diff --git a/ext/tag_list/main.php b/ext/tag_list/main.php
index f9216a7d..960857c0 100644
--- a/ext/tag_list/main.php
+++ b/ext/tag_list/main.php
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ class TagList implements Extension {
 		$u_tag = url_escape($tag);
 		return make_link("post/list/$u_tag/1");
 	}
+
+	private function get_tags_min() {
+		if(isset($_GET['mincount'])) {
+			return int_escape($_GET['mincount']);
+		}
+		else {
+			global $config;
+			return $config->get_int('tags_min');
+		}
+	}
 // }}}
 // maps {{{
 	private function build_navigation() {
@@ -101,9 +111,8 @@ class TagList implements Extension {
 
 	private function build_tag_map() {
 		global $database;
-		global $config;
 
-		$tags_min = $config->get_int('tags_min');
+		$tags_min = $this->get_tags_min();
 		$result = $database->execute("
 				SELECT
 					tag,
@@ -128,9 +137,8 @@ class TagList implements Extension {
 
 	private function build_tag_alphabetic() {
 		global $database;
-		global $config;
 
-		$tags_min = $config->get_int('tags_min');
+		$tags_min = $this->get_tags_min();
 		$result = $database->execute(
 				"SELECT tag,count FROM tags WHERE count >= ? ORDER BY tag",
 				array($tags_min));
@@ -154,9 +162,8 @@ class TagList implements Extension {
 
 	private function build_tag_popularity() {
 		global $database;
-		global $config;
 
-		$tags_min = $config->get_int('tags_min');
+		$tags_min = $this->get_tags_min();
 		$result = $database->execute(
 				"SELECT tag,count,FLOOR(LOG(count)) AS scaled FROM tags WHERE count >= ? ORDER BY count DESC, tag ASC",
 				array($tags_min));
@@ -181,9 +188,8 @@ class TagList implements Extension {
 
 	private function build_tag_categories() {
 		global $database;
-		global $config;
 
-		$tags_min = $config->get_int('tags_min');
+		$tags_min = $this->get_tags_min();
 		$result = $database->execute("SELECT tag,count FROM tags ORDER BY count DESC, tag ASC LIMIT 9");
 		$tag_data = $result->GetArray();