diff --git a/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js b/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js
index ee4f5946..14f90d29 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js
@@ -110,6 +110,32 @@ function dictTermsUndupe(definitions) {
     return definitionsUnique;
 }
 
+function dictTermsCompressTags(definitions) {
+    let lastDictionary = '';
+    let lastPos = '';
+
+    for (const definition of definitions) {
+        const dictionary = JSON.stringify(definition.tags.filter(tag => tag.category === 'dictionary').map(tag => tag.name).sort());
+        const pos = JSON.stringify(definition.tags.filter(tag => tag.category === 'pos').map(tag => tag.name).sort());
+
+        const filterOutCategories = [];
+
+        if (lastDictionary === dictionary) {
+            filterOutCategories.push('dictionary');
+        } else {
+            lastDictionary = dictionary;
+        }
+
+        if (lastPos === pos) {
+            filterOutCategories.push('pos');
+        } else {
+            lastPos = pos;
+        }
+
+        definition.tags = definition.tags.filter(tag => !filterOutCategories.includes(tag.category));
+    }
+}
+
 function dictTermsGroup(definitions, dictionaries) {
     const groups = {};
     for (const definition of definitions) {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/options.js b/ext/bg/js/options.js
index b49c32da..eef893c7 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/options.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/options.js
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ function optionsSetDefaults(options) {
             popupWidth: 400,
             popupHeight: 250,
             popupOffset: 10,
-            showGuide: true
+            showGuide: true,
+            compactTags: false
         },
 
         scanning: {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings.js b/ext/bg/js/settings.js
index 6016b38a..f59c3ad0 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function formRead() {
     const optionsNew = $.extend(true, {}, optionsOld);
 
     optionsNew.general.showGuide = $('#show-usage-guide').prop('checked');
+    optionsNew.general.compactTags = $('#compact-tags').prop('checked');
     optionsNew.general.resultOutputMode = $('#result-output-mode').val();
     optionsNew.general.audioSource = $('#audio-playback-source').val();
     optionsNew.general.audioVolume = parseFloat($('#audio-playback-volume').val());
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ async function onReady() {
     const options = await optionsLoad();
 
     $('#show-usage-guide').prop('checked', options.general.showGuide);
+    $('#compact-tags').prop('checked', options.general.compactTags);
     $('#result-output-mode').val(options.general.resultOutputMode);
     $('#audio-playback-source').val(options.general.audioSource);
     $('#audio-playback-volume').val(options.general.audioVolume);
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/templates.js b/ext/bg/js/templates.js
index 19c49337..e8bd43e9 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/templates.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/templates.js
@@ -206,30 +206,16 @@ templates['model.html'] = template({"1":function(container,depth0,helpers,partia
 templates['terms.html'] = template({"1":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
     var stack1, alias1=depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {});
 
-  return ((stack1 = helpers["if"].call(alias1,(depth0 != null ? depth0.only : depth0),{"name":"if","hash":{},"fn":container.program(2, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
-    + ((stack1 = helpers["if"].call(alias1,(depth0 != null ? depth0.tags : depth0),{"name":"if","hash":{},"fn":container.program(6, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
+  return ((stack1 = helpers["if"].call(alias1,(depth0 != null ? depth0.tags : depth0),{"name":"if","hash":{},"fn":container.program(2, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
+    + ((stack1 = helpers["if"].call(alias1,(depth0 != null ? depth0.only : depth0),{"name":"if","hash":{},"fn":container.program(5, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
     + ((stack1 = helpers["if"].call(alias1,((stack1 = (depth0 != null ? depth0.glossary : depth0)) != null ? stack1["1"] : stack1),{"name":"if","hash":{},"fn":container.program(9, data, 0),"inverse":container.program(13, data, 0),"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "");
 },"2":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
     var stack1;
 
-  return "<div>\n    ("
-    + ((stack1 = helpers.each.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),(depth0 != null ? depth0.only : depth0),{"name":"each","hash":{},"fn":container.program(3, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
-    + "    only)\n</div>\n";
-},"3":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
-    var stack1;
-
-  return ((stack1 = container.lambda(depth0, depth0)) != null ? stack1 : "")
-    + ((stack1 = helpers.unless.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),(data && data.last),{"name":"unless","hash":{},"fn":container.program(4, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
-    + "\n";
-},"4":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
-    return ", ";
-},"6":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
-    var stack1;
-
   return "<div>\n"
-    + ((stack1 = helpers.each.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),(depth0 != null ? depth0.tags : depth0),{"name":"each","hash":{},"fn":container.program(7, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
+    + ((stack1 = helpers.each.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),(depth0 != null ? depth0.tags : depth0),{"name":"each","hash":{},"fn":container.program(3, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
     + "</div>\n";
-},"7":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
+},"3":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
     var helper, alias1=depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}), alias2=helpers.helperMissing, alias3="function", alias4=container.escapeExpression;
 
   return "    <span class=\"label label-default tag-"
@@ -239,6 +225,20 @@ templates['terms.html'] = template({"1":function(container,depth0,helpers,partia
     + "\">"
     + alias4(((helper = (helper = helpers.name || (depth0 != null ? depth0.name : depth0)) != null ? helper : alias2),(typeof helper === alias3 ? helper.call(alias1,{"name":"name","hash":{},"data":data}) : helper)))
     + "</span>\n";
+},"5":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
+    var stack1;
+
+  return "<div>\n    ("
+    + ((stack1 = helpers.each.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),(depth0 != null ? depth0.only : depth0),{"name":"each","hash":{},"fn":container.program(6, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
+    + "    only)\n</div>\n";
+},"6":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
+    var stack1;
+
+  return ((stack1 = container.lambda(depth0, depth0)) != null ? stack1 : "")
+    + ((stack1 = helpers.unless.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),(data && data.last),{"name":"unless","hash":{},"fn":container.program(7, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
+    + "\n";
+},"7":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
+    return ", ";
 },"9":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
     var stack1;
 
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/translator.js b/ext/bg/js/translator.js
index 99344b95..e307efc0 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/translator.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/translator.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Translator {
     }
 
     async findTermsGrouped(text, dictionaries, alphanumeric) {
+        const options = await apiOptionsGet();
         const titles = Object.keys(dictionaries);
         const {length, definitions} = await this.findTerms(text, dictionaries, alphanumeric);
 
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ class Translator {
             await this.buildTermFrequencies(definition, titles);
         }
 
+        if (options.general.compactTags) {
+            for (const definition of definitionsGrouped) {
+                dictTermsCompressTags(definition.definitions);
+            }
+        }
+
         return {length, definitions: definitionsGrouped};
     }
 
@@ -120,6 +127,12 @@ class Translator {
             await this.buildTermFrequencies(definition, titles);
         }
 
+        if (options.general.compactTags) {
+            for (const definition of definitionsMerged) {
+                dictTermsCompressTags(definition.definitions);
+            }
+        }
+
         return {length, definitions: dictTermsSort(definitionsMerged)};
     }
 
diff --git a/ext/bg/settings.html b/ext/bg/settings.html
index 6274f3cb..d4b71932 100644
--- a/ext/bg/settings.html
+++ b/ext/bg/settings.html
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
                     <label><input type="checkbox" id="show-usage-guide"> Show usage guide on startup</label>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="checkbox">
+                    <label><input type="checkbox" id="compact-tags"> Compact tags</label>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="checkbox">
                     <label><input type="checkbox" id="show-advanced-options"> Show advanced options</label>
                 </div>
diff --git a/tmpl/terms.html b/tmpl/terms.html
index 72bf9824..e037c544 100644
--- a/tmpl/terms.html
+++ b/tmpl/terms.html
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 {{#*inline "definition"}}
+{{#if tags}}
+<div>
+    {{#each tags}}
+    <span class="label label-default tag-{{category}}" title="{{notes}}">{{name}}</span>
+    {{/each}}
+</div>
+{{/if}}
 {{#if only}}
 <div>
     (
@@ -8,13 +15,6 @@
     only)
 </div>
 {{/if}}
-{{#if tags}}
-<div>
-    {{#each tags}}
-    <span class="label label-default tag-{{category}}" title="{{notes}}">{{name}}</span>
-    {{/each}}
-</div>
-{{/if}}
 {{#if glossary.[1]}}
 <ul>
     {{#each glossary}}