diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.css b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.css
index e4ba2f2216..c39aa49f87 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.css
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.css
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
     margin-left: 11px!important;
 }
 
+.tag-label {
+    left: 10px;!important;
+    top: 12px;!important;
+}
+
 .tag-container-input{
     padding-top: 11px;
     width: 190px;
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.html b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.html
index 2ec53cb492..928a702822 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-tag/src/components/tag-actions.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     </li>
     <li>
         <div class="mdl-textfield mdl-js-textfield tag-container-input">
-            <input class="mdl-textfield__input tag-input" type="tag" id="new-tag-text" [(ngModel)]="newTagName"/>
+            <input class="mdl-textfield__input tag-input" type="text" id="new-tag-text" [(ngModel)]="newTagName"/>
+            <label class="mdl-textfield__label tag-label" for="new-tag-text">New Tag...</label>
         </div>
         <button id="add-tag" class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised button" (click)="addTag()">
             Add tag
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@
     </li>
     <li>
         <div class="mdl-textfield mdl-js-textfield tag-container-input">
-            <input class="mdl-textfield__input tag-input" type="tag" id="new-tag-text" [(ngModel)]="newTagName"/>
+            <input class="mdl-textfield__input tag-input" type="text" id="new-tag-text" [(ngModel)]="newTagName"/>
+            <label class="mdl-textfield__label tag-label" for="new-tag-text">New Tag...</label>
         </div>
         <button id="add-tag" class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised button" (click)="addTag()">
             Add tag