diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/models/forms/filter_articles.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/models/forms/filter_articles.xml
index cc3a11d924eb8..c4264834127bc 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/models/forms/filter_articles.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/models/forms/filter_articles.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 			type="tag"
 			mode="nested"
 			multiple="true"
+			class="advancedMultiple"
 			label="JOPTION_FILTER_TAG"
 			description="JOPTION_FILTER_TAG_DESC"
 			onchange="this.form.submit();"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default.php b/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default.php
index 994175e8418bf..c2fec8e1aac89 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 JHtml::_('bootstrap.tooltip');
 JHtml::_('behavior.multiselect');
+JHtml::_('formbehavior.chosen', '.advancedMultiple', null, array('placeholder_text_multiple' => JText::_('JOPTION_SELECT_TAG')));
 JHtml::_('formbehavior.chosen', 'select');
 
 $app		= JFactory::getApplication();