diff --git a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
index 25edeccc2..baecafd1a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
@@ -8,29 +8,6 @@ class PostsController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_filter :which_action_and_user
   skip_before_filter :set_grammatical_gender
 
-  def index
-    if current_user
-      @posts = StatusMessage.joins(:aspects).where(:pending => false
-               ).where(Aspect.arel_table[:user_id].eq(current_user.id).or(StatusMessage.arel_table[:public].eq(true))
-               ).select('DISTINCT `posts`.*')
-    else
-      @posts = StatusMessage.where(:public => true, :pending => false)
-    end
-
-    params[:tag] ||= 'partytimeexcellent'
-
-    @posts = @posts.tagged_with(params[:tag])
-    @posts = @posts.includes(:comments, :photos).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => 15, :order => 'created_at DESC')
-
-    profiles = Profile.tagged_with(params[:tag]).where(:searchable => true).select('profiles.id, profiles.person_id')
-    @people = Person.where(:id => profiles.map{|p| p.person_id}).limit(15)
-    @people_count = Person.where(:id => profiles.map{|p| p.person_id}).count
-
-    @fakes = PostsFake.new(@posts)
-    @commenting_disabled = true
-    @pod_url = AppConfig[:pod_uri].host
-  end
-
   def show
     @post = Post.where(:id => params[:id], :public => true).includes(:author, :comments => :author).first
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8df259e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+class TagsController < ApplicationController
+  skip_before_filter :count_requests
+  skip_before_filter :set_invites
+  skip_before_filter :which_action_and_user
+  skip_before_filter :set_grammatical_gender
+
+  def show
+    if current_user
+      @posts = StatusMessage.joins(:aspects).where(:pending => false
+               ).where(Aspect.arel_table[:user_id].eq(current_user.id).or(StatusMessage.arel_table[:public].eq(true))
+               ).select('DISTINCT `posts`.*')
+    else
+      @posts = StatusMessage.where(:public => true, :pending => false)
+    end
+
+    @posts = @posts.tagged_with(params[:name])
+    @posts = @posts.includes(:comments, :photos).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => 15, :order => 'created_at DESC')
+
+    profiles = Profile.tagged_with(params[:name]).where(:searchable => true).select('profiles.id, profiles.person_id')
+    @people = Person.where(:id => profiles.map{|p| p.person_id}).limit(15)
+    @people_count = Person.where(:id => profiles.map{|p| p.person_id}).count
+
+    @fakes = PostsFake.new(@posts)
+    @commenting_disabled = true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/posts/index.html.haml b/app/views/tags/show.html.haml
similarity index 87%
rename from app/views/posts/index.html.haml
rename to app/views/tags/show.html.haml
index a2ac65a90..c2749bf5b 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/tags/show.html.haml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 
 - content_for :page_title do
-  - if params[:tag]
-    = "##{params[:tag]}"
+  - if params[:name]
+    = "##{params[:name]}"
 
   - else
     = t('.whatup', :pod => @pod_url)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 .span-24.last
   %h1.tag
-    = "##{params[:tag]}"
+    = "##{params[:name]}"
 
 .span-15
   #main_stream.stream
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       %a.paginate
         = t("more")
     - else
-      = t('.nobody_talking', :tag => "##{params[:tag]}")
+      = t('.nobody_talking', :tag => "##{params[:name]}")
   = will_paginate @posts
 
 .prepend-2.span-7.last
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 0d7ef4c32..8c10aaeba 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ en:
 
   posts:
     doesnt_exist: "that post does not exist!"
-    index:
-      whatup: "What's happening on %{pod}"
+
+  tags:
+    show:
       posts_tagged_with: "Posts tagged with #%{tag}"
       nobody_talking: "Nobody is talking about %{tag} yet."
       people_tagged_with: "People tagged with %{tag}"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 7efea6eb3..ad70d3e23 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
-
-
   resources :status_messages, :only => [:new, :create, :destroy, :show]
   resources :comments,        :only => [:create]
   resources :requests,        :only => [:destroy, :create]
 
+  match 'tags/:name' => 'tags#show'
+  resources :tags, :only => [:show]
+
   resource :profile
   match 'services/inviter/:provider' => 'services#inviter', :as => 'service_inviter'
   match 'services/finder/:provider' => 'services#finder', :as => 'friend_finder'
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
 
   match 'notifications/read_all' => 'notifications#read_all'
   resources :notifications,   :only => [:index, :update]
-  resources :posts,           :only => [:show, :index], :path => '/p/'
+  resources :posts,           :only => [:show], :path => '/p/'
 
   resources :contacts
   resources :aspect_memberships, :only => [:destroy, :create]
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/taggable.rb b/lib/diaspora/taggable.rb
index 999da53be..9704681ed 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/taggable.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/taggable.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module Diaspora
       return text if opts[:plain_text]
       regex = /(^|\s)#(\w+)/
       form_message = text.gsub(regex) do |matched_string|
-        "#{$~[1]}<a href=\"/p?tag=#{$~[2]}\" class=\"tag\">##{$~[2]}</a>"
+        "#{$~[1]}<a href=\"/tags/#{$~[2]}\" class=\"tag\">##{$~[2]}</a>"
       end
       form_message.html_safe
     end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb
index 41d558880..4479070a1 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -10,70 +10,6 @@ describe PostsController do
   before do
     @user = alice
   end
-  describe '#index' do
-    context 'signed in' do
-      before do
-        sign_in :user, @user
-      end
-      it 'works' do
-        get :index
-        response.status.should == 200
-      end
-      it "shows the signed in user's posts" do
-        pending
-        posts = []
-        2.times do
-          posts << @user.post(:status_message, :text => "#what", :to => 'all')
-        end
-        eve.post(:status_message, :text => "#what", :to => 'all')
-
-        get :index
-        assigns[:posts].should =~ posts
-      end
-      it "shows any posts that the user can see" do
-        pending
-        posts = []
-        2.times do
-          posts << bob.post(:status_message, :text => "#what", :to => 'all')
-        end
-        eve.post(:status_message, :text => "#what", :to => 'all')
-
-        get :index
-        assigns[:posts].should =~ posts
-      end
-    end
-    it 'restricts the posts by tag' do
-      posts = []
-      2.times do
-        posts << @user.post(:status_message, :text => "#what", :public => true, :to => 'all')
-      end
-      2.times do
-        @user.post(:status_message, :text => "#hello", :public => true, :to => 'all')
-      end
-
-      get :index, :tag => 'what'
-      assigns[:posts].should =~ posts
-
-    end
-    it 'shows the most recent public posts' do
-      pending
-      posts = []
-      3.times do
-        posts << @user.post(:status_message, :text => "hello", :public => true, :to => 'all')
-      end
-      get :index
-      assigns[:posts].should =~ posts
-    end
-    it' shows only local posts' do
-      pending
-      3.times do
-        @user.post(:status_message, :text => "hello", :public => true, :to => 'all')
-      end
-      @user.person.update_attributes(:owner_id => nil)
-      get :index
-      assigns[:posts].should == []
-    end
-  end
   describe '#show' do
     it 'shows a public post' do
       status = @user.post(:status_message, :text => "hello", :public => true, :to => 'all')
diff --git a/spec/controllers/tags_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/tags_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93290d0ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/tags_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe TagsController do
+  render_views
+
+  before do
+    @user = alice
+  end
+  describe '#show' do
+    context 'signed in' do
+      before do
+        sign_in :user, @user
+      end
+      it 'works' do
+        get :show, :name => 'testing'
+        response.status.should == 200
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'restricts the posts by tag' do
+      posts = []
+      2.times do
+        posts << @user.post(:status_message, :text => "#what", :public => true, :to => 'all')
+      end
+      2.times do
+        @user.post(:status_message, :text => "#hello", :public => true, :to => 'all')
+      end
+
+      get :show, :name => 'what'
+      assigns[:posts].should =~ posts
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb b/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb
index c1b48a9b1..b408e14d8 100644
--- a/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Taggable do
         @object.save!
       end
       it 'links the tag to /p' do
-        link = link_to('#what', posts_path(:tag => 'what'), :class => 'tag')
+        link = link_to('#what', '/tags/what', :class => 'tag')
         @object.format_tags(@str).should include(link)
       end
       it 'responds to plain_text' do