diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/RunnerTags/index.jsx b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/RunnerTags/index.jsx
index c24b5a233..984452d78 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/RunnerTags/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/RunnerTags/index.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { get, cloneDeep, find } from 'lodash';
 import { updateCollectionTagsList, updateRunnerTagsDetails } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
 import TagList from 'components/TagList';
 
-const RunnerTags = ({ collectionUid }) => {
+const RunnerTags = ({ collectionUid, className = '' }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const collections = useSelector((state) => state.collections.collections);
   const collection = cloneDeep(find(collections, (c) => c.uid === collectionUid));
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const RunnerTags = ({ collectionUid }) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="mt-6 flex flex-col">
+    <div className={`mt-6 flex flex-col ${className}`}>
       <div className="flex gap-2">
         <label className="block font-medium">Filter requests with tags</label>
         <input
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.jsx b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.jsx
index 29eed0608..f2dbe9d7f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ResponsePane from './ResponsePane';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import { areItemsLoading } from 'utils/collections';
 import RunnerTags from './RunnerTags/index';
+import { getRequestItemsForCollectionRun } from 'utils/collections/index';
 
 const getDisplayName = (fullPath, pathname, name = '') => {
   let relativePath = path.relative(fullPath, pathname);
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ export default function RunnerResults({ collection }) {
   // have tags been added for the collection run
   const areTagsAdded = tags.include.length > 0 || tags.exclude.length > 0;
 
+  const requestItemsForCollectionRun = getRequestItemsForCollectionRun({ recursive: true, tags, items: collection.items });
+  const totalRequestItemsCountForCollectionRun = requestItemsForCollectionRun.length;
+  const shouldDisableCollectionRun = totalRequestItemsCountForCollectionRun <= 0;
+
   const items = cloneDeep(get(collection, 'runnerResult.items', []))
     .map((item) => {
       const info = findItemInCollection(collectionCopy, item.uid);
@@ -161,9 +166,9 @@ export default function RunnerResults({ collection }) {
         </div>
 
         {/* Tags for the collection run */}
-        <RunnerTags collectionUid={collection.uid} />
+        <RunnerTags collectionUid={collection.uid} className='mb-6' />
 
-        <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-sm btn-secondary mt-6" onClick={runCollection}>
+        <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-sm btn-secondary mt-6" disabled={shouldDisableCollectionRun} onClick={runCollection}>
           Run Collection
         </button>
 
@@ -346,7 +351,7 @@ export default function RunnerResults({ collection }) {
               <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-sm btn-secondary mt-6" onClick={runAgain}>
                 Run Again
               </button>
-              <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-sm btn-secondary mt-6 ml-3" onClick={runCollection}>
+              <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-sm btn-secondary mt-6 ml-3" disabled={shouldDisableCollectionRun} onClick={runCollection}>
                 Run Collection
               </button>
               <button className="btn btn-sm btn-close mt-6 ml-3" onClick={resetRunner}>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RunCollectionItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RunCollectionItem/index.js
index 1bdb2fcf5..a3cbbd0fa 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RunCollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RunCollectionItem/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { flattenItems } from 'utils/collections';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import { areItemsLoading } from 'utils/collections';
 import RunnerTags from 'components/RunnerResults/RunnerTags/index';
+import { getRequestItemsForCollectionRun } from 'utils/collections/index';
 
 const RunCollectionItem = ({ collectionUid, item, onClose }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -48,70 +49,65 @@ const RunCollectionItem = ({ collectionUid, item, onClose }) => {
     onClose();
   }
 
-  const getRequestsCount = (items) => {
-    const requestTypes = ['http-request', 'graphql-request']
-    return items.filter(req => requestTypes.includes(req.type)).length;
-  }
-
-  const runLength = item ? getRequestsCount(item.items) : get(collection, 'items.length', 0);
-  const flattenedItems = flattenItems(item ? item.items : collection.items);
-  const recursiveRunLength = getRequestsCount(flattenedItems);
-
   const isFolderLoading = areItemsLoading(item);
 
+  const requestItemsForRecursiveFolderRun = getRequestItemsForCollectionRun({ recursive: true, tags, items: item ? item.items : collection.items });
+  const totalRequestItemsCountForRecursiveFolderRun = requestItemsForRecursiveFolderRun.length;
+  const shouldDisableRecursiveFolderRun = totalRequestItemsCountForRecursiveFolderRun <= 0;
+
+  const requestItemsForFolderRun = getRequestItemsForCollectionRun({ recursive: false, tags, items: item ? item.items : collection.items });
+  const totalRequestItemsCountForFolderRun = requestItemsForFolderRun.length;
+  const shouldDisableFolderRun = totalRequestItemsCountForFolderRun <= 0;
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
       <Modal size="md" title="Collection Runner" hideFooter={true} handleCancel={onClose}>
-        {!runLength && !recursiveRunLength ? (
-          <div className="mb-8">No request found in this folder.</div>
-        ) : (
-          <div>
-            <div className="mb-1">
-              <span className="font-medium">Run</span>
-              <span className="ml-1 text-xs">({runLength} requests)</span>
-            </div>
-            <div className="mb-8">This will only run the requests in this folder.</div>
-            <div className="mb-1">
-              <span className="font-medium">Recursive Run</span>
-              <span className="ml-1 text-xs">({recursiveRunLength} requests)</span>
-            </div>
-            <div className={isFolderLoading ? "mb-2" : "mb-8"}>This will run all the requests in this folder and all its subfolders.</div>
-            {isFolderLoading ? <div className='mb-8 warning'>Requests in this folder are still loading.</div> : null}
-            {isCollectionRunInProgress ? <div className='mb-6 warning'>A Collection Run is already in progress.</div> : null}
+        <div>
+          <div className="mb-1">
+            <span className="font-medium">Run</span>
+            <span className="ml-1 text-xs">({totalRequestItemsCountForFolderRun} requests)</span>
+          </div>
+          <div className="mb-8">This will only run the requests in this folder.</div>
+          <div className="mb-1">
+            <span className="font-medium">Recursive Run</span>
+            <span className="ml-1 text-xs">({totalRequestItemsCountForRecursiveFolderRun} requests)</span>
+          </div>
+          <div className={isFolderLoading ? "mb-2" : "mb-8"}>This will run all the requests in this folder and all its subfolders.</div>
+          {isFolderLoading ? <div className='mb-8 warning'>Requests in this folder are still loading.</div> : null}
+          {isCollectionRunInProgress ? <div className='mb-6 warning'>A Collection Run is already in progress.</div> : null}
 
-            {/* Tags for the collection run */}
-            <RunnerTags collectionUid={collection.uid} />
+          {/* Tags for the collection run */}
+          <RunnerTags collectionUid={collection.uid} className='mb-6' />
 
-            <div className="flex justify-end bruno-modal-footer">
-              <span className="mr-3">
-                <button type="button" onClick={onClose} className="btn btn-md btn-close">
-                  Cancel
-                </button>
-              </span>
-              {
-                isCollectionRunInProgress ? 
+          <div className="flex justify-end bruno-modal-footer">
+            <span className="mr-3">
+              <button type="button" onClick={onClose} className="btn btn-md btn-close">
+                Cancel
+              </button>
+            </span>
+            {
+              isCollectionRunInProgress ? 
+                <span>
+                  <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-md btn-secondary mr-3" onClick={handleViewRunner}>
+                    View Run
+                  </button>
+                </span>
+              :
+                <>
                   <span>
-                    <button type="submit" className="submit btn btn-md btn-secondary mr-3" onClick={handleViewRunner}>
-                      View Run
+                    <button type="submit" disabled={shouldDisableRecursiveFolderRun} className="submit btn btn-md btn-secondary mr-3" onClick={() => onSubmit(true)}>
+                      Recursive Run
                     </button>
                   </span>
-                :
-                  <>
-                    <span>
-                      <button type="submit" disabled={!recursiveRunLength} className="submit btn btn-md btn-secondary mr-3" onClick={() => onSubmit(true)}>
-                        Recursive Run
-                      </button>
-                    </span>
-                    <span>
-                      <button type="submit" disabled={!runLength} className="submit btn btn-md btn-secondary" onClick={() => onSubmit(false)}>
-                        Run
-                      </button>
-                    </span>
-                  </>
-              }
-            </div>
+                  <span>
+                    <button type="submit" disabled={shouldDisableFolderRun} className="submit btn btn-md btn-secondary" onClick={() => onSubmit(false)}>
+                      Run
+                    </button>
+                  </span>
+                </>
+            }
           </div>
-        )}
+        </div>
       </Modal>
     </StyledWrapper>
   );
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/TagList/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/TagList/index.js
index 3e13637f3..e683a0a41 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/TagList/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/TagList/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const TagList = ({ tagsHintList = [], handleAddTag, tags, handleRemoveTag, onSav
       <SingleLineEditor
         className="border border-gray-500/50 px-2"
         value={text}
-        placeholder="Enter tag name (e.g., smoke, regression etc)"
+        placeholder="e.g., smoke, regression etc"
         autocomplete={tagsHintList}
         showHintsOnClick={true}
         showHintsFor={[]}
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index 69918c218..230cf5b01 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {cloneDeep, isEqual, sortBy, filter, map, isString, findIndex, find, each
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 import { sortByNameThenSequence } from 'utils/common/index';
 import path from 'utils/common/path';
+import { isRequestTagsIncluded } from '@usebruno/common';
 
 const replaceTabsWithSpaces = (str, numSpaces = 2) => {
   if (!str || !str.length || !isString(str)) {
@@ -1125,3 +1126,31 @@ export const getUniqueTagsFromItems = (items = []) => {
   getTags(items);
   return Array.from(allTags).sort();
 };
+
+
+export const getRequestItemsForCollectionRun = ({ recursive, items = [], tags }) => {
+  let requestItems = [];
+  
+  if (recursive) {
+    requestItems = flattenItems(items);
+  } else {
+    each(items, (item) => {
+      if (item.request) {
+        requestItems.push(item);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  const requestTypes = ['http-request', 'graphql-request'];
+  requestItems = requestItems.filter(request => requestTypes.includes(request.type));
+
+  if (tags && tags.include && tags.exclude) {
+    const includeTags = tags.include ? tags.include : [];
+    const excludeTags = tags.exclude ? tags.exclude : [];
+    requestItems = requestItems.filter(({ tags = [] }) => {
+      return isRequestTagsIncluded(tags, includeTags, excludeTags);
+    });
+  }
+
+  return requestItems;
+};
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