diff --git a/bindings/ruby/tags.c b/bindings/ruby/tags.c
index cc6ea59e..955d790f 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/tags.c
+++ b/bindings/ruby/tags.c
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@
 VALUE
 notmuch_rb_tags_get (notmuch_tags_t *tags)
 {
-    return Data_Wrap_Notmuch_Object (notmuch_rb_cTags, &notmuch_rb_tags_type, tags);
+    VALUE rb_array = rb_ary_new ();
+
+    for (; notmuch_tags_valid (tags); notmuch_tags_move_to_next (tags)) {
+	const char *tag = notmuch_tags_get (tags);
+	rb_ary_push (rb_array, rb_str_new2 (tag));
+    }
+    return rb_array;
 }
 
 /*