diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 3a4ae6df45..5f4ec6128c 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -730,7 +730,12 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             output = runfetchcmd("%s rev-list -n 1 %s" % (ud.basecmd, ud.parm['tag']), d, workdir=destdir)
             output = output.strip()
             if output != ud.revision:
-                raise bb.fetch2.FetchError("The revision the git tag '%s' resolved to didn't match the SRCREV in use (%s vs %s)" % (ud.parm['tag'], output, ud.revision), ud.url)
+                # It is possible ud.revision is the revision on an annotated tag which won't match the output of rev-list
+                # If it resolves to the same thing there isn't a problem.
+                output2 = runfetchcmd("%s rev-list -n 1 %s" % (ud.basecmd, ud.revision), d, workdir=destdir)
+                output2 = output2.strip()
+                if output != output2:
+                    raise bb.fetch2.FetchError("The revision the git tag '%s' resolved to didn't match the SRCREV in use (%s vs %s)" % (ud.parm['tag'], output, ud.revision), ud.url)
 
         repourl = self._get_repo_url(ud)
         runfetchcmd("%s remote set-url origin %s" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl)), d, workdir=destdir)
diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 8de6862482..196d93c414 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -3139,6 +3139,13 @@ class GitTagVerificationTests(FetcherTest):
         fetcher.download()
         fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
 
+    def test_annotated_tag_rev_match(self):
+        # Test a url with rev= and tag= set works
+        # rev is the annotated tag revision in this case
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch(["git://git.openembedded.org/bitbake;branch=2.8;protocol=https;rev=6d363159e4b7dc566fc40d069b2615e61774a7d8;tag=2.8.7"], self.d)
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
+
     @skipIfNoNetwork()
     def test_tag_rev_match2(self):
         # Test a url with SRCREV and tag= set works