diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index 70c38b208b..b43d13eddb 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.entities.NProfile
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.entities.NPub
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.entities.NRelay
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.entities.NSec
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip32Labeling.LabelEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip36SensitiveContent.contentWarning
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip37Drafts.DraftEventCache
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip37Drafts.DraftWrapEvent
@@ -741,6 +742,48 @@ class Account(
         cache.justConsumeMyOwnEvent(event)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * NIP-32: tags [note] with [hashtag] by publishing a kind 1985 label event using the
+     * `#t` tag-association namespace. Fire-and-forget; signs and broadcasts immediately.
+     */
+    suspend fun labelHashtag(
+        note: Note,
+        hashtag: String,
+    ) {
+        createLabelHashtagEvent(note, hashtag)?.let { (event, relays) ->
+            cache.justConsumeMyOwnEvent(event)
+            client.publish(event, relays)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds and signs a NIP-32 hashtag label event for [note] without sending it.
+     * Returns the signed event and target relays for tracked broadcasting, or null if
+     * the account can't write or the note has no underlying event.
+     */
+    suspend fun createLabelHashtagEvent(
+        note: Note,
+        hashtag: String,
+    ): Pair<Event, Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>>? {
+        if (!signer.isWriteable()) return null
+
+        val eventHint = note.toEventHint<Event>() ?: return null
+
+        val template = LabelEvent.buildHashtagLabel(eventHint, hashtag)
+
+        val event = signer.sign(template)
+        val relays = computeRelayListToBroadcast(event)
+
+        return event to relays
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Consumes a label event into local cache. Called when tracked broadcasting succeeds.
+     */
+    fun consumeLabelEvent(event: Event) {
+        cache.justConsumeMyOwnEvent(event)
+    }
+
     suspend fun createZapRequestFor(
         event: Event,
         pollOption: Int?,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
index 47ec75f681..f7847f225a 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip28PublicChat.list.ChannelListEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip28PublicChat.message.ChannelMessageEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip30CustomEmoji.pack.EmojiPackEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip30CustomEmoji.selection.EmojiPackSelectionEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip32Labeling.LabelEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip34Git.grasp.UserGraspListEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip34Git.issue.GitIssueEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip34Git.patch.GitPatchEvent
@@ -1525,6 +1526,43 @@ object LocalCache : ILocalCache, ICacheProvider {
         return false
     }
 
+    fun consume(
+        event: LabelEvent,
+        relay: NormalizedRelayUrl?,
+        wasVerified: Boolean,
+    ): Boolean {
+        val note = getOrCreateNote(event.id)
+
+        // Already processed this event.
+        if (note.event != null) return true
+
+        if (wasVerified || justVerify(event)) {
+            val author = getOrCreateUser(event.pubKey)
+            val repliesTo = computeReplyTo(event)
+
+            note.loadEvent(event, author, repliesTo)
+
+            // Attach NIP-32 hashtag labels (namespace #t) to the labeled events so the
+            // hashtag feed can surface posts tagged by a follow and attribute the labeler.
+            val hashtags = event.hashtagAssociations()
+            if (hashtags.isNotEmpty()) {
+                event.labeledEvents().mapNotNull { checkGetOrCreateNote(it) }.forEach { target ->
+                    hashtags.forEach { hashtag -> target.addLabel(hashtag, note) }
+
+                    // If the labeled post is already in cache, re-notify feed observers so the
+                    // hashtag feed can pick it up now that a (possibly followed) user labeled it.
+                    if (target.event != null) refreshNewNoteObservers(target)
+                }
+            }
+
+            refreshNewNoteObservers(note)
+
+            return true
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+
     fun consume(
         event: ReportEvent,
         relay: NormalizedRelayUrl?,
@@ -3730,6 +3768,10 @@ object LocalCache : ILocalCache, ICacheProvider {
                     consume(event, relay, wasVerified)
                 }
 
+                is LabelEvent -> {
+                    consume(event, relay, wasVerified)
+                }
+
                 is ContactCardEvent -> {
                     consume(event, relay, wasVerified)
                 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/AddHashtagLabelDialog.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/AddHashtagLabelDialog.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfde82f681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/AddHashtagLabelDialog.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.elements
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardOptions
+import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.ImeAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.KeyboardCapitalization
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
+
+/**
+ * NIP-32: lets the user tag any post with a hashtag by publishing a kind 1985 label
+ * event (under the `#t` tag-association namespace). The label is public so that the
+ * author's and the labeler's followers can discover the post in the hashtag feed.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun AddHashtagLabelDialog(
+    note: Note,
+    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+    onDismiss: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    var hashtag by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+
+    // Strip the leading '#', drop whitespace and lowercase so the stored label matches the
+    // hashtag-feed convention. A blank result disables the confirm button.
+    val sanitized =
+        hashtag
+            .trim()
+            .removePrefix("#")
+            .filterNot { it.isWhitespace() }
+            .lowercase()
+
+    AlertDialog(
+        onDismissRequest = onDismiss,
+        title = { Text(stringRes(R.string.add_hashtag_label_title)) },
+        text = {
+            Column {
+                Text(stringRes(R.string.add_hashtag_label_explainer))
+                OutlinedTextField(
+                    value = hashtag,
+                    onValueChange = { hashtag = it },
+                    singleLine = true,
+                    label = { Text(stringRes(R.string.add_hashtag_label_field)) },
+                    prefix = { Text("#") },
+                    keyboardOptions =
+                        KeyboardOptions(
+                            capitalization = KeyboardCapitalization.None,
+                            imeAction = ImeAction.Done,
+                        ),
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                )
+            }
+        },
+        confirmButton = {
+            TextButton(
+                enabled = sanitized.isNotEmpty(),
+                onClick = {
+                    accountViewModel.labelWithHashtag(note, sanitized)
+                    onDismiss()
+                },
+            ) {
+                Text(stringRes(R.string.add_hashtag_label_confirm))
+            }
+        },
+        dismissButton = {
+            TextButton(onClick = onDismiss) {
+                Text(stringRes(R.string.cancel))
+            }
+        },
+    )
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/DropDownMenu.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/DropDownMenu.kt
index cea9f92a61..fd4d2b5695 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/DropDownMenu.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/elements/DropDownMenu.kt
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ fun NoteDropDownMenu(
     nav: INav,
 ) {
     var reportDialogShowing by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var addLabelDialogShowing by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
     val state by observeBookmarksFollowsAndAccount(note, accountViewModel).collectAsStateWithLifecycle(
         DropDownParams(
@@ -286,6 +287,9 @@ fun NoteDropDownMenu(
                     }
                 }
             }
+            M3ActionRow(icon = MaterialSymbols.Tag, text = stringRes(R.string.add_hashtag_label)) {
+                addLabelDialogShowing = true
+            }
             // Pick exactly one curation flow per kind: music tracks go to playlists, emoji
             // packs go to the emoji list, everything else gets the standard bookmark rows.
             // Showing both at once is noisy and makes "bookmark" feel like the catch-all when
@@ -387,6 +391,17 @@ fun NoteDropDownMenu(
             onDismiss()
         }
     }
+
+    if (addLabelDialogShowing) {
+        AddHashtagLabelDialog(
+            note = note,
+            accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+            onDismiss = {
+                addLabelDialogShowing = false
+                onDismiss()
+            },
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedView.kt
index 7e878a2bce..3089f9ad8f 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedView.kt
@@ -51,10 +51,22 @@ fun RefresheableFeedView(
     scrollStateKey: String? = null,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
     nav: INav,
+    onLoaded: (@Composable (FeedState.Loaded, LazyListState) -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     RefresheableBox(viewModel, enablePullRefresh) {
         SaveableFeedState(viewModel.feedState, scrollStateKey) { listState ->
-            RenderFeedState(viewModel, accountViewModel, listState, nav, routeForLastRead)
+            if (onLoaded != null) {
+                RenderFeedState(
+                    viewModel,
+                    accountViewModel,
+                    listState,
+                    nav,
+                    routeForLastRead,
+                    onLoaded = { onLoaded(it, listState) },
+                )
+            } else {
+                RenderFeedState(viewModel, accountViewModel, listState, nav, routeForLastRead)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
index d9bf66998c..4bbe6869ee 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
@@ -1068,6 +1068,16 @@ class AccountViewModel(
             direct = { account.removeBookmark(note, false) },
         )
 
+    /** NIP-32: tags [note] with [hashtag] by publishing a kind 1985 label event. */
+    fun labelWithHashtag(
+        note: Note,
+        hashtag: String,
+    ) = launchTrackedOrDirect(
+        createTracked = { account.createLabelHashtagEvent(note, hashtag) },
+        consumeTracked = account::consumeLabelEvent,
+        direct = { account.labelHashtag(note, hashtag) },
+    )
+
     fun removeDeletedBookmarks(
         deletedEventIds: Set<String>,
         deletedAddresses: Set<Address>,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagFeedLoaded.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagFeedLoaded.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62aeae683b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagFeedLoaded.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.hashtag
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyListState
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
+import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.Icon
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.MaterialSymbols
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.ui.feeds.FeedState
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.layouts.rememberFeedContentPadding
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.navs.INav
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.NoteCompose
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.UsernameDisplay
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.DividerThickness
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.FeedPadding
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.HalfStartPadding
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.Size16Modifier
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.StdHorzSpacer
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.placeholderText
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.hashtags.isTaggedHash
+
+/**
+ * Hashtag feed renderer that adds an attribution banner above any post that a followed user
+ * surfaced through a NIP-32 hashtag label (rather than the author tagging it directly).
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalFoundationApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun HashtagFeedLoaded(
+    tag: String,
+    loaded: FeedState.Loaded,
+    listState: LazyListState,
+    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+    nav: INav,
+) {
+    val items by loaded.feed.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+
+    LazyColumn(
+        contentPadding = rememberFeedContentPadding(FeedPadding),
+        state = listState,
+    ) {
+        itemsIndexed(
+            items.list,
+            key = { _, item -> item.idHex },
+            contentType = { _, item -> item.event?.kind ?: -1 },
+        ) { _, item ->
+            Column(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().animateItem()) {
+                HashtagLabelAttribution(item, tag, accountViewModel)
+
+                NoteCompose(
+                    item,
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                    routeForLastRead = null,
+                    isBoostedNote = false,
+                    isHiddenFeed = items.showHidden,
+                    quotesLeft = 3,
+                    accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+                    nav = nav,
+                )
+            }
+
+            HorizontalDivider(
+                thickness = DividerThickness,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shows "🏷 #tag added by <user>" when a followed user labeled this post with the hashtag
+ * and the author didn't include it themselves. Renders nothing otherwise.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun HashtagLabelAttribution(
+    note: Note,
+    tag: String,
+    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+) {
+    val labelState by note
+        .flow()
+        .labels.stateFlow
+        .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+
+    // The author already used the hashtag — nothing to attribute.
+    if (note.event?.isTaggedHash(tag) == true) return
+
+    val follows = accountViewModel.account.followingKeySet()
+    val labeler =
+        labelState.note.labels[tag.lowercase()]
+            ?.firstOrNull { it.author?.pubkeyHex in follows }
+            ?.author ?: return
+
+    Row(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().then(HalfStartPadding),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Icon(
+            symbol = MaterialSymbols.Tag,
+            contentDescription = null,
+            modifier = Size16Modifier,
+            tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.placeholderText,
+        )
+        Spacer(StdHorzSpacer)
+        Text(
+            "#$tag",
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.placeholderText,
+            maxLines = 1,
+        )
+        Spacer(StdHorzSpacer)
+        Text(
+            stringRes(R.string.hashtag_label_added_by),
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.placeholderText,
+            maxLines = 1,
+        )
+        Spacer(StdHorzSpacer)
+        UsernameDisplay(
+            labeler,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+            textColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.placeholderText,
+            accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagScreen.kt
index 9124536352..10900d7bc6 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/HashtagScreen.kt
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ fun HashtagScreen(
             null,
             accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
             nav = nav,
+            onLoaded = { state, listState ->
+                HashtagFeedLoaded(tag.hashtag, state, listState, accountViewModel, nav)
+            },
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/dal/HashtagFeedFilter.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/dal/HashtagFeedFilter.kt
index a3f47452e9..b5eb204f25 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/dal/HashtagFeedFilter.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/dal/HashtagFeedFilter.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.music.playlist.MusicPlaylistEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.music.track.MusicTrackEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.zapPolls.ZapPollEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.Event
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.hashtags.isTaggedHash
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip04Dm.messages.PrivateDmEvent
@@ -53,9 +54,10 @@ class HashtagFeedFilter(
     override fun feedKey(): String = account.userProfile().pubkeyHex + "-" + tag
 
     override fun feed(): List<Note> {
+        val follows = account.followingKeySet()
         val notes =
             cache.notes.filterIntoSet { _, it ->
-                acceptableEvent(it, tag)
+                acceptableEvent(it, tag, follows)
             }
 
         return sort(notes)
@@ -63,16 +65,39 @@ class HashtagFeedFilter(
 
     override fun applyFilter(newItems: Set<Note>): Set<Note> = innerApplyFilter(newItems)
 
-    private fun innerApplyFilter(collection: Collection<Note>): Set<Note> = collection.filterTo(HashSet()) { acceptableEvent(it, tag) }
+    private fun innerApplyFilter(collection: Collection<Note>): Set<Note> {
+        val follows = account.followingKeySet()
+        return collection.filterTo(HashSet()) { acceptableEvent(it, tag, follows) }
+    }
 
     fun acceptableEvent(
         it: Note,
         hashTag: String,
+        follows: Set<HexKey>,
     ): Boolean =
-        (acceptableViaHashtag(it.event, hashTag) || acceptableViaScope(it.event, hashTag)) &&
+        (
+            acceptableViaHashtag(it.event, hashTag) ||
+                acceptableViaScope(it.event, hashTag) ||
+                acceptableViaFollowLabel(it, hashTag, follows)
+        ) &&
             !it.isHiddenFor(account.hiddenUsers.flow.value) &&
             account.isAcceptable(it)
 
+    /**
+     * NIP-32: accept a post that a followed user has tagged with this hashtag via a kind
+     * 1985 label event (namespace `#t`), even if the post's author never used the hashtag.
+     * Requires the target to actually have an event so it can render.
+     */
+    fun acceptableViaFollowLabel(
+        note: Note,
+        hashTag: String,
+        follows: Set<HexKey>,
+    ): Boolean {
+        if (note.event == null) return false
+        val labelers = note.labels[hashTag.lowercase()] ?: return false
+        return labelers.any { it.author?.pubkeyHex in follows }
+    }
+
     fun acceptableViaHashtag(
         event: Event?,
         hashTag: String,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/FilterHashtagLabels.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/FilterHashtagLabels.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd0a703978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/FilterHashtagLabels.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.hashtag.datasource
+
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relayClient.reqCommand.event.loaders.filterMissingEvents
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relayClient.reqCommand.event.loaders.potentialRelaysToFindEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relays.SincePerRelayMap
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.client.pool.RelayBasedFilter
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.filters.Filter
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.hashtags.hashtagAlts
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip32Labeling.LabelEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.mapOfSet
+import kotlin.math.min
+
+/**
+ * Builds the relay filters that power the NIP-32 side of the hashtag feed:
+ *
+ * 1. A subscription for kind 1985 label events that tag posts with this hashtag (the `l`
+ *    tag under the `#t` namespace), routed through the NIP-65 outbox model: each follow's
+ *    labels are requested from THAT follow's outbox relays, with the relay's filter
+ *    restricted to the follows that actually write there. This is what guarantees we pick
+ *    up a follow's labels even if they never reach the hashtag's own relays.
+ * 2. Requests for the underlying posts a *followed* user has labeled but that aren't in
+ *    cache yet, so they can actually render in the feed. This rotates as new label
+ *    events arrive (the sub-assembler re-runs after each EOSE).
+ */
+fun filterHashtagLabels(
+    account: Account,
+    hashtag: String,
+    relays: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
+    since: SincePerRelayMap?,
+): List<RelayBasedFilter> {
+    val labelValues = hashtagAlts(hashtag).sorted()
+
+    // Outbox routing: relay -> the follows who publish to it.
+    val followsPerRelay = account.followsPerRelay.value
+    val labelFilters =
+        followsPerRelay.mapNotNull { (relay, authors) ->
+            if (authors.isEmpty()) return@mapNotNull null
+            val authorList = authors.sorted()
+            RelayBasedFilter(
+                relay = relay,
+                filter =
+                    Filter(
+                        kinds = listOf(LabelEvent.KIND),
+                        authors = authorList,
+                        tags = mapOf("l" to labelValues),
+                        limit = min(authorList.size * 5, 500),
+                        since = since?.get(relay)?.time,
+                    ),
+            )
+        }
+
+    val follows = account.followingKeySet()
+
+    // Collect the posts that a followed user labeled with this hashtag but that we don't
+    // have the full event for yet, and ask their likely relays for them.
+    val labelNotes =
+        LocalCache.notes.filterIntoSet { _, note ->
+            val noteEvent = note.event
+            noteEvent is LabelEvent &&
+                noteEvent.pubKey in follows &&
+                hashtag in noteEvent.hashtagAssociations()
+        }
+
+    val missingTargets =
+        mapOfSet {
+            labelNotes.forEach { labelNote ->
+                (labelNote.event as LabelEvent).labeledEvents().forEach { targetId ->
+                    val target = LocalCache.getNoteIfExists(targetId)
+                    if (target?.event == null) {
+                        val targetNote = LocalCache.getOrCreateNote(targetId)
+                        potentialRelaysToFindEvent(targetNote).ifEmpty { relays }.forEach { relayUrl ->
+                            add(relayUrl, targetId)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    return labelFilters + filterMissingEvents(missingTargets)
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssembler.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssembler.kt
index 55a481ed2e..d394b588d1 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssembler.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssembler.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.hashtag.datasource
 
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.relayClient.composeSubscriptionManagers.ComposeSubscriptionManager
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.client.INostrClient
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 class HashtagQueryState(
     val hashtag: String,
     val relays: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
+    val account: Account,
 ) {
     val lowercaseHashtag = hashtag.lowercase()
 }
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class HashtagFilterAssembler(
     val group =
         listOf(
             HashtagFeedFilterSubAssembler(client, ::allKeys),
+            HashtagLabelSubAssembler(client, ::allKeys),
         )
 
     override fun invalidateKeys() = invalidateFilters()
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssemblerSubscription.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssemblerSubscription.kt
index 0075f5d49c..54d0e69a0d 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssemblerSubscription.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagFilterAssemblerSubscription.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ fun HashtagFilterAssemblerSubscription(
     // even if they are tracking the same tag.
     val state =
         remember(tag) {
-            HashtagQueryState(tag.hashtag, accountViewModel.account.followOutboxesOrProxy.flow.value)
+            HashtagQueryState(
+                tag.hashtag,
+                accountViewModel.account.followOutboxesOrProxy.flow.value,
+                accountViewModel.account,
+            )
         }
 
     LifecycleAwareKeyDataSourceSubscription(state, accountViewModel.dataSources().hashtags)
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagLabelSubAssembler.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagLabelSubAssembler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c84cf69895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/hashtag/datasource/HashtagLabelSubAssembler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.hashtag.datasource
+
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relayClient.eoseManagers.PerUniqueIdEoseManager
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relays.SincePerRelayMap
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.client.INostrClient
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.client.pool.RelayBasedFilter
+
+/**
+ * NIP-32: streams kind 1985 label events that tag posts with the screen's hashtag and
+ * pulls in the posts a followed user labeled. Rotates after each EOSE (`invalidateAfterEose`)
+ * so newly-arrived label events get their target posts fetched on the next pass.
+ */
+class HashtagLabelSubAssembler(
+    client: INostrClient,
+    allKeys: () -> Set<HashtagQueryState>,
+) : PerUniqueIdEoseManager<HashtagQueryState, String>(client, allKeys, invalidateAfterEose = true) {
+    override fun updateFilter(
+        key: HashtagQueryState,
+        since: SincePerRelayMap?,
+    ): List<RelayBasedFilter> = filterHashtagLabels(key.account, key.lowercaseHashtag, key.relays, since)
+
+    /**
+     * Only one key per hashtag. Prefixed so it doesn't collide with the main feed sub-assembler.
+     */
+    override fun id(key: HashtagQueryState) = "label-" + key.lowercaseHashtag
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 01d3b1c9ba..cf1d12b9e4 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -806,6 +806,13 @@
     <string name="remove_from_private_bookmarks">Remove from Private Bookmarks</string>
     <string name="remove_from_public_bookmarks">Remove from Public Bookmarks</string>
 
+    <string name="add_hashtag_label">Add hashtag</string>
+    <string name="add_hashtag_label_title">Add a hashtag</string>
+    <string name="add_hashtag_label_explainer">Publicly tag this post with a hashtag (NIP-32 label). People who follow you will see it in that hashtag\'s feed.</string>
+    <string name="add_hashtag_label_field">Hashtag</string>
+    <string name="add_hashtag_label_confirm">Add</string>
+    <string name="hashtag_label_added_by">added by</string>
+
     <string name="pinned_notes">Pinned Notes</string>
     <string name="pinned_notes_explainer">Your pinned notes</string>
     <string name="pin_to_profile">Pin to Profile</string>
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt
index 9179858e50..ebe9e27d02 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ open class Note(
         removeZap(note)
         removeZapPayment(note)
         removeReport(note)
+        removeLabel(note)
     }
 
     var poll: PollResponsesCache? = null
@@ -166,6 +167,16 @@ open class Note(
     var reports = mapOf<User, List<Note>>()
         private set
 
+    /**
+     * NIP-32 hashtag labels (kind 1985) targeting this note.
+     * Key: hashtag value, lowercased (the `l` tag value under the `#t` namespace).
+     * Value: the list of LabelEvent notes that applied that hashtag to this note,
+     * so `source.author` identifies who labeled it. Used by the hashtag feed to
+     * surface posts a follow has tagged and to attribute the label in the UI.
+     */
+    var labels = mapOf<String, List<Note>>()
+        private set
+
     var zaps = mapOf<Note, Note?>()
         private set
 
@@ -366,12 +377,14 @@ open class Note(
         val zapsChanged = zaps.isNotEmpty() || zapPayments.isNotEmpty() || onchainZaps.isNotEmpty() || nutzaps.isNotEmpty()
         val boostsChanged = boosts.isNotEmpty()
         val reportsChanged = reports.isNotEmpty()
+        val labelsChanged = labels.isNotEmpty()
 
         val toBeRemoved =
             replies +
                 reactions.values.flatten() +
                 boosts +
                 reports.values.flatten() +
+                labels.values.flatten() +
                 zaps.keys +
                 zaps.values.filterNotNull() +
                 zapPayments.keys +
@@ -382,6 +395,7 @@ open class Note(
         reactions = mapOf()
         boosts = listOf()
         reports = mapOf()
+        labels = mapOf()
         zaps = mapOf()
         onchainZaps = mapOf()
         onchainZapResolved = false
@@ -394,6 +408,7 @@ open class Note(
         if (reactionsChanged) flowSet?.reactions?.invalidateData()
         if (boostsChanged) flowSet?.boosts?.invalidateData()
         if (reportsChanged) flowSet?.reports?.invalidateData()
+        if (labelsChanged) flowSet?.labels?.invalidateData()
         if (zapsChanged) flowSet?.zaps?.invalidateData()
 
         return toBeRemoved
@@ -668,6 +683,32 @@ open class Note(
         }
     }
 
+    /** Attach a NIP-32 LabelEvent note as having tagged this note with [hashtag] (lowercased). */
+    fun addLabel(
+        hashtag: String,
+        note: Note,
+    ) {
+        val listOfLabelers = labels[hashtag]
+        if (listOfLabelers == null) {
+            labels = labels + Pair(hashtag, listOf(note))
+            flowSet?.labels?.invalidateData()
+        } else if (!listOfLabelers.contains(note)) {
+            labels = labels + Pair(hashtag, listOfLabelers + note)
+            flowSet?.labels?.invalidateData()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Detach a LabelEvent note (e.g. deleted) from every hashtag bucket it was in. */
+    fun removeLabel(note: Note) {
+        if (labels.none { it.value.contains(note) }) return
+
+        labels =
+            labels
+                .mapValues { it.value - note }
+                .filterValues { it.isNotEmpty() }
+        flowSet?.labels?.invalidateData()
+    }
+
     fun addRelaySync(relay: NormalizedRelayUrl) =
         syncLock.withLock {
             if (relay !in relays) {
@@ -1239,6 +1280,7 @@ class NoteFlowSet(
     val zaps = NoteBundledRefresherFlow(u)
     val ots = NoteBundledRefresherFlow(u)
     val edits = NoteBundledRefresherFlow(u)
+    val labels = NoteBundledRefresherFlow(u)
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     fun author() =
@@ -1257,7 +1299,8 @@ class NoteFlowSet(
             replies.hasObservers() ||
             zaps.hasObservers() ||
             ots.hasObservers() ||
-            edits.hasObservers()
+            edits.hasObservers() ||
+            labels.hasObservers()
 }
 
 @Stable
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEvent.kt
index 9615773a04..974bfec5a0 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEvent.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.Event
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.AddressHintProvider
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.EventHintBundle
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.EventHintProvider
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.PubKeyHintProvider
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.types.AddressHint
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.eventTemplate
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.aTag.ATag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.ETag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.eTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.toETag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.hashtags.HashtagTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.people.PTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.people.pTag
@@ -82,6 +84,16 @@ class LabelEvent(
     /** Labels filtered by a specific namespace. */
     fun labelsByNamespace(namespace: String) = labels().filter { it.namespace == namespace }
 
+    /**
+     * Hashtags this event associates with its targets, via the NIP-32 tag-association
+     * namespace `#t` (`["L", "#t"]` + `["l", "<hashtag>", "#t"]`). Values are returned
+     * lowercased so callers can compare without worrying about case.
+     */
+    fun hashtagAssociations() =
+        labelsByNamespace(HASHTAG_NAMESPACE)
+            .map { it.label.lowercase() }
+            .distinct()
+
     /** Referenced event IDs (label targets). */
     fun labeledEvents() = tags.mapNotNull(ETag::parseId)
 
@@ -104,6 +116,30 @@ class LabelEvent(
         const val KIND = 1985
         const val ALT = "Label event"
 
+        /**
+         * NIP-32 tag-association namespace for hashtags. A label of the form
+         * `["l", "<hashtag>", "#t"]` (with `["L", "#t"]`) associates the target
+         * with the hashtag `<hashtag>` under the standard `t` tag.
+         */
+        const val HASHTAG_NAMESPACE = "#t"
+
+        /**
+         * Build a label event that tags an existing event with a hashtag, using the
+         * NIP-32 tag-association namespace `#t`. The hashtag is stored lowercased so
+         * follow-graph hashtag feeds match regardless of input case.
+         */
+        fun buildHashtagLabel(
+            labeledEvent: EventHintBundle<out Event>,
+            hashtag: String,
+            createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
+        ) = eventTemplate<LabelEvent>(KIND, "", createdAt) {
+            alt(ALT)
+            eTag(labeledEvent.toETag())
+            val tag = LabelTag(hashtag.removePrefix("#").lowercase(), HASHTAG_NAMESPACE)
+            labelNamespace(tag.namespace)
+            label(tag)
+        }
+
         /**
          * Build a label event for labeling events.
          */
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEventTest.kt b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEventTest.kt
index 7ed37345ff..7dc80aebe1 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEventTest.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip32Labeling/LabelEventTest.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip32Labeling
 
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.Event
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.crypto.KeyPair
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.EventHintBundle
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.NostrSignerInternal
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip32Labeling.tags.LabelTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.EventFactory
@@ -160,6 +161,61 @@ class LabelEventTest {
         assertEquals("en", languageLabels[0].label)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testBuildHashtagLabel() {
+        val labeledEvent =
+            EventFactory.create<Event>(
+                id = testEventId,
+                pubKey = testPubKey,
+                createdAt = 1234567890L,
+                kind = 1,
+                tags = arrayOf(),
+                content = "hello",
+                sig = "c".repeat(128),
+            )
+
+        val template =
+            LabelEvent.buildHashtagLabel(
+                labeledEvent = EventHintBundle(labeledEvent),
+                hashtag = "#PhotoGraphy",
+            )
+
+        assertEquals(1985, template.kind)
+
+        val hasEventRef = template.tags.any { it[0] == "e" && it[1] == testEventId }
+        assertTrue(hasEventRef, "Should have e tag targeting labeled event")
+
+        val hasNamespace = template.tags.any { it[0] == "L" && it[1] == "#t" }
+        assertTrue(hasNamespace, "Should have the #t tag-association namespace")
+
+        // The leading '#' is stripped and the value is lowercased.
+        val hasLabel = template.tags.any { it[0] == "l" && it[1] == "photography" && it[2] == "#t" }
+        assertTrue(hasLabel, "Should have a lowercased l label tag under #t")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testHashtagAssociations() {
+        val event =
+            EventFactory.create<LabelEvent>(
+                id = testEventId,
+                pubKey = testPubKey,
+                createdAt = 1234567890L,
+                kind = 1985,
+                tags =
+                    arrayOf(
+                        arrayOf("L", "#t"),
+                        arrayOf("l", "Bitcoin", "#t"),
+                        arrayOf("l", "nostr", "#t"),
+                        arrayOf("l", "MIT", "license"),
+                        arrayOf("e", testEventId),
+                    ),
+                content = "",
+                sig = "c".repeat(128),
+            )
+
+        assertEquals(listOf("bitcoin", "nostr"), event.hashtagAssociations())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testLabeledTargets() {
         val event =