diff --git a/Gopkg.lock b/Gopkg.lock
index 2b05b2181c8..3419a83fde4 100644
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
-  digest = "1:537ed734fb4869453583d9ce24d93bf68c88287082778efe55ae749970a1012a"
+  digest = "1:0a001725d6e1b35faccf15cbc4f782b67a0d77f4bbf56e51a4b244f92e7c60ca"
   name = "code.gitea.io/git"
   packages = ["."]
   pruneopts = "NUT"
-  revision = "fbe468c7a634991285eaa1f93e73431e3edfc471"
+  revision = "0aea7f12d36ed49bcac560b61301cff88e478e5c"
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_tags_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_tags_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9026b4d298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_tags_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package integrations
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	api "code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestAPIReposGetTags(t *testing.T) {
+	prepareTestEnv(t)
+	user := models.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &models.User{ID: 2}).(*models.User)
+	// Login as User2.
+	session := loginUser(t, user.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+
+	req := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/repo1/tags?token="+token, user.Name)
+	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	var tags []*api.Tag
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &tags)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, len(tags))
+	assert.Equal(t, "v1.1", tags[0].Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d", tags[0].Commit.SHA)
+	assert.Equal(t, path.Join(setting.AppSubURL, "/user2/repo1/commit/65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d"), tags[0].Commit.URL)
+	assert.Equal(t, path.Join(setting.AppSubURL, "/user2/repo1/archive/v1.1.zip"), tags[0].ZipballURL)
+	assert.Equal(t, path.Join(setting.AppSubURL, "/user2/repo1/archive/v1.1.tar.gz"), tags[0].TarballURL)
+}
diff --git a/models/repo_tag.go b/models/repo_tag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..752eaf0282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/repo_tag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package models
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/git"
+)
+
+// GetTagsByPath returns repo tags by it's path
+func GetTagsByPath(path string) ([]*git.Tag, error) {
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return gitRepo.GetTagInfos()
+}
+
+// GetTags return repo's tags
+func (repo *Repository) GetTags() ([]*git.Tag, error) {
+	return GetTagsByPath(repo.RepoPath())
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index c5a5488a812..89d277233f3 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 					m.Get("", repo.ListBranches)
 					m.Get("/*", context.RepoRefByType(context.RepoRefBranch), repo.GetBranch)
 				}, reqRepoReader(models.UnitTypeCode))
+				m.Group("/tags", func() {
+					m.Get("", repo.ListTags)
+				}, reqRepoReader(models.UnitTypeCode))
 				m.Group("/keys", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListDeployKeys).
 						Post(bind(api.CreateKeyOption{}), repo.CreateDeployKey)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go b/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go
index 35416dea518..6569d21ab89 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ func ToBranch(repo *models.Repository, b *models.Branch, c *git.Commit) *api.Bra
 	}
 }
 
+// ToTag convert a tag to an api.Tag
+func ToTag(repo *models.Repository, t *git.Tag) *api.Tag {
+	return &api.Tag{
+		Name: t.Name,
+		Commit: struct {
+			SHA string `json:"sha"`
+			URL string `json:"url"`
+		}{
+			SHA: t.ID.String(),
+			URL: util.URLJoin(repo.Link(), "commit", t.ID.String()),
+		},
+		ZipballURL: util.URLJoin(repo.Link(), "archive", t.Name+".zip"),
+		TarballURL: util.URLJoin(repo.Link(), "archive", t.Name+".tar.gz"),
+	}
+}
+
 // ToCommit convert a commit to api.PayloadCommit
 func ToCommit(repo *models.Repository, c *git.Commit) *api.PayloadCommit {
 	authorUsername := ""
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..505f5b40c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/convert"
+
+	api "code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
+)
+
+// ListTags list all the tags of a repository
+func ListTags(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags repository repoListTags
+	// ---
+	// summary: List a repository's tags
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/TagList"
+	tags, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetTags()
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.Error(500, "GetTags", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiTags := make([]*api.Tag, len(tags))
+	for i := range tags {
+		apiTags[i] = convert.ToTag(ctx.Repo.Repository, tags[i])
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSON(200, &apiTags)
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/repo.go
index 5b930e295e2..5ddd32d0b75 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/repo.go
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ type swaggerResponseBranchList struct {
 	Body []api.Branch `json:"body"`
 }
 
+// TagList
+// swagger:response TagList
+type swaggerReponseTagList struct {
+	// in:body
+	Body []api.Tag `json:"body"`
+}
+
 // Reference
 // swagger:response Reference
 type swaggerResponseReference struct {
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index d45a3d6d1be..6ecaf861df8 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -4681,6 +4681,39 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags": {
+      "get": {
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "List a repository's tags",
+        "operationId": "repoListTags",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/TagList"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/times": {
       "get": {
         "produces": [
@@ -8419,6 +8452,39 @@
       "type": "string",
       "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/vendor/code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
     },
+    "Tag": {
+      "description": "Tag represents a repository tag",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "commit": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "sha": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "x-go-name": "SHA"
+            },
+            "url": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "x-go-name": "URL"
+            }
+          },
+          "x-go-name": "Commit"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Name"
+        },
+        "tarball_url": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "TarballURL"
+        },
+        "zipball_url": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "ZipballURL"
+        }
+      },
+      "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/vendor/code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
+    },
     "Team": {
       "description": "Team represents a team in an organization",
       "type": "object",
@@ -8898,6 +8964,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "TagList": {
+      "description": "TagList",
+      "schema": {
+        "type": "array",
+        "items": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Tag"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "Team": {
       "description": "Team",
       "schema": {
diff --git a/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/repo_tag.go b/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/repo_tag.go
index 11f1f3da73a..77867f46c13 100644
--- a/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/repo_tag.go
+++ b/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/repo_tag.go
@@ -103,26 +103,18 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagInfos() ([]*Tag, error) {
 	}
 
 	tagNames := strings.Split(stdout, "\n")
-	var tags []*Tag
+	var tags = make([]*Tag, 0, len(tagNames))
 	for _, tagName := range tagNames {
 		tagName = strings.TrimSpace(tagName)
 		if len(tagName) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		commitID, err := NewCommand("rev-parse", tagName).RunInDir(repo.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		commit, err := repo.GetCommit(commitID)
+
+		tag, err := repo.GetTag(tagName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		tags = append(tags, &Tag{
-			Name:    tagName,
-			Message: commit.Message(),
-			Object:  commit.ID,
-			Tagger:  commit.Author,
-		})
+		tags = append(tags, tag)
 	}
 	sortTagsByTime(tags)
 	return tags, nil