diff --git a/src/indexer/index.ts b/src/indexer/index.ts
index 1fdef86..5709f21 100644
--- a/src/indexer/index.ts
+++ b/src/indexer/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { combineTags } from '@storybook/csf';
 import type { IndexInput, Indexer } from 'storybook/internal/types';
 
 import { parseForIndexer } from '#indexer/parser';
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ export const createIndexer = (legacyTemplate: boolean): Indexer => ({
           exportName: story.exportName,
           name: story.name,
           title: makeTitle(meta.title),
-          tags: combineTags(...(meta.tags ?? []), ...(story.tags ?? [])),
+          tags: [...(meta.tags ?? []), ...(story.tags ?? [])],
         } satisfies IndexInput;
       });
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/tests/stories/Tags.stories.svelte b/tests/stories/Tags.stories.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecc5a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stories/Tags.stories.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<script context="module">
+  import { defineMeta } from '@storybook/addon-svelte-csf';
+
+  /**
+   * Testing tags parsing in the addon's indexer.
+   * - In the sidebar, only the _"With Dev"_ story should be visible.
+   * - In docs, only the _"With Autodocs"_ story should be visible.
+   */
+  const { Story } = defineMeta({
+    title: 'Tags',
+    parameters: {
+      controls: { disable: true },
+    },
+    tags: ['!dev', '!autodocs', '!test'],
+  });
+</script>
+
+<Story name="With Autodocs" tags={['autodocs']}>With autodocs</Story>
+
+<Story name="With Dev" tags={['dev']}>With dev</Story>
+
+<Story name="With Test" tags={['test']}>With test</Story>
+
+<Story name="No Tags">No tags</Story>