diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index 84053e6b2..61a157e35 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@
       <option id="data_filename" type="std::string" />
       <option id="data_format" type="SpriteSheetDataFormat" default="SpriteSheetDataFormat::Default" />
       <option id="filename_format" type="std::string" />
+      <option id="tagname_format" type="std::string" />
       <option id="border_padding" type="int" default="0" />
       <option id="shape_padding" type="int" default="0" />
       <option id="inner_padding" type="int" default="0" />
diff --git a/data/strings/en.ini b/data/strings/en.ini
index 834c50109..1ab872be0 100644
--- a/data/strings/en.ini
+++ b/data/strings/en.ini
@@ -861,6 +861,12 @@ Each frame in the JSON data will contain a filename
 how to build each frame. You can use special marks
 like {layer}, {frame}, {tag}, {tagframe}, etc.
 END
+data_tagname_format = Item Tagname:
+data_tagname_format_tooltip = <<<END
+Each frame tag in the JSON data will have a name
+field, formatted with the {filename}, {title},
+{path}, {tag}, etc.
+END
 preview = Preview
 open_sprite_sheet = Open Sprite Sheet
 export = &Export
diff --git a/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml b/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
index fdf3d60fe..5aec4317a 100644
--- a/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
+++ b/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@
                tooltip="@.data_filename_format_tooltip" />
         <link text="(?)" url="https://www.aseprite.org/docs/cli/#filename-format" />
       </hbox>
+      <hbox id="data_tagname_format_placeholder" cell_hspan="3" cell_align="horizontal">
+        <label text="@.data_tagname_format" />
+        <entry id="data_tagname_format" maxsize="1024" maxwidth="256" expansive="true"
+               tooltip="@.data_tagname_format_tooltip" />
+        <link text="(?)" url="https://www.aseprite.org/docs/cli/#filename-format" />
+      </hbox>
     </grid>
 
     </panel>
diff --git a/src/app/cli/app_options.cpp b/src/app/cli/app_options.cpp
index c3bf04a3d..1cf80f0d7 100644
--- a/src/app/cli/app_options.cpp
+++ b/src/app/cli/app_options.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ AppOptions::AppOptions(int argc, const char* argv[])
   , m_crop(m_po.add("crop").requiresValue("x,y,width,height").description("Crop all the images to the given rectangle"))
   , m_slice(m_po.add("slice").requiresValue("<name>").description("Crop the sprite to the given slice area"))
   , m_filenameFormat(m_po.add("filename-format").requiresValue("<fmt>").description("Special format to generate filenames"))
+  , m_tagnameFormat(m_po.add("tagname-format").requiresValue("<fmt>").description("Special format to generate tagnames"))
 #ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
   , m_script(m_po.add("script").requiresValue("<filename>").description("Execute a specific script"))
   , m_scriptParam(m_po.add("script-param").requiresValue("name=value").description("Parameter for a script executed from the\nCLI that you can access with app.params"))
diff --git a/src/app/cli/app_options.h b/src/app/cli/app_options.h
index d85e36974..bf487f2b3 100644
--- a/src/app/cli/app_options.h
+++ b/src/app/cli/app_options.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
   const Option& crop() const { return m_crop; }
   const Option& slice() const { return m_slice; }
   const Option& filenameFormat() const { return m_filenameFormat; }
+  const Option& tagnameFormat() const { return m_tagnameFormat; }
 #ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
   const Option& script() const { return m_script; }
   const Option& scriptParam() const { return m_scriptParam; }
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ private:
   Option& m_crop;
   Option& m_slice;
   Option& m_filenameFormat;
+  Option& m_tagnameFormat;
 #ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
   Option& m_script;
   Option& m_scriptParam;
diff --git a/src/app/cli/cli_open_file.h b/src/app/cli/cli_open_file.h
index 4fec4591d..5e51f066b 100644
--- a/src/app/cli/cli_open_file.h
+++ b/src/app/cli/cli_open_file.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace app {
     Doc* document = nullptr;
     std::string filename;
     std::string filenameFormat;
+    std::string tagnameFormat;
     std::string tag;
     std::string slice;
     std::vector<std::string> includeLayers;
diff --git a/src/app/cli/cli_processor.cpp b/src/app/cli/cli_processor.cpp
index a8d067274..2e7c22802 100644
--- a/src/app/cli/cli_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/app/cli/cli_processor.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@ int CliProcessor::process(Context* ctx)
           if (m_exporter)
             m_exporter->setFilenameFormat(cof.filenameFormat);
         }
+        // --tagname-format
+        else if (opt == &m_options.tagnameFormat()) {
+          cof.tagnameFormat = value.value();
+          if (m_exporter)
+            m_exporter->setTagnameFormat(cof.tagnameFormat);
+        }
         // --save-as <filename>
         else if (opt == &m_options.saveAs()) {
           if (lastDoc) {
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
index 28a491c68..3bb3d4ec9 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ Doc* generate_sprite_sheet_from_params(
   const std::string dataFilename = params.dataFilename();
   const SpriteSheetDataFormat dataFormat = params.dataFormat();
   const std::string filenameFormat = params.filenameFormat();
+  const std::string tagnameFormat = params.tagnameFormat();
   const std::string layerName = params.layer();
   const int layerIndex = params.layerIndex();
   const std::string tagName = params.tag();
@@ -235,6 +236,9 @@ Doc* generate_sprite_sheet_from_params(
   if (!filenameFormat.empty())
     exporter.setFilenameFormat(filenameFormat);
 
+  if (!tagnameFormat.empty())
+    exporter.setTagnameFormat(tagnameFormat);
+
   exporter.setTextureWidth(width);
   exporter.setTextureHeight(height);
   exporter.setTextureColumns(columns);
@@ -308,6 +312,7 @@ public:
     , m_genTimer(100, nullptr)
     , m_executionID(0)
     , m_filenameFormat(params.filenameFormat())
+    , m_tagnameFormat(params.tagnameFormat())
   {
     sectionTabs()->ItemChange.connect([this]{ onChangeSection(); });
     expandSections()->Click.connect([this]{ onExpandSections(); });
@@ -414,6 +419,7 @@ public:
     listSlices()->setSelected(params.listSlices());
 
     updateDefaultDataFilenameFormat();
+    updateDefaultDataTagnameFormat();
     updateDataFields();
 
     std::string base = site.document()->filename();
@@ -457,6 +463,7 @@ public:
     splitTags()->Click.connect([this]{ onSplitLayersOrFrames(); });
     frames()->Change.connect([this]{ generatePreview(); });
     dataFilenameFormat()->Change.connect([this]{ onDataFilenameFormatChange(); });
+    dataTagnameFormat()->Change.connect([this]{ onDataTagnameFormatChange(); });
     openGenerated()->Click.connect([this]{ onOpenGeneratedChange(); });
     preview()->Click.connect([this]{ generatePreview(); });
     m_genTimer.Tick.connect([this]{ onGenTimerTick(); });
@@ -525,6 +532,7 @@ public:
     params.dataFilename    (dataFilenameValue());
     params.dataFormat      (dataFormatValue());
     params.filenameFormat  (filenameFormatValue());
+    params.tagnameFormat   (tagnameFormatValue());
     params.borderPadding   (borderPaddingValue());
     params.shapePadding    (shapePaddingValue());
     params.innerPadding    (innerPaddingValue());
@@ -666,6 +674,14 @@ private:
       return std::string();
   }
 
+  std::string tagnameFormatValue() const {
+    if (!m_tagnameFormat.empty() &&
+        m_tagnameFormat != m_tagnameFormatDefault)
+      return m_tagnameFormat;
+    else
+      return std::string();
+  }
+
   SpriteSheetDataFormat dataFormatValue() const {
     if (dataEnabled()->isSelected())
       return SpriteSheetDataFormat(dataFormat()->getSelectedItemIndex());
@@ -910,6 +926,7 @@ private:
 
   void onSplitLayersOrFrames() {
     updateDefaultDataFilenameFormat();
+    updateDefaultDataTagnameFormat();
     generatePreview();
   }
 
@@ -919,6 +936,12 @@ private:
       updateDefaultDataFilenameFormat();
   }
 
+  void onDataTagnameFormatChange() {
+    m_tagnameFormat = dataTagnameFormat()->text();
+    if (m_tagnameFormat.empty())
+      updateDefaultDataTagnameFormat();
+  }
+
   void onOpenGeneratedChange() {
     updateExportButton();
   }
@@ -950,11 +973,16 @@ private:
     }
   }
 
+  void updateDefaultDataTagnameFormat() {
+    m_tagnameFormatDefault = "{tag}";
+  }
+
   void updateDataFields() {
     bool state = dataEnabled()->isSelected();
     dataFilename()->setVisible(state);
     dataMeta()->setVisible(state);
     dataFilenameFormatPlaceholder()->setVisible(state);
+    dataTagnameFormatPlaceholder()->setVisible(state);
   }
 
   void onGenTimerTick() {
@@ -1142,6 +1170,8 @@ private:
   int m_executionID;
   std::string m_filenameFormat;
   std::string m_filenameFormatDefault;
+  std::string m_tagnameFormat;
+  std::string m_tagnameFormatDefault;
 };
 
 class ExportSpriteSheetJob : public Job {
@@ -1235,6 +1265,7 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
       if (!params.dataFilename.isSet())     params.dataFilename(    defPref.spriteSheet.dataFilename());
       if (!params.dataFormat.isSet())       params.dataFormat(      defPref.spriteSheet.dataFormat());
       if (!params.filenameFormat.isSet())   params.filenameFormat(  defPref.spriteSheet.filenameFormat());
+      if (!params.tagnameFormat.isSet())    params.tagnameFormat(   defPref.spriteSheet.tagnameFormat());
       if (!params.borderPadding.isSet())    params.borderPadding(   defPref.spriteSheet.borderPadding());
       if (!params.shapePadding.isSet())     params.shapePadding(    defPref.spriteSheet.shapePadding());
       if (!params.innerPadding.isSet())     params.innerPadding(    defPref.spriteSheet.innerPadding());
@@ -1283,6 +1314,7 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     docPref.spriteSheet.dataFilename    (params.dataFilename());
     docPref.spriteSheet.dataFormat      (params.dataFormat());
     docPref.spriteSheet.filenameFormat  (params.filenameFormat());
+    docPref.spriteSheet.tagnameFormat   (params.tagnameFormat());
     docPref.spriteSheet.borderPadding   (params.borderPadding());
     docPref.spriteSheet.shapePadding    (params.shapePadding());
     docPref.spriteSheet.innerPadding    (params.innerPadding());
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.h b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.h
index f23ac2aee..7eb1f0f67 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.h
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct ExportSpriteSheetParams : public NewParams {
   Param<std::string> dataFilename { this, std::string(), "dataFilename" };
   Param<SpriteSheetDataFormat> dataFormat { this, SpriteSheetDataFormat::Default, "dataFormat" };
   Param<std::string> filenameFormat { this, std::string(), "filenameFormat" };
+  Param<std::string> tagnameFormat { this, std::string(), "tagnameFormat" };
   Param<int> borderPadding { this, 0, "borderPadding" };
   Param<int> shapePadding { this, 0, "shapePadding" };
   Param<int> innerPadding { this, 0, "innerPadding" };
diff --git a/src/app/doc_exporter.cpp b/src/app/doc_exporter.cpp
index 1da404385..34115ab09 100644
--- a/src/app/doc_exporter.cpp
+++ b/src/app/doc_exporter.cpp
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ void DocExporter::reset()
   m_dataFilename.clear();
   m_textureFilename.clear();
   m_filenameFormat.clear();
+  m_tagnameFormat.clear();
   m_textureWidth = 0;
   m_textureHeight = 0;
   m_textureColumns = 0;
@@ -1431,7 +1432,17 @@ void DocExporter::createDataFile(const Samples& samples,
         else
           os << ",";
 
-        os << "\n   { \"name\": \"" << escape_for_json(tag->name()) << "\","
+        std::string format = m_tagnameFormat;
+        if (format.empty()) {
+          format = "{tag}";
+        }
+
+        FilenameInfo fnInfo;
+        fnInfo
+          .filename(doc->filename())
+          .innerTagName(tag->name());
+        std::string tagname = filename_formatter(format, fnInfo);
+        os << "\n   { \"name\": \"" << escape_for_json(tagname) << "\","
            << " \"from\": " << (tag->fromFrame()) << ","
            << " \"to\": " << (tag->toFrame()) << ","
            " \"direction\": \"" << escape_for_json(convert_anidir_to_string(tag->aniDir())) << "\"";
diff --git a/src/app/doc_exporter.h b/src/app/doc_exporter.h
index 2cc12f367..d238c9ca6 100644
--- a/src/app/doc_exporter.h
+++ b/src/app/doc_exporter.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace app {
     const std::string& textureFilename() { return m_textureFilename; }
     SpriteSheetType spriteSheetType() { return m_sheetType; }
     const std::string& filenameFormat() const { return m_filenameFormat; }
+    const std::string& tagnameFormat() const { return m_tagnameFormat; }
 
     void setDataFormat(SpriteSheetDataFormat format) { m_dataFormat = format; }
     void setDataFilename(const std::string& filename) { m_dataFilename = filename; }
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ namespace app {
     void setTrimByGrid(bool trimByGrid) { m_trimByGrid = trimByGrid; }
     void setExtrude(bool extrude) { m_extrude = extrude; }
     void setFilenameFormat(const std::string& format) { m_filenameFormat = format; }
+    void setTagnameFormat(const std::string& format) { m_tagnameFormat = format; }
     void setSplitLayers(bool splitLayers) { m_splitLayers = splitLayers; }
     void setSplitTags(bool splitTags) { m_splitTags = splitTags; }
     void setListTags(bool value) { m_listTags = value; }
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ namespace app {
     std::string m_dataFilename;
     std::string m_textureFilename;
     std::string m_filenameFormat;
+    std::string m_tagnameFormat;
     int m_textureWidth;
     int m_textureHeight;
     int m_textureColumns;