diff --git a/picard/ui/ui_edittagdialog.py b/picard/ui/ui_edittagdialog.py
index aeb69ee1a..7f17acb97 100644
--- a/picard/ui/ui_edittagdialog.py
+++ b/picard/ui/ui_edittagdialog.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Ui_EditTagDialog(object):
         self.remove_value.clicked.connect(EditTagDialog.remove_value) # type: ignore
         self.value_list.itemSelectionChanged.connect(EditTagDialog.value_selection_changed) # type: ignore
         self.tag_names.editTextChanged['QString'].connect(EditTagDialog.tag_changed) # type: ignore
-        self.tag_names.activated['QString'].connect(EditTagDialog.tag_selected) # type: ignore
+        self.tag_names.activated['int'].connect(EditTagDialog.tag_selected) # type: ignore
         QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(EditTagDialog)
         EditTagDialog.setTabOrder(self.tag_names, self.value_list)
         EditTagDialog.setTabOrder(self.value_list, self.edit_value)
diff --git a/ui/edittagdialog.ui b/ui/edittagdialog.ui
index 37ce008c6..270b7cb1f 100644
--- a/ui/edittagdialog.ui
+++ b/ui/edittagdialog.ui
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
   </connection>
   <connection>
    <sender>tag_names</sender>
-   <signal>activated(QString)</signal>
+   <signal>activated(int)</signal>
    <receiver>EditTagDialog</receiver>
    <slot>tag_selected()</slot>
    <hints>