diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/TodoScmReader.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/TodoScmReader.ts
index 302c5985d6..07ebdf97eb 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/TodoScmReader.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/TodoScmReader.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ export class TodoScmReader implements TodoReader {
         });
 
         todos.push(
-          ...items.map(({ lineNumber, text, author }) => ({
+          ...items.map(({ lineNumber, text, tag, author }) => ({
             text,
+            tag,
             author,
             lineNumber,
             repoFilePath: file.path,
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/createTodoParser.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/createTodoParser.ts
index deb0ed8800..1abbb901db 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/createTodoParser.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/createTodoParser.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function createTodoParser(options: TodoParserOptions = {}): TodoParser {
 
       return comments.map(comment => ({
         text: comment.text,
+        tag: comment.tag,
         author: comment.ref,
         lineNumber: comment.line,
       }));
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/types.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/types.ts
index 78859841d7..a6f046d2ea 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/lib/TodoReader/types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export type TodoItem = {
   /** The contents of the TODO comment */
   text: string;
 
+  /** The tag used, e.g. TODO, FIXME */
+  tag: string;
+
   /** References author, if any */
   author?: string;
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ type TodoParserContext = {
 
 type TodoParserResult = {
   text: string;
+  tag: string;
   author?: string;
   lineNumber: number;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index 3c17176dab..8fda603937 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { createRouter } from './router';
 import { TodoService } from './types';
 
 const mockListBody = {
-  items: [{ text: 'my todo' }],
+  items: [{ text: 'my todo', tag: 'TODO' }],
   totalCount: 1,
   offset: 0,
   limit: 10,
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts
index d4f1a49c70..7b73ff93af 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { TodoService } from './types';
 
 const ALLOWED_ORDER_BY_FIELDS = [
   'text',
+  'tag',
   'author',
   'viewUrl',
   'repoFilePath',
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/types.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/types.ts
index 0f06951132..e37307a4cf 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/types.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export type ListTodosRequest = {
   offset?: number;
   limit?: number;
   orderBy?: {
-    field: 'text' | 'author' | 'viewUrl' | 'repoFilePath';
+    field: 'text' | 'tag' | 'author' | 'viewUrl' | 'repoFilePath';
     direction: 'asc' | 'desc';
   };
 };
diff --git a/plugins/todo/dev/index.tsx b/plugins/todo/dev/index.tsx
index 25a6769cb5..71e5e36355 100644
--- a/plugins/todo/dev/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/todo/dev/index.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const mockedApi = {
     items: [
       {
         text: 'Make sure this works',
+        tag: 'TODO',
         author: 'Rugvip',
         viewUrl: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage',
       },
diff --git a/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts b/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts
index 22eff72b3a..e615532113 100644
--- a/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export type TodoItem = {
   /** The contents of the TODO comment */
   text: string;
 
+  /** The tag used, e.g. TODO, FIXME */
+  tag: string;
+
   /** References author, if any */
   author?: string;
 
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ export type TodoListOptions = {
   offset?: number;
   limit?: number;
   orderBy?: {
-    field: 'text' | 'author' | 'viewUrl' | 'repoFilePath';
+    field: 'text' | 'tag' | 'author' | 'viewUrl' | 'repoFilePath';
     direction: 'asc' | 'desc';
   };
 };
diff --git a/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.test.tsx b/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.test.tsx
index bd90f40215..2fb4f780bc 100644
--- a/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.test.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('TodoList', () => {
         items: [
           {
             text: 'My TODO',
+            tag: 'FIXME',
             viewUrl: 'https://example.com',
             repoFilePath: '/my-file.js',
           },
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@ describe('TodoList', () => {
       </ApiProvider>,
     );
 
-    await expect(rendered.findByText('1-1 of 1')).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
+    await expect(rendered.findByText('FIXME')).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.tsx b/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.tsx
index 999aa4fcbe..2ef8fceeef 100644
--- a/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.tsx
+++ b/plugins/todo/src/components/TodoList/TodoList.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ import { TodoItem, TodoListOptions } from '../../api/types';
 const PAGE_SIZE = 10;
 
 const columns: TableColumn<TodoItem>[] = [
+  {
+    title: 'Tag',
+    field: 'tag',
+  },
   {
     title: 'Text',
     field: 'text',
@@ -53,7 +57,6 @@ const columns: TableColumn<TodoItem>[] = [
   {
     title: 'Author',
     field: 'author',
-    width: '20%',
     render: ({ author }) => <OverflowTooltip text={author} />,
   },
 ];