diff --git a/avocado/plugins/list.py b/avocado/plugins/list.py
index 9bec95d3e6ae277265105c253672cd83aca52686..e906ac76812540651a8f27b26d2eede3ccda194a 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/list.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/list.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class TestLister(object):
         decorator_mapping = loader.loader.get_decorator_mapping()
 
         stats = {}
+        tag_stats = {}
         for value in type_label_mapping.values():
             stats[value.lower()] = 0
 
@@ -83,14 +84,19 @@ class TestLister(object):
                     tags = params['tags']
                 else:
                     tags = set()
+                for tag in tags:
+                    if tag not in tag_stats:
+                        tag_stats[tag] = 1
+                    else:
+                        tag_stats[tag] += 1
                 tags = ",".join(tags)
                 test_matrix.append((type_label, id_label, tags))
             else:
                 test_matrix.append((type_label, id_label))
 
-        return test_matrix, stats
+        return test_matrix, stats, tag_stats
 
-    def _display(self, test_matrix, stats):
+    def _display(self, test_matrix, stats, tag_stats):
         header = None
         if self.args.verbose:
             header = (output.TERM_SUPPORT.header_str('Type'),
@@ -101,10 +107,19 @@ class TestLister(object):
             LOG_UI.debug(line)
 
         if self.args.verbose:
-            LOG_UI.debug("")
+            LOG_UI.info("")
+            LOG_UI.info("TEST TYPES SUMMARY")
+            LOG_UI.info("==================")
             for key in sorted(stats):
                 LOG_UI.info("%s: %s", key.upper(), stats[key])
 
+            if tag_stats:
+                LOG_UI.info("")
+                LOG_UI.info("TEST TAGS SUMMARY")
+                LOG_UI.info("=================")
+                for key in sorted(tag_stats):
+                    LOG_UI.info("%s: %s", key, tag_stats[key])
+
     def _list(self):
         self._extra_listing()
         test_suite = self._get_test_suite(self.args.reference)
@@ -113,8 +128,8 @@ class TestLister(object):
                 test_suite,
                 self.args.filter_by_tags,
                 self.args.filter_by_tags_include_empty)
-        test_matrix, stats = self._get_test_matrix(test_suite)
-        self._display(test_matrix, stats)
+        test_matrix, stats, tag_stats = self._get_test_matrix(test_suite)
+        self._display(test_matrix, stats, tag_stats)
 
     def list(self):
         try:
diff --git a/docs/source/GetStartedGuide.rst b/docs/source/GetStartedGuide.rst
index 18a738e71cc67ae8bf2a0f79eae505e1f361189a..fd0c2cfa7439c492579d0952c4e28cf80b429ced 100644
--- a/docs/source/GetStartedGuide.rst
+++ b/docs/source/GetStartedGuide.rst
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ display files that were found by Avocado, but are not considered Avocado tests::
     NOT_A_TEST examples/gdb-prerun-scripts/README
     NOT_A_TEST examples/gdb-prerun-scripts/pass-sigusr1
 
+    TEST TYPES SUMMARY
+    ==================
     SIMPLE: 0
     INSTRUMENTED: 0
     MISSING: 0
diff --git a/docs/source/WritingTests.rst b/docs/source/WritingTests.rst
index 2f638557c613785c391f8a836675c0049a0204bb..244969fbcba1f1cfe994a09c88f845140999de29 100644
--- a/docs/source/WritingTests.rst
+++ b/docs/source/WritingTests.rst
@@ -1186,6 +1186,8 @@ If you try to list the tests in that file, this is what you'll get::
     Type       Test      Tag(s)
     NOT_A_TEST mytest.py
 
+    TEST TYPES SUMMARY
+    ==================
     ACCESS_DENIED: 0
     BROKEN_SYMLINK: 0
     EXTERNAL: 0
@@ -1224,6 +1226,8 @@ Now, trying to list the tests on the ``mytest.py`` file again::
     INSTRUMENTED mytest.py:MyTest.test1
     INSTRUMENTED mytest.py:MyTest.test2
 
+    TEST TYPES SUMMARY
+    ==================
     ACCESS_DENIED: 0
     BROKEN_SYMLINK: 0
     EXTERNAL: 0
diff --git a/man/avocado.rst b/man/avocado.rst
index 150332554a48c9edbbc847753a38ad496a2bdfe8..b31501bcf2c7bf4ca343bc8f49f3bac206d6b064 100644
--- a/man/avocado.rst
+++ b/man/avocado.rst
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@ are not avocado tests, along with summary information::
     NOT_A_TEST examples/gdb-prerun-scripts/README
     NOT_A_TEST examples/gdb-prerun-scripts/pass-sigusr1
 
+    TEST TYPES SUMMARY
+    ==================
     SIMPLE: 0
     INSTRUMENTED: 0
     MISSING: 0
diff --git a/selftests/functional/test_basic.py b/selftests/functional/test_basic.py
index 67c030808b3e9b5b6abf10f2247f56d30b165a89..18d29ac29d2507adcd4acfef60796b960be467d0 100644
--- a/selftests/functional/test_basic.py
+++ b/selftests/functional/test_basic.py
@@ -934,6 +934,8 @@ class PluginsTest(AbsPluginsTest, unittest.TestCase):
                          % (exit_codes.AVOCADO_ALL_OK, result))
         exp = ("Type    Test                 Tag(s)\n"
                "MISSING this-wont-be-matched \n\n"
+               "TEST TYPES SUMMARY\n"
+               "==================\n"
                "EXTERNAL: 0\n"
                "MISSING: 1\n")
         self.assertEqual(exp, result.stdout, "Stdout mismatch:\n%s\n\n%s"
@@ -957,6 +959,10 @@ class PluginsTest(AbsPluginsTest, unittest.TestCase):
         full_test_name = "%s:MyTest.test" % test
         self.assertEquals("INSTRUMENTED %s BIG_TAG_NAME" % full_test_name,
                           stdout_lines[1])
+        self.assertIn("TEST TYPES SUMMARY", stdout_lines)
+        self.assertIn("INSTRUMENTED: 1", stdout_lines)
+        self.assertIn("TEST TAGS SUMMARY", stdout_lines)
+        self.assertEquals("BIG_TAG_NAME: 1", stdout_lines[-1])
 
     def test_plugin_list(self):
         os.chdir(basedir)