diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/TagAwareAdapter.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/TagAwareAdapter.php
index cac8a0ea18509..fecddc3c3da14 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/TagAwareAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/TagAwareAdapter.php
@@ -156,7 +156,15 @@ public function hasItem($key)
         if (!$this->pool->hasItem($key)) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (!$itemTags = $this->pool->getItem(static::TAGS_PREFIX.$key)->get()) {
+
+        //always get the item instead of calling "hasItem" and then "getItem" as having cache miss on getting item tags is rare occurrence
+        $itemTags = $this->pool->getItem(static::TAGS_PREFIX.$key);
+
+        if (!$itemTags->isHit()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!$itemTags = $itemTags->get()) {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -296,7 +304,11 @@ private function generateItems($items, array $tagKeys)
             }
 
             unset($tagKeys[$key]);
-            $itemTags[$key] = $item->get() ?: [];
+
+            //item is tag
+            if ($item->isHit()) {
+                $itemTags[$key] = $item->get() ?: [];
+            }
 
             if (!$tagKeys) {
                 $tagVersions = $this->getTagVersions($itemTags);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Tests/Adapter/TagAwareAdapterTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Tests/Adapter/TagAwareAdapterTest.php
index c8677d5e28319..99c5ff160cd23 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Tests/Adapter/TagAwareAdapterTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Tests/Adapter/TagAwareAdapterTest.php
@@ -194,6 +194,51 @@ public function testKnownTagVersionsTtl()
         $this->assertTrue($pool->getItem('foo')->isHit());
     }
 
+    public function testTagEntryIsCreatedForItemWithoutTags()
+    {
+        $pool = $this->createCachePool();
+
+        $itemKey = 'foo';
+        $item = $pool->getItem($itemKey);
+        $pool->save($item);
+
+        $adapter = new FilesystemAdapter();
+        $this->assertTrue($adapter->hasItem(TagAwareAdapter::TAGS_PREFIX.$itemKey));
+    }
+
+    public function testHasItemReturnsFalseWhenPoolDoesNotHaveItemTags()
+    {
+        $pool = $this->createCachePool();
+
+        $itemKey = 'foo';
+        $item = $pool->getItem($itemKey);
+        $pool->save($item);
+
+        $anotherPool = $this->createCachePool();
+
+        $adapter = new FilesystemAdapter();
+        $adapter->deleteItem(TagAwareAdapter::TAGS_PREFIX.$itemKey); //simulate item losing tags pair
+
+        $this->assertFalse($anotherPool->hasItem($itemKey));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetItemReturnsCacheMissWhenPoolDoesNotHaveItemTags()
+    {
+        $pool = $this->createCachePool();
+
+        $itemKey = 'foo';
+        $item = $pool->getItem($itemKey);
+        $pool->save($item);
+
+        $anotherPool = $this->createCachePool();
+
+        $adapter = new FilesystemAdapter();
+        $adapter->deleteItem(TagAwareAdapter::TAGS_PREFIX.$itemKey); //simulate item losing tags pair
+
+        $item = $anotherPool->getItem($itemKey);
+        $this->assertFalse($item->isHit());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return MockObject|PruneableCacheInterface
      */