diff --git a/core/server/models/tag.js b/core/server/models/tag.js
index 0842fbf6c1..9d4bc5d1bc 100644
--- a/core/server/models/tag.js
+++ b/core/server/models/tag.js
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ Tag = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             actor_id: actor.id,
             actor_type: actor.type
         };
+    },
+
+    defaultColumnsToFetch() {
+        return ['id'];
     }
 }, {
     orderDefaultOptions: function orderDefaultOptions() {
diff --git a/test/e2e-api/content/tags.test.js b/test/e2e-api/content/tags.test.js
index bdb9f8fe5a..42d5dbb09b 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/content/tags.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e-api/content/tags.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const assert = require('assert');
 const should = require('should');
 const supertest = require('supertest');
 const _ = require('lodash');
@@ -104,4 +105,42 @@ describe('Tags Content API', function () {
         _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'bacon'}).count.posts.should.eql(2);
         _.find(jsonResponse.tags, {name: 'chorizo'}).count.posts.should.eql(1);
     });
+
+    it('Can use multiple fields and have valid url fields', async function () {
+        const res = await request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`tags/?key=${validKey}&fields=url,name`))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200);
+
+        const jsonResponse = res.body;
+
+        assert(jsonResponse.tags);
+
+        const getTag = name => jsonResponse.tags.find(tag => tag.name === name);
+
+        assert(getTag('Getting Started').url.endsWith('/tag/getting-started/'));
+        assert(getTag('kitchen sink').url.endsWith('/tag/kitchen-sink/'));
+        assert(getTag('bacon').url.endsWith('/tag/bacon/'));
+        assert(getTag('chorizo').url.endsWith('/tag/chorizo/'));
+    });
+
+    it('Can use single url field and have valid url fields', async function () {
+        const res = await request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`tags/?key=${validKey}&fields=url`))
+            .set('Origin', testUtils.API.getURL())
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(200);
+
+        const jsonResponse = res.body;
+
+        assert(jsonResponse.tags);
+
+        const getTag = path => jsonResponse.tags.find(tag => tag.url.endsWith(path));
+
+        assert(getTag('/tag/getting-started/'));
+        assert(getTag('/tag/kitchen-sink/'));
+        assert(getTag('/tag/bacon/'));
+        assert(getTag('/tag/chorizo/'));
+    });
 });