diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
index d7cfed9382d2..954bcf4ec474 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
@@ -4078,9 +4078,9 @@ private static Cell reckonDelta(final Cell delta, final Cell currentCell,
       Function<Cell, byte[]> supplier) throws IOException {
       // Forward any tags found on the delta.
       List<Tag> tags = TagUtil.carryForwardTags(delta);
-      tags = TagUtil.carryForwardTTLTag(tags, mutation.getTTL());
       if (currentCell != null) {
         tags = TagUtil.carryForwardTags(tags, currentCell);
+        tags = TagUtil.carryForwardTTLTag(tags, mutation.getTTL());
         byte[] newValue = supplier.apply(currentCell);
         return ExtendedCellBuilderFactory.create(CellBuilderType.SHALLOW_COPY)
           .setRow(mutation.getRow(), 0, mutation.getRow().length)
@@ -4093,6 +4093,7 @@ private static Cell reckonDelta(final Cell delta, final Cell currentCell,
           .setTags(TagUtil.fromList(tags))
           .build();
       } else {
+        tags = TagUtil.carryForwardTTLTag(tags, mutation.getTTL());
         PrivateCellUtil.updateLatestStamp(delta, now);
         return CollectionUtils.isEmpty(tags) ? delta : PrivateCellUtil.createCell(delta, tags);
       }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java
index 6c230df62df8..2485a253e5c0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client;
 
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants.RPC_CODEC_CONF_KEY;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.RpcClient.DEFAULT_CODEC_CLASS;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.PrivateCellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Tag;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TagType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.codec.KeyValueCodecWithTags;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.CoprocessorHost;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.MultiRowMutationEndpoint;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.LargeTests;
@@ -542,4 +548,51 @@ static void assertIncrementKey(Cell key, byte [] row, byte [] family,
   public static String filterStringSoTableNameSafe(final String str) {
     return str.replaceAll("\\[fast\\=(.*)\\]", ".FAST.is.$1");
   }
+
+  /*
+    Test that we have only 1 ttl tag with increment mutation.
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testIncrementWithTtlTags() throws Exception {
+    LOG.info("Starting " + this.name.getMethodName());
+    final TableName tableName =
+            TableName.valueOf(filterStringSoTableNameSafe(this.name.getMethodName()));
+    Table ht = TEST_UTIL.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    final byte[] COLUMN = Bytes.toBytes("column");
+
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration());
+    // Set RPC_CODEC_CONF_KEY to KeyValueCodecWithTags so that scan will return tags.
+    conf.set(RPC_CODEC_CONF_KEY, KeyValueCodecWithTags.class.getName());
+    conf.set(DEFAULT_CODEC_CLASS, "");
+    try (Connection connection = ConnectionFactory.createConnection(conf);
+         Table table = connection.getTable(tableName)) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        Increment inc = new Increment(ROW);
+        inc.addColumn(FAMILY, COLUMN, 1);
+        long ttl = i + 3600000 ;
+        inc.setTTL(ttl);
+        ht.increment(inc);
+
+        Scan scan = new Scan().withStartRow(ROW);
+        ResultScanner scanner = table.getScanner(scan);
+        int count = 0;
+        Result result;
+        while ((result = scanner.next()) != null) {
+          Cell[] cells =  result.rawCells();
+          for (Cell cell: cells) {
+            List<Tag> tags = PrivateCellUtil.getTags(cell);
+            // Make sure there is only 1 tag.
+            assertEquals(1, tags.size());
+            Tag tag = tags.get(0);
+            assertEquals(TagType.TTL_TAG_TYPE, tag.getType());
+            long ttlTagValue = Bytes.toLong(tag.getValueArray(), tag.getValueOffset());
+            assertEquals(ttl, ttlTagValue);
+          }
+          count++;
+        }
+        // Make sure there is only 1 result.
+        assertEquals(1, count);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }