diff --git a/graph/mutators/comment.js b/graph/mutators/comment.js
index 42a02609e..c9b3b0ab0 100644
--- a/graph/mutators/comment.js
+++ b/graph/mutators/comment.js
@@ -189,18 +189,31 @@ const setCommentStatus = ({loaders: {Comments}}, {id, status}) => {
 
 /**
  * Adds a tag to a Comment
+ * @param {String} id          identifier of the comment  (uuid)
+ * @param {String} tag     name of the tag
  */
 const addCommentTag = ({user, loaders: {Comments}}, {id, tag}) => {
   return CommentsService.addTag(id, tag, user.id)
     .then(() => CommentsService.findById( id ));
 };
 
+/**
+ * Removes a tag from a Comment
+ * @param {String} id          identifier of the comment  (uuid)
+ * @param {String} tag     name of the tag
+ */
+const removeCommentTag = ({user, loaders: {Comments}}, {id, tag}) => {
+  return CommentsService.removeTag(id, tag)
+    .then(() => CommentsService.findById( id ));
+};
+
 module.exports = (context) => {
   let mutators = {
     Comment: {
       create: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
       setCommentStatus: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
       addCommentTag: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
+      removeCommentTag: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
     }
   };
 
@@ -216,5 +229,9 @@ module.exports = (context) => {
     mutators.Comment.addCommentTag = (action) => addCommentTag(context, action);
   }
 
+  if (context.user && context.user.can('mutation:removeCommentTag')) {
+    mutators.Comment.removeCommentTag = (action) => removeCommentTag(context, action);
+  }
+
   return mutators;
 };
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
index ac862af88..61c4367c1 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ const RootMutation = {
   },
   addCommentTag(_, {id, tag}, {mutators: {Comment}}) {
     return wrapResponse('comment')(Comment.addCommentTag({id, tag}));
-  }
+  },
+  removeCommentTag(_, {id, tag}, {mutators: {Comment}}) {
+    return wrapResponse('comment')(Comment.removeCommentTag({id, tag}));
+  },
 };
 
 module.exports = RootMutation;
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index adb349fe2..8bcc39ac5 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -638,6 +638,13 @@ type AddCommentTagResponse implements Response {
   errors: [UserError]  
 }
 
+# Response to removeCommentTag mutation
+type RemoveCommentTagResponse implements Response {
+  # An array of errors relating to the mutation that occured.
+  comment: Comment
+  errors: [UserError]  
+}
+
 # All mutations for the application are defined on this object.
 type RootMutation {
 
@@ -664,6 +671,9 @@ type RootMutation {
 
   # Add tag to comment.
   addCommentTag(id: ID!, tag: String!): AddCommentTagResponse
+
+  # Remove tag from comment.
+  removeCommentTag(id: ID!, tag: String!): RemoveCommentTagResponse
 }
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index f74d63519..67d479471 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ const USER_GRAPH_OPERATIONS = [
   'mutation:setUserStatus',
   'mutation:setCommentStatus',
   'mutation:addCommentTag',
+  'mutation:removeCommentTag',
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/graph/mutations/removeCommentTag.js b/test/graph/mutations/removeCommentTag.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe60a0f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/graph/mutations/removeCommentTag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const {graphql} = require('graphql');
+
+const schema = require('../../../graph/schema');
+const Context = require('../../../graph/context');
+const UserModel = require('../../../models/user');
+const SettingsService = require('../../../services/settings');
+const CommentsService = require('../../../services/comments');
+
+describe('graph.mutations.removeCommentTag', () => {
+  let comment;
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    SettingsService.init();
+    comment = await CommentsService.publicCreate({body: `hello there! ${  String(Math.random()).slice(2)}`});
+  });
+
+  const query = `
+    mutation RemoveCommentTag ($id: ID!, $tag: String!) {
+      removeCommentTag(id:$id, tag:$tag) {
+        comment {
+          tags {
+            name
+          }
+        }
+        errors {
+          translation_key
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `;
+
+  it('can add remove tags from comments', async () => {
+    const user = new UserModel({});
+    const context = new Context({user});
+
+    // add a tag first
+    await CommentsService.addTag(comment.id, 'BEST');
+    const response = await graphql(schema, query, {}, context, {id: comment.id, tag: 'BEST'});
+    if (response.errors && response.errors.length) {
+      console.error(response.errors);
+    }
+    expect(response.errors).to.be.empty;
+    expect(response.data.removeCommentTag.comment.tags).to.deep.equal([]);
+  });
+});