diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a5769fbbb..886690b6e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Features
  + #1492 task show to display default values when appropriate (thanks to Renato
          Alves).
  + #1501 info report streamlining - partially implemented.
+ + TW-197 New virtual tag READY.
  + TW-255 'Mask' instead of 'iMask' shown in info report (thanks to Benjamin
            Weber)
  + TW-261 Easy to create "not deletable" task (thanks to Jan Kunder).
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f607c2135..dbb4d52b3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ New Features in taskwarrior 2.4.0
   - Removed deprecated commands 'push', 'pull' and 'merge'.
   - Portuguese (por-PRT) localization.
   - Better handling for deletion of recurring tasks.
-  - New virtual tags: YESTERDAY, TOMORROW.
+  - New virtual tags: YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, READY.
 
 New commands in taskwarrior 2.4.0
 
diff --git a/doc/man/task.1.in b/doc/man/task.1.in
index 192a982c7..c7840819d 100644
--- a/doc/man/task.1.in
+++ b/doc/man/task.1.in
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ are:
     OVERDUE      Matches if the task is overdue
     ACTIVE       Matches if the task is started
     SCHEDULED    Matches if the task is scheduled
+    READY        Matches if the task is actionable
     PARENT       Matches if the task is a parent
     CHILD        Matches if the task has a parent
     UNTIL        Matches if the task expires
diff --git a/src/Task.cpp b/src/Task.cpp
index 85c77344c..dbf612c37 100644
--- a/src/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/Task.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,17 @@ void Task::setStatus (Task::status status)
 }
 
 #ifdef PRODUCT_TASKWARRIOR
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Ready means pending, not blocked and either not scheduled or scheduled before
+// now.
+bool Task::is_ready () const
+{
+  return getStatus () == Task::pending &&
+         !is_blocked                   &&
+         (! has ("scheduled")          ||
+          Date ("now").operator> (get_date ("scheduled")));
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Task::is_due () const
 {
@@ -1114,6 +1125,7 @@ bool Task::hasTag (const std::string& tag) const
   if (tag == "UNBLOCKED") return !is_blocked;
   if (tag == "BLOCKING")  return is_blocking;
 #ifdef PRODUCT_TASKWARRIOR
+  if (tag == "READY")     return is_ready ();
   if (tag == "DUE")       return is_due ();
   if (tag == "DUETODAY")  return is_duetoday ();
   if (tag == "TODAY")     return is_duetoday ();
diff --git a/src/Task.h b/src/Task.h
index a431c4aa3..74372968a 100644
--- a/src/Task.h
+++ b/src/Task.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public:
   void remove (const std::string&);
 
 #ifdef PRODUCT_TASKWARRIOR
+  bool is_ready () const;
   bool is_due () const;
   bool is_dueyesterday () const;
   bool is_duetoday () const;