diff --git a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper.js b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper.js
index af4cbefcf8..3bee089d6b 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const mapUser = (model, frame) => {
 const mapTag = (model, frame) => {
     const jsonModel = model.toJSON ? model.toJSON(frame.options) : model;
 
-    url.forTag(model.id, jsonModel);
+    url.forTag(model.id, jsonModel, frame.options);
     clean.tag(jsonModel, frame);
 
     return jsonModel;
diff --git a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/url.js b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/url.js
index 3ce4ba60e3..b92df78ae2 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/url.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/url.js
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ const forUser = (id, attrs) => {
     return attrs;
 };
 
-const forTag = (id, attrs) => {
-    attrs.url = urlService.getUrlByResourceId(id, {absolute: true});
+const forTag = (id, attrs, options) => {
+    if (!options.columns || (options.columns && options.columns.includes('url'))) {
+        attrs.url = urlService.getUrlByResourceId(id, {absolute: true});
+    }
 
     if (attrs.feature_image) {
         attrs.feature_image = urlService.utils.urlFor('image', {image: attrs.feature_image}, true);
diff --git a/core/server/models/tag.js b/core/server/models/tag.js
index 702f6ff277..d554bd38ca 100644
--- a/core/server/models/tag.js
+++ b/core/server/models/tag.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Tag = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             // these are the only options that can be passed to Bookshelf / Knex.
             validOptions = {
                 findAll: ['columns'],
-                findOne: ['visibility'],
+                findOne: ['columns', 'visibility'],
                 destroy: ['destroyAll']
             };
 
diff --git a/core/test/regression/api/v2/content/tags_spec.js b/core/test/regression/api/v2/content/tags_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96a1c87ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/regression/api/v2/content/tags_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const should = require('should');
+const supertest = require('supertest');
+const localUtils = require('./utils');
+const testUtils = require('../../../../utils');
+const configUtils = require('../../../../utils/configUtils');
+const config = require('../../../../../server/config');
+
+const ghost = testUtils.startGhost;
+let request;
+
+describe('Tags', function () {
+    before(function () {
+        return ghost()
+            .then(function () {
+                request = supertest.agent(config.get('url'));
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                return testUtils.initFixtures('users:no-owner', 'user:inactive', 'posts', 'tags:extra', 'api_keys');
+            });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+        configUtils.restore();
+    });
+
+    const validKey = localUtils.getValidKey();
+
+    it('can read tags with fields', function () {
+        return request
+            .get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`tags/${testUtils.DataGenerator.Content.tags[0].id}/?key=${validKey}&fields=name,slug`))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200)
+            .then((res)=> {
+                localUtils.API.checkResponse(res.body.tags[0], 'tag', null, null, ['id', 'name', 'slug']);
+            });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper_spec.js b/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper_spec.js
index 0bf36cf502..09c2d88f1a 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper_spec.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('Unit: v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper', () => {
             urlUtil.forTag.callCount.should.equal(1);
             urlUtil.forUser.callCount.should.equal(1);
 
-            urlUtil.forTag.getCall(0).args.should.eql(['id3', {id: 'id3', feature_image: 'value'}]);
+            urlUtil.forTag.getCall(0).args.should.eql(['id3', {id: 'id3', feature_image: 'value'}, frame.options]);
             urlUtil.forUser.getCall(0).args.should.eql(['id4', {name: 'Ghosty', id: 'id4'}]);
         });
     });
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('Unit: v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/mapper', () => {
             mapper.mapTag(tag, frame);
 
             urlUtil.forTag.callCount.should.equal(1);
-            urlUtil.forTag.getCall(0).args.should.eql(['id3', tag]);
+            urlUtil.forTag.getCall(0).args.should.eql(['id3', tag, frame.options]);
         });
     });