diff --git a/administrator/components/com_tags/src/Controller/TagsController.php b/administrator/components/com_tags/src/Controller/TagsController.php
index 4de3ed47183d3..123a8438ac748 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_tags/src/Controller/TagsController.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_tags/src/Controller/TagsController.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\AdminController;
+use Joomla\CMS\Response\JsonResponse;
 use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
 
 /**
@@ -69,4 +70,28 @@ public function rebuild()
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the number of published tags for quickicons
+	 *
+	 * @return  string  The JSON-encoded amount of published articles
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function getQuickiconContent()
+	{
+		$model = $this->getModel('tags');
+
+		$model->setState('filter.published', 1);
+
+		$amount = (int) $model->getTotal();
+
+		$result = [];
+
+		$result['amount'] = $amount;
+		$result['sronly'] = Text::plural('COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON_SRONLY', $amount);
+		$result['name'] = Text::plural('COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON', $amount);
+
+		echo new JsonResponse($result);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_tags.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_tags.ini
index c51f74edc5778..d5901ee466378 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_tags.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_tags.ini
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ COM_TAGS_N_ITEMS_TRASHED="%d tags trashed."
 COM_TAGS_N_ITEMS_TRASHED_1="Tag trashed."
 COM_TAGS_N_ITEMS_UNPUBLISHED="%d tags unpublished."
 COM_TAGS_N_ITEMS_UNPUBLISHED_1="Tag unpublished."
+COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON="Tags"
+COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON_0="Tags"
+COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON_1="Tag"
+COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON_SRONLY="Tags: %s tags are published."
+COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON_SRONLY_0="Tags: No tag is published."
+COM_TAGS_N_QUICKICON_SRONLY_1="Tags: One tag is published."
 COM_TAGS_NONE="None"
 COM_TAGS_NUMBER_TAG_ITEMS_LABEL="Show Number of Items"
 COM_TAGS_OPTIONS="Tag Options"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/mod_quickicon.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/mod_quickicon.ini
index 509680495a73f..903f97f96fe80 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/mod_quickicon.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/mod_quickicon.ini
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_MODULES_LABEL="Modules Icon"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_OVERRIDEUPDATE_LABEL="Override Update Check"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_PLUGINS_LABEL="Plugins Icon"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_PRIVACYREQUEST_LABEL="Privacy Requests"
+MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_TAGS_LABEL="Tags Icon"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_TEMPLATE_CODE_LABEL="Template Code Icon"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_TEMPLATE_STYLES_LABEL="Template Styles Icon"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_USERS_LABEL="User Icon"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SITE="Icons Site"
 MOD_QUICKICON_STRUCTURE="Structure"
 MOD_QUICKICON_SYSTEM="Icons System"
+MOD_QUICKICON_TAGS_MANAGER="Tags"
+MOD_QUICKICON_TAGS_MANAGER_ADD="Add Tag"
 MOD_QUICKICON_TEMPLATE_CODE="Template Code"
 MOD_QUICKICON_TEMPLATE_STYLES="Template Styles"
 MOD_QUICKICON_TYPE="Icon Type"
diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/mod_quickicon.xml b/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/mod_quickicon.xml
index ef6b8eb3661d0..a0d92b5054ca3 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/mod_quickicon.xml
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/mod_quickicon.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@
 					<option value="1">JSHOW</option>
 					<option value="2">MOD_QUICKICON_WITH_COUNT</option>
 				</field>
+
+				<field
+					name="show_tags"
+					type="list"
+					label="MOD_QUICKICON_SHOW_TAGS_LABEL"
+					default="0"
+					validate="options"
+					>
+					<option value="0">JHIDE</option>
+					<option value="1">JSHOW</option>
+					<option value="2">MOD_QUICKICON_WITH_COUNT</option>
+				</field>
+
 				<field
 					name="show_modules"
 					type="list"
diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/src/Helper/QuickIconHelper.php b/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/src/Helper/QuickIconHelper.php
index 652ef12500176..0800d41e13555 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/src/Helper/QuickIconHelper.php
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_quickicon/src/Helper/QuickIconHelper.php
@@ -120,6 +120,25 @@ public static function &getButtons(Registry $params, CMSApplication $application
 				self::$buttons[$key][] = $tmp;
 			}
 
+			if ($params->get('show_tags'))
+			{
+				$tmp = [
+					'image'   => 'icon-tag',
+					'link'    => Route::_('index.php?option=com_tags&view=tags'),
+					'linkadd' => Route::_('index.php?option=com_tags&task=tag.edit'),
+					'name'    => 'MOD_QUICKICON_TAGS_MANAGER',
+					'access'  => array('core.manage', 'com_tags', 'core.create', 'com_tags'),
+					'group'   => 'MOD_QUICKICON_SITE',
+				];
+
+				if ($params->get('show_tags') == 2)
+				{
+					$tmp['ajaxurl'] = 'index.php?option=com_tags&amp;task=tags.getQuickiconContent&amp;format=json';
+				}
+
+				self::$buttons[$key][] = $tmp;
+			}
+
 			if ($params->get('show_categories'))
 			{
 				$tmp = [