diff --git a/backend/taxonomy.py b/backend/taxonomy.py
index 2890527..59c17d8 100644
--- a/backend/taxonomy.py
+++ b/backend/taxonomy.py
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ def _now_iso() -> str:
 
 
 def _scoped_tags(tags: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
-    return [t for t in tags if t.get("name", "").startswith(("fig-", "feat-"))]
+    # The fig-/feat- family marker is on the tag SLUG (e.g. slug 'fig-chat',
+    # name 'Chatoyant'), not the display name. Match either so a store that
+    # prefixes the name instead of the slug is also kept.
+    return [
+        t for t in tags
+        if (t.get("slug", "").startswith(("fig-", "feat-"))
+            or t.get("name", "").startswith(("fig-", "feat-")))
+    ]
 
 
 def _normalize_category(c: dict) -> tuple:
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_woo.py b/backend/tests/test_woo.py
index 8645db9..2258215 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_woo.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_woo.py
@@ -145,6 +145,24 @@ def test_sync_populates_scoped(db_dir):
     assert conn.execute("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key='taxonomy_last_sync_at'").fetchone()[0]
 
 
+def test_sync_keeps_slug_prefixed_bare_name_tags(db_dir):
+    # Live-store shape: the fig- family marker is on the SLUG, the display name
+    # is bare (slug 'fig-chat', name 'Chatoyant'). These must be kept.
+    tags = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, json.dumps([
+        {"id": 300, "name": "Birdseye", "slug": "fig-brdseye", "woo_id": 300},
+        {"id": 310, "name": "Chatoyant", "slug": "fig-chat", "woo_id": 310},
+        {"id": 500, "name": "Knot", "slug": "feat-knot", "woo_id": 500},
+        {"id": 600, "name": "Rustic", "slug": "rustic", "woo_id": 600},  # bare non-fig: dropped
+    ]).encode())
+    cats = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, json.dumps([{"id": 1, "name": "Cedar", "slug": "cedar", "parent_id": None, "woo_id": 10}]).encode())
+    attrs = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, json.dumps([]).encode())
+    c, _ = _client([cats, tags, attrs])
+    taxonomy_mod.sync(c, db_mod.get_connection())
+    conn = db_mod.get_connection()
+    tag_ids = {r[0] for r in conn.execute("SELECT id FROM woo_tags")}
+    assert tag_ids == {300, 310, 500}  # slug-prefixed fig/feat kept, bare 'rustic' dropped
+
+
 def test_sync_failure_keeps_previous_cache(db_dir):
     conn = db_mod.get_connection()
     conn.execute("INSERT INTO woo_categories(id,name,slug,parent_id,woo_id) VALUES (99,'Old','old',NULL,1)")