diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 5055a96823..8e70c5b6a4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [--points-at <object>]
 	[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--create-reflog] [--sort=<key>]
 	[--format=<format>] [--[no-]merged [<commit>]] [<pattern>...]
-'git tag' -v <tagname>...
+'git tag' -v [--format=<format>] <tagname>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-verify-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-verify-tag.txt
index d590edcebd..0b8075dad9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-verify-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-verify-tag.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-verify-tag - Check the GPG signature of tags
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git verify-tag' <tag>...
+'git verify-tag' [--format=<format>] <tag>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index 73df728114..e40c4a9676 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static const char * const git_tag_usage[] = {
 	N_("git tag -d <tagname>..."),
 	N_("git tag -l [-n[<num>]] [--contains <commit>] [--points-at <object>]"
 		"\n\t\t[--format=<format>] [--[no-]merged [<commit>]] [<pattern>...]"),
-	N_("git tag -v <tagname>..."),
+	N_("git tag -v [--format=<format>] <tagname>..."),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ static int list_tags(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting, con
 }
 
 typedef int (*each_tag_name_fn)(const char *name, const char *ref,
-				const unsigned char *sha1);
+				const unsigned char *sha1, const void *cb_data);
 
-static int for_each_tag_name(const char **argv, each_tag_name_fn fn)
+static int for_each_tag_name(const char **argv, each_tag_name_fn fn,
+			     const void *cb_data)
 {
 	const char **p;
 	char ref[PATH_MAX];
@@ -87,14 +88,14 @@ static int for_each_tag_name(const char **argv, each_tag_name_fn fn)
 			had_error = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (fn(*p, ref, sha1))
+		if (fn(*p, ref, sha1, cb_data))
 			had_error = 1;
 	}
 	return had_error;
 }
 
 static int delete_tag(const char *name, const char *ref,
-				const unsigned char *sha1)
+		      const unsigned char *sha1, const void *cb_data)
 {
 	if (delete_ref(ref, sha1, 0))
 		return 1;
@@ -103,9 +104,22 @@ static int delete_tag(const char *name, const char *ref,
 }
 
 static int verify_tag(const char *name, const char *ref,
-				const unsigned char *sha1)
+		      const unsigned char *sha1, const void *cb_data)
 {
-	return gpg_verify_tag(sha1, name, GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE);
+	int flags;
+	const char *fmt_pretty = cb_data;
+	flags = GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE;
+
+	if (fmt_pretty)
+		flags = GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS;
+
+	if (gpg_verify_tag(sha1, name, flags))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (fmt_pretty)
+		pretty_print_ref(name, sha1, fmt_pretty);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int do_sign(struct strbuf *buffer)
@@ -428,9 +442,12 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (filter.merge_commit)
 		die(_("--merged and --no-merged option are only allowed with -l"));
 	if (cmdmode == 'd')
-		return for_each_tag_name(argv, delete_tag);
-	if (cmdmode == 'v')
-		return for_each_tag_name(argv, verify_tag);
+		return for_each_tag_name(argv, delete_tag, NULL);
+	if (cmdmode == 'v') {
+		if (format)
+			verify_ref_format(format);
+		return for_each_tag_name(argv, verify_tag, format);
+	}
 
 	if (msg.given || msgfile) {
 		if (msg.given && msgfile)
diff --git a/builtin/verify-tag.c b/builtin/verify-tag.c
index 99f8148cf7..5199553d91 100644
--- a/builtin/verify-tag.c
+++ b/builtin/verify-tag.c
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "gpg-interface.h"
+#include "ref-filter.h"
 
 static const char * const verify_tag_usage[] = {
-		N_("git verify-tag [-v | --verbose] <tag>..."),
+		N_("git verify-tag [-v | --verbose] [--format=<format>] <tag>..."),
 		NULL
 };
 
@@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ int cmd_verify_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i = 1, verbose = 0, had_error = 0;
 	unsigned flags = 0;
+	char *fmt_pretty = NULL;
 	const struct option verify_tag_options[] = {
 		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, N_("print tag contents")),
 		OPT_BIT(0, "raw", &flags, N_("print raw gpg status output"), GPG_VERIFY_RAW),
+		OPT_STRING(  0 , "format", &fmt_pretty, N_("format"), N_("format to use for the output")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -46,13 +49,26 @@ int cmd_verify_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (verbose)
 		flags |= GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE;
 
+	if (fmt_pretty) {
+		verify_ref_format(fmt_pretty);
+		flags |= GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS;
+	}
+
 	while (i < argc) {
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
 		const char *name = argv[i++];
-		if (get_sha1(name, sha1))
+		if (get_sha1(name, sha1)) {
 			had_error = !!error("tag '%s' not found.", name);
-		else if (gpg_verify_tag(sha1, name, flags))
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (gpg_verify_tag(sha1, name, flags)) {
 			had_error = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (fmt_pretty)
+			pretty_print_ref(name, sha1, fmt_pretty);
 	}
 	return had_error;
 }
diff --git a/gpg-interface.h b/gpg-interface.h
index ea68885ad5..d2d4fd3a65 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.h
+++ b/gpg-interface.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef GPG_INTERFACE_H
 #define GPG_INTERFACE_H
 
-#define GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE	1
-#define GPG_VERIFY_RAW		2
+#define GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE		1
+#define GPG_VERIFY_RAW			2
+#define GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS	4
 
 struct signature_check {
 	char *payload;
diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
index 1a978405e6..5f4b08792b 100644
--- a/ref-filter.c
+++ b/ref-filter.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ static struct ref_array_item *new_ref_array_item(const char *refname,
 	return ref;
 }
 
-static int filter_ref_kind(struct ref_filter *filter, const char *refname)
+static int ref_kind_from_refname(const char *refname)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -1374,11 +1374,7 @@ static int filter_ref_kind(struct ref_filter *filter, const char *refname)
 		{ "refs/tags/", FILTER_REFS_TAGS}
 	};
 
-	if (filter->kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES ||
-	    filter->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES ||
-	    filter->kind == FILTER_REFS_TAGS)
-		return filter->kind;
-	else if (!strcmp(refname, "HEAD"))
+	if (!strcmp(refname, "HEAD"))
 		return FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind); i++) {
@@ -1389,6 +1385,15 @@ static int filter_ref_kind(struct ref_filter *filter, const char *refname)
 	return FILTER_REFS_OTHERS;
 }
 
+static int filter_ref_kind(struct ref_filter *filter, const char *refname)
+{
+	if (filter->kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES ||
+	    filter->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES ||
+	    filter->kind == FILTER_REFS_TAGS)
+		return filter->kind;
+	return ref_kind_from_refname(refname);
+}
+
 /*
  * A call-back given to for_each_ref().  Filter refs and keep them for
  * later object processing.
@@ -1671,6 +1676,16 @@ void show_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format, int qu
 	putchar('\n');
 }
 
+void pretty_print_ref(const char *name, const unsigned char *sha1,
+		const char *format)
+{
+	struct ref_array_item *ref_item;
+	ref_item = new_ref_array_item(name, sha1, 0);
+	ref_item->kind = ref_kind_from_refname(name);
+	show_ref_array_item(ref_item, format, 0);
+	free_array_item(ref_item);
+}
+
 /*  If no sorting option is given, use refname to sort as default */
 struct ref_sorting *ref_default_sorting(void)
 {
diff --git a/ref-filter.h b/ref-filter.h
index fc55fa3574..7b05592baf 100644
--- a/ref-filter.h
+++ b/ref-filter.h
@@ -109,4 +109,11 @@ struct ref_sorting *ref_default_sorting(void);
 /*  Function to parse --merged and --no-merged options */
 int parse_opt_merge_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 
+/*
+ * Print a single ref, outside of any ref-filter. Note that the
+ * name must be a fully qualified refname.
+ */
+void pretty_print_ref(const char *name, const unsigned char *sha1,
+		const char *format);
+
 #endif /*  REF_FILTER_H  */
diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index 1cfa8a21d2..b676b90c7d 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -871,6 +871,22 @@ test_expect_success GPG 'verifying a forged tag should fail' '
 	test_must_fail git tag -v forged-tag
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'verifying a proper tag with --format pass and format accordingly' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF
+	tagname : signed-tag
+	EOF &&
+	git tag -v --format="tagname : %(tag)" "signed-tag" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verifying a forged tag with --format fail and format accordingly' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF
+	tagname : forged-tag
+	EOF &&
+	test_must_fail git tag -v --format="tagname : %(tag)" "forged-tag" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 # blank and empty messages for signed tags:
 
 get_tag_header empty-signed-tag $commit commit $time >expect
diff --git a/t/t7030-verify-tag.sh b/t/t7030-verify-tag.sh
index 07079a41c4..d62ccbb98e 100755
--- a/t/t7030-verify-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7030-verify-tag.sh
@@ -125,4 +125,20 @@ test_expect_success GPG 'verify multiple tags' '
 	test_cmp expect.stderr actual.stderr
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'verifying tag with --format' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF
+	tagname : fourth-signed
+	EOF &&
+	git verify-tag --format="tagname : %(tag)" "fourth-signed" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verifying a forged tag with --format fail and format accordingly' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF
+	tagname : 7th forged-signed
+	EOF &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag --format="tagname : %(tag)" $(cat forged1.tag) >actual-forged &&
+	test_cmp expect actual-forged
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index d1dcd18cd7..243d1fdbbc 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "blob.h"
+#include "gpg-interface.h"
 
 const char *tag_type = "tag";
 
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ static int run_gpg_verify(const char *buf, unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 
 	ret = check_signature(buf, payload_size, buf + payload_size,
 				size - payload_size, &sigc);
-	print_signature_buffer(&sigc, flags);
+
+	if (!(flags & GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS))
+		print_signature_buffer(&sigc, flags);
 
 	signature_check_clear(&sigc);
 	return ret;