diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 37425123b..c003ccf02 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         };
         this._installedApps = [];
         this._installedAppsById = {};
+        this._appTags = [];
         this._clientId = '<%= oauth.clientId %>';
         this._clientSecret = '<%= oauth.clientSecret %>';
         // window.location fallback for websocket connections which do not have relative uris
@@ -281,6 +282,10 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         return this._installedApps;
     };
 
+    Client.prototype.getAppTags = function () {
+        return this._appTags;
+    };
+
     Client.prototype.getUserInfo = function () {
         return this._userInfo;
     };
@@ -1459,6 +1464,16 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         }
 
         this._installedAppsById[app.id] = this._installedApps[found];
+
+        // TODO this not very elegant
+        // update app tags
+        tmp = this._installedApps
+            .map(function (app) { return app.tags || []; })                     // return array of arrays
+            .reduce(function (a, i) { return a.concat(i); }, [])                // merge all arrays into one
+            .filter(function (v, i, self) { return self.indexOf(v) === i; });   // filter duplicates
+
+        // keep tag array references
+        angular.copy(tmp, this._appTags);
     };
 
     // this requires app:manage permissions
diff --git a/src/theme.scss b/src/theme.scss
index 3169c9217..f53a46ebb 100644
--- a/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src/theme.scss
@@ -255,6 +255,44 @@ h1, h2, h3 {
     font-size: 24px;
 }
 
+.tags-sidebar {
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 10px;
+    top: 50px;
+
+    h1 {
+        font-size: 14px;
+    }
+
+    .tag {
+        display: block;
+        padding: 6px 10px;
+        margin: 0;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        color: black;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        font-size: 16px;
+
+        &:hover,
+        &:focus,
+        &.tag-active {
+            text-decoration: none;
+            background-color: white;
+            color: black;
+        }
+
+        &.tag-active {
+            background-color: $navbar-default-link-hover-color;
+            color: white;
+        }
+
+        & > i {
+            width: 30px;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 .app-grid {
     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
diff --git a/src/views/apps.html b/src/views/apps.html
index 785cf1950..539896aff 100644
--- a/src/views/apps.html
+++ b/src/views/apps.html
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@
       <h1 class="view-header">Your Apps</h1>
     </div>
 
+    <div class="animateMeOpacity ng-hide tags-sidebar" ng-show="tags.length > 0">
+      <h1>Tags</h1>
+      <div class="tag hand" ng-repeat="tag in tags" ng-click="toggleTag(tag)" ng-class="{'tag-active': selectedTags.indexOf(tag) !== -1 }">{{ tag }}</div>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="animateMeOpacity ng-hide" ng-show="installedApps.length > 0">
       <div ng-repeat="domain in domains" ng-show="domainHasApps(domain)">
         <h2 class="domain-header" ng-show="moreThanOneDomainHasApps()">{{ domain.domain }}</h2>
diff --git a/src/views/apps.js b/src/views/apps.js
index 6fecb69a2..f8376a891 100644
--- a/src/views/apps.js
+++ b/src/views/apps.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppsController', ['$scope', '$location
     $scope.HOST_PORT_MIN = 1024;
     $scope.HOST_PORT_MAX = 65535;
     $scope.installedApps = Client.getInstalledApps();
+    $scope.tags = Client.getAppTags();
+    $scope.selectedTags = [];
     $scope.config = Client.getConfig();
     $scope.user = Client.getUserInfo();
     $scope.domains = [];
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppsController', ['$scope', '$location
         }).length > 1;
     };
 
+    $scope.toggleTag = function (tag) {
+        var pos = $scope.selectedTags.indexOf(tag);
+        if (pos !== -1) $scope.selectedTags.splice(pos, 1);
+        else $scope.selectedTags.push(tag);
+    };
+
     $scope.appConfigure = {
         busy: false,
         error: {},