diff --git a/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
index 0c8fa32ec..df448d52b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class TagsController < ApplicationController
       @posts = StatusMessage.all_public
     end
 
+    params[:prefill] = "##{params[:name]} "
     @posts = @posts.tagged_with(params[:name])
 
     max_time = params[:max_time] ? Time.at(params[:max_time].to_i) : Time.now
diff --git a/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb b/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..516a20b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+module PublisherHelper
+  def public_value
+    params[:controller] == "tags"
+  end
+
+  def remote?
+    params[:controller] != "tags"
+  end
+
+  def public_helper_text
+    (public_value)? t('javascripts.publisher.public'): t('javascripts.publisher.limited')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
index 65d201a53..f5b8742b5 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #publisher.closed{:class => ((aspect == :profile)? 'mention_popup' : nil )}
   .content_creation
-    = form_for(StatusMessage.new, :remote => true, :html => {"data-type" => "json"}) do |status|
+    = form_for(StatusMessage.new, :remote => remote?, :html => {"data-type" => "json"}) do |status|
       = status.error_messages
       %p
         %params
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
           %span#publisher_service_icons
             = t("shared.publisher.click_to_share_with")
             - if((defined?(for_all_aspects) && for_all_aspects) || aspect == :profile)
-              = status.hidden_field(:public)
-              = image_tag "icons/globe.png", :title => t('javascripts.publisher.limited'), :class => 'public_icon dim', :width => 16, :height => 16
+              = status.hidden_field(:public, :value => public_value )
+              = image_tag "icons/globe.png", :title => public_helper_text, :class => "public_icon #{'dim' if !public_value}", :width => 16, :height => 16
             - if current_user.services
               - for service in current_user.services
                 = image_tag "social_media_logos/#{service.provider}-16x16.png", :title => service.provider.titleize, :class => "service_icon dim", :id =>"#{service.provider}", :maxchar => "#{service.class::MAX_CHARACTERS}"
diff --git a/app/views/tags/show.haml b/app/views/tags/show.haml
index b827be247..60e185085 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/show.haml
+++ b/app/views/tags/show.haml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
       %h2
         = "##{params[:name]}"
 
+    = render 'shared/publisher', :selected_aspects => all_aspects.map(&:id), :aspect_ids => all_aspects.map(&:id), :for_all_aspects => true, :aspect => all_aspects.first
+
     %hr
 
     #main_stream.stream
diff --git a/features/follows_tags.feature b/features/follows_tags.feature
index 3b165deca..ebf4186c5 100644
--- a/features/follows_tags.feature
+++ b/features/follows_tags.feature
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ Feature: posting
     And I press "Follow #boss"
     And I wait for the ajax to finish
 
+  Scenario: can post a message from the tag page
+    Then I should see "#boss" within "#publisher"
+    And I post a status with the text "#boss from the tag page"
+    And I search for "#boss"
+    Then I should see "#boss from the tag page"
+
   Scenario: see a tag that I am following
     When I go to the home page
     And I follow "#boss"