diff --git a/api/lua/msg.lua b/api/lua/msg.lua
index 4e7aa5b..241d773 100644
--- a/api/lua/msg.lua
+++ b/api/lua/msg.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 ---@field ConnectForAllOutputs { output_name: string }?
 
 ---@alias WindowId integer | "None"
----@alias TagId integer
+---@alias TagId integer | "None"
 ---@alias RequestId integer
 ---@alias OutputName string
 
diff --git a/api/lua/tag.lua b/api/lua/tag.lua
index 8b95e6f..8cd188c 100644
--- a/api/lua/tag.lua
+++ b/api/lua/tag.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ local tag = {}
 ---This can be retrieved through the various `get` functions in the `Tag` module.
 ---@classmod
 ---@class TagHandle
----@field private _id integer The internal id of this tag.
+---@field private _id TagId The internal id of this tag.
 local tag_handle = {}
 
 ---Create a tag from an id.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ end
 
 ---Get this tag's internal id.
 ---***You probably won't need to use this.***
----@return integer
+---@return TagId
 function tag_handle:id()
     return self._id
 end
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ end
 ---end
 ---```
 ---@param params TagConstructor
----@return TagHandle|nil
+---@return TagHandle
 ---
 ---@see Tag.get_on_output — Get all tags on an output
 ---@see Tag.get_by_name — Get all tags with some name
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ function tag.get(params)
     if type(params) == "string" then
         local op = require("output").get_focused()
         if op == nil then
-            return nil
+            return create_tag("None")
         end
 
         local tags = tag.get_by_name(params)
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ function tag.get(params)
             end
         end
 
-        return nil
+        return create_tag("None")
     end
 
     -- TagTable was passed in
@@ -311,13 +311,13 @@ function tag.get(params)
     if op == nil then
         local o = require("output").get_focused()
         if o == nil then
-            return nil
+            return create_tag("None")
         end
         op = o
     elseif type(op) == "string" then
         local o = require("output").get_by_name(op)
         if o == nil then
-            return nil
+            return create_tag("None")
         end
         op = o
     end
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function tag.get(params)
         end
     end
 
-    return nil
+    return create_tag("None")
 end
 
 ---Get all tags on the specified output.
diff --git a/src/tag.rs b/src/tag.rs
index 1404b0e..37b3d13 100644
--- a/src/tag.rs
+++ b/src/tag.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ use crate::{
 static TAG_ID_COUNTER: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
-pub struct TagId(u32);
+pub enum TagId {
+    None,
+    #[serde(untagged)]
+    Some(u32),
+}
 
 impl TagId {
     fn next() -> Self {
-        Self(TAG_ID_COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed))
+        Self::Some(TAG_ID_COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed))
     }
 
     pub fn tag(&self, state: &State) -> Option<Tag> {