diff --git a/app/org/maproulette/framework/controller/TaskReviewController.scala b/app/org/maproulette/framework/controller/TaskReviewController.scala
index 22bd58eb..9968e9cb 100644
--- a/app/org/maproulette/framework/controller/TaskReviewController.scala
+++ b/app/org/maproulette/framework/controller/TaskReviewController.scala
@@ -69,19 +69,21 @@ class TaskReviewController @Inject() (
     * Gets and claims a task that needs to be reviewed.
     *
     * @param id Task id to work on
+    * @param includeTags If true, include MR tags on the returned task
     * @return
     */
-  def startTaskReview(id: Long): Action[AnyContent] = Action.async { implicit request =>
-    this.sessionManager.authenticatedRequest { implicit user =>
-      val task = this.taskRepository.retrieve(id) match {
-        case Some(t) => t
-        case None    => throw new NotFoundException(s"Task with $id not found, cannot start review.")
-      }
+  def startTaskReview(id: Long, includeTags: Boolean = false): Action[AnyContent] =
+    Action.async { implicit request =>
+      this.sessionManager.authenticatedRequest { implicit user =>
+        val task = this.taskRepository.retrieve(id) match {
+          case Some(t) => t
+          case None    => throw new NotFoundException(s"Task with $id not found, cannot start review.")
+        }
 
-      val result = this.service.startTaskReview(user, task)
-      Ok(Json.toJson(result))
+        val result = this.service.startTaskReview(user, task)
+        Ok(withTaskTagsIfRequested(result, includeTags))
+      }
     }
-  }
 
   /**
     * Releases a claim on a task that needs to be reviewed.
@@ -117,7 +119,8 @@ class TaskReviewController @Inject() (
       order: String,
       lastTaskId: Long = -1,
       excludeOtherReviewers: Boolean = false,
-      asMetaReview: Boolean = false
+      asMetaReview: Boolean = false,
+      includeTags: Boolean = false
   ): Action[AnyContent] = Action.async { implicit request =>
     this.sessionManager.authenticatedRequest { implicit user =>
       SearchParameters.withSearch { implicit params =>
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ class TaskReviewController @Inject() (
         )
         val nextTask = result match {
           case Some(task) =>
-            Ok(Json.toJson(this.service.startTaskReview(user, task)))
+            Ok(withTaskTagsIfRequested(this.service.startTaskReview(user, task), includeTags))
           case None =>
             throw new NotFoundException("No tasks found to review.")
         }
@@ -155,6 +158,23 @@ class TaskReviewController @Inject() (
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+    * Serializes a (possibly absent) Task and, when requested, injects the task's
+    * MR tags into the resulting JSON so the review UI can render them without
+    * an extra round-trip.
+    */
+  private def withTaskTagsIfRequested(result: Option[Task], includeTags: Boolean): JsValue = {
+    if (!includeTags) {
+      Json.toJson(result)
+    } else {
+      result match {
+        case Some(task) =>
+          Utils.insertIntoJson(Json.toJson(task), "tags", Json.toJson(this.getTags(task.id)), true)
+        case None => Json.toJson(result)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
     * Gets tasks where a review is requested
     *
diff --git a/conf/v2_route/review.api b/conf/v2_route/review.api
index 69ad110a..23404de4 100644
--- a/conf/v2_route/review.api
+++ b/conf/v2_route/review.api
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 #   - name: id
 #     in: path
 #     description: The id of the task to fetch and claim
+#   - name: includeTags
+#     in: query
+#     description: If true, include MR tags on the returned task. Defaults to false.
 ###
-GET     /task/:id/review/start                       @org.maproulette.framework.controller.TaskReviewController.startTaskReview(id:Long)
+GET     /task/:id/review/start                       @org.maproulette.framework.controller.TaskReviewController.startTaskReview(id:Long, includeTags:Boolean ?= false)
 ###
 # tags: [ Review ]
 # operationId: review_cancels_a_claim_on_a_task_for_review
@@ -177,8 +180,11 @@ GET     /tasks/reviewed                          @org.maproulette.framework.cont
 #   - name: r
 #     in: query
 #     description: The search string used to match the Reviewer names. (reviewed_by)
+#   - name: includeTags
+#     in: query
+#     description: If true, include MR tags on the returned task. Defaults to false.
 ###
-GET     /tasks/review/next                       @org.maproulette.framework.controller.TaskReviewController.nextTaskReview(onlySaved:Boolean ?= false, sort:String ?= "", order:String ?= "ASC", lastTaskId:Long ?= -1, excludeOtherReviewers:Boolean ?= false, asMetaReview: Boolean ?= false)
+GET     /tasks/review/next                       @org.maproulette.framework.controller.TaskReviewController.nextTaskReview(onlySaved:Boolean ?= false, sort:String ?= "", order:String ?= "ASC", lastTaskId:Long ?= -1, excludeOtherReviewers:Boolean ?= false, asMetaReview: Boolean ?= false, includeTags:Boolean ?= false)
 ###
 # tags: [ Review ]
 # operationId: review_retrieves_nearby_tasks