diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/tag.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/tag.go
index d32f669b3..1e9b449b1 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/tag.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/tag.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package git_commands
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 )
@@ -74,3 +76,13 @@ func (self *TagCommands) ShowAnnotationInfo(tagName string) (string, error) {
 
 	return self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).RunWithOutput()
 }
+
+func (self *TagCommands) IsTagAnnotated(tagName string) (bool, error) {
+	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("cat-file").
+		Arg("-t").
+		Arg("refs/tags/" + tagName).
+		ToArgv()
+
+	output, err := self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).RunWithOutput()
+	return strings.TrimSpace(output) == "tag", err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/tags_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/tags_controller.go
index 71561ed6e..c6fa60bd2 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/tags_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/tags_controller.go
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ func (self *TagsController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() {
 }
 
 func (self *TagsController) getTagInfo(tag *models.Tag) string {
-	if tag.IsAnnotated {
+	tagIsAnnotated, err := self.c.Git().Tag.IsTagAnnotated(tag.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		self.c.Log.Warnf("Error checking if tag is annotated: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if tagIsAnnotated {
 		info := fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", self.c.Tr.AnnotatedTag, style.AttrBold.Sprint(style.FgYellow.Sprint(tag.Name)))
 		output, err := self.c.Git().Tag.ShowAnnotationInfo(tag.Name)
 		if err == nil {