diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/config.go b/builder/digitalocean/config.go
index 6e58bc759..f2f389b7a 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/config.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DropletName       string        `mapstructure:"droplet_name"`
 	UserData          string        `mapstructure:"user_data"`
 	UserDataFile      string        `mapstructure:"user_data_file"`
+	RunTags           []string      `mapstructure:"run_tags"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ func NewConfig(raws ...interface{}) (*Config, []string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.RunTags == nil {
+		c.RunTags = make([]string, 0)
+	}
+
 	if errs != nil && len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
 		return nil, nil, errs
 	}
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
index d9c8976bf..a67e28e79 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateDroplet) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mul
 		Monitoring:        c.Monitoring,
 		IPv6:              c.IPv6,
 		UserData:          userData,
+		Tags:              c.RunTags,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating droplet: %s", err)