diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index aa594a2c..60198c08 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Next release
 ============
 
 * New signal: ``feed_generated``
+* New setting: ``GENERATE_CTAGS`` to generate a "tags" file following the CTags format and containing all articles tags.
 
 3.7.1 (2017-01-10)
 ==================
diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index 0ae26ca4..01638b72 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ Basic settings
    A list of metadata fields containing reST/Markdown content to be parsed and
    translated to HTML.
 
+.. data:: GENERATE_CTAGS = False
+
+    Whether to generate a "tags" file following the CTags format and containing all articles tags.
 
 URL settings
 ============
diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index 069da0c1..53d5ffc5 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ from pelican.utils import (DateFormatter, copy, mkdir_p, order_content,
                            python_2_unicode_compatible)
 
 
+# Format spec: http://ctags.sourceforge.net/FORMAT
+CTAGS_TEMPLATE = '''{% for tag, articles in tags_articles %}
+{% for article in articles %}
+{{tag}}\t{{article}}\t0;"\ttag
+{% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
+'''
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -506,6 +515,19 @@ class ArticlesGenerator(CachingGenerator):
                   self.context, blog=True, paginated=paginated,
                   page_name=os.path.splitext(save_as)[0], url=url)
 
+    def generate_ctags(self, writer):
+        """Generate CTags tags file in source content directory."""
+        if not self.settings.get('GENERATE_CTAGS'):
+            return
+        tags_file_path = os.path.join(self.path, 'tags')
+        self.settings.setdefault('WRITE_SELECTED', []).append(tags_file_path)
+        writer.output_path = self.path
+        try:
+            writer.write_file('tags', self.env.from_string(CTAGS_TEMPLATE), self.context,
+                              tags_articles=sorted(self.tags.items()))
+        finally:
+            writer.output_path = self.output_path
+
     def generate_tags(self, write):
         """Generate Tags pages."""
         tag_template = self.get_template('tag')
@@ -554,6 +576,7 @@ class ArticlesGenerator(CachingGenerator):
         self.generate_articles(write)
         self.generate_period_archives(write)
         self.generate_direct_templates(write)
+        self.generate_ctags(writer)
 
         # and subfolders after that
         self.generate_tags(write)
diff --git a/pelican/settings.py b/pelican/settings.py
index eac6ff19..0759e4c4 100644
--- a/pelican/settings.py
+++ b/pelican/settings.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     'LOAD_CONTENT_CACHE': False,
     'WRITE_SELECTED': [],
     'FORMATTED_FIELDS': ['summary'],
+    'GENERATE_CTAGS': False
 }
 
 PYGMENTS_RST_OPTIONS = None
diff --git a/pelican/tests/test_generators.py b/pelican/tests/test_generators.py
index c1899ab8..f58356e7 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/test_generators.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/test_generators.py
@@ -573,6 +573,34 @@ class TestArticlesGenerator(unittest.TestCase):
         articles = [article.title for article in generator.articles]
         self.assertEqual(articles, list(reversed(expected)))
 
+    def test_generate_ctags(self):
+        settings = get_settings(filenames={})
+        settings['GENERATE_CTAGS'] = True
+
+        generator = ArticlesGenerator(
+            context=settings.copy(), settings=settings,
+            path=CONTENT_DIR, theme=settings['THEME'], output_path=None)
+        generator.generate_context()
+
+        writer = Writer(None, settings=settings)
+        generator.generate_ctags(writer)
+
+        output_path = os.path.join(CONTENT_DIR, 'tags')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(output_path))
+
+        try:
+            # output content is correct
+            with open(output_path, 'r') as output_file:
+                ctags = [l.split('\t')[0] for l in output_file.readlines()]
+                self.assertEqual([
+                        'bar', 'bar', 'bar', 'bar', 'bar',
+                        'foo', 'foo', 'foo', 'foo', 'foo',
+                        'foobar', 'foobar', 'foobar', 'foobar', 'foobar',
+                        'マック', 'パイソン'
+                ], ctags)
+        finally:
+            os.remove(output_path)
+
 
 class TestPageGenerator(unittest.TestCase):
     # Note: Every time you want to test for a new field; Make sure the test