diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
index a8b20276a..052429e2e 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	RootVolumeSize    int64                      `mapstructure:"root_volume_size"`
 	SourceAmi         string                     `mapstructure:"source_ami"`
 	SourceAmiFilter   awscommon.AmiFilterOptions `mapstructure:"source_ami_filter"`
+	RootVolumeTags    awscommon.TagMap           `mapstructure:"root_volume_tags"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 				"ami_description",
 				"snapshot_tags",
 				"tags",
+				"root_volume_tags",
 				"command_wrapper",
 				"post_mount_commands",
 				"pre_mount_commands",
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&StepPrepareDevice{},
 		&StepCreateVolume{
 			RootVolumeSize: b.config.RootVolumeSize,
+			RootVolumeTags: b.config.RootVolumeTags,
+			Ctx:            b.config.ctx,
 		},
 		&StepAttachVolume{},
 		&StepEarlyUnflock{},
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go
index 725c8240b..4adf3074f 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	awscommon "github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate"
 )
 
 // StepCreateVolume creates a new volume from the snapshot of the root
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 type StepCreateVolume struct {
 	volumeId       string
 	RootVolumeSize int64
+	RootVolumeTags awscommon.TagMap
+	Ctx            interpolate.Context
 }
 
 func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
@@ -28,6 +31,26 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mu
 	instance := state.Get("instance").(*ec2.Instance)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
+	volTags, err := s.RootVolumeTags.EC2Tags(s.Ctx, *ec2conn.Config.Region, state)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Error tagging volumes: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	// Collect tags for tagging on resource creation
+	var tagSpecs []*ec2.TagSpecification
+
+	if len(volTags) > 0 {
+		runVolTags := &ec2.TagSpecification{
+			ResourceType: aws.String("volume"),
+			Tags:         volTags,
+		}
+
+		tagSpecs = append(tagSpecs, runVolTags)
+	}
+
 	var createVolume *ec2.CreateVolumeInput
 	if config.FromScratch {
 		createVolume = &ec2.CreateVolumeInput{
@@ -69,6 +92,10 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mu
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(tagSpecs) > 0 {
+		createVolume.SetTagSpecifications(tagSpecs)
+		volTags.Report(ui)
+	}
 	log.Printf("Create args: %+v", createVolume)
 
 	createVolumeResp, err := ec2conn.CreateVolume(createVolume)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md
index 9c16fc320..116fd9ae5 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized.
     of the `source_ami` unless `from_scratch` is `true`, in which case
     this field must be defined.
 
+-   `root_volume_tags` (object of key/value strings) - Tags to apply to the volumes
+    that are *launched*. This is a
+    [template engine](/docs/templates/engine.html),
+    see [Build template data](#build-template-data) for more information.
+
 -   `skip_region_validation` (boolean) - Set to true if you want to skip
     validation of the `ami_regions` configuration option. Default `false`.