diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 70a4c5fe0f3..4f71c451c24 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@
         "title": "%command.deleteTag%",
         "category": "Git"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.getTags",
+        "title": "%command.getTags%",
+        "category": "Git"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.fetch",
         "title": "%command.fetch%",
@@ -564,6 +569,10 @@
           "command": "git.deleteTag",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.getTags",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.fetch",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 4a1c1557cab..ba28d15cb31 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	"command.merge": "Merge Branch...",
 	"command.createTag": "Create Tag",
 	"command.deleteTag": "Delete Tag",
+	"command.getTags": "Get Tags",
 	"command.fetch": "Fetch",
 	"command.fetchPrune": "Fetch (Prune)",
 	"command.fetchAll": "Fetch From All Remotes",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 21195974fc1..9cba9617103 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ export interface Branch extends Ref {
 	readonly behind?: number;
 }
 
+export interface Tag extends Ref {
+	readonly name: string;
+	readonly message?: string;
+}
+
 export interface Commit {
 	readonly hash: string;
 	readonly message: string;
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 9e971e8e793..df84395bd7c 100755
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { lstat, Stats } from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
-import { Ref, RefType, Branch, GitErrorCodes, Status } from './api/git';
+import { Ref, RefType, Branch, GitErrorCodes, Status, Tag } from './api/git';
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ class CheckoutItem implements QuickPickItem {
 	}
 }
 
+class TagItem implements QuickPickItem {
+
+	get label(): string { return (this.tag.name || '').substr(0, 20); }
+	get name(): string { return (this.tag.name || ''); }
+	get description(): string {
+		return (this.tag.message || '');
+	}
+	constructor(protected tag: Tag) { }
+
+	async run(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+		const name = this.tag.name || '';
+		if (!name) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		await repository.deleteTag(name);
+	}
+}
+
 class CheckoutTagItem extends CheckoutItem {
 
 	get description(): string {
@@ -199,6 +218,11 @@ function createCheckoutItems(repository: Repository): CheckoutItem[] {
 	return [...heads, ...tags, ...remoteHeads];
 }
 
+async function createTagItems(repository: Repository): Promise<TagItem[]> {
+	const tags = await repository.getTags();
+	return tags.map(tag => new TagItem(tag)) || [];
+}
+
 enum PushType {
 	Push,
 	PushTo,
@@ -1667,18 +1691,16 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 
 	@command('git.deleteTag', { repository: true })
 	async deleteTag(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
-		const inputTagName = await window.showInputBox({
-			placeHolder: localize('tag name', "Tag name"),
-			prompt: localize('provide tag name', "Please provide a tag name"),
-			ignoreFocusOut: true
-		});
-
-		if (!inputTagName) {
+		const picks = await createTagItems(repository);
+		if (!picks) {
+			window.showWarningMessage(localize('no tags', "This repository has no tags."));
+		}
+		const placeHolder = localize('select a tag to delete', 'Select a tag to delete');
+		const choice = await window.showQuickPick<TagItem>(picks, { placeHolder });
+		if (!choice) {
 			return;
 		}
-
-		const name = inputTagName.replace(/^\.|\/\.|\.\.|~|\^|:|\/$|\.lock$|\.lock\/|\\|\*|\s|^\s*$|\.$/g, '-');
-		await repository.deleteTag(name);
+		await repository.deleteTag(choice.name);
 	}
 
 	@command('git.fetch', { repository: true })
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index e14ce04342c..7fd63a40818 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { assign, groupBy, denodeify, IDisposable, toDisposable, dispose, mkdirp,
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vscode';
 import { URI } from 'vscode-uri';
 import { detectEncoding } from './encoding';
-import { Ref, RefType, Branch, Remote, GitErrorCodes, LogOptions, Change, Status } from './api/git';
+import { Ref, RefType, Branch, Remote, GitErrorCodes, LogOptions, Change, Status, Tag } from './api/git';
 
 // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/65693
 const MAX_CLI_LENGTH = 30000;
@@ -1290,6 +1290,21 @@ export class Repository {
 		await this.run(args);
 	}
 
+	async getTags(): Promise<Tag[]> {
+		let args = ['tag', '-n1'];
+		const result = await this.run(args);
+		return result.stdout.trim().split('\n')
+			.map(line => line.trim().split('\0'))
+			.map(([line]) => {
+				const name = line.split(' ')[0];
+				return {
+					name: name,
+					message: line.replace(name, '').trim() || '',
+					type: RefType.Tag
+				} as Tag;
+			});
+	}
+
 	async clean(paths: string[]): Promise<void> {
 		const pathsByGroup = groupBy(paths, p => path.dirname(p));
 		const groups = Object.keys(pathsByGroup).map(k => pathsByGroup[k]);
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index b48d968c558..b0372add8df 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { StatusBarCommands } from './statusbar';
-import { Branch, Ref, Remote, RefType, GitErrorCodes, Status, LogOptions, Change } from './api/git';
+import { Branch, Ref, Remote, RefType, GitErrorCodes, Status, LogOptions, Change, Tag } from './api/git';
 import { IFileWatcher, watch } from './watch';
 
 const timeout = (millis: number) => new Promise(c => setTimeout(c, millis));
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ export const enum Operation {
 	Ignore = 'Ignore',
 	Tag = 'Tag',
 	DeleteTag = 'DeleteTag',
+	GetTags = 'GetTags',
 	Stash = 'Stash',
 	CheckIgnore = 'CheckIgnore',
 	GetObjectDetails = 'GetObjectDetails',
@@ -1006,6 +1007,10 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		await this.run(Operation.DeleteTag, () => this.repository.deleteTag(name));
 	}
 
+	async getTags(): Promise<Tag[]> {
+		return await this.run(Operation.GetTags, () => this.repository.getTags());
+	}
+
 	async checkout(treeish: string): Promise<void> {
 		await this.run(Operation.Checkout, () => this.repository.checkout(treeish, []));
 	}