diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java
index b7ef74f162..e6a42195b8 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ public class TagsImpl implements Tags
     	{
     		throw new EntityNotFoundException(tagId);
     	}
+		String tag = taggingService.getTagName(tagNodeRef);
+		if(!taggingService.isTag(storeRef,tag))
+		{
+			throw new EntityNotFoundException(tagId);
+		}
     	return tagNodeRef;
     }