diff --git a/examples/self_managed_node_group/main.tf b/examples/self_managed_node_group/main.tf
index eb256555d5..bcb4e7cc48 100644
--- a/examples/self_managed_node_group/main.tf
+++ b/examples/self_managed_node_group/main.tf
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ module "eks" {
 
   self_managed_node_group_defaults = {
     create_security_group = false
+
+    # enable discovery of autoscaling groups by cluster-autoscaler
+    autoscaling_group_tags = {
+      "k8s.io/cluster-autoscaler/enabled" : true,
+      "k8s.io/cluster-autoscaler/${local.name}" : "owned",
+    }
   }
 
   self_managed_node_groups = {
diff --git a/modules/self-managed-node-group/README.md b/modules/self-managed-node-group/README.md
index 7c03d9abd7..36bc98eefe 100644
--- a/modules/self-managed-node-group/README.md
+++ b/modules/self-managed-node-group/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module "self_managed_node_group" {
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_ami_id"></a> [ami\_id](#input\_ami\_id) | The AMI from which to launch the instance | `string` | `""` | no |
+| <a name="input_autoscaling_group_tags"></a> [autoscaling\_group\_tags](#input\_autoscaling\_group\_tags) | A map of additional tags to add to the autoscaling group created. Tags are applied to the autoscaling group only and are NOT propagated to instances | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_availability_zones"></a> [availability\_zones](#input\_availability\_zones) | A list of one or more availability zones for the group. Used for EC2-Classic and default subnets when not specified with `subnet_ids` argument. Conflicts with `subnet_ids` | `list(string)` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_block_device_mappings"></a> [block\_device\_mappings](#input\_block\_device\_mappings) | Specify volumes to attach to the instance besides the volumes specified by the AMI | `any` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_bootstrap_extra_args"></a> [bootstrap\_extra\_args](#input\_bootstrap\_extra\_args) | Additional arguments passed to the bootstrap script. When `platform` = `bottlerocket`; these are additional [settings](https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket#settings) that are provided to the Bottlerocket user data | `string` | `""` | no |
diff --git a/modules/self-managed-node-group/main.tf b/modules/self-managed-node-group/main.tf
index 3b59e09299..909910ff05 100644
--- a/modules/self-managed-node-group/main.tf
+++ b/modules/self-managed-node-group/main.tf
@@ -400,6 +400,16 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "this" {
     }
   }
 
+  dynamic "tag" {
+    for_each = var.autoscaling_group_tags
+
+    content {
+      key                 = tag.key
+      value               = tag.value
+      propagate_at_launch = false
+    }
+  }
+
   timeouts {
     delete = var.delete_timeout
   }
diff --git a/modules/self-managed-node-group/variables.tf b/modules/self-managed-node-group/variables.tf
index 7351038d54..d3fcd726c2 100644
--- a/modules/self-managed-node-group/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/self-managed-node-group/variables.tf
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ variable "use_default_tags" {
   default     = false
 }
 
+variable "autoscaling_group_tags" {
+  description = "A map of additional tags to add to the autoscaling group created. Tags are applied to the autoscaling group only and are NOT propagated to instances"
+  type        = map(string)
+  default     = {}
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 # Autoscaling group schedule
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/node_groups.tf b/node_groups.tf
index dba8329919..1996befa28 100644
--- a/node_groups.tf
+++ b/node_groups.tf
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@ module "self_managed_node_group" {
   create_schedule = try(each.value.create_schedule, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.create_schedule, false)
   schedules       = try(each.value.schedules, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.schedules, null)
 
-  delete_timeout   = try(each.value.delete_timeout, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.delete_timeout, null)
-  use_default_tags = try(each.value.use_default_tags, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.use_default_tags, false)
+  delete_timeout         = try(each.value.delete_timeout, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.delete_timeout, null)
+  use_default_tags       = try(each.value.use_default_tags, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.use_default_tags, false)
+  autoscaling_group_tags = try(each.value.autoscaling_group_tags, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.autoscaling_group_tags, {})
 
   # User data
   platform                 = try(each.value.platform, var.self_managed_node_group_defaults.platform, "linux")