diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
index f53a6da811..e47e07e8a7 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func ListTags(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
 	listOpts := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
+	listOpts.SetDefaultValues()
 
 	tags, total, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetTagInfos(listOpts.Page, listOpts.PageSize)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func ListTags(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 		apiTags[i] = convert.ToTag(ctx.Repo.Repository, tags[i])
 	}
-
+	ctx.SetLinkHeader(total, listOpts.PageSize)
 	ctx.SetTotalCountHeader(int64(total))
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &apiTags)
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/tag_test.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c76b29391d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"forgejo.org/models/unittest"
+	"forgejo.org/services/contexttest"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestListTagsSetsLinkHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
+
+	// limit=1 so that any repo with >=2 tags will paginate
+	ctx, resp := contexttest.MockAPIContext(t, "GET /api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/tags?limit=1")
+	contexttest.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 1)
+	contexttest.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
+	contexttest.LoadGitRepo(t, ctx)
+
+	// Ensure at least two tags exist for pagination
+	commit, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetBranchCommit("master")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_ = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.CreateTag("listtags-linkheader-a", commit.ID.String())
+	_ = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.CreateTag("listtags-linkheader-b", commit.ID.String())
+
+	ListTags(ctx)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 200, ctx.Resp.Status())
+
+	link := resp.Header().Get("Link")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, link, "Link header should be set for paginated responses")
+	assert.Contains(t, link, "rel=\"next\"")
+	assert.Contains(t, link, "page=2")
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_repo_tags_test.go b/tests/integration/api_repo_tags_test.go
index 9c69ff31bb..6898a5b966 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_repo_tags_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_repo_tags_test.go
@@ -121,3 +121,36 @@ func TestAPIGetTagArchiveDownloadCount(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), tagInfo.ArchiveDownloadCount.TarGz)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), tagInfo.ArchiveDownloadCount.Zip)
 }
+
+func TestAPIGetTagsPaginated(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
+	// Login as User2.
+	session := loginUser(t, user.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
+
+	repoName := "repo1"
+	expectedTagName := "TagDownloadCount"
+
+	for i := range 5 {
+		createNewTagUsingAPI(t, token, user.Name, repoName, expectedTagName+fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), "", "")
+	}
+
+	// List tags with pagination
+	req := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/tags?limit=1", user.Name, repoName).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	var tags []*api.Tag
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &tags)
+
+	assert.Len(t, tags, 1)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", expectedTagName, 0), tags[0].Name)
+
+	// Check if Link header is present for pagination
+	link := resp.Header().Get("Link")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, link, "Link header should be set for paginated responses")
+	assert.Contains(t, link, "rel=\"next\"")
+	assert.Contains(t, link, "page=2")
+}