diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DataResultFilterNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DataResultFilterNode.java
index f6fed23038..ff0227a9fd 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DataResultFilterNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DataResultFilterNode.java
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ public class DataResultFilterNode extends FilterNode {
                 actions.add(AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.getInstance());
                 actions.addAll(ContextMenuExtensionPoint.getActions());
             }
+            else{
+                // There's no specific file associated with the artifact, but
+                // we can still tag the artifact itself
+                actions.add(null);
+                actions.add(AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.getInstance());
+            }
             return actions;
         }