diff --git a/gramps/gui/views/tags.py b/gramps/gui/views/tags.py
index c3923eef3..c01a9e173 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/views/tags.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/views/tags.py
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ class Tags(DbGUIElement):
 
         for tag_name, handle in self.__tag_list:
             tag_menu += menuitem % ("TAG-%s" % handle,
-                                    "Add tag '%s'" % tag_name)
+                                    _("Add tag '%s'") % escape(tag_name))
             actions.append(('TAG-%s' % handle,
                             make_callback(self.tag_selected_rows, handle)))
         for tag_name, handle in self.__tag_list:
             tag_menu += menuitem % ("R-TAG-%s" % handle,
-                                    "Remove tag '%s'" % tag_name)
+                                    _("Remove tag '%s'") % escape(tag_name))
             actions.append(('R-TAG-%s' % handle,
                             make_callback(self.remove_tag_selected_rows,
                                           handle)))
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class Tags(DbGUIElement):
         # database transaction while the one setting tags is still running.
         pmon = progressdlg.ProgressMonitor(progressdlg.GtkProgressDialog,
                 ("", self.uistate.window, Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL), popup_time=2)
-        status = progressdlg.LongOpStatus(msg=_("Adding Tags"),
+        status = progressdlg.LongOpStatus(msg=_("Removing Tags"),
                                           total_steps=len(selected),
                                           interval=len(selected)//20)
         pmon.add_op(status)