diff --git a/blog/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/blog.php b/blog/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/blog.php
index 0c4af13975d..71051f0f2ec 100644
--- a/blog/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/blog.php
+++ b/blog/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/blog.php
@@ -305,17 +305,6 @@ class blog extends base {
      * @return string[]
      */
     public function get_tag_joins(): array {
-        $postalias = $this->get_table_alias('post');
-        $taginstancealias = $this->get_table_alias('tag_instance');
-        $tagalias = $this->get_table_alias('tag');
-
-        return [
-            "LEFT JOIN {tag_instance} {$taginstancealias}
-                    ON {$taginstancealias}.component = 'core'
-                   AND {$taginstancealias}.itemtype = 'post'
-                   AND {$taginstancealias}.itemid = {$postalias}.id",
-            "LEFT JOIN {tag} {$tagalias}
-                    ON {$tagalias}.id = {$taginstancealias}.tagid",
-        ];
+        return $this->get_tag_joins_for_entity('core', 'post', $this->get_table_alias('post') . '.id');
     }
 }
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/base.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/base.php
index a32dfc02729..1dfcacefe94 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/base.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/base.php
@@ -215,6 +215,30 @@ abstract class base {
         return array_values($this->joins);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Helper method for returning joins necessary for retrieving tags related to the current entity
+     *
+     * Both 'tag' and 'tag_instance' aliases must be returned by the entity {@see get_default_table_aliases} method
+     *
+     * @param string $component
+     * @param string $itemtype
+     * @param string $itemidfield
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    final protected function get_tag_joins_for_entity(string $component, string $itemtype, string $itemidfield): array {
+        $taginstancealias = $this->get_table_alias('tag_instance');
+        $tagalias = $this->get_table_alias('tag');
+
+        return [
+            "LEFT JOIN {tag_instance} {$taginstancealias}
+                    ON {$taginstancealias}.component = '{$component}'
+                   AND {$taginstancealias}.itemtype = '{$itemtype}'
+                   AND {$taginstancealias}.itemid = {$itemidfield}",
+            "LEFT JOIN {tag} {$tagalias}
+                    ON {$tagalias}.id = {$taginstancealias}.tagid",
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a column to the entity
      *
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php
index 5532f209f1f..787264c6360 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php
@@ -206,18 +206,7 @@ class course extends base {
      * @return string[]
      */
     public function get_tag_joins(): array {
-        $course = $this->get_table_alias('course');
-        $taginstance = $this->get_table_alias('tag_instance');
-        $tag = $this->get_table_alias('tag');
-
-        return [
-            "LEFT JOIN {tag_instance} {$taginstance}
-                    ON {$taginstance}.component = 'core'
-                   AND {$taginstance}.itemtype = 'course'
-                   AND {$taginstance}.itemid = {$course}.id",
-            "LEFT JOIN {tag} {$tag}
-                    ON {$tag}.id = {$taginstance}.tagid",
-        ];
+        return $this->get_tag_joins_for_entity('core', 'course', $this->get_table_alias('course') . '.id');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php
index 881fd02d713..4e26f92d439 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php
@@ -144,18 +144,7 @@ class user extends base {
      * @return string[]
      */
     public function get_tag_joins(): array {
-        $user = $this->get_table_alias('user');
-        $taginstance = $this->get_table_alias('tag_instance');
-        $tag = $this->get_table_alias('tag');
-
-        return [
-            "LEFT JOIN {tag_instance} {$taginstance}
-                    ON {$taginstance}.component = 'core'
-                   AND {$taginstance}.itemtype = 'user'
-                   AND {$taginstance}.itemid = {$user}.id",
-            "LEFT JOIN {tag} {$tag}
-                    ON {$tag}.id = {$taginstance}.tagid",
-        ];
+        return $this->get_tag_joins_for_entity('core', 'user', $this->get_table_alias('user') . '.id');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/reportbuilder/upgrade.txt b/reportbuilder/upgrade.txt
index f38b06c36d1..384a7c2970a 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/upgrade.txt
+++ b/reportbuilder/upgrade.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
 === 4.3 ===
 
+* New `get_tag_joins_for_entity` helper in base entity class, for returning SQL joins necessary for retrieving tags
 * New `set_is_deprecated` method in base `local\report\[column|filter]` classes to deprecate report entity columns and filters
 * The following report entity columns have been deprecated, with replacements as follows:
   - `enrolment:method` => `enrol:name` (plus enrolment formatter `enrolment_name` method)