diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group.go b/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group.go
index ac3138ed4de..113d29f84d1 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group.go
@@ -61,10 +61,30 @@ func resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroup() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+
+			"tags": tagsSchema(),
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+func diffTagsResourceGroups(oldTags map[string]interface{}, newTags map[string]interface{}) (map[string]*string, []*string) {
+	create := make(map[string]*string)
+	for k, v := range newTags {
+		x := v.(string)
+		create[k] = &x
+	}
+
+	var remove []*string
+	for k, v := range oldTags {
+		if _, ok := create[k]; !ok {
+			r := v.(string)
+			remove = append(remove, &r)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return create, remove
+}
+
 func extractResourceGroupResourceQuery(resourceQueryList []interface{}) *resourcegroups.ResourceQuery {
 	resourceQuery := resourceQueryList[0].(map[string]interface{})
 
@@ -77,18 +97,31 @@ func extractResourceGroupResourceQuery(resourceQueryList []interface{}) *resourc
 func resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroupCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).resourcegroupsconn
 
+	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 	input := resourcegroups.CreateGroupInput{
 		Description:   aws.String(d.Get("description").(string)),
-		Name:          aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+		Name:          aws.String(name),
 		ResourceQuery: extractResourceGroupResourceQuery(d.Get("resource_query").([]interface{})),
 	}
 
-	res, err := conn.CreateGroup(&input)
+	if t, ok := d.GetOk("tags"); ok {
+		tags := make(map[string]*string)
+
+		for k, v := range t.(map[string]interface{}) {
+			tags[k] = aws.String(v.(string))
+		}
+
+		if len(tags) > 0 {
+			input.Tags = tags
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err := conn.CreateGroup(&input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating resource group: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	d.SetId(aws.StringValue(res.Group.Name))
+	d.SetId(name)
 
 	return resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroupRead(d, meta)
 }
@@ -110,9 +143,10 @@ func resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroupRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading resource group (%s): %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
+	arn := aws.StringValue(g.Group.GroupArn)
 	d.Set("name", aws.StringValue(g.Group.Name))
 	d.Set("description", aws.StringValue(g.Group.Description))
-	d.Set("arn", aws.StringValue(g.Group.GroupArn))
+	d.Set("arn", arn)
 
 	q, err := conn.GetGroupQuery(&resourcegroups.GetGroupQueryInput{
 		GroupName: aws.String(d.Id()),
@@ -129,6 +163,22 @@ func resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroupRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting resource_query: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	t, err := conn.GetTags(&resourcegroups.GetTagsInput{
+		Arn: aws.String(arn),
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading tags for resource group (%s): %s", d.Id(), err)
+	}
+
+	tags := make(map[string]*string)
+	for k, v := range t.Tags {
+		x := *v
+		tags[k] = aws.String(x)
+	}
+
+	d.Set("tags", tags)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +209,30 @@ func resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroupUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 		}
 	}
 
+	if d.HasChange("tags") {
+		arn := d.Get("arn")
+		old, new := d.GetChange("tags")
+		create, remove := diffTagsResourceGroups(old.(map[string]interface{}), new.(map[string]interface{}))
+
+		_, err := conn.Untag(&resourcegroups.UntagInput{
+			Arn:  aws.String(arn.(string)),
+			Keys: remove,
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error removing tags for resource group (%s): %s", d.Id(), err)
+		}
+
+		_, err = conn.Tag(&resourcegroups.TagInput{
+			Arn:  aws.String(arn.(string)),
+			Tags: create,
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error updating tags for resource group (%s): %s", d.Id(), err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return resourceAwsResourceGroupsGroupRead(d, meta)
 }
 
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group_test.go
index a15f1f0a1f7..87da09e9793 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_resourcegroups_group_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ func TestAccAWSResourceGroup_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", desc1),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "resource_query.0.query", query1+"\n"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "arn"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.Foo", "bar"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ resource "aws_resourcegroups_group" "test" {
 %s
 JSON
   }
+
+  tags {
+    Foo = "bar"
+  }
 }
 `, rName, desc, query)
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/r/resourcegroups_group.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/resourcegroups_group.html.markdown
index 9f26c4f6fc9..2b546e99be3 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/resourcegroups_group.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/resourcegroups_group.html.markdown
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ JSON
 The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `name` - (Required) The resource group's name. A resource group name can have a maximum of 127 characters, including letters, numbers, hyphens, dots, and underscores. The name cannot start with `AWS` or `aws`.
-* `description` - (Optional) A description of the resource group.
 * `resource_query` - (Required) A `resource_query` block. Resource queries are documented below.
+* `description` - (Optional) A description of the resource group.
+* `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the bucket.
 
 An `resource_query` block supports the following arguments: