diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 186d39e..6b2bb8f 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ Deadline or Scheduling time will be formatted using
 ~dashboard-agenda-time-string-format~ and the keywords (TODO, DONE)
 respect [[https://orgmode.org/worg/doc.html#org-agenda-todo-keyword-format][org-agenda-todo-keyword-format]].
 
+*** Agenda tags
+
+To customize the tags format there is a variable
+~dashboard-agenda-tags-format~. This variable could be any function that
+receives the tags directly from ~org-get-tags~. By default
+~dashboard-agenda-tags-format~ is set to ~identity~. To hide the
+tags set the variable to ~ignore~: ~(setq dashboard-agenda-tags-format 'ignore)~
+or to ~nil~.
 
 ** Faces
 
diff --git a/dashboard-widgets.el b/dashboard-widgets.el
index e658b1f..a90ed33 100644
--- a/dashboard-widgets.el
+++ b/dashboard-widgets.el
@@ -1155,6 +1155,15 @@ each agenda entry."
   :type 'string
   :group 'dashboard)
 
+(defcustom dashboard-agenda-tags-format 'identity
+  "Function to format the org agenda tags.
+Any custom function would receives the tags from `org-get-tags'"
+  :type '(choice
+          (const :tag "Show tags" identity)
+          (const :tag "Hide tags" ignore)
+          (function :tag "Custom function"))
+  :group 'dashboard)
+
 (defun dashboard-agenda-entry-format ()
   "Format agenda entry to show it on dashboard.
 Also,it set text properties that latter are used to sort entries and perform different actions."
@@ -1167,7 +1176,7 @@ Also,it set text properties that latter are used to sort entries and perform dif
                 (dashboard-agenda--formatted-headline)
                 (org-outline-level)
                 (org-get-category)
-                (org-get-tags)))
+                (dashboard-agenda--formatted-tags)))
          (todo-state (org-get-todo-state))
          (item-priority (org-get-priority (org-get-heading t t t t)))
          (todo-index (and todo-state
@@ -1207,6 +1216,11 @@ If not height is found on FACE or `dashboard-items-face' use `default'."
                        (dashboard-agenda--entry-timestamp (point)))))
     (format-time-string dashboard-agenda-time-string-format time)))
 
+(defun dashboard-agenda--formatted-tags ()
+  "Apply `dashboard-agenda-tags-format' to org-element tags."
+  (when dashboard-agenda-tags-format
+    (funcall dashboard-agenda-tags-format (org-get-tags))))
+
 (defun dashboard-due-date-for-agenda ()
   "Return due-date for agenda period."
   (if dashboard-week-agenda