diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateInstanceRequest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateInstanceRequest.java
index 685e52d555..69c75f9011 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateInstanceRequest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateInstanceRequest.java
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@ public CreateInstanceRequest addLabel(@Nonnull String key, @Nonnull String value
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a tag to the instance.
+   *
+   * <p>Tags are a way to organize and govern resources across Google Cloud. Unlike labels, Tags are
+   * standalone resources created and managed through the Resource Manager API.
+   *
+   * @see <a href="https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/tags">For more details</a>
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+  public CreateInstanceRequest addTag(@Nonnull String key, @Nonnull String value) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key, "Key can't be null");
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(value, "Value can't be null");
+    builder.getInstanceBuilder().putTags(key, value);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adds a cluster to the instance request with manual scaling enabled.
    *
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/Instance.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/Instance.java
index c3a0c43bca..df163b0e0d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/Instance.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/Instance.java
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ public String getDisplayName() {
     return proto.getDisplayName();
   }
 
+  /** Gets the instance's tags. */
+  @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+  public Map<String, String> getTags() {
+    return proto.getTagsMap();
+  }
+
   /** Gets the instance's current type. Can be DEVELOPMENT or PRODUCTION. */
   @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
   public Type getType() {
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateClusterRequestTest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateClusterRequestTest.java
index 566641039a..fe28948347 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateClusterRequestTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/CreateClusterRequestTest.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public void testOptionalFields() {
             .setDisplayName("custom display name")
             .addLabel("my label", "with some value")
             .addLabel("my other label", "with some value")
+            .addTag("tagKeys/123", "tagValues/456")
             .setType(Instance.Type.DEVELOPMENT)
             .addCluster("cluster1", "us-east1-c", 1, StorageType.SSD);
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ public void testOptionalFields() {
                     .setDisplayName("custom display name")
                     .putLabels("my label", "with some value")
                     .putLabels("my other label", "with some value")
+                    .putTags("tagKeys/123", "tagValues/456")
                     .setType(com.google.bigtable.admin.v2.Instance.Type.DEVELOPMENT))
             .putClusters(
                 "cluster1",
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/InstanceTest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/InstanceTest.java
index 78fdf15b03..35b776fbe4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/InstanceTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/models/InstanceTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public void testFromProto() {
             .setState(com.google.bigtable.admin.v2.Instance.State.READY)
             .putLabels("label1", "value1")
             .putLabels("label2", "value2")
+            .putTags("tagKeys/123", "tagValues/456")
+            .putTags("tagKeys/234", "tagValues/567")
             .build();
 
     Instance result = Instance.fromProto(proto);
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ public void testFromProto() {
         .containsExactly(
             "label1", "value1",
             "label2", "value2");
+    assertThat(result.getTags())
+        .containsExactly("tagKeys/123", "tagValues/456", "tagKeys/234", "tagValues/567");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ public void testRequiresName() {
             .setState(com.google.bigtable.admin.v2.Instance.State.READY)
             .putLabels("label1", "value1")
             .putLabels("label2", "value2")
+            .putTags("tagKeys/123", "tagValues/456")
             .build();
 
     Exception actualException = null;