diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/TagCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/TagCommand.java
index 27248529f..45b0ca4ed 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/TagCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/TagCommand.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public RevTag call() throws JGitInternalException,
 					RefUpdate tagRef = repo.updateRef(refName);
 					tagRef.setNewObjectId(tagId);
 					tagRef.setForceUpdate(forceUpdate);
+					tagRef.setRefLogMessage("tagged " + name, false);
 					Result updateResult = tagRef.update(revWalk);
 					switch (updateResult) {
 					case NEW: