diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ class localrepository(object):
     def hook(self, name, throw=False, **args):
         return hook.hook(self.ui, self, name, throw, **args)
 
+    @unfilteredmeth
     def _tag(self, names, node, message, local, user, date, extra={}):
         if isinstance(names, str):
             names = (names,)