diff --git a/config/initializers/acts_as_taggable_on.rb b/config/initializers/acts_as_taggable_on.rb
index d661338bb..7dea4aafc 100644
--- a/config/initializers/acts_as_taggable_on.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/acts_as_taggable_on.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+ActsAsTaggableOn.setup do |config|
+  # This works because the classes where the base class is a concern, Tag and Tagging
+  # are autoloaded, and won't be started until after the initializers run. The value
+  # must be a String, as the Rails Zeitwerk autoloader will not allow models to be
+  # referenced at initialization time.
+  #
+  # config.base_class = "ApplicationRecord"
+end
+
 module ActsAsTaggableOn
   Tagging.class_eval do
     after_create :increment_tag_custom_counter