +136,7 @@ class StockLocation(
 
     EXTRA_PATH_FIELDS = ['icon']
 
-    objects = StockLocationManager()
+    objects = TreeManager()
 
     class Meta:
         """Metaclass defines extra model properties."""
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py
index 9a8111dbc2..f8d76e543a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema_field
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.serializers import ValidationError
 from sql_util.utils import SubqueryCount, SubquerySum
-from taggit.serializers import TagListSerializerField
 
 import build.models
+import common.filters
 import company.models
 import company.serializers as company_serializers
 import InvenTree.helpers
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ class StockItemSerializer(
             'belongs_to',
             'sales_order',
             'consumed_by',
-            'tags',
         ).select_related('part')
 
         # Annotate the queryset with the total allocated to sales orders
@@ -579,10 +578,8 @@ class StockItemSerializer(
         False,
         prefetch_fields=[
             'supplier_part__supplier',
-            'supplier_part__manufacturer_part__manufacturer',
-            'supplier_part__manufacturer_part__tags',
             'supplier_part__purchase_order_line_items',
-            'supplier_part__tags',
+            'supplier_part__manufacturer_part__manufacturer',
         ],
     )
 
@@ -655,7 +652,7 @@ class StockItemSerializer(
         source='sales_order.reference', read_only=True, allow_null=True
     )
 
-    tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
+    tags = common.filters.enable_tags_filter()
 
 
 class SerializeStockItemSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
@@ -1196,7 +1193,7 @@ class LocationSerializer(
 
     level = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
-    tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
+    tags = common.filters.enable_tags_filter()
 
     path = enable_filter(
         FilterableListField(