diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitem.h b/src/panels/places/placesitem.h
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitem.h
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitem.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
         PlacesType,
         SearchForType,
         RecentlySavedType,
-        DevicesType
+        DevicesType,
+        TagsType
     };
 
     explicit PlacesItem(const KBookmark& bookmark, PlacesItem* parent = 0);
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitem.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesitem.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitem.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitem.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
         switch (type) {
         case RecentlySavedType: setIcon(QStringLiteral("chronometer")); break;
         case SearchForType:     setIcon(QStringLiteral("system-search")); break;
+        case TagsType:          setIcon(QStringLiteral("tag")); break;
         case PlacesType:
         default:                setIcon(QStringLiteral("folder"));
         }
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@
     case RecentlySavedType: setGroup(i18nc("@item", "Recently Saved")); break;
     case SearchForType:     setGroup(i18nc("@item", "Search For")); break;
     case DevicesType:       setGroup(i18nc("@item", "Devices")); break;
+    case TagsType:          setGroup(i18nc("@item",  "Tags")); break;
     default:                Q_ASSERT(false); break;
     }
 
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@
 {
     if (udi().isEmpty()) {
         const QString protocol = url().scheme();
+
         if (protocol == QLatin1String("timeline")) {
             return RecentlySavedType;
         }
@@ -183,6 +186,10 @@
             return DevicesType;
         }
 
+        if (protocol == QLatin1String("tags")) {
+            return TagsType;
+        }
+
         return PlacesType;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <QSet>
 #include <Solid/Predicate>
 #include <Solid/StorageAccess>
+#include <KIO/Job>
 
 class KBookmark;
 class KBookmarkManager;
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@
     void slotStorageTeardownDone(Solid::ErrorType error, const QVariant& errorData);
     void slotStorageSetupDone(Solid::ErrorType error, const QVariant& errorData, const QString& udi);
     void hideItem();
+    void addTag(KIO::Job* job, const KIO::UDSEntryList& list);
+    void applyTags();
 
     /**
      * Updates the bookmarks from the model corresponding to the changed
@@ -284,6 +287,11 @@
     QTimer* m_updateBookmarksTimer;
 
     QHash<QObject*, int> m_storageSetupInProgress;
+
+    QList<QString> m_tags;
+    QString tagsUrlBase = QStringLiteral("tags:/");
+
+    void createTagBookmarks();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <KUrlMimeData>
+#include <KIO/ListJob>
+#include <KIO/Job>
 
 #include <Solid/Device>
 #include <Solid/DeviceNotifier>
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@
     m_bookmarkedItems(),
     m_hiddenItemToRemove(-1),
     m_updateBookmarksTimer(0),
-    m_storageSetupInProgress()
+    m_storageSetupInProgress(),
+    m_tags()
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     Baloo::IndexerConfig config;
@@ -89,7 +92,13 @@
 
     createSystemBookmarks();
     initializeAvailableDevices();
-    loadBookmarks();
+
+    // if tags are supported load them before loading the bookmarks
+    if (KProtocolInfo::isKnownProtocol(QStringLiteral("tags"))) {
+        createTagBookmarks();
+    } else {
+        loadBookmarks();
+    }
 
     const int syncBookmarksTimeout = 100;
 
@@ -731,6 +740,7 @@
     QList<PlacesItem*> recentlySavedItems;
     QList<PlacesItem*> searchForItems;
     QList<PlacesItem*> devicesItems;
+    QList<PlacesItem*> tagsItems;
 
     while (!bookmark.isNull()) {
         if (acceptBookmark(bookmark, devices)) {
@@ -756,6 +766,7 @@
                 case PlacesItem::PlacesType:        placesItems.append(item); break;
                 case PlacesItem::RecentlySavedType: recentlySavedItems.append(item); break;
                 case PlacesItem::SearchForType:     searchForItems.append(item); break;
+                case PlacesItem::TagsType:          tagsItems.append(item); break;
                 case PlacesItem::DevicesType:
                 default:                            Q_ASSERT(false); break;
                 }
@@ -775,6 +786,7 @@
                 case PlacesItem::PlacesType:        placesItems.append(item); break;
                 case PlacesItem::RecentlySavedType: recentlySavedItems.append(item); break;
                 case PlacesItem::SearchForType:     searchForItems.append(item); break;
+                case PlacesItem::TagsType:          tagsItems.append(item); break;
                 case PlacesItem::DevicesType:
                 default:                            Q_ASSERT(false); break;
                 }
@@ -794,6 +806,7 @@
     items.append(recentlySavedItems);
     items.append(searchForItems);
     items.append(devicesItems);
+    items.append(tagsItems);
 
     foreach (PlacesItem* item, items) {
         if (!m_hiddenItemsShown && item->isHidden()) {
@@ -1167,6 +1180,49 @@
 
     return query.toSearchUrl();
 }
+
+void PlacesItemModel::createTagBookmarks()
+{
+    KIO::ListJob* job = KIO::listDir(QUrl(tagsUrlBase), KIO::HideProgressInfo, false);
+    connect(job, &KIO::ListJob::entries, this, &PlacesItemModel::addTag);
+    connect(job, &KJob::result, this, &PlacesItemModel::applyTags);
+    job->start();
+}
+
+void PlacesItemModel::applyTags()
+{
+    m_systemBookmarks.append(SystemBookmarkData(QUrl(tagsUrlBase),
+                             QStringLiteral("tag"),
+                             I18N_NOOP2("KFile System Bookmarks", "All tags")));
+
+    for (QString tag: m_tags) {
+        m_systemBookmarks.append(SystemBookmarkData(QUrl(tagsUrlBase+tag),
+                                 QStringLiteral("tag"),
+                                 tag));
+    }
+    loadBookmarks();
+}
+
+void PlacesItemModel::addTag(KIO::Job* job, const KIO::UDSEntryList& entries)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(job);
+    KIO::UDSEntryList::ConstIterator it = entries.begin();
+    const KIO::UDSEntryList::ConstIterator end = entries.end();
+
+    int maxTags = 8;
+    int numTags = 0;
+
+    for (; it != end; ++it) {
+        const KIO::UDSEntry& entry = *it;
+        QString name = entry.stringValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME);
+
+        if (!m_tags.contains(name) && numTags < maxTags) {
+            m_tags.append(name);
+            numTags++;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PLACESITEMMODEL_DEBUG
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 
     const PlacesItem* destItem = m_model->placesItem(index);
     const PlacesItem::GroupType group = destItem->groupType();
-    if (group == PlacesItem::SearchForType || group == PlacesItem::RecentlySavedType) {
+    if (group == PlacesItem::SearchForType || group == PlacesItem::RecentlySavedType || group == PlacesItem::TagsType) {
         return;
     }