diff --git a/cmd/dispatch/notes.go b/cmd/dispatch/notes.go
index cf31a03..8064858 100644
--- a/cmd/dispatch/notes.go
+++ b/cmd/dispatch/notes.go
@@ -60,15 +60,28 @@ func runNotes(w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 func runNotesList(w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 	jsonOut := false
 	csvOut := false
+	tag := ""
 	if len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "list" {
 		args = args[1:]
 	}
-	for _, arg := range args {
-		switch arg {
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		arg := args[i]
+		name, inline, hasInline := splitFlag(arg)
+		switch name {
 		case "--json":
 			jsonOut = true
 		case "--csv":
 			csvOut = true
+		case "--tag":
+			if hasInline {
+				tag = inline
+				continue
+			}
+			if i+1 >= len(args) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("--tag requires a value")
+			}
+			tag = args[i+1]
+			i++
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("notes list does not take arguments, got %q", arg)
 		}
@@ -76,6 +89,7 @@ func runNotesList(w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 	if jsonOut && csvOut {
 		return fmt.Errorf("--json and --csv cannot be combined")
 	}
+	tag = normalizeNotesTag(tag)
 
 	cfg, err := configLoadFn()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -85,6 +99,9 @@ func runNotesList(w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if tag != "" {
+		sessions = filterNotesSessionsByTag(cfg, sessions, tag)
+	}
 	report := buildNotesReport(cfg, sessions)
 	if jsonOut {
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
@@ -98,6 +115,27 @@ func runNotesList(w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func normalizeNotesTag(tag string) string {
+	parts := config.ParseTags(tag)
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return parts[0]
+}
+
+func filterNotesSessionsByTag(cfg *config.Config, sessions []data.Session, tag string) []data.Session {
+	if cfg == nil || tag == "" {
+		return sessions
+	}
+	filtered := make([]data.Session, 0, len(sessions))
+	for _, s := range sessions {
+		if cfg.HasTag(s.ID, tag) {
+			filtered = append(filtered, s)
+		}
+	}
+	return filtered
+}
+
 func runNotesGet(w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("notes get requires a session ID")
diff --git a/cmd/dispatch/notes_test.go b/cmd/dispatch/notes_test.go
index 6e2fd35..1ae13a5 100644
--- a/cmd/dispatch/notes_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dispatch/notes_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ func notedConfig() *config.Config {
 		"b": "ready to ship",
 		"z": "orphan note",
 	}
+	cfg.SessionTags = map[string][]string{
+		"a": {"bug", "work"},
+		"b": {"docs"},
+	}
 	return cfg
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +86,40 @@ func TestRunNotesListJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunNotesListTagFilterText(t *testing.T) {
+	withConfigSeams(t, notedConfig())
+	withNotesList(t, func(data.FilterOptions) ([]data.Session, error) { return notedSessions(), nil })
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := runNotes(&buf, []string{"notes", "list", "--tag", "bug"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runNotes tag filter: %v", err)
+	}
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "follow up") {
+		t.Fatalf("tagged note missing:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(out, "ready to ship") {
+		t.Fatalf("untagged note should be filtered out:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunNotesListTagFilterJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	withConfigSeams(t, notedConfig())
+	withNotesList(t, func(data.FilterOptions) ([]data.Session, error) { return notedSessions(), nil })
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := runNotes(&buf, []string{"notes", "--json", "--tag=missing"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runNotes json tag filter: %v", err)
+	}
+	var report notesReport
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &report); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid JSON: %v\n%s", err, buf.String())
+	}
+	if report.TotalNotes != 0 || len(report.Notes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("report = %+v, want no notes", report)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunNotesListCSV(t *testing.T) {
 	withConfigSeams(t, notedConfig())
 	withNotesList(t, func(data.FilterOptions) ([]data.Session, error) { return notedSessions(), nil })
@@ -166,6 +204,7 @@ func TestRunNotesErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{"notes", "set", "ses-1", "--stdin", "extra"},
 		{"notes", "clear"},
 		{"notes", "list", "extra"},
+		{"notes", "list", "--tag"},
 		{"notes", "list", "--json", "--csv"},
 	} {
 		if err := runNotes(&bytes.Buffer{}, args); err == nil {