diff --git a/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettings.java
index fa0078e..2fc826a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettings.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 public class OrgFileSettings {
     public static final String TITLE = "TITLE";
+    public static final String FILETAGS = "FILETAGS";
 
     private String title;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,30 @@ public String getLastKeywordValue(String keyword) {
         return values.get(values.size() - 1);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parse FILETAGS keyword values into individual tags.
+     * FILETAGS values use org-mode tag syntax: :tag1:tag2:tag3:
+     *
+     * @return list of individual tags from all FILETAGS entries, or empty list if none
+     */
+    public List<String> getFiletags() {
+        List<String> values = getKeywordValues(FILETAGS);
+        if (values == null || values.isEmpty()) {
+            return new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+
+        List<String> tags = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String value : values) {
+            // Split on ':' delimiter, same as headline tags
+            for (String tag : value.split(":")) {
+                if (!OrgStringUtils.isEmpty(tag)) {
+                    tags.add(tag.trim());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return tags;
+    }
+
     private void addKeywordSetting(String keyword, String value) {
         if (keyword.equalsIgnoreCase(TITLE)) {
             title = value;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettingsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettingsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3d84ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/OrgFileSettingsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package com.orgzly.org;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class OrgFileSettingsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithSingleTag() {
+        String preface = "#+FILETAGS: :tag1:";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, tags.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag1", tags.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithMultipleTags() {
+        String preface = "#+FILETAGS: :tag1:tag2:tag3:";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, tags.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag1", tags.get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag2", tags.get(1));
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag3", tags.get(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithSpaces() {
+        String preface = "#+FILETAGS: : tag1 : tag2 :";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, tags.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag1", tags.get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag2", tags.get(1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithMultipleFiletagsLines() {
+        String preface = "#+FILETAGS: :tag1:tag2:\n#+FILETAGS: :tag3:";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, tags.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag1", tags.get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag2", tags.get(1));
+        Assert.assertEquals("tag3", tags.get(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithNoFiletags() {
+        String preface = "#+TITLE: My Document";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(tags.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithEmptyValue() {
+        String preface = "#+FILETAGS: ::";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(tags.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFiletagsListWithMixedContent() {
+        String preface = "#+TITLE: Test\n#+FILETAGS: :work:project:\n#+AUTHOR: Test Author";
+        OrgFileSettings settings = OrgFileSettings.fromPreface(preface);
+
+        List<String> tags = settings.getFiletags();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, tags.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("work", tags.get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("project", tags.get(1));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Test", settings.getTitle());
+    }
+}