diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/i18n/en.json b/lib/content-services/src/lib/i18n/en.json
index c58a54faf0..d0272e1e39 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/i18n/en.json
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/i18n/en.json
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@
         "EMPTY_TAG": "Tag name can't contain only spaces",
         "REQUIRED": "Tag name is required",
         "FETCH_TAGS": "Error while fetching the tags",
-        "CREATE_TAGS": "Error while creating the tags"
+        "CREATE_TAGS": "Error while creating the tags",
+        "SPECIAL_CHARACTERS": "Tag name cannot contain prohibited characters"
       },
       "TOOLTIPS": {
         "DELETE_TAG": "Delete tag"
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.spec.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.spec.ts
index ee74afb128..a7e6bcd11f 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.spec.ts
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ describe('TagsCreatorComponent', () => {
                 expect(getFirstError()).toBe('TAG.TAGS_CREATOR.ERRORS.ALREADY_ADDED_TAG');
             }));
 
+            it('should show error for prohibited characters', fakeAsync(() => {
+                typeTag('tag*"<>\\/?:|');
+                component.tagNameControl.markAsTouched();
+                fixture.detectChanges();
+                const error = getFirstError();
+                expect(error).toBe('TAG.TAGS_CREATOR.ERRORS.SPECIAL_CHARACTERS');
+            }));
+
             it('should show error when duplicated already existing tag', fakeAsync(() => {
                 const tag = 'Some tag';
 
@@ -518,6 +526,17 @@ describe('TagsCreatorComponent', () => {
                 expect(tagService.findTagByName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(name);
             }));
 
+            it('should not perform search if an illegal character is specified', fakeAsync(() => {
+                spyOn(tagService, 'findTagByName').and.returnValue(EMPTY);
+                spyOn(tagService, 'searchTags').and.returnValue(EMPTY);
+
+                const name = 'Tag:"\'>';
+                typeTag(name);
+
+                expect(tagService.findTagByName).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(tagService.searchTags).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            }));
+
             it('should call searchTags on tagService using name set in input and correct params', fakeAsync(() => {
                 spyOn(tagService, 'searchTags').and.returnValue(EMPTY);
 
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.ts
index fb58525f8c..0a383737de 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/tag/tags-creator/tags-creator.component.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ interface TagNameControlErrors {
     duplicatedAddedTag?: boolean;
     emptyTag?: boolean;
     required?: boolean;
+    specialCharacters?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_TAGS_SORTING = {
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ export class TagsCreatorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         ['duplicatedExistingTag', 'EXISTING_TAG'],
         ['duplicatedAddedTag', 'ALREADY_ADDED_TAG'],
         ['emptyTag', 'EMPTY_TAG'],
-        ['required', 'REQUIRED']
+        ['required', 'REQUIRED'],
+        ['specialCharacters', 'SPECIAL_CHARACTERS']
     ]);
 
     private readonly existingTagsListLimit = 15;
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@ export class TagsCreatorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         [
             this.validateIfNotAlreadyAdded.bind(this),
             Validators.required,
-            this.validateEmptyTag
+            this.validateEmptyTag,
+            this.validateSpecialCharacters
         ],
         this.validateIfNotExistingTag.bind(this)
     );
@@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ export class TagsCreatorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     private loadTags(name: string) {
-        if (name) {
+        if (name && !this.tagNameControl.hasError('specialCharacters')) {
             forkJoin({
                 exactResult: this.tagService.findTagByName(name),
                 searchedResult: this.tagService.searchTags(name, DEFAULT_TAGS_SORTING, false, 0, this.existingTagsListLimit)
@@ -369,6 +372,13 @@ export class TagsCreatorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             : null;
     }
 
+    private validateSpecialCharacters(tagNameControl: FormControl<string>): TagNameControlErrors | null {
+        const specialSymbolsRegex = /[':"\\|<>/?]/;
+        return tagNameControl.value.length && specialSymbolsRegex.test(tagNameControl.value)
+            ? { specialCharacters: true }
+            : null;
+    }
+
     private setTagNameControlErrorMessageKey(): void {
         this._tagNameErrorMessageKey = this.tagNameControl.invalid
             ? `TAG.TAGS_CREATOR.ERRORS.${this.nameErrorMessagesByErrors.get(