diff --git a/src/components/ui/__stories__/Tag.stories.tsx b/src/components/ui/__stories__/Tag.stories.tsx
index 230422b56e1..bc4cbfe25e2 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/__stories__/Tag.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/__stories__/Tag.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react"
 
 import { HStack, VStack } from "../flex"
-import { Tag } from "../tag"
+import { Tag, TagButton } from "../tag"
 
 const meta = {
   title: "Molecules / Display Content / New Tags",
@@ -16,22 +16,36 @@ type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>
 const statusArray = ["normal", "tag", "success", "error", "warning"] as const
 
 // "subtle" is default variant
-const variantArray = ["subtle", "highContrast", "solid", "outline"] as const
-
-const StyleVariantList = () => (
-  <HStack>
-    {statusArray.map((status) => (
-      <VStack key={status}>
-        {variantArray.map((variant) => (
-          <Tag key={variant} status={status} variant={variant}>
-            Tag Name
-          </Tag>
-        ))}
-      </VStack>
-    ))}
-  </HStack>
-)
+const variantArray = ["subtle", "high-contrast", "solid", "outline"] as const
 
 export const StyleVariantsBasic: Story = {
-  render: (args) => <StyleVariantList {...args} />,
+  render: () => (
+    <HStack>
+      {statusArray.map((status) => (
+        <VStack key={status}>
+          {variantArray.map((variant) => (
+            <Tag key={variant} status={status} variant={variant}>
+              Tag Name
+            </Tag>
+          ))}
+        </VStack>
+      ))}
+    </HStack>
+  ),
+}
+
+export const StyleVariantsButton: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <HStack>
+      {statusArray.map((status) => (
+        <VStack key={status}>
+          {variantArray.map((variant) => (
+            <TagButton key={variant} status={status} variant={variant}>
+              Tag Name
+            </TagButton>
+          ))}
+        </VStack>
+      ))}
+    </HStack>
+  ),
 }
diff --git a/src/components/ui/tag.tsx b/src/components/ui/tag.tsx
index 657c3a60254..354016a0627 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/tag.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/tag.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
+import { forwardRef } from "react"
 import { cva, VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
 import { Slot } from "@radix-ui/react-slot"
 
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils/cn"
 
 const tagVariants = cva(
-  "inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 min-h-8 text-xs uppercase transition-colors focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ring focus:ring-offset-2",
+  "inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 min-h-8 text-xs uppercase transition-colors",
   {
     variants: {
       status: {
-        normal: "bg-background-highlight text-body-medium border-body-medium",
-        tag: "bg-primary-low-contrast text-primary-high-contrast border-primary",
-        success: "bg-success-light text-success border-success-border",
-        error: "bg-error-light text-error border-error-border",
-        warning: "bg-warning-light text-warning-dark border-warning-border",
+        normal:
+          "bg-background-highlight text-body-medium border-body-medium hover:shadow-body-medium",
+        tag: "bg-primary-low-contrast text-primary-high-contrast border-primary hover:shadow-primary-high-contrast",
+        success:
+          "bg-success-light text-success border-success-border hover:shadow-success",
+        error:
+          "bg-error-light text-error border-error-border hover:shadow-error",
+        warning:
+          "bg-warning-light text-warning-dark border-warning-border hover:shadow-warning-dark dark:hover:shadow-warning",
       },
       variant: {
         subtle: "border-transparent",
-        highContrast: "border-transparent",
+        "high-contrast": "border-transparent",
         solid: "border-transparent text-body-inverse",
         outline: "bg-transparent",
       },
@@ -25,45 +30,50 @@ const tagVariants = cva(
       {
         variant: "solid",
         status: "normal",
-        className: "bg-body-medium",
+        className:
+          "bg-body-medium focus-visible:outline-body hover:shadow-body",
       },
       {
         variant: "solid",
         status: "tag",
-        className: "bg-primary",
+        className:
+          "bg-primary focus-visible:outline-primary-high-contrast hover:shadow-primary-high-contrast",
       },
       {
         variant: "solid",
         status: "success",
-        className: "bg-success text-success-light",
+        className:
+          "bg-success text-success-light focus-visible:outline-success-dark hover:shadow-success-dark dark:hover:shadow-success-light",
       },
       {
         variant: "solid",
         status: "error",
-        className: "bg-error text-error-light",
+        className:
+          "bg-error text-error-light focus-visible:outline-error-dark hover:shadow-error-dark dark:hover:shadow-error-light",
       },
       {
         variant: "solid",
         status: "warning",
-        className: "bg-warning text-warning-dark",
+        className:
+          "bg-warning text-warning-dark focus-visible:outline-warning-border hover:shadow-warning-dark dark:hover:shadow-warning-light",
       },
       {
-        variant: "highContrast",
+        variant: "high-contrast",
         status: "normal",
         className: "bg-body-light text-body",
       },
       {
-        variant: "highContrast",
+        variant: "high-contrast",
         status: "tag",
         className: "bg-background-highlight",
       },
       {
-        variant: "highContrast",
+        variant: "high-contrast",
         status: "success",
         className: "text-success-dark",
       },
       {
-        variant: "highContrast",
+        variant: "high-contrast",
         status: "error",
         className: "text-error-dark",
       },
@@ -96,14 +106,44 @@ export interface TagProps
   asChild?: boolean
 }
 
-function Tag({ className, asChild, variant, status, ...props }: TagProps) {
-  const Comp = asChild ? Slot : "div"
-  return (
-    <Comp
-      className={cn(tagVariants({ variant, status }), className)}
-      {...props}
-    />
-  )
+const Tag = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, TagProps>(
+  ({ className, asChild, variant, status, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const Comp = asChild ? Slot : "div"
+    return (
+      <Comp
+        ref={ref}
+        className={cn(tagVariants({ variant, status }), className)}
+        {...props}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+)
+
+Tag.displayName = "Tag"
+
+export interface TagButtonProps
+  extends React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>,
+    VariantProps<typeof tagVariants> {
+  asChild?: boolean
 }
 
-export { Tag }
+const TagButton = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, TagButtonProps>(
+  ({ className, asChild, variant, status, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const Comp = asChild ? Slot : "button"
+    return (
+      <Comp
+        ref={ref}
+        className={cn(
+          "hover:shadow-[2px_2px] focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-4 focus-visible:-outline-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-inherit",
+          tagVariants({ variant, status }),
+          className
+        )}
+        {...props}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+)
+
+TagButton.displayName = "TagButton"
+
+export { Tag, TagButton }