diff --git a/src/content/mytinytodo.js b/src/content/mytinytodo.js
index bc1b958..50c7b96 100644
--- a/src/content/mytinytodo.js
+++ b/src/content/mytinytodo.js
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ var mytinytodo = window.mytinytodo = _mtt = {
         $('#tagcloudcontent').on('click', '.tag', function(event){
             //tag is not escaped
             addFilterTag( this.dataset.tag, this.dataset.tagId, (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey ? true : false) );
-            if(_mtt.menus.tagcloud) _mtt.menus.tagcloud.close();
+            if (_mtt.menus.tagcloud)
+                _mtt.menus.tagcloud.close();
             return false;
         });
 
@@ -948,25 +949,32 @@ var mytinytodo = window.mytinytodo = _mtt = {
 
     filter: {
         _filters: [],
-        clear: function() {
+
+        clear() {
             this._filters = [];
             $('#mtt-tag-toolbar').hide();
             $('#mtt-tag-filters').html('');
         },
-        addTag: function(tagId, tag, exclude)
+
+        addTag(tagId, tag, exclude)
         {
-            tagId += 0;
-            for (let i in this._filters) {
-                if (this._filters[i].tagId && this._filters[i].tagId == tagId)
+            for (const filter of this._filters) {
+                if (filter.tagId && filter.tagId == tagId)
                     return false;
             }
             this._filters.push({tagId:tagId, tag:tag, exclude:exclude});
+            if (tagId == -1) {
+                // for display purposes only
+                tag = exclude ? _mtt.lang.get('withAnyTag') : _mtt.lang.get('withoutTags');
+                exclude = false;
+            }
             const tagHtml = this.prepareTagHtml(tagId, tag, ['tag-filter', 'tag-id-'+tagId, exclude ? 'tag-filter-exclude' : '']) ;
             $('#mtt-tag-filters').append(tagHtml);
             $('#mtt-tag-toolbar').show();
             return true;
         },
-        cancelTag: function(tagId)
+
+        cancelTag(tagId)
         {
             for (let i in this._filters) {
                 if (this._filters[i].tagId && this._filters[i].tagId == tagId) {
@@ -980,23 +988,25 @@ var mytinytodo = window.mytinytodo = _mtt = {
             }
             return false;
         },
-        getTags: function(withExcluded)
+
+        getTags(withExcluded)
         {
             let a = [];
-            for (let i in this._filters) {
-                if (this._filters[i].tagId) {
-                    if (this._filters[i].exclude && withExcluded)
-                        a.push('^'+ this._filters[i].tag);
-                    else if (!this._filters[i].exclude)
-                        a.push(this._filters[i].tag)
+            for (const filter of this._filters) {
+                if (filter.tagId) {
+                    if (filter.exclude && withExcluded)
+                        a.push('^'+ filter.tag);
+                    else if (!filter.exclude)
+                        a.push(filter.tag)
                 }
             }
             return a.join(', ');
         },
-        prepareTagHtml: function(tagId, tag, classes)
+
+        prepareTagHtml(tagId, tag, classes)
         {
             // tag is not escaped
-            return '<span class="' + classes.join(' ') + ' mtt-filter-close" tagid="' + tagId + '">' + escapeHtml(tag) + '<span class="tag-filter-btn"></span></span>';
+            return `<span class="${classes.join(' ')} mtt-filter-close" tagid="${tagId}">${escapeHtml(tag)}<span class="tag-filter-btn"></span></span>`;
         }
     },
 
@@ -1988,11 +1998,14 @@ function loadTags(listId, callback)
         let cloud = '';
         tagsList.forEach( item => {
             // item.tag is escaped with htmlspecialchars()
-            cloud += ' <span class="tag" data-tag="' + item.tag + '" data-tag-id="' + item.id + '">' + item.tag + '</span>';
+            cloud += ` <span class="tag" data-tag="${item.tag}" data-tag-id="${item.id}">${item.tag}</span>`;
         });
         if (cloud == '') {
             cloud = _mtt.lang.get('noTags');
         }
+        else {
+            cloud = `<span class="tag" data-tag="^" data-tag-id="-1">${_mtt.lang.get('withoutTags')}</span>` + cloud;
+        }
         $('#tagcloudcontent').html(cloud)
         flag.tagsChanged = false;
         callback();
@@ -2008,7 +2021,8 @@ function cancelTagFilter(tagId, dontLoadTasks)
 
 function addFilterTag(tag, tagId, exclude)
 {
-    if(!_mtt.filter.addTag(tagId, tag, exclude)) return false;
+    if (!_mtt.filter.addTag(tagId, tag, exclude))
+        return false;
     loadTasks();
 };
 
@@ -2621,7 +2635,7 @@ function slmenuOnListsLoaded()
     let s = '';
     tabLists.getAll().forEach( (list) => {
         const classChecked = (list.id == curList.id) ? 'mtt-item-checked' : '';
-        const classHidden = list.hidden ? 'mtt-list-hidden' : '';   
+        const classHidden = list.hidden ? 'mtt-list-hidden' : '';
         s += `<li id="slmenu_list:${list.id}" class="list-id-${list.id} ${classChecked} ${classHidden}">
             <div class="menu-icon"></div><a href="${_mtt.urlForList(list)}">${list.name}</a><div class="counter hidden"></div></li>`;
     })
diff --git a/src/includes/api/TasksController.php b/src/includes/api/TasksController.php
index 0a5bc14..1a1a5f1 100644
--- a/src/includes/api/TasksController.php
+++ b/src/includes/api/TasksController.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TasksController extends ApiController {
         $db = DBConnection::instance();
         $dbcore = DBCore::default();
 
-        $sqlWhere = $sqlWhereListId = '';
+        $sqlWhere = $sqlWhereListId = $sqlHaving = '';
         $userLists = [];
         if ($listId == -1) {
             $userLists = $this->getUserListsSimple();
@@ -46,8 +46,26 @@ class TasksController extends ApiController {
             $tagExIds = array();
             foreach ($at as $atv) {
                 $atv = trim($atv);
-                if ($atv == '' || $atv == '^') continue;
-                if (substr($atv,0,1) == '^') {
+                if ($atv == '')
+                    continue;
+                // tasks without tags (ignore other tags included or excluded)
+                if ($atv == '^') {
+                    $tagIds = [];
+                    $tagExIds = [];
+                    if ($db::DBTYPE == DBConnection::DBTYPE_MYSQL)
+                        $sqlHaving = "tags_ids = ''";
+                    else
+                        $sqlHaving = "string_agg(tags.name, ',') IS NULL"; // catches if tag name is ''
+                    break;
+                }
+                // tasks with any tag
+                else if ($atv == '^^') {
+                    if ($db::DBTYPE == DBConnection::DBTYPE_MYSQL)
+                        $sqlHaving = "tags_ids != ''";
+                    else
+                        $sqlHaving = "string_agg(tags.name, ',') != ''";
+                }
+                else if (substr($atv,0,1) == '^') {
                     array_push($tagExIds, ...$dbcore->getTagIdsByName(substr($atv,1)));
                 } else {
                     $tagIds[] = $dbcore->getTagIdsByName($atv);
@@ -110,6 +128,8 @@ class TasksController extends ApiController {
         else {
             $groupConcat = "GROUP_CONCAT(tags.id) AS tags_ids, GROUP_CONCAT(tags.name) AS tags";
         }
+        if ($sqlHaving != '')
+            $sqlHaving = "HAVING $sqlHaving";
 
         $q = $db->dq("
             SELECT todo.*, todo.duedate IS NULL AS ddn, $groupConcat
@@ -117,7 +137,7 @@ class TasksController extends ApiController {
             LEFT JOIN {$db->prefix}tag2task AS t2t ON todo.id = t2t.task_id
             LEFT JOIN {$db->prefix}tags AS tags ON t2t.tag_id = tags.id
             WHERE $sqlWhereListId $sqlWhere
-            GROUP BY todo.id
+            GROUP BY todo.id   $sqlHaving
             $sqlSort
         ");
 
diff --git a/src/includes/class.lang.php b/src/includes/class.lang.php
index f43fc2e..d86524b 100644
--- a/src/includes/class.lang.php
+++ b/src/includes/class.lang.php
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class Lang
             'listNotFound',
             'noPublicLists',
             'noTags',
+            'withoutTags',
+            'withAnyTag',
             'invalidpass',
             'addList',
             'addListDefault',
diff --git a/src/includes/lang/en.json b/src/includes/lang/en.json
index 9f84948..57c1435 100644
--- a/src/includes/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/includes/lang/en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_header": {
         "ver": "v1.8.2",
-        "date": "2025-02-15",
+        "date": "2025-02-16",
         "language": "English",
         "original_name": "English",
         "authors": [
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@
     "listNotFound": "List not found",
     "noPublicLists": "No public tasks",
     "noTags": "No tags",
+    "withoutTags": "No tags",
+    "withAnyTag": "Any tag",
     "invalidpass": "Wrong password",
     "addList": "Create new list",
     "addListDefault": "Todo",
diff --git a/src/includes/lang/ru.json b/src/includes/lang/ru.json
index 11bd3cd..17eaa28 100644
--- a/src/includes/lang/ru.json
+++ b/src/includes/lang/ru.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_header": {
         "ver": "v1.8.2",
-        "date": "2025-02-15",
+        "date": "2025-02-16",
         "language": "Russian",
         "original_name": "Русский",
         "authors": [
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@
     "listNotFound": "Список не найден",
     "noPublicLists": "Нет опубликованных списков",
     "noTags": "Нет тегов",
+    "withoutTags": "Без тегов",
+    "withAnyTag": "Любой тег",
     "invalidpass": "Неверный пароль",
     "addList": "Новый список",
     "addListDefault": "Todo",