diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d23177030..3e3df6039 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ htdocs/
 ipch
 *.opensdf
 *.orig
+
+tags
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abae056d4..aacfa07ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ man/cppcheck.1:	$(MAN_SOURCE)
 
 	$(XP) $(DB2MAN) $(MAN_SOURCE)
 
+tags:
+	ctags -R --exclude=doxyoutput .
+
 install:	cppcheck
 	install -d ${BIN}
 	install cppcheck ${BIN}
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index d6bebbbf0..84a252b42 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fout << "man:\tman/cppcheck.1\n\n";
     fout << "man/cppcheck.1:\t$(MAN_SOURCE)\n\n";
     fout << "\t$(XP) $(DB2MAN) $(MAN_SOURCE)\n\n";
+    fout << "tags:\n";
+    fout << "\tctags -R --exclude=doxyoutput .\n\n";
     fout << "install:\tcppcheck\n";
     fout << "\tinstall -d ${BIN}\n";
     fout << "\tinstall cppcheck ${BIN}\n\n";