diff --git a/docs/telegram-usage.md b/docs/telegram-usage.md
index c7f9c58f6..232885ed2 100644
--- a/docs/telegram-usage.md
+++ b/docs/telegram-usage.md
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ Starting capital is either taken from the `available_capital` setting, or calcul
 > **BITTREX:** Buying ETH/BTC with limit `0.03400000` (`1.000000 ETH`, `225.290 USD`)
 
 Omitting the pair will open a query asking for the pair to buy (based on the current whitelist).
+Trades crated through `/forcebuy` will have the buy-tag of `forceentry`.
 
 ![Telegram force-buy screenshot](assets/telegram_forcebuy.png)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
index 6379150ee..5a34385da 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def show_config(rpc: Optional[RPC] = Depends(get_rpc_optional), config=Depends(g
 def forcebuy(payload: ForceBuyPayload, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc)):
     ordertype = payload.ordertype.value if payload.ordertype else None
     stake_amount = payload.stakeamount if payload.stakeamount else None
-    entry_tag = payload.entry_tag if payload.entry_tag else None
+    entry_tag = payload.entry_tag if payload.entry_tag else 'forceentry'
 
     trade = rpc._rpc_forcebuy(payload.pair, payload.price, ordertype, stake_amount, entry_tag)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 3d4fffbc9..7fd419a5b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ class RPC:
 
     def _rpc_forcebuy(self, pair: str, price: Optional[float], order_type: Optional[str] = None,
                       stake_amount: Optional[float] = None,
-                      buy_tag: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[Trade]:
+                      buy_tag: Optional[str] = 'forceentry') -> Optional[Trade]:
         """
         Handler for forcebuy <asset> <price>
         Buys a pair trade at the given or current price
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
index d738760be..003b43ad2 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ def test_rpcforcebuy(mocker, default_conf, ticker, fee, limit_buy_order_open) ->
     pair = 'LTC/BTC'
     trade = rpc._rpc_forcebuy(pair, 0.0001, order_type='limit', stake_amount=0.05)
     assert trade.stake_amount == 0.05
+    assert trade.buy_tag == 'forceentry'
 
     # Test not buying
     pair = 'XRP/BTC'