diff --git a/CRM/Contact/Form/Contact.php b/CRM/Contact/Form/Contact.php
index 0a1c077b62c1..7102c404d9c3 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/Form/Contact.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/Form/Contact.php
@@ -992,7 +992,10 @@ public function postProcess() {
 
     if (array_key_exists('TagsAndGroups', $this->_editOptions)) {
       //add contact to tags
-      CRM_Core_BAO_EntityTag::create($params['tag'], 'civicrm_contact', $params['contact_id']);
+      if (isset($params['tag']) && !empty($params['tag'])) {
+        $params['tag'] = array_flip(explode(',', $params['tag']));
+        CRM_Core_BAO_EntityTag::create($params['tag'], 'civicrm_contact', $params['contact_id']);
+      }
 
       //save free tags
       if (isset($params['contact_taglist']) && !empty($params['contact_taglist'])) {
diff --git a/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.php b/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.php
index def736d726e8..1518c2a119e0 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public static function buildQuickForm(
 
         if ($groupElementType == 'select' && !empty($groupsOptions)) {
           $form->add('select', $fName, $groupName, $groupsOptions, FALSE,
-            array('id' => $fName, 'multiple' => 'multiple', 'class' => 'crm-select2')
+            array('id' => $fName, 'multiple' => 'multiple', 'class' => 'crm-select2 twenty')
           );
           $form->assign('groupCount', count($groupsOptions));
         }
@@ -145,40 +145,10 @@ public static function buildQuickForm(
     }
 
     if ($type & self::TAG) {
-      $fName = 'tag';
-      if ($fieldName) {
-        $fName = $fieldName;
-      }
-      $form->_tagGroup[$fName] = 1;
-
-      // get the list of all the categories
-      $tags = new CRM_Core_BAO_Tag();
-      $tree = $tags->getTree('civicrm_contact', TRUE);
-      // let's not load jstree if there are not children. This also fixes blank
-      // display at the beginning of checkboxes
-      $loadJsTree = CRM_Utils_Array::retrieveValueRecursive($tree, 'children');
-      $form->assign('loadjsTree', FALSE);
-      if (!empty($loadJsTree)) {
-        // CODE FROM CRM/Tag/Form/Tag.php //
-        CRM_Core_Resources::singleton()
-          ->addScriptFile('civicrm', 'packages/jquery/plugins/jstree/jquery.jstree.js', 0, 'html-header', FALSE)
-          ->addStyleFile('civicrm', 'packages/jquery/plugins/jstree/themes/default/style.css', 0, 'html-header');
-        $form->assign('loadjsTree', TRUE);
-      }
-
-      $elements = array();
-      self::climbtree($form, $tree, $elements);
+      $tags = CRM_Core_BAO_Tag::getColorTags('civicrm_contact');
 
-      $form->addGroup($elements, $fName, $tagName, '<br />');
-      $form->assign('tagCount', count($elements));
-      $form->assign('tree', $tree);
-      $form->assign('tag', $tree);
-      $form->assign('entityID', $contactId);
-      $form->assign('entityTable', 'civicrm_contact');
-      $form->assign('allTags', CRM_Core_BAO_Tag::getTagsUsedFor('civicrm_contact', FALSE));
-
-      if ($isRequired) {
-        $form->addRule($fName, ts('%1 is a required field.', array(1 => $tagName)), 'required');
+      if (!empty($tags)) {
+        $form->add('select2', 'tag', ts('Tag(s)'), $tags, FALSE, array('class' => 'huge', 'placeholder' => ts('- select -'), 'multiple' => TRUE));
       }
 
       // build tag widget
@@ -188,31 +158,6 @@ public static function buildQuickForm(
     $form->assign('tagGroup', $form->_tagGroup);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Climb tree.
-   *
-   * @param $form
-   * @param $tree
-   * @param $elements
-   *
-   * @return mixed
-   */
-  public static function climbtree($form, $tree, &$elements) {
-    foreach ($tree as $tagID => $varValue) {
-      $tagAttribute = array(
-        'onclick' => "return changeRowColor(\"rowidtag_$tagID\")",
-        'id' => "tag_{$tagID}",
-      );
-
-      $elements[$tagID] = $form->createElement('checkbox', $tagID, '', $varValue['name'], $tagAttribute);
-
-      if (array_key_exists('children', $varValue)) {
-        self::climbtree($form, $varValue['children'], $elements);
-      }
-    }
-    return $elements;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Set defaults for relevant form elements.
    *
@@ -249,17 +194,7 @@ public static function setDefaults($id, &$defaults, $type = self::ALL, $fieldNam
     }
 
     if ($type & self::TAG) {
-      $fName = 'tag';
-      if ($fieldName) {
-        $fName = $fieldName;
-      }
-
-      $contactTag = CRM_Core_BAO_EntityTag::getTag($id);
-      if ($contactTag) {
-        foreach ($contactTag as $tag) {
-          $defaults[$fName . '[' . $tag . ']'] = 1;
-        }
-      }
+      $defaults['tag'] = implode(',', CRM_Core_BAO_EntityTag::getTag($id, 'civicrm_contact'));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.tpl b/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.tpl
index df271f19d194..e13c4c50d23f 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.tpl
@@ -23,65 +23,6 @@
  | see the CiviCRM license FAQ at http://civicrm.org/licensing        |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
 *}
-{literal}
-<style>
-  #tagtree .highlighted > span {
-    background-color: #fefca6;
-  }
-  #tagtree .helpicon ins {
-    display: none;
-  }
-  #tagtree ins.jstree-icon {
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-</style>
-<script type="text/javascript">
-  (function($, _){{/literal}
-    var entityID='{$entityID}',
-      entityTable='{$entityTable}',
-      $form = $('form.{$form.formClass}');
-    {literal}
-
-    $(function() {
-      function highlightSelected() {
-        $("ul input:not(:checked)", '#tagtree').each(function () {
-          $(this).closest("li").removeClass('highlighted');
-        });
-        $("ul input:checked", '#tagtree').each(function () {
-          $(this).parents("li[id^=tag]").addClass('highlighted');
-        });
-      }
-      highlightSelected();
-
-      $("#tagtree input").change(function(){
-        highlightSelected();
-      });
-
-      var childTag = "{/literal}{$loadjsTree}{literal}";
-      if (childTag) {
-        //load js tree.
-        $("#tagtree").jstree({
-          plugins : ["themes", "html_data"],
-          themes: {
-            "theme": 'classic',
-            "dots": false,
-            "icons": false,
-            "url": CRM.config.resourceBase + 'packages/jquery/plugins/jstree/themes/classic/style.css'
-          }
-        });
-      }
-	  {/literal}
-      {if !empty($permission) && $permission neq 'edit'}
-        {literal}
-          $("#tagtree input").prop('disabled', true);
-        {/literal}
-      {/if}
-      {literal}
-    });
-  })(CRM.$, CRM._);
-  {/literal}
-</script>
-
 {if $title}
 <div class="crm-accordion-wrapper crm-tagGroup-accordion collapsed">
   <div class="crm-accordion-header">{$title}</div>
@@ -89,11 +30,24 @@
 {/if}
     <table class="form-layout-compressed{if $context EQ 'profile'} crm-profile-tagsandgroups{/if}">
       <tr>
+        {if !$type || $type eq 'tag'}
+          <td>
+            <div class="crm-section tag-section">
+              {if $title}{$form.tag.label}{/if}
+              {$form.tag.html}
+            </div>
+            {if $context NEQ 'profile'}
+              {include file="CRM/common/Tagset.tpl"}
+            {/if}
+          </td>
+        {/if}
         {if !$type || $type eq 'group'}
           <td>
             {if $groupElementType eq 'select'}
-              <span class="label">{if $title}{$form.group.label}{/if}</span>
+              <div class="crm-section group-section">
+              {if $title}{$form.group.label}{/if}
               {$form.group.html}
+            </div>
             {else}
               {foreach key=key item=item from=$tagGroup.group}
                 <div class="group-wrapper">
@@ -106,14 +60,6 @@
             {/if}
           </td>
         {/if}
-        {if (!$type || $type eq 'tag') && $tree}
-          <td width="70%">{if $title}<span class="label">{$form.tag.label}</span>{/if}
-            <div id="tagtree">
-              {include file="CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/Tagtree.tpl" level=1}
-            </div>
-          </td>
-          <tr><td>{include file="CRM/common/Tagset.tpl"}</td></tr>
-        {/if}
       </tr>
     </table>
 {if $title}
diff --git a/templates/CRM/Profile/Form/Dynamic.tpl b/templates/CRM/Profile/Form/Dynamic.tpl
index 7b7725af99f6..dd4782168e81 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/Profile/Form/Dynamic.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/Profile/Form/Dynamic.tpl
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
               {if $n eq 'email_greeting' or  $n eq 'postal_greeting' or $n eq 'addressee'}
                 {include file="CRM/Profile/Form/GreetingType.tpl"}
               {elseif ( $n eq 'group' && $form.group ) || ( $n eq 'tag' && $form.tag )}
-                {include file="CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.tpl" type=$n context="profile"}
+                {include file="CRM/Contact/Form/Edit/TagsAndGroups.tpl" type=$n context="profile" tableLayout=1}
               {elseif ( $form.$n.name eq 'image_URL' )}
                 {$form.$n.html}
                 {if !empty($imageURL)}