diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2007012..221211f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ Makefile.in
 /src/matrix-event-room-history-visibility.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-join-rules.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-name.c
-/src/matrix-event-tag.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-canonical-alias.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-create.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-power-levels.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 39ad13f..e40dca0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ libmatrix_glib_0_0_la_VALA_SOURCES = \
 	matrix-event-room-history-visibility.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-join-rules.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-name.vala \
-	matrix-event-tag.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-canonical-alias.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-create.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-power-levels.vala \
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ INST_H_SRC_FILES = \
 	matrix-event-base.h \
 	matrix-event-room-base.h \
 	matrix-event-state-base.h \
+	matrix-event-tag.h \
 	utils.h \
 	matrix-profile.h \
 	$(NULL)
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ libmatrix_glib_0_0_la_SOURCES = \
 	matrix-types.c \
 	matrix-compacts.c \
 	matrix-event-base.c \
+	matrix-event-tag.c \
 	matrix-event-room-base.c \
 	matrix-event-state-base.c \
 	matrix-profile.c \
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-tag.c b/src/matrix-event-tag.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..511400b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matrix-event-tag.c
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "matrix-event-tag.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:matrix-event-tag
+ * @short_description: Event handling class for `m.room.tag`
+ *
+ * This is the default event handler for `m.room.tag` events.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    GHashTable *tags;
+} MatrixEventTagPrivate;
+
+enum {
+    PROP_0,
+    PROP_TAGS,
+    NUM_PROPS
+};
+static GParamSpec *matrix_event_tag_properties[NUM_PROPS];
+
+/**
+ * MatrixEventTag:
+ *
+ * Object structure
+ */
+G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE(MatrixEventTag, matrix_event_tag, MATRIX_EVENT_TYPE_BASE);
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_real_from_json(MatrixEventBase *matrix_event_base, JsonNode *json_data, GError **error)
+{
+    MatrixEventTagPrivate *priv = matrix_event_tag_get_instance_private(MATRIX_EVENT_TAG(matrix_event_base));
+    JsonObject *root;
+    JsonNode *content_node;
+    JsonObject *content_root;
+    JsonNode *node;
+    GError *inner_error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(json_data != NULL);
+
+    root = json_node_get_object(json_data);
+    content_node = json_object_get_member(root, "content");
+    content_root = json_node_get_object(content_node);
+
+    if ((node = json_object_get_member(content_root, "tags")) != NULL) {
+        JsonObjectIter iter;
+        JsonObject *tags_root = json_node_get_object(node);
+        const gchar *member_name;
+        JsonNode *member_node;
+
+        json_object_iter_init(&iter, tags_root);
+
+        while (json_object_iter_next(&iter, &member_name, &member_node)) {
+            if (priv->tags == NULL) {
+                priv->tags = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal, g_free, (GDestroyNotify)json_node_unref);
+            }
+
+            g_hash_table_replace(priv->tags, g_strdup(member_name), json_node_ref(member_node));
+        }
+
+        json_node_free(node);
+    }
+
+    MATRIX_EVENT_BASE_CLASS(matrix_event_tag_parent_class)->from_json(matrix_event_base, json_data, &inner_error);
+
+    if (inner_error != NULL) {
+        g_propagate_error(error, inner_error);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_real_to_json(MatrixEventBase *matrix_event_base, JsonNode *json_data, GError **error)
+{
+    MatrixEventTagPrivate *priv;
+    GError *inner_error = NULL;
+
+    priv = matrix_event_tag_get_instance_private(MATRIX_EVENT_TAG(matrix_event_base));
+
+    if (priv->tags != NULL) {
+        JsonObject *tags_root = json_object_new();
+        GHashTableIter iter;
+        gpointer key;
+        gpointer value;
+
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, priv->tags);
+
+        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
+            gchar *tag = (gchar *)key;
+            JsonNode *tag_contents = (JsonNode *)value;
+
+            json_object_set_member(tags_root, tag, tag_contents);
+        }
+
+        if (json_object_get_size(tags_root) > 0) {
+            JsonObject *root;
+            JsonObject *content_root;
+            JsonNode *content_node;
+            JsonNode *tags_node;
+
+            root = json_node_get_object(json_data);
+            content_node = json_object_get_member(root, "content");
+            content_root = json_node_get_object(content_node);
+            tags_node = json_node_new(JSON_NODE_OBJECT);
+
+            json_node_set_object(tags_node, tags_root);
+            json_object_set_member(content_root, "tags", tags_node);
+        }
+    }
+
+    MATRIX_EVENT_BASE_CLASS(matrix_event_tag_parent_class)->to_json(matrix_event_base, json_data, &inner_error);
+
+    if (inner_error != NULL) {
+        g_propagate_error(error, inner_error);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_event_tag_new:
+ *
+ * Create a new #MatrixEventTag object
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #MatrixEventTag object
+ */
+MatrixEventTag *
+matrix_event_tag_new(void)
+{
+    return (MatrixEventTag *)matrix_event_base_construct(MATRIX_EVENT_TYPE_TAG);
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_event_tag_get_tags:
+ * @event: a #MatrixEventTag
+ *
+ * Get the list of tags as a #GHashTable
+ *
+ * The returned value is owned by @event and should not be freed.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (nullable): the list of tags
+ */
+GHashTable *
+matrix_event_tag_get_tags(MatrixEventTag *event)
+{
+    MatrixEventTagPrivate *priv = matrix_event_tag_get_instance_private(event);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(event != NULL, NULL);
+
+    return priv->tags;
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_event_tag_set_tags:
+ * @event: a #MatrixEventTag
+ * @tags: (transfer none) (nullable): a #GHashTable
+ *
+ * Set the tag list of @event.
+ *
+ * @tags, if not %NULL, must be a #GHashTable whose keys are strings, and values are
+ * #JsonNode objects.
+ *
+ * @event creates a reference on @tags, so it can be released by the caller.
+ */
+void
+matrix_event_tag_set_tags(MatrixEventTag *event, GHashTable *tags)
+{
+    MatrixEventTagPrivate *priv = matrix_event_tag_get_instance_private(event);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(event != NULL);
+
+    g_hash_table_unref(priv->tags);
+    priv->tags = g_hash_table_ref(tags);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_finalize(GObject *gobject)
+{
+    MatrixEventTagPrivate *priv = matrix_event_tag_get_instance_private(MATRIX_EVENT_TAG(gobject));
+
+    g_hash_table_unref(priv->tags);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(matrix_event_tag_parent_class)->finalize(gobject);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_set_property(GObject *gobject, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    switch (prop_id) {
+        case PROP_TAGS:
+            matrix_event_tag_set_tags(MATRIX_EVENT_TAG(gobject), g_value_get_boxed(value));
+
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(gobject, prop_id, pspec);
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_get_property(GObject *gobject, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    switch (prop_id) {
+        case PROP_TAGS:
+            g_value_set_boxed(value, matrix_event_tag_get_tags(MATRIX_EVENT_TAG(gobject)));
+
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(gobject, prop_id, pspec);
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_class_init(MatrixEventTagClass *klass)
+{
+    ((MatrixEventBaseClass *)klass)->from_json = matrix_event_tag_real_from_json;
+    ((MatrixEventBaseClass *)klass)->to_json = matrix_event_tag_real_to_json;
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->finalize = matrix_event_tag_finalize;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->get_property = matrix_event_tag_get_property;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->set_property = matrix_event_tag_set_property;
+
+    /**
+     * MatrixEventTag:tags:
+     *
+     * The list of tags as a #GHashTable.
+     */
+    matrix_event_tag_properties[PROP_TAGS] = g_param_spec_boxed(
+            "tags", "tags", "tags",
+            G_TYPE_HASH_TABLE,
+            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE);
+    g_object_class_install_property(G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass),
+                                    PROP_TAGS,
+                                    matrix_event_tag_properties[PROP_TAGS]);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_tag_init(MatrixEventTag *matrix_event_tag)
+{
+    MatrixEventTagPrivate *priv = matrix_event_tag_get_instance_private(matrix_event_tag);
+
+    priv->tags = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-tag.h b/src/matrix-event-tag.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96f4c8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matrix-event-tag.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_EVENT_TAG_H__
+# define __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_EVENT_TAG_H__
+
+# include <glib-object.h>
+# include "matrix-event-base.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+# define MATRIX_EVENT_TYPE_TAG matrix_event_tag_get_type()
+G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE(MatrixEventTag, matrix_event_tag, MATRIX_EVENT, TAG, MatrixEventBase)
+
+struct _MatrixEventTagClass {
+    MatrixEventBaseClass parent_class;
+};
+
+MatrixEventTag* matrix_event_tag_new(void);
+GHashTable *matrix_event_tag_get_tags(MatrixEventTag *event);
+void matrix_event_tag_set_tags(MatrixEventTag *event, GHashTable *tags);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif  /* __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_EVENT_TAG_H__ */
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-tag.vala b/src/matrix-event-tag.vala
deleted file mode 100644
index d833124..0000000
--- a/src/matrix-event-tag.vala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
- *
- * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
- * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
- * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-public class Matrix.Event.Tag : Matrix.Event.Base {
-    private HashTable<string, Json.Node>? _tags = null;
-
-    protected override void
-    from_json(Json.Node json_data)
-        throws Matrix.Error
-    {
-        var content_root = json_data.get_object()
-            .get_member("content").get_object();
-        Json.Node? node;
-
-        if ((node = content_root.get_member("tags")) != null) {
-            var tags_root = node.get_object();
-
-            tags_root.foreach_member((tobj, tag, tag_contents) => {
-                    if (_tags == null) {
-                        _tags = new HashTable<string, Json.Node>(
-                                str_hash, str_equal);
-                    }
-
-                    _tags.replace(tag, tag_contents);
-                });
-        }
-
-        base.from_json(json_data);
-    }
-
-    protected override void
-    to_json(Json.Node json_data)
-        throws Matrix.Error
-    {
-        if (_tags != null) {
-            var tags_root = new Json.Object();
-
-            _tags.foreach((tag, tag_contents) => {
-                    tags_root.set_member(tag, tag_contents);
-                });
-
-            if (tags_root.get_size() > 0) {
-                var content_root = json_data.get_object()
-                    .get_member("content").get_object();
-                var tags_node = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.OBJECT);
-
-                tags_node.set_object(tags_root);
-                content_root.set_member("tags", tags_node);
-            }
-        }
-
-        base.to_json(json_data);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-types.c b/src/matrix-event-types.c
index 3ae0327..ea00412 100644
--- a/src/matrix-event-types.c
+++ b/src/matrix-event-types.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "matrix-glib.h"
 #include "matrix-marshalers.h"
+#include "matrix-event-tag.h"
 
 /*
   Borrowed from GLib
diff --git a/vapi/c-api.vapi b/vapi/c-api.vapi
index 0436354..1946155 100644
--- a/vapi/c-api.vapi
+++ b/vapi/c-api.vapi
@@ -524,5 +524,14 @@ namespace Matrix {
 
             public Json.Node? get_stripped_node();
         }
+
+        [CCode (cheader_filename = "matrix-event-tag.h")]
+        public class Tag : Base {
+            protected override void from_json(Json.Node json_data)
+                throws Matrix.Error;
+
+            protected override void to_json(Json.Node json_data)
+                throws Matrix.Error;
+        }
     }
 }