diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 884514ac511..4976184f35d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -2362,22 +2362,17 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 
 	@command('git.deleteTag', { repository: true })
 	async deleteTag(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
-		const picks = repository.refs.filter(ref => ref.type === RefType.Tag)
-			.map(ref => new TagItem(ref));
-
-		if (picks.length === 0) {
-			window.showWarningMessage(l10n.t('This repository has no tags.'));
-			return;
-		}
+		const tagPicks = async (): Promise<TagItem[] | QuickPickItem[]> => {
+			const remoteTags = await repository.getRefs({ pattern: 'refs/tags/*' });
+			return remoteTags.length === 0 ? [{ label: l10n.t('$(info) This repository has no tags.') }] : remoteTags.map(ref => new TagItem(ref));
+		};
 
 		const placeHolder = l10n.t('Select a tag to delete');
-		const choice = await window.showQuickPick(picks, { placeHolder });
+		const choice = await window.showQuickPick<TagItem | QuickPickItem>(tagPicks(), { placeHolder });
 
-		if (!choice) {
-			return;
+		if (choice && choice instanceof TagItem && choice.ref.name) {
+			await repository.deleteTag(choice.ref.name);
 		}
-
-		await repository.deleteTag(choice.label);
 	}
 
 	@command('git.deleteRemoteTag', { repository: true })
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/operation.ts b/extensions/git/src/operation.ts
index e068f36ee6f..8f68631d88c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/operation.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/operation.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const enum OperationKind {
 	GetBranches = 'GetBranches',
 	GetCommitTemplate = 'GetCommitTemplate',
 	GetObjectDetails = 'GetObjectDetails',
+	GetRefs = 'GetRefs',
 	GetRemoteRefs = 'GetRemoteRefs',
 	HashObject = 'HashObject',
 	Ignore = 'Ignore',
@@ -65,11 +66,11 @@ export const enum OperationKind {
 export type Operation = AddOperation | ApplyOperation | BlameOperation | BranchOperation | CheckIgnoreOperation | CherryPickOperation |
 	CheckoutOperation | CheckoutTrackingOperation | CleanOperation | CommitOperation | ConfigOperation | DeleteBranchOperation |
 	DeleteRefOperation | DeleteRemoteTagOperation | DeleteTagOperation | DiffOperation | FetchOperation | FindTrackingBranchesOperation |
-	GetBranchOperation | GetBranchesOperation | GetCommitTemplateOperation | GetObjectDetailsOperation | GetRemoteRefsOperation | HashObjectOperation |
-	IgnoreOperation | LogOperation | LogFileOperation | MergeOperation | MergeAbortOperation | MergeBaseOperation | MoveOperation |
-	PostCommitCommandOperation | PullOperation | PushOperation | RemoteOperation | RenameBranchOperation | RemoveOperation | ResetOperation |
-	RebaseOperation | RebaseAbortOperation | RebaseContinueOperation | RevertFilesOperation | SetBranchUpstreamOperation | ShowOperation |
-	StageOperation | StatusOperation | StashOperation | SubmoduleUpdateOperation | SyncOperation | TagOperation;
+	GetBranchOperation | GetBranchesOperation | GetCommitTemplateOperation | GetObjectDetailsOperation | GetRefsOperation | GetRemoteRefsOperation |
+	HashObjectOperation | IgnoreOperation | LogOperation | LogFileOperation | MergeOperation | MergeAbortOperation | MergeBaseOperation |
+	MoveOperation | PostCommitCommandOperation | PullOperation | PushOperation | RemoteOperation | RenameBranchOperation | RemoveOperation |
+	ResetOperation | RebaseOperation | RebaseAbortOperation | RebaseContinueOperation | RevertFilesOperation | SetBranchUpstreamOperation |
+	ShowOperation | StageOperation | StatusOperation | StashOperation | SubmoduleUpdateOperation | SyncOperation | TagOperation;
 
 type BaseOperation = { kind: OperationKind; blocking: boolean; readOnly: boolean; remote: boolean; retry: boolean; showProgress: boolean };
 export type AddOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.Add };
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export type GetBranchOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.GetBranch
 export type GetBranchesOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.GetBranches };
 export type GetCommitTemplateOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.GetCommitTemplate };
 export type GetObjectDetailsOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.GetObjectDetails };
+export type GetRefsOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.GetRefs };
 export type GetRemoteRefsOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.GetRemoteRefs };
 export type HashObjectOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.HashObject };
 export type IgnoreOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.Ignore };
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ export const Operation = {
 	GetBranches: { kind: OperationKind.GetBranches, blocking: false, readOnly: true, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as GetBranchesOperation,
 	GetCommitTemplate: { kind: OperationKind.GetCommitTemplate, blocking: false, readOnly: true, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as GetCommitTemplateOperation,
 	GetObjectDetails: { kind: OperationKind.GetObjectDetails, blocking: false, readOnly: true, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: false } as GetObjectDetailsOperation,
+	GetRefs: { kind: OperationKind.GetRefs, blocking: false, readOnly: true, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: false } as GetRefsOperation,
 	GetRemoteRefs: { kind: OperationKind.GetRemoteRefs, blocking: false, readOnly: true, remote: true, retry: false, showProgress: false } as GetRemoteRefsOperation,
 	HashObject: { kind: OperationKind.HashObject, blocking: false, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as HashObjectOperation,
 	Ignore: { kind: OperationKind.Ignore, blocking: false, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as IgnoreOperation,
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index c8db25d35d6..a7c76065dc6 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -1378,6 +1378,10 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		return await this.run(Operation.GetBranches, () => this.repository.getBranches(query));
 	}
 
+	async getRefs(opts?: { sort?: 'alphabetically' | 'committerdate'; contains?: string; pattern?: string; count?: number; cancellationToken?: CancellationToken }): Promise<Ref[]> {
+		return await this.run(Operation.GetRefs, () => this.repository.getRefs(opts));
+	}
+
 	async getRemoteRefs(remote: string, opts?: { heads?: boolean; tags?: boolean }): Promise<Ref[]> {
 		return await this.run(Operation.GetRemoteRefs, () => this.repository.getRemoteRefs(remote, opts));
 	}