diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index d1a23ae..fed9759 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (android_log_shouldPrintLine(g_logformat, entry.tag, entry.priority)) {
+    if (android_log_shouldPrintLine(g_logformat,
+                                    std::string(entry.tag, entry.tagLen).c_str(),
+                                    entry.priority)) {
         bool match = regexOk(entry);
 
         g_printCount += match;
diff --git a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
index 66800b1..fd4e2fb 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
+++ b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(4, count);
 }
 
+TEST(logcat, event_tag_filter) {
+    FILE *fp;
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (fp = popen(
+      "logcat -b events -d -s auditd am_proc_start am_pss am_proc_bound dvm_lock_sample am_wtf 2>/dev/null",
+      "r")));
+
+    char buffer[BIG_BUFFER];
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp)) {
+        ++count;
+    }
+
+    pclose(fp);
+
+    EXPECT_LT(4, count);
+}
+
 TEST(logcat, year) {
 
     if (android_log_clockid() == CLOCK_MONOTONIC) {