diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TagsApi.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TagsApi.java
index 152f0ce237b397459a8ae05531db2337716ff3f1..debff59b06b0ee4aff7b5224eacef048a55e7d19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TagsApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TagsApi.java
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.GenericType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
 import org.gitlab4j.api.GitLabApi.ApiVersion;
+import org.gitlab4j.api.models.AccessLevel;
+import org.gitlab4j.api.models.ProtectedTag;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Release;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Tag;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.utils.FileUtils;
 
 /**
- * This class provides an entry point to all the GitLab Tags API calls.
- *
- * See https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/api/tags.html for more information on the GitLab Tags API.
+ * This class provides an entry point to all the GitLab Tags and Protected Tags API calls.
+ * @see <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/api/tags.html">Tags API at GitLab</a>
+ * @see <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/api/protected_tags.html">Protected Tags API at GitLab</a>
  */
 public class TagsApi extends AbstractApi {
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ public class TagsApi extends AbstractApi {
      *
      * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
      * @param itemsPerPage the number of Project instances that will be fetched per page
-     * @return the list of tags for the specified project ID
+     * @return the Pager of tags for the specified project ID
      * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
      */
     public Pager<Tag> getTags(Object projectIdOrPath, int itemsPerPage) throws GitLabApiException {
@@ -237,4 +239,123 @@ public class TagsApi extends AbstractApi {
         return (response.readEntity(Release.class));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets a list of protected tags from a project.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @return a List of protected tags for the specified project ID
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public List<ProtectedTag> getProtectedTags(Object projectIdOrPath) throws GitLabApiException {
+        return (getProtectedTags(projectIdOrPath, getDefaultPerPage()).all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a list of protected tags from a project and in the specified page range.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @param page the page to get
+     * @param perPage the number of Tag instances per page
+     * @return a List of tags for the specified project ID and page range
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public List<ProtectedTag> getProtectedTags(Object projectIdOrPath, int page, int perPage) throws GitLabApiException {
+        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, getPageQueryParams(page, perPage),
+                "projects", getProjectIdOrPath(projectIdOrPath), "protected_tags");
+        return (response.readEntity(new GenericType<List<ProtectedTag>>() { }));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a Pager of protected tags for a project.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @param itemsPerPage the number of Project instances that will be fetched per page
+     * @return the Pager of protected tags for the specified project ID
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public Pager<ProtectedTag> getProtectedTags(Object projectIdOrPath, int itemsPerPage) throws GitLabApiException {
+        return (new Pager<ProtectedTag>(this, ProtectedTag.class, itemsPerPage, null, "projects", getProjectIdOrPath(projectIdOrPath), "protected_tags"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a Stream of protected tags for a project.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags/:name</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @return a Stream of protected tags for the specified project ID
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public Stream<ProtectedTag> getProtectedTagsStream(Object projectIdOrPath) throws GitLabApiException {
+        return (getProtectedTags(projectIdOrPath, getDefaultPerPage()).stream());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a single protected tag or wildcard protected tag
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags/:name</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @param name the name of the tag or wildcard
+     * @return a ProtectedTag instance with info on the specified protected tag
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public ProtectedTag getProtectedTag(Object projectIdOrPath, String name) throws GitLabApiException {
+        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, null, "projects", getProjectIdOrPath(projectIdOrPath), "protected_tags", urlEncode(name));
+        return (response.readEntity(ProtectedTag.class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get an Optional instance holding a protected tag or wildcard protected tag.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags/:name</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @param name the name of the tag or wildcard
+     * @return an Optional instance with the specified protected tag as the value
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public Optional<ProtectedTag> getOptionalProtectedTag(Object projectIdOrPath, String name) throws GitLabApiException {
+        try {
+            return (Optional.ofNullable(getProtectedTag(projectIdOrPath, name)));
+        } catch (GitLabApiException glae) {
+            return (GitLabApi.createOptionalFromException(glae));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Protects a single repository tag or several project repository tags using a wildcard protected tag.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @param name the name of the tag or wildcard
+     * @param createAccessLevel the access level allowed to create
+     * @return a ProtectedTag instance
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public ProtectedTag protectTag(Object projectIdOrPath, String name, AccessLevel createAccessLevel) throws GitLabApiException {
+        Form formData = new GitLabApiForm().withParam("name", name, true).withParam("create_access_Level", createAccessLevel);
+        Response response = post(Response.Status.OK, formData, "projects", getProjectIdOrPath(projectIdOrPath), "protected_tags");
+        return (response.readEntity(ProtectedTag.class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Unprotects the given protected tag or wildcard protected tag.
+     *
+     * <pre><code>GitLab Endpoint: GET /projects/:id/protected_tags/:name</code></pre>
+     *
+     * @param projectIdOrPath id, path of the project, or a Project instance holding the project ID or path
+     * @param name the name of the tag or wildcard
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public void unprotectTag(Object projectIdOrPath, String name) throws GitLabApiException {
+        delete(Response.Status.OK, null, "projects", getProjectIdOrPath(projectIdOrPath), "protected_tags", urlEncode(name));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApiBeans.java b/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApiBeans.java
index 735a6565550d793e0a4239a156e78b68aa033143..011e4523ec595752e7f98777f9355ee6853abfcb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApiBeans.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApiBeans.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Project;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.ProjectHook;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.ProjectUser;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.ProtectedBranch;
+import org.gitlab4j.api.models.ProtectedTag;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.PushRules;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.RegistryRepository;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Runner;
@@ -338,6 +339,12 @@ public class TestGitLabApiBeans {
         assertTrue(compareJson(protectedBranch, "protected-branch.json"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testProtectedTags() throws Exception {
+        List<ProtectedTag> protectedTags = unmarshalResourceList(ProtectedTag.class, "protected-tags.json");
+        assertTrue(compareJson(protectedTags, "protected-tags.json"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testPushRule() throws Exception {
         PushRules pushRule = unmarshalResource(PushRules.class, "push-rule.json");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestTagsApi.java b/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestTagsApi.java
index 0f1c65c3216292c6ada18cb4dfe3963492f50193..ac15f83a3ae67de1abbf24d49c7155d1bd341b13 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestTagsApi.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestTagsApi.java
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import org.gitlab4j.api.models.AccessLevel;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Project;
+import org.gitlab4j.api.models.ProtectedTag;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Release;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Tag;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ public class TestTagsApi extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     private static final String TEST_TAG_NAME_1 = "test-tag-1";
     private static final String TEST_TAG_NAME_0 = "test-tag-0";
     private static final String TEST_TAG_WITH_SLASH = "env/test-tag";
+    private static final String TEST_PROTECTED_TAG = "protected-tag";
 
     private static GitLabApi gitLabApi;
     private static Project testProject;
@@ -39,23 +42,22 @@ public class TestTagsApi extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
         gitLabApi = baseTestSetup();
         testProject = getTestProject();
 
+        deleteTestTags();
+
         if (testProject != null) {
             try {
                 gitLabApi.getTagsApi().createTag(testProject, TEST_TAG_NAME_0, "master");
             } catch (Exception ignore) {}
-
-            try {
-                gitLabApi.getTagsApi().deleteTag(testProject, TEST_TAG_NAME_1);
-            } catch (Exception ignore) {}
-
-            try {
-                gitLabApi.getTagsApi().deleteTag(testProject, TEST_TAG_WITH_SLASH);
-            } catch (Exception ignore) {}
         }
     }
 
     @AfterClass
     public static void tearDown() {
+        deleteTestTags();
+    }
+
+    private static final void deleteTestTags() {
+
         if (testProject != null) {
             try {
                 gitLabApi.getTagsApi().deleteTag(testProject, TEST_TAG_NAME_0);
@@ -68,6 +70,14 @@ public class TestTagsApi extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
             try {
                 gitLabApi.getTagsApi().deleteTag(testProject, TEST_TAG_WITH_SLASH);
             } catch (Exception ignore) {}
+
+            try {
+                gitLabApi.getTagsApi().unprotectTag(testProject, TEST_PROTECTED_TAG);
+            } catch (Exception ignore) {}
+
+            try {
+                gitLabApi.getTagsApi().deleteTag(testProject, TEST_PROTECTED_TAG);
+            } catch (Exception ignore) {}
         }
     }
 
@@ -147,4 +157,28 @@ public class TestTagsApi extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
         assertNotNull(testTag);
         assertEquals(TEST_TAG_WITH_SLASH, testTag.getName());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void  testProtectedTags() throws GitLabApiException {
+
+        Tag testTag = gitLabApi.getTagsApi().createTag(testProject, TEST_PROTECTED_TAG, "master");
+        assertNotNull(testTag);
+        assertEquals(TEST_PROTECTED_TAG, testTag.getName());
+
+        ProtectedTag protectedTag = gitLabApi.getTagsApi().protectTag(testProject, TEST_PROTECTED_TAG, AccessLevel.DEVELOPER);
+        assertEquals(TEST_PROTECTED_TAG, protectedTag.getName());
+
+        List<ProtectedTag> tags = gitLabApi.getTagsApi().getProtectedTags(testProject);
+        assertTrue(tags.stream().map(ProtectedTag::getName).anyMatch(s -> TEST_PROTECTED_TAG.equals(s)));
+
+        Optional<ProtectedTag> optionalTag = gitLabApi.getTagsApi().getOptionalProtectedTag(testProject, TEST_PROTECTED_TAG);
+        assertTrue(optionalTag.isPresent());
+        assertEquals(TEST_PROTECTED_TAG, optionalTag.get().getName());
+
+        gitLabApi.getTagsApi().unprotectTag(testProject, TEST_PROTECTED_TAG);
+        assertEquals(TEST_PROTECTED_TAG, protectedTag.getName());
+
+        tags = gitLabApi.getTagsApi().getProtectedTags(testProject);
+        assertFalse(tags.stream().map(ProtectedTag::getName).anyMatch(s -> TEST_PROTECTED_TAG.equals(s)));
+    }
 }