diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/ClearCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/ClearCommand.php
index 02ea032fdf40..836869fcd514 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/ClearCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/ClearCommand.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 
 class ClearCommand extends Command
@@ -47,17 +48,26 @@ public function __construct(CacheManager $cache)
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function fire()
+    public function handle()
     {
-        $storeName = $this->argument('store');
+        $storeName = $this->hasArgument('store') ? $this->argument('store') : null;
+        $tagsNames = $this->hasOption('tags') ? $this->option('tags') : null;
 
-        $this->laravel['events']->fire('cache:clearing', [$storeName]);
+        $store = $this->cache->store($storeName);
 
-        $this->cache->store($storeName)->flush();
+        $this->laravel['events']->fire('cache:clearing', [$storeName, $tagsNames]);
 
-        $this->laravel['events']->fire('cache:cleared', [$storeName]);
+        if (! is_null($tagsNames)) {
+            $store->tags(explode(',', $tagsNames))->flush();
 
-        $this->info('Application cache cleared!');
+            $this->info(sprintf('Application cache tags "%s" cleared!', $tagsNames));
+        } else {
+            $store->flush();
+
+            $this->info('Application cache cleared!');
+        }
+
+        $this->laravel['events']->fire('cache:cleared', [$storeName, $tagsNames]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -71,4 +81,16 @@ protected function getArguments()
             ['store', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The name of the store you would like to clear.'],
         ];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the console command options.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getOptions()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['tags', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The cache tags you would like to clear.', null],
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Cache/ClearCommandTest.php b/tests/Cache/ClearCommandTest.php
index 29b074447aa6..004ce94ff83b 100644
--- a/tests/Cache/ClearCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/ClearCommandTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public function tearDown()
         m::close();
     }
 
-    public function testClearWithNoStoreOption()
+    public function testClearWithNoStoreArgument()
     {
         $command = new ClearCommandTestStub(
             $cacheManager = m::mock('Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager')
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function testClearWithNoStoreOption()
         $this->runCommand($command);
     }
 
-    public function testClearWithStoreOption()
+    public function testClearWithStoreArgument()
     {
         $command = new ClearCommandTestStub(
             $cacheManager = m::mock('Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager')
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function testClearWithStoreOption()
     /**
      * @expectedException InvalidArgumentException
      */
-    public function testClearWithInvalidStoreOption()
+    public function testClearWithInvalidStoreArgument()
     {
         $command = new ClearCommandTestStub(
             $cacheManager = m::mock('Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager')
@@ -65,6 +65,42 @@ public function testClearWithInvalidStoreOption()
         $this->runCommand($command, ['store' => 'bar']);
     }
 
+    public function testClearWithTagsOption()
+    {
+        $command = new ClearCommandTestStub(
+            $cacheManager = m::mock('Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager')
+        );
+
+        $cacheRepository = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository');
+
+        $app = new Application();
+        $command->setLaravel($app);
+
+        $cacheManager->shouldReceive('store')->once()->with(null)->andReturn($cacheRepository);
+        $cacheRepository->shouldReceive('tags')->once()->with(['foo', 'bar'])->andReturn($cacheRepository);
+        $cacheRepository->shouldReceive('flush')->once();
+
+        $this->runCommand($command, ['--tags' => 'foo,bar']);
+    }
+
+    public function testClearWithStoreArgumentAndTagsOption()
+    {
+        $command = new ClearCommandTestStub(
+            $cacheManager = m::mock('Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager')
+        );
+
+        $cacheRepository = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository');
+
+        $app = new Application();
+        $command->setLaravel($app);
+
+        $cacheManager->shouldReceive('store')->once()->with('redis')->andReturn($cacheRepository);
+        $cacheRepository->shouldReceive('tags')->once()->with(['foo'])->andReturn($cacheRepository);
+        $cacheRepository->shouldReceive('flush')->once();
+
+        $this->runCommand($command, ['store' => 'redis', '--tags' => 'foo']);
+    }
+
     protected function runCommand($command, $input = [])
     {
         return $command->run(new Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput($input), new Symfony\Component\Console\Output\NullOutput);