diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go
index ee4a3e61d..d98e7e56d 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ func init() {
 	f := cmdBackup.Flags()
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.Parent, "parent", "", "use this parent snapshot (default: last snapshot in the repo that has the same target files/directories)")
 	f.BoolVarP(&backupOptions.Force, "force", "f", false, `force re-reading the target files/directories (overrides the "parent" flag)`)
-	f.StringSliceVarP(&backupOptions.Excludes, "exclude", "e", []string{}, "exclude a `pattern` (can be specified multiple times)")
+	f.StringSliceVarP(&backupOptions.Excludes, "exclude", "e", nil, "exclude a `pattern` (can be specified multiple times)")
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.ExcludeFile, "exclude-file", "", "read exclude patterns from a file")
 	f.BoolVarP(&backupOptions.ExcludeOtherFS, "one-file-system", "x", false, "exclude other file systems")
 	f.BoolVar(&backupOptions.Stdin, "stdin", false, "read backup from stdin")
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.StdinFilename, "stdin-filename", "stdin", "file name to use when reading from stdin")
-	f.StringSliceVar(&backupOptions.Tags, "tag", []string{}, "add a `tag` for the new snapshot (can be specified multiple times)")
+	f.StringSliceVar(&backupOptions.Tags, "tag", nil, "add a `tag` for the new snapshot (can be specified multiple times)")
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.Hostname, "hostname", hostname, "set the `hostname` for the snapshot manually")
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.FilesFrom, "files-from", "", "read the files to backup from file (can be combined with file args)")
 }
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func runBackup(opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 
 	// Find last snapshot to set it as parent, if not already set
 	if !opts.Force && parentSnapshotID == nil {
-		id, err := restic.FindLatestSnapshot(repo, target, opts.Hostname)
+		id, err := restic.FindLatestSnapshot(repo, target, opts.Tags, opts.Hostname)
 		if err == nil {
 			parentSnapshotID = &id
 		} else if err != restic.ErrNoSnapshotFound {
diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_restore.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_restore.go
index 8a3e0757e..6a9ec953d 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type RestoreOptions struct {
 	Target  string
 	Host    string
 	Paths   []string
+	Tags    []string
 }
 
 var restoreOptions RestoreOptions
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func init() {
 	flags.StringVarP(&restoreOptions.Target, "target", "t", "", "directory to extract data to")
 
 	flags.StringVarP(&restoreOptions.Host, "host", "H", "", `only consider snapshots for this host when the snapshot ID is "latest"`)
+	flags.StringSliceVar(&restoreOptions.Tags, "tag", nil, "only consider snapshots which include this `tag` for snapshot ID \"latest\"")
 	flags.StringSliceVar(&restoreOptions.Paths, "path", nil, "only consider snapshots which include this (absolute) `path` for snapshot ID \"latest\"")
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ func runRestore(opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 	var id restic.ID
 
 	if snapshotIDString == "latest" {
-		id, err = restic.FindLatestSnapshot(repo, opts.Paths, opts.Host)
+		id, err = restic.FindLatestSnapshot(repo, opts.Paths, opts.Tags, opts.Host)
 		if err != nil {
 			Exitf(1, "latest snapshot for criteria not found: %v Paths:%v Host:%v", err, opts.Paths, opts.Host)
 		}
diff --git a/src/restic/snapshot.go b/src/restic/snapshot.go
index ed89a60ca..343dfe411 100644
--- a/src/restic/snapshot.go
+++ b/src/restic/snapshot.go
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ func (sn *Snapshot) SamePaths(paths []string) bool {
 // ErrNoSnapshotFound is returned when no snapshot for the given criteria could be found.
 var ErrNoSnapshotFound = errors.New("no snapshot found")
 
-// FindLatestSnapshot finds latest snapshot with optional target/directory and hostname filters.
-func FindLatestSnapshot(repo Repository, targets []string, hostname string) (ID, error) {
+// FindLatestSnapshot finds latest snapshot with optional target/directory, tags and hostname filters.
+func FindLatestSnapshot(repo Repository, targets []string, tags []string, hostname string) (ID, error) {
 	var (
 		latest   time.Time
 		latestID ID
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func FindLatestSnapshot(repo Repository, targets []string, hostname string) (ID,
 		if err != nil {
 			return ID{}, errors.Errorf("Error listing snapshot: %v", err)
 		}
-		if snapshot.Time.After(latest) && snapshot.HasPaths(targets) && (hostname == "" || hostname == snapshot.Hostname) {
+		if snapshot.Time.After(latest) && (hostname == "" || hostname == snapshot.Hostname) && snapshot.HasTags(tags) && snapshot.HasPaths(targets) {
 			latest = snapshot.Time
 			latestID = snapshotID
 			found = true