diff --git a/app/lib/feed_manager.rb b/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
index 76365c7d35..5d7f47c6f0 100644
--- a/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
+++ b/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class FeedManager
     return false if receiver_id == status.account_id
     return true  if status.reply? && (status.in_reply_to_id.nil? || status.in_reply_to_account_id.nil?)
 
-    return true if keyword_filter?(status, Glitch::KeywordMute.matcher_for(receiver_id))
+    return true if keyword_filter?(status, receiver_id)
 
     check_for_mutes = [status.account_id]
     check_for_mutes.concat(status.mentions.pluck(:account_id))
@@ -178,16 +178,23 @@ class FeedManager
     false
   end
 
-  def keyword_filter?(status, matcher)
-    should_filter   = matcher =~ status.text
-    should_filter ||= matcher =~ status.spoiler_text
+  def keyword_filter?(status, receiver_id)
+    text_matcher = Glitch::KeywordMute.text_matcher_for(receiver_id)
+    tag_matcher  = Glitch::KeywordMute.tag_matcher_for(receiver_id)
+
+    should_filter   = text_matcher.matches?(status.text)
+    should_filter ||= text_matcher.matches?(status.spoiler_text)
+    should_filter ||= tag_matcher.matches?(status.tags)
 
     if status.reblog?
-      should_filter ||= matcher =~ status.reblog.text
-      should_filter ||= matcher =~ status.reblog.spoiler_text
+      reblog = status.reblog
+
+      should_filter ||= text_matcher.matches?(reblog.text)
+      should_filter ||= text_matcher.matches?(reblog.spoiler_text)
+      should_filter ||= tag_matcher.matches?(status.tags)
     end
 
-    !!should_filter
+    should_filter
   end
 
   def filter_from_mentions?(status, receiver_id)
@@ -199,7 +206,7 @@ class FeedManager
 
     should_filter   = Block.where(account_id: receiver_id, target_account_id: check_for_blocks).any?                                     # Filter if it's from someone I blocked, in reply to someone I blocked, or mentioning someone I blocked
     should_filter ||= (status.account.silenced? && !Follow.where(account_id: receiver_id, target_account_id: status.account_id).exists?) # of if the account is silenced and I'm not following them
-    should_filter ||= keyword_filter?(status, Glitch::KeywordMute.matcher_for(receiver_id))                                              # or if the mention contains a muted keyword
+    should_filter ||= keyword_filter?(status, receiver_id)                                                                               # or if the mention contains a muted keyword
 
     should_filter
   end
diff --git a/app/models/glitch/keyword_mute.rb b/app/models/glitch/keyword_mute.rb
index 009de1880b..a2481308f6 100644
--- a/app/models/glitch/keyword_mute.rb
+++ b/app/models/glitch/keyword_mute.rb
@@ -16,44 +16,37 @@ class Glitch::KeywordMute < ApplicationRecord
 
   validates_presence_of :keyword
 
-  after_commit :invalidate_cached_matcher
+  after_commit :invalidate_cached_matchers
 
-  def self.matcher_for(account_id)
-    Matcher.new(account_id)
+  def self.text_matcher_for(account_id)
+    TextMatcher.new(account_id)
+  end
+
+  def self.tag_matcher_for(account_id)
+    TagMatcher.new(account_id)
   end
 
   private
 
-  def invalidate_cached_matcher
-    Rails.cache.delete("keyword_mutes:regex:#{account_id}")
+  def invalidate_cached_matchers
+    Rails.cache.delete(TextMatcher.cache_key(account_id))
+    Rails.cache.delete(TagMatcher.cache_key(account_id))
   end
 
-  class Matcher
+  class RegexpMatcher
     attr_reader :account_id
     attr_reader :regex
 
     def initialize(account_id)
       @account_id = account_id
-      regex_text = Rails.cache.fetch("keyword_mutes:regex:#{account_id}") { regex_text_for_account }
+      regex_text = Rails.cache.fetch(self.class.cache_key(account_id)) { make_regex_text }
       @regex = /#{regex_text}/
     end
 
-    def =~(str)
-      regex =~ str
-    end
-
-    private
+    protected
 
     def keywords
-      Glitch::KeywordMute.where(account_id: account_id).select(:keyword, :id, :whole_word)
-    end
-
-    def regex_text_for_account
-      kws = keywords.find_each.with_object([]) do |kw, a|
-        a << (kw.whole_word ? boundary_regex_for_keyword(kw.keyword) : kw.keyword)
-      end
-
-      Regexp.union(kws).source
+      Glitch::KeywordMute.where(account_id: account_id).pluck(:whole_word, :keyword)
     end
 
     def boundary_regex_for_keyword(keyword)
@@ -63,4 +56,45 @@ class Glitch::KeywordMute < ApplicationRecord
       /(?mix:#{sb}#{Regexp.escape(keyword)}#{eb})/
     end
   end
+
+  class TextMatcher < RegexpMatcher
+    def self.cache_key(account_id)
+      format('keyword_mutes:regex:text:%s', account_id)
+    end
+
+    def matches?(str)
+      !!(regex =~ str)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def make_regex_text
+      kws = keywords.map! do |whole_word, keyword|
+        whole_word ? boundary_regex_for_keyword(keyword) : keyword
+      end
+
+      Regexp.union(kws).source
+    end
+  end
+
+  class TagMatcher < RegexpMatcher
+    def self.cache_key(account_id)
+      format('keyword_mutes:regex:tag:%s', account_id)
+    end
+
+    def matches?(tags)
+      tags.pluck(:name).any? { |n| regex =~ n }
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def make_regex_text
+      kws = keywords.map! do |whole_word, keyword|
+        term = (Tag::HASHTAG_RE =~ keyword) ? $1 : keyword
+        whole_word ? boundary_regex_for_keyword(term) : term
+      end
+
+      Regexp.union(kws).source
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/feed_manager_spec.rb b/spec/lib/feed_manager_spec.rb
index ba96b6e7e1..f87ef383a3 100644
--- a/spec/lib/feed_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/feed_manager_spec.rb
@@ -164,6 +164,22 @@ RSpec.describe FeedManager do
 
         expect(FeedManager.instance.filter?(:home, reblog, alice.id)).to be true
       end
+
+      it 'returns true for a status with a tag that matches a muted keyword' do
+        Fabricate('Glitch::KeywordMute', account: alice, keyword: 'jorts')
+        status = Fabricate(:status, account: bob)
+	status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'jorts')
+
+        expect(FeedManager.instance.filter?(:home, status, alice.id)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'returns true for a status with a tag that matches an octothorpe-prefixed muted keyword' do
+        Fabricate('Glitch::KeywordMute', account: alice, keyword: '#jorts')
+        status = Fabricate(:status, account: bob)
+	status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'jorts')
+
+        expect(FeedManager.instance.filter?(:home, status, alice.id)).to be true
+      end
     end
 
     context 'for mentions feed' do
diff --git a/spec/models/glitch/keyword_mute_spec.rb b/spec/models/glitch/keyword_mute_spec.rb
index 9685c64938..0ffc7b18f2 100644
--- a/spec/models/glitch/keyword_mute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/glitch/keyword_mute_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ RSpec.describe Glitch::KeywordMute, type: :model do
   let(:alice) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice').tap(&:save!) }
   let(:bob) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'bob').tap(&:save!) }
 
-  describe '.matcher_for' do
-    let(:matcher) { Glitch::KeywordMute.matcher_for(alice) }
+  describe '.text_matcher_for' do
+    let(:matcher) { Glitch::KeywordMute.text_matcher_for(alice.id) }
 
     describe 'with no mutes' do
       before do
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RSpec.describe Glitch::KeywordMute, type: :model do
       end
 
       it 'does not match' do
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a hot take').to be_falsy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a hot take')).to be_falsy
       end
     end
 
@@ -21,75 +21,136 @@ RSpec.describe Glitch::KeywordMute, type: :model do
       it 'does not match keywords set by a different account' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: bob, keyword: 'take')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a hot take').to be_falsy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a hot take')).to be_falsy
       end
 
       it 'does not match if no keywords match the status text' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'cold')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a hot take').to be_falsy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a hot take')).to be_falsy
       end
 
       it 'considers word boundaries when matching' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'bob', whole_word: true)
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'bobcats').to be_falsy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('bobcats')).to be_falsy
       end
 
       it 'matches substrings if whole_word is false' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'take', whole_word: false)
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a shiitake mushroom').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a shiitake mushroom')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'matches keywords at the beginning of the text' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'take')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'Take this').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('Take this')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'matches keywords at the end of the text' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'take')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a hot take').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a hot take')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'matches if at least one keyword case-insensitively matches the text' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'hot')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a HOT take').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a HOT take')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'maintains case-insensitivity when combining keywords into a single matcher' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'hot')
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'cold')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a HOT take').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a HOT take')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'matches keywords surrounded by non-alphanumeric ornamentation' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'hot')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ '(hot take)').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('(hot take)')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'escapes metacharacters in keywords' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: '(hot take)')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ '(hot take)').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('(hot take)')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'uses case-folding rules appropriate for more than just English' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'großeltern')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'besuch der grosseltern').to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('besuch der grosseltern')).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it 'matches keywords that are composed of multiple words' do
         Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'a shiitake')
 
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is a shiitake').to be_truthy
-        expect(matcher =~ 'This is shiitake').to_not be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is a shiitake')).to be_truthy
+        expect(matcher.matches?('This is shiitake')).to_not be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.tag_matcher_for' do
+    let(:matcher) { Glitch::KeywordMute.tag_matcher_for(alice.id) }
+    let(:status) { Fabricate(:status) }
+
+    describe 'with no mutes' do
+      before do
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.delete_all
+      end
+
+      it 'does not match' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'xyzzy')
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be false
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'with mutes' do
+      it 'does not match keywords set by a different account' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'xyzzy')
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: bob, keyword: 'take')
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be false
+      end
+
+      it 'matches #xyzzy when given the mute "#xyzzy"' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'xyzzy')
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: '#xyzzy')
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'matches #thingiverse when given the non-whole-word mute "#thing"' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'thingiverse')
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: '#thing', whole_word: false)
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'matches #hashtag when given the mute "##hashtag""' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'hashtag')
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: '##hashtag')
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'matches #oatmeal when given the non-whole-word mute "oat"' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'oatmeal')
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'oat', whole_word: false)
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'does not match #oatmeal when given the mute "#oat"' do
+        status.tags << Fabricate(:tag, name: 'oatmeal')
+        Glitch::KeywordMute.create!(account: alice, keyword: 'oat')
+
+        expect(matcher.matches?(status.tags)).to be false
       end
     end
   end