diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/issue-67127.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/issue-67127.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70848dc6ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/issue-67127.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Expose 'protected' field for Tag API endpoint.
+merge_request: 32790
+author: Andrea Leone
+type: added
diff --git a/doc/api/tags.md b/doc/api/tags.md
index 1d874fea1f8..88f63d6b34b 100644
--- a/doc/api/tags.md
+++ b/doc/api/tags.md
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ Parameters:
     },
     "name": "v1.0.0",
     "target": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
-    "message": null
+    "message": null,
+    "protected": true
   }
 ]
 ```
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ Example Response:
     "committer_email": "contact@arthurverschaeve.be",
     "committed_date": "2015-02-01T21:56:31.000+01:00"
   },
-  "release": null
+  "release": null,
+  "protected": false
 }
 ```
 
@@ -138,7 +140,8 @@ Parameters:
   },
   "name": "v1.0.0",
   "target": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
-  "message": null
+  "message": null,
+  "protected": false
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index c9b3483acaf..312c8d5b548 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -1312,6 +1312,10 @@ module API
         options[:project].releases.find_by(tag: repo_tag.name)
       end
       # rubocop: enable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
+
+      expose :protected do |repo_tag, options|
+        ::ProtectedTag.protected?(options[:project], repo_tag.name)
+      end
     end
 
     class Runner < Grape::Entity
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/tag.json b/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/tag.json
index 5713ea1f526..bb0190955f0 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/tag.json
+++ b/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/tag.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
         { "type": "null" },
         { "$ref": "release/tag_release.json" }
       ]
-    }
+    },
+    "protected": { "type": "boolean" }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
 }