diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php
index f70706c1d477d..eb06fa5cef6c7 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
  *
  */
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
-use OCP\Files\Events\NodeAddedToFavorite;
-use OCP\Files\Events\NodeRemovedFromFavorite;
 use OCP\ITagManager;
 use OCP\ITags;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
@@ -260,10 +258,8 @@ public function handleUpdateProperties($path, PropPatch $propPatch) {
 		$propPatch->handle(self::FAVORITE_PROPERTYNAME, function ($favState) use ($node, $path) {
 			if ((int)$favState === 1 || $favState === 'true') {
 				$this->getTagger()->tagAs($node->getId(), self::TAG_FAVORITE);
-				$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new NodeAddedToFavorite($this->userSession->getUser(), $node->getId(), $path));
 			} else {
 				$this->getTagger()->unTag($node->getId(), self::TAG_FAVORITE);
-				$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new NodeRemovedFromFavorite($this->userSession->getUser(), $node->getId(), $path));
 			}
 
 			if (is_null($favState)) {
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index 04a1434adec02..84387983946aa 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IRegistrationContext;
 use OCP\Collaboration\Reference\RenderReferenceEvent;
 use OCP\Collaboration\Resources\IProviderManager;
-use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\Files\Cache\CacheEntryRemovedEvent;
 use OCP\Files\Events\Node\BeforeNodeCopiedEvent;
 use OCP\Files\Events\Node\BeforeNodeDeletedEvent;
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
 				$c->get(IActivityManager::class),
 				$c->get(ITagManager::class)->load(self::APP_ID),
 				$server->getUserFolder(),
-				$c->get(IEventDispatcher::class),
 			);
 		});
 
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php
index abae26f91a6c6..63c54d01fd08e 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 namespace OCA\Files\Service;
 
 use OCP\Activity\IManager;
-use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
-use OCP\Files\Events\NodeAddedToFavorite;
-use OCP\Files\Events\NodeRemovedFromFavorite;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\ITags;
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ public function __construct(
 		private IManager $activityManager,
 		private ?ITags $tagger,
 		private ?Folder $homeFolder,
-		private IEventDispatcher $dispatcher,
 	) {
 	}
 
@@ -58,16 +54,10 @@ public function updateFileTags($path, $tags) {
 
 		$newTags = array_diff($tags, $currentTags);
 		foreach ($newTags as $tag) {
-			if ($tag === ITags::TAG_FAVORITE) {
-				$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped(new NodeAddedToFavorite($this->userSession->getUser(), $fileId, $path));
-			}
 			$this->tagger->tagAs($fileId, $tag);
 		}
 		$deletedTags = array_diff($currentTags, $tags);
 		foreach ($deletedTags as $tag) {
-			if ($tag === ITags::TAG_FAVORITE) {
-				$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped(new NodeRemovedFromFavorite($this->userSession->getUser(), $fileId, $path));
-			}
 			$this->tagger->unTag($fileId, $tag);
 		}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/Service/TagServiceTest.php b/apps/files/tests/Service/TagServiceTest.php
index 68a9ec86cb46b..a05025e98e1ae 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/Service/TagServiceTest.php
+++ b/apps/files/tests/Service/TagServiceTest.php
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ protected function getTagService(array $methods = []) {
 				$this->activityManager,
 				$this->tagger,
 				$this->root,
-				$this->dispatcher,
 			])
 			->setMethods($methods)
 			->getMock();
diff --git a/lib/private/TagManager.php b/lib/private/TagManager.php
index f99653f2c052f..813992381fb52 100644
--- a/lib/private/TagManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/TagManager.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use OCP\Db\Exception as DBException;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\Event;
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventListener;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\ITagManager;
@@ -23,16 +24,14 @@
  * @template-implements IEventListener<UserDeletedEvent>
  */
 class TagManager implements ITagManager, IEventListener {
-	private TagMapper $mapper;
-	private IUserSession $userSession;
-	private IDBConnection $connection;
-	private LoggerInterface $logger;
 
-	public function __construct(TagMapper $mapper, IUserSession $userSession, IDBConnection $connection, LoggerInterface $logger) {
-		$this->mapper = $mapper;
-		$this->userSession = $userSession;
-		$this->connection = $connection;
-		$this->logger = $logger;
+	public function __construct(
+		private TagMapper $mapper,
+		private IUserSession $userSession,
+		private IDBConnection $connection,
+		private LoggerInterface $logger,
+		private IEventDispatcher $dispatcher,
+	) {
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ public function load($type, $defaultTags = [], $includeShared = false, $userId =
 			}
 			$userId = $this->userSession->getUser()->getUId();
 		}
-		return new Tags($this->mapper, $userId, $type, $this->logger, $this->connection, $defaultTags);
+		return new Tags($this->mapper, $userId, $type, $this->logger, $this->connection, $defaultTags, $this->dispatcher, $this->userSession);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/private/Tags.php b/lib/private/Tags.php
index d59c1bd692853..cae42bd51d77e 100644
--- a/lib/private/Tags.php
+++ b/lib/private/Tags.php
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
 use OC\Tagging\TagMapper;
 use OCP\DB\Exception;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
+use OCP\Files\Events\NodeAddedToFavorite;
+use OCP\Files\Events\NodeRemovedFromFavorite;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\ITags;
+use OCP\IUserSession;
 use OCP\Share_Backend;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
@@ -21,10 +25,6 @@ class Tags implements ITags {
 	 * Used for storing objectid/categoryname pairs while rescanning.
 	 */
 	private static array $relations = [];
-	private string $type;
-	private string $user;
-	private IDBConnection $db;
-	private LoggerInterface $logger;
 	private array $tags = [];
 
 	/**
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ class Tags implements ITags {
 	 */
 	private array $owners = [];
 
-	/**
-	 * The Mapper we are using to communicate our Tag objects to the database.
-	 */
-	private TagMapper $mapper;
-
 	/**
 	 * The sharing backend for objects of $this->type. Required if
 	 * $this->includeShared === true to determine ownership of items.
@@ -62,14 +57,18 @@ class Tags implements ITags {
 	 *
 	 * since 20.0.0 $includeShared isn't used anymore
 	 */
-	public function __construct(TagMapper $mapper, string $user, string $type, LoggerInterface $logger, IDBConnection $connection, array $defaultTags = []) {
-		$this->mapper = $mapper;
-		$this->user = $user;
-		$this->type = $type;
+	public function __construct(
+		private TagMapper $mapper,
+		private string $user,
+		private string $type,
+		private LoggerInterface $logger,
+		private IDBConnection $db,
+		array $defaultTags = [],
+		private IEventDispatcher $dispatcher,
+		private IUserSession $userSession,
+	) {
 		$this->owners = [$this->user];
 		$this->tags = $this->mapper->loadTags($this->owners, $this->type);
-		$this->db = $connection;
-		$this->logger = $logger;
 
 		if (count($defaultTags) > 0 && count($this->tags) === 0) {
 			$this->addMultiple($defaultTags, true);
@@ -502,7 +501,7 @@ public function removeFromFavorites($objid) {
 	 * @param string $tag The id or name of the tag
 	 * @return boolean Returns false on error.
 	 */
-	public function tagAs($objid, $tag) {
+	public function tagAs($objid, $tag, string $path = '') {
 		if (is_string($tag) && !is_numeric($tag)) {
 			$tag = trim($tag);
 			if ($tag === '') {
@@ -532,6 +531,9 @@ public function tagAs($objid, $tag) {
 			]);
 			return false;
 		}
+		if ($tag === ITags::TAG_FAVORITE) {
+			$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped(new NodeAddedToFavorite($this->userSession->getUser(), $objid, $path));
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ public function tagAs($objid, $tag) {
 	 * @param string $tag The id or name of the tag
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
-	public function unTag($objid, $tag) {
+	public function unTag($objid, $tag, string $path = '') {
 		if (is_string($tag) && !is_numeric($tag)) {
 			$tag = trim($tag);
 			if ($tag === '') {
@@ -569,6 +571,9 @@ public function unTag($objid, $tag) {
 			]);
 			return false;
 		}
+		if ($tag === ITags::TAG_FAVORITE) {
+			$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped(new NodeRemovedFromFavorite($this->userSession->getUser(), $objid, $path));
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/TagsTest.php b/tests/lib/TagsTest.php
index 1876897095486..7483ed15e6b14 100644
--- a/tests/lib/TagsTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/TagsTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Test;
 
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 
 		$this->objectType = $this->getUniqueID('type_');
 		$this->tagMapper = new \OC\Tagging\TagMapper(\OC::$server->get(IDBConnection::class));
-		$this->tagMgr = new \OC\TagManager($this->tagMapper, $this->userSession, \OC::$server->get(IDBConnection::class), \OC::$server->get(LoggerInterface::class));
+		$this->tagMgr = new \OC\TagManager($this->tagMapper, $this->userSession, \OC::$server->get(IDBConnection::class), \OC::$server->get(LoggerInterface::class), \OC::$server->get(IEventDispatcher::class));
 	}
 
 	protected function tearDown(): void {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public function testTagManagerWithoutUserReturnsNull(): void {
 			->expects($this->any())
 			->method('getUser')
 			->willReturn(null);
-		$this->tagMgr = new \OC\TagManager($this->tagMapper, $this->userSession, \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection(), \OC::$server->get(LoggerInterface::class));
+		$this->tagMgr = new \OC\TagManager($this->tagMapper, $this->userSession, \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection(), \OC::$server->get(LoggerInterface::class), \OC::$server->get(IEventDispatcher::class));
 		$this->assertNull($this->tagMgr->load($this->objectType));
 	}