diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go
index dc07be01d..c2310e8b9 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type CmdBackup struct {
 	ExcludeFile   string   `long:"exclude-file"                      description:"Read exclude-patterns from file"`
 	Stdin         bool     `long:"stdin"                             description:"read backup data from stdin"`
 	StdinFilename string   `long:"stdin-filename"    default:"stdin" description:"file name to use when reading from stdin"`
+	Tags          []string `long:"tag"                               description:"Add a tag (can be specified multiple times)"`
 
 	global *GlobalOptions
 }
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ func (cmd CmdBackup) readFromStdin(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, id, err := archiver.ArchiveReader(repo, cmd.newArchiveStdinProgress(), os.Stdin, cmd.StdinFilename)
+	_, id, err := archiver.ArchiveReader(repo, cmd.newArchiveStdinProgress(), os.Stdin, cmd.StdinFilename, cmd.Tags)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ func (cmd CmdBackup) Execute(args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	_, id, err := arch.Snapshot(cmd.newArchiveProgress(stat), target, parentSnapshotID)
+	_, id, err := arch.Snapshot(cmd.newArchiveProgress(stat), target, cmd.Tags, parentSnapshotID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
index d7bc4e65d..a3ba7a646 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -85,8 +84,8 @@ func (cmd CmdSnapshots) Execute(args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	tab := NewTable()
-	tab.Header = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s  %-19s  %-10s  %s", "ID", "Date", "Host", "Directory")
-	tab.RowFormat = "%-8s  %-19s  %-10s  %s"
+	tab.Header = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s  %-19s  %-10s  %-10s  %s", "ID", "Date", "Host", "Tags", "Directory")
+	tab.RowFormat = "%-8s  %-19s  %-10s  %-10s  %s"
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(done)
@@ -115,22 +114,35 @@ func (cmd CmdSnapshots) Execute(args []string) error {
 
 	}
 
-	plen, err := repo.PrefixLength(restic.SnapshotFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	for _, sn := range list {
 		if len(sn.Paths) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		id := sn.ID()
-		tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []interface{}{hex.EncodeToString(id[:plen/2]), sn.Time.Format(TimeFormat), sn.Hostname, sn.Paths[0]})
 
-		if len(sn.Paths) > 1 {
-			for _, path := range sn.Paths[1:] {
-				tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []interface{}{"", "", "", path})
+		firstTag := ""
+		if len(sn.Tags) > 0 {
+			firstTag = sn.Tags[0]
+		}
+
+		tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []interface{}{sn.ID().Str(), sn.Time.Format(TimeFormat), sn.Hostname, firstTag, sn.Paths[0]})
+
+		rows := len(sn.Paths)
+		if len(sn.Tags) > rows {
+			rows = len(sn.Tags)
+		}
+
+		for i := 1; i < rows; i++ {
+			path := ""
+			if len(sn.Paths) > i {
+				path = sn.Paths[i]
 			}
+
+			tag := ""
+			if len(sn.Tags) > i {
+				tag = sn.Tags[i]
+			}
+
+			tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []interface{}{"", "", "", tag, path})
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/restic/archiver/archive_reader_test.go b/src/restic/archiver/archive_reader_test.go
index 86c8a4ca8..f2de24830 100644
--- a/src/restic/archiver/archive_reader_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/archiver/archive_reader_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestArchiveReader(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f := fakeFile(t, seed, size)
 
-	sn, id, err := ArchiveReader(repo, nil, f, "fakefile")
+	sn, id, err := ArchiveReader(repo, nil, f, "fakefile", []string{"test"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ArchiveReader() returned error %v", err)
 	}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func BenchmarkArchiveReader(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ResetTimer()
 
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
-		_, _, err := ArchiveReader(repo, nil, bytes.NewReader(buf), "fakefile")
+		_, _, err := ArchiveReader(repo, nil, bytes.NewReader(buf), "fakefile", []string{"test"})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/src/restic/archiver/archiver_test.go b/src/restic/archiver/archiver_test.go
index 6073b654d..5c47b193d 100644
--- a/src/restic/archiver/archiver_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/archiver/archiver_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func archiveDirectory(b testing.TB) {
 
 	arch := archiver.New(repo)
 
-	_, id, err := arch.Snapshot(nil, []string{BenchArchiveDirectory}, nil)
+	_, id, err := arch.Snapshot(nil, []string{BenchArchiveDirectory}, nil, nil)
 	OK(b, err)
 
 	b.Logf("snapshot archived as %v", id)
diff --git a/src/restic/checker/checker_test.go b/src/restic/checker/checker_test.go
index b5cf3732c..2e6075be7 100644
--- a/src/restic/checker/checker_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/checker/checker_test.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestCheckerModifiedData(t *testing.T) {
 	test.OK(t, repo.Init(test.TestPassword))
 
 	arch := archiver.New(repo)
-	_, id, err := arch.Snapshot(nil, []string{"."}, nil)
+	_, id, err := arch.Snapshot(nil, []string{"."}, nil, nil)
 	test.OK(t, err)
 	t.Logf("archived as %v", id.Str())
 
diff --git a/src/restic/snapshot.go b/src/restic/snapshot.go
index 0ad507181..c8fc12079 100644
--- a/src/restic/snapshot.go
+++ b/src/restic/snapshot.go
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ func (sn *Snapshot) fillUserInfo() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// HasTags returns true if the snapshot has all the tags.
+func (sn *Snapshot) HasTags(tags []string) bool {
+nextTag:
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		for _, snTag := range sn.Tags {
+			if tag == snTag {
+				continue nextTag
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // SamePaths compares the Snapshot's paths and provided paths are exactly the same
 func SamePaths(expected, actual []string) bool {
 	if expected == nil || actual == nil {
diff --git a/src/restic/snapshot_filter.go b/src/restic/snapshot_filter.go
index 2abc69343..6a49d6121 100644
--- a/src/restic/snapshot_filter.go
+++ b/src/restic/snapshot_filter.go
@@ -34,21 +34,6 @@ type SnapshotFilter struct {
 	Tags     []string
 }
 
-func hasTags(have, want []string) bool {
-nextTag:
-	for _, tag := range want {
-		for _, snTag := range have {
-			if tag == snTag {
-				continue nextTag
-			}
-		}
-
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 // FilterSnapshots returns the snapshots from s which match the filter f.
 func FilterSnapshots(s Snapshots, f SnapshotFilter) (result Snapshots) {
 	for _, snap := range s {
@@ -64,7 +49,7 @@ func FilterSnapshots(s Snapshots, f SnapshotFilter) (result Snapshots) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !hasTags(snap.Tags, f.Tags) {
+		if !snap.HasTags(f.Tags) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/restic/walk/walk_test.go b/src/restic/walk/walk_test.go
index d4643014e..afaebbb53 100644
--- a/src/restic/walk/walk_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/walk/walk_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestWalkTree(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// archive a few files
 	arch := archiver.New(repo)
-	sn, _, err := arch.Snapshot(nil, dirs, nil)
+	sn, _, err := arch.Snapshot(nil, dirs, nil, nil)
 	OK(t, err)
 
 	// flush repo, write all packs