diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b90b9a0..4e1c290 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ your stack in a different region.
 
 ## Additional Flags
 
+* `--stackit-tags "key=val,key2=val2"`
+If the s3 bucket stackit creates requires tags, you can add them with this flag.
+
 TODO: Document these properly
 
 * `--service-role VAL`
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index dc059ee..9aa7217 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("region", "", "")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("profile", "", "")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("stack-name", "", "")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("stackit-tags", "", "")
 
 	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
 	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags, which, if defined here,
diff --git a/pkg/stackit/packager/bucket.go b/pkg/stackit/packager/bucket.go
index 7652779..319873b 100644
--- a/pkg/stackit/packager/bucket.go
+++ b/pkg/stackit/packager/bucket.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package packager
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/sts"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 func (p *Packager) s3BucketName() (string, error) {
@@ -61,6 +64,50 @@ func (p *Packager) s3BucketName() (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	addTags := func() error {
+		tags := getStackitTags()
+		_, err := p.s3.PutBucketTagging(&s3.PutBucketTaggingInput{
+			Bucket: &bucketName,
+			Tagging: &s3.Tagging{
+				TagSet: tags,
+			},
+		})
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "adding tags on bucket")
+	}
+
+	_, getTagErr := p.s3.GetBucketTagging(&s3.GetBucketTaggingInput{Bucket: &bucketName})
+	if tagError, ok := getTagErr.(awserr.Error); ok && tagError.Code() == "NoSuchTagSet" {
+		err = addTags()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
 	p.cachedBucketName = bucketName
 	return bucketName, nil
 }
+
+func getStackitTags() []*s3.Tag {
+	tags := viper.GetString("stackit-tags")
+	if tags == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	tagList := strings.Split(tags,",")
+	tagMap := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, pair := range tagList {
+		dict := strings.Split(pair, "=")
+		tagMap[dict[0]] = dict[1]
+	}
+
+	result := make([]*s3.Tag, 0, len(tagMap))
+	for k, v := range tagMap {
+		var t = &s3.Tag{
+			Key:   aws.String(k),
+			Value: aws.String(v),
+		}
+		result = append(result, t)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}