diff --git a/core/server/web/api/v2/content/routes.js b/core/server/web/api/v2/content/routes.js
index 132f68a1b9..f447455c8e 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/v2/content/routes.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/v2/content/routes.js
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
     router.get('/users/slug/:slug', mw.authenticatePublic, apiv2.http(apiv2.users.read));
 
     // ## Tags
-    router.get('/tags', mw.authenticatePublic, api.http(api.tags.browse));
-    router.get('/tags/:id', mw.authenticatePublic, api.http(api.tags.read));
-    router.get('/tags/slug/:slug', mw.authenticatePublic, api.http(api.tags.read));
+    router.get('/tags', mw.authenticatePublic, apiv2.http(apiv2.tags.browse));
+    router.get('/tags/:id', mw.authenticatePublic, apiv2.http(apiv2.tags.read));
+    router.get('/tags/slug/:slug', mw.authenticatePublic, apiv2.http(apiv2.tags.read));
 
     // ## Subscribers
     // @TODO: find a way than `middlewares.labs`
diff --git a/core/test/functional/api/v2/content/tags_spec.js b/core/test/functional/api/v2/content/tags_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0127ff22dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/functional/api/v2/content/tags_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+const should = require('should');
+const supertest = require('supertest');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const url = require('url');
+const configUtils = require('../../../../utils/configUtils');
+const config = require('../../../../../../core/server/config');
+const models = require('../../../../../../core/server/models');
+const testUtils = require('../../../../utils');
+const localUtils = require('./utils');
+const ghost = testUtils.startGhost;
+let request;
+
+describe('Tags Content API V2', function () {
+    let ghostServer;
+
+    before(function () {
+        return ghost()
+            .then(function (_ghostServer) {
+                ghostServer = _ghostServer;
+                request = supertest.agent(config.get('url'));
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                return testUtils.initFixtures('users:no-owner', 'user:inactive', 'posts', 'tags:extra', 'client:trusted-domain');
+            });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+        configUtils.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('browse tags without limit defaults to 15', function (done) {
+        request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('tags/?client_id=ghost-admin&client_secret=not_available'))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200)
+            .end(function (err, res) {
+                if (err) {
+                    return done(err);
+                }
+
+                should.not.exist(res.headers['x-cache-invalidate']);
+                var jsonResponse = res.body;
+                should.exist(jsonResponse.tags);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse, 'tags');
+                jsonResponse.tags.should.have.length(15);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse.tags[0], 'tag', ['url']);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse.meta.pagination, 'pagination');
+
+                should.exist(res.body.tags[0].url);
+                should.exist(url.parse(res.body.tags[0].url).protocol);
+                should.exist(url.parse(res.body.tags[0].url).host);
+
+                done();
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('browse tags - limit=all should fetch all tags', function (done) {
+        request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('tags/?limit=all&client_id=ghost-admin&client_secret=not_available'))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200)
+            .end(function (err, res) {
+                if (err) {
+                    return done(err);
+                }
+                should.not.exist(res.headers['x-cache-invalidate']);
+                var jsonResponse = res.body;
+                should.exist(jsonResponse.tags);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse, 'tags');
+                jsonResponse.tags.should.have.length(56);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse.tags[0], 'tag', ['url']);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse.meta.pagination, 'pagination');
+                done();
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('browse tags without limit=4 fetches 4 tags', function (done) {
+        request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('tags/?limit=4&client_id=ghost-admin&client_secret=not_available'))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200)
+            .end(function (err, res) {
+                if (err) {
+                    return done(err);
+                }
+
+                should.not.exist(res.headers['x-cache-invalidate']);
+                var jsonResponse = res.body;
+                should.exist(jsonResponse.tags);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse, 'tags');
+                jsonResponse.tags.should.have.length(4);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse.tags[0], 'tag', ['url']);
+                testUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse.meta.pagination, 'pagination');
+                done();
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('browse tags - limit=all should fetch all tags and include count.posts', function (done) {
+        request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('tags/?limit=all&client_id=ghost-admin&client_secret=not_available&include=count.posts'))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200)
+            .end(function (err, res) {
+                if (err) {
+                    return done(err);
+                }
+
+                const jsonResponse = res.body;
+
+                should.exist(jsonResponse.tags);
+                jsonResponse.tags.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(56);
+
+                // Each tag should have the correct count
+                _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'Getting Started'}).count.posts.should.eql(7);
+                _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'kitchen sink'}).count.posts.should.eql(2);
+                _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'bacon'}).count.posts.should.eql(2);
+                _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'chorizo'}).count.posts.should.eql(1);
+                _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'pollo'}).count.posts.should.eql(0);
+                _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'injection'}).count.posts.should.eql(0);
+
+                done();
+            });
+    });
+});