diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92828ff..7cc480a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 - Adds the ability to show the *GitLens*, *GitLens File History*, and *GitLens Results* explorers in an all-new *GitLens* view (in addition to the existing locations)
+- Adds tag annotations to the tag tooltips in the *GitLens* explorer — closes [#431](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/431)
 - Adds `gitlens.hovers.avatars` setting to specify whether to show avatar images in hovers — closes [#432](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/432) thanks to [PR #441](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/pull/441) by Segev Finer ([@segevfiner](https://github.com/segevfiner))
 - Adds `gitlens.hovers.avatars` setting to the interactive settings editor to specify whether to show avatar images in hovers
 
diff --git a/src/git/git.ts b/src/git/git.ts
index ad536dc..34c6091 100644
--- a/src/git/git.ts
+++ b/src/git/git.ts
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ export class Git {
     }
 
     static tag(repoPath: string) {
-        const params = ['tag', '-l'];
+        const params = ['tag', '-l', '-n1'];
 
         return gitCommand({ cwd: repoPath }, ...params);
     }
diff --git a/src/git/models/tag.ts b/src/git/models/tag.ts
index 063b172..f7aafcd 100644
--- a/src/git/models/tag.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/tag.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 export class GitTag {
     constructor(
         public readonly repoPath: string,
-        public readonly name: string
+        public readonly name: string,
+        public readonly annotation?: string
     ) {}
 
     private _basename: string | undefined;
diff --git a/src/git/parsers/branchParser.ts b/src/git/parsers/branchParser.ts
index 87ead28..ffb80e8 100644
--- a/src/git/parsers/branchParser.ts
+++ b/src/git/parsers/branchParser.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,20 @@ export class GitBranchParser {
             if (match == null) break;
 
             const [ahead, behind] = this.parseState(match[5]);
-            branches.push(new GitBranch(repoPath, match[2], match[1] === '*', match[3], match[4], ahead, behind));
+            branches.push(
+                new GitBranch(
+                    repoPath,
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    (' ' + match[2]).substr(1),
+                    match[1] === '*',
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    match[3] === undefined ? undefined : (' ' + match[3]).substr(1),
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    match[4] === undefined ? undefined : (' ' + match[4]).substr(1),
+                    ahead,
+                    behind
+                )
+            );
         } while (match != null);
 
         if (!branches.length) return undefined;
diff --git a/src/git/parsers/diffParser.ts b/src/git/parsers/diffParser.ts
index 14fc9fd..87eaafb 100644
--- a/src/git/parsers/diffParser.ts
+++ b/src/git/parsers/diffParser.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ export class GitDiffParser {
             match = unifiedDiffRegex.exec(`${data}\n@@`);
             if (match == null) break;
 
-            // Stops excessive memory usage
-            // https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+            // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
             chunk = (' ' + match[5]).substr(1);
             currentStart = parseInt(match[3], 10);
             previousStart = parseInt(match[1], 10);
@@ -148,7 +147,17 @@ export class GitDiffParser {
             match = nameStatusDiffRegex.exec(data);
             if (match == null) break;
 
-            statuses.push(GitStatusParser.parseStatusFile(repoPath, match[1], match[2], match[3]));
+            statuses.push(
+                GitStatusParser.parseStatusFile(
+                    repoPath,
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    (' ' + match[1]).substr(1),
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    (' ' + match[2]).substr(1),
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    match[3] === undefined ? undefined : (' ' + match[3]).substr(1)
+                )
+            );
         } while (match != null);
 
         if (!statuses.length) return undefined;
diff --git a/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts b/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts
index 6dbe3ff..35e3bd1 100644
--- a/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts
+++ b/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts
@@ -59,21 +59,31 @@ export class GitRemoteParser {
             match = remoteRegex.exec(data);
             if (match == null) break;
 
-            const url = match[2];
+            // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+            const url = (' ' + match[2]).substr(1);
 
             const [scheme, domain, path] = this.parseGitUrl(url);
 
             const uniqueness = `${domain}/${path}`;
             let remote: GitRemote | undefined = groups[uniqueness];
             if (remote === undefined) {
-                remote = new GitRemote(repoPath, match[1], scheme, domain, path, providerFactory(domain, path), [
-                    { url: url, type: match[3] as GitRemoteType }
-                ]);
+                remote = new GitRemote(
+                    repoPath,
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    (' ' + match[1]).substr(1),
+                    scheme,
+                    domain,
+                    path,
+                    providerFactory(domain, path),
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    [{ url: url, type: (' ' + match[3]).substr(1) as GitRemoteType }]
+                );
                 remotes.push(remote);
                 groups[uniqueness] = remote;
             }
             else {
-                remote.types.push({ url: url, type: match[3] as GitRemoteType });
+                // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                remote.types.push({ url: url, type: (' ' + match[3]).substr(1) as GitRemoteType });
             }
         } while (match != null);
 
diff --git a/src/git/parsers/tagParser.ts b/src/git/parsers/tagParser.ts
index 9d3f66a..3a3b311 100644
--- a/src/git/parsers/tagParser.ts
+++ b/src/git/parsers/tagParser.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,30 @@
 'use strict';
-import { Arrays } from '../../system';
 import { GitTag } from './../git';
 
+const tagWithAnnotationRegex = /^(.+?)(?:$|(?:\s+)(.*)$)/gm;
+
 export class GitTagParser {
     static parse(data: string, repoPath: string): GitTag[] | undefined {
         if (!data) return undefined;
 
-        const tags = Arrays.filterMap(data.split('\n'), t => (!!t ? new GitTag(repoPath, t) : undefined));
+        const tags: GitTag[] = [];
+
+        let match: RegExpExecArray | null = null;
+        do {
+            match = tagWithAnnotationRegex.exec(data);
+            if (match == null) break;
+
+            tags.push(
+                new GitTag(
+                    repoPath,
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    (' ' + match[1]).substr(1),
+                    // Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
+                    match[2] === undefined ? undefined : (' ' + match[2]).substr(1)
+                )
+            );
+        } while (match != null);
+
         if (!tags.length) return undefined;
 
         return tags;
diff --git a/src/views/tagNode.ts b/src/views/tagNode.ts
index cbb8df7..907fe48 100644
--- a/src/views/tagNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/tagNode.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export class TagNode extends ExplorerRefNode {
 
     async getTreeItem(): Promise<TreeItem> {
         const item = new TreeItem(this.label, TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed);
+        item.tooltip = `${this.tag.name}${this.tag.annotation === undefined ? '' : `\n${this.tag.annotation}`}`;
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.Tag;
         return item;
     }