diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go b/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go
index 129d4d541..9467d42bd 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type RunConfig struct {
 	SourceAmiFilter                   AmiFilterOptions  `mapstructure:"source_ami_filter"`
 	SpotPrice                         string            `mapstructure:"spot_price"`
 	SpotPriceAutoProduct              string            `mapstructure:"spot_price_auto_product"`
+	SpotTags                          map[string]string `mapstructure:"spot_tags"`
 	SubnetId                          string            `mapstructure:"subnet_id"`
 	TemporaryKeyPairName              string            `mapstructure:"temporary_key_pair_name"`
 	TemporarySGSourceCidr             string            `mapstructure:"temporary_security_group_source_cidr"`
@@ -118,6 +119,13 @@ func (c *RunConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.SpotTags != nil {
+		if c.SpotPrice == "" || c.SpotPrice == "0" {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
+				"spot_tags should not be set when not requesting a spot instance"))
+		}
+	}
+
 	if c.UserData != "" && c.UserDataFile != "" {
 		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Only one of user_data or user_data_file can be specified."))
 	} else if c.UserDataFile != "" {
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go
index 9e5678f7f..09d456496 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type StepRunSpotInstance struct {
 	SourceAMI                         string
 	SpotPrice                         string
 	SpotPriceProduct                  string
+	SpotTags                          TagMap
 	SubnetId                          string
 	Tags                              TagMap
 	VolumeTags                        TagMap
@@ -221,6 +222,33 @@ func (s *StepRunSpotInstance) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag)
 	}
 	instanceId = *spotResp.SpotInstanceRequests[0].InstanceId
 
+	// Tag spot instance request
+	spotTags, err := s.SpotTags.EC2Tags(s.Ctx, *ec2conn.Config.Region, state)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Error tagging spot request: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+	spotTags.Report(ui)
+
+	if len(spotTags) > 0 && s.SpotTags.IsSet() {
+		// Retry creating tags for about 2.5 minutes
+		err = retry.Retry(0.2, 30, 11, func(_ uint) (bool, error) {
+			_, err := ec2conn.CreateTags(&ec2.CreateTagsInput{
+				Tags:      spotTags,
+				Resources: []*string{spotRequestId},
+			})
+			return true, err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("Error tagging spot request: %s", err)
+			state.Put("error", err)
+			ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Set the instance ID so that the cleanup works properly
 	s.instanceId = instanceId
 
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go
index 665bf8098..bd10ad36a 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 				"ami_description",
 				"run_tags",
 				"run_volume_tags",
+				"spot_tags",
 				"snapshot_tags",
 				"tags",
 			},
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			SourceAMI:                         b.config.SourceAmi,
 			SpotPrice:                         b.config.SpotPrice,
 			SpotPriceProduct:                  b.config.SpotPriceAutoProduct,
+			SpotTags:                          b.config.SpotTags,
 			SubnetId:                          b.config.SubnetId,
 			Tags:                              b.config.RunTags,
 			UserData:                          b.config.UserData,
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go b/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go
index 52a151b22..9642c1a83 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 				"run_tags",
 				"run_volume_tags",
 				"snapshot_tags",
+				"spot_tags",
 				"tags",
 			},
 		},
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			SourceAMI:                         b.config.SourceAmi,
 			SpotPrice:                         b.config.SpotPrice,
 			SpotPriceProduct:                  b.config.SpotPriceAutoProduct,
+			SpotTags:                          b.config.SpotTags,
 			SubnetId:                          b.config.SubnetId,
 			Tags:                              b.config.RunTags,
 			UserData:                          b.config.UserData,
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder.go b/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder.go
index 1a79b964e..222febc56 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		InterpolateFilter: &interpolate.RenderFilter{
 			Exclude: []string{
 				"run_tags",
+				"spot_tags",
 				"ebs_volumes",
 			},
 		},
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			SourceAMI:                         b.config.SourceAmi,
 			SpotPrice:                         b.config.SpotPrice,
 			SpotPriceProduct:                  b.config.SpotPriceAutoProduct,
+			SpotTags:                          b.config.SpotTags,
 			SubnetId:                          b.config.SubnetId,
 			Tags:                              b.config.RunTags,
 			UserData:                          b.config.UserData,
diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
index c197cadeb..fb59fff95 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 				"run_volume_tags",
 				"snapshot_tags",
 				"tags",
+				"spot_tags",
 			},
 		},
 	}, configs...)
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			SpotPriceProduct:         b.config.SpotPriceAutoProduct,
 			SubnetId:                 b.config.SubnetId,
 			Tags:                     b.config.RunTags,
+			SpotTags:                 b.config.SpotTags,
 			UserData:                 b.config.UserData,
 			UserDataFile:             b.config.UserDataFile,
 		}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md
index f8d75ebd0..c09591768 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ builder.
     best spot price. This must be one of: `Linux/UNIX`, `SUSE Linux`, `Windows`,
     `Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)`, `SUSE Linux (Amazon VPC)`, `Windows (Amazon VPC)`
 
+-   `spot_tags` (object of key/value strings) - Requires `spot_price` to
+    be set. This tells Packer to apply tags to the spot request that is
+    issued.
+
 -   `sriov_support` (boolean) - Enable enhanced networking (SriovNetSupport but not ENA)
     on HVM-compatible AMIs. If true, add `ec2:ModifyInstanceAttribute` to your AWS IAM
     policy. Note: you must make sure enhanced networking is enabled on your instance. See [Amazon's
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md
index eb21c1525..881cce45e 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ builder.
     best spot price. This must be one of: `Linux/UNIX`, `SUSE Linux`, `Windows`,
     `Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)`, `SUSE Linux (Amazon VPC)`, `Windows (Amazon VPC)`
 
+-   `spot_tags` (object of key/value strings) - Requires `spot_price` to
+    be set. This tells Packer to apply tags to the spot request that is
+    issued.
+
 -   `sriov_support` (boolean) - Enable enhanced networking (SriovNetSupport but not ENA)
     on HVM-compatible AMIs. If true, add `ec2:ModifyInstanceAttribute` to your AWS IAM
     policy. Note: you must make sure enhanced networking is enabled on your instance. See [Amazon's
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebsvolume.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebsvolume.html.md
index acfa33e84..a3ff74785 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebsvolume.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebsvolume.html.md
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ builder.
     best spot price. This must be one of: `Linux/UNIX`, `SUSE Linux`, `Windows`,
     `Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)`, `SUSE Linux (Amazon VPC)` or `Windows (Amazon VPC)`
 
+-   `spot_tags` (object of key/value strings) - Requires `spot_price` to
+    be set. This tells Packer to apply tags to the spot request that is
+    issued.
+
 -   `sriov_support` (boolean) - Enable enhanced networking (SriovNetSupport but not ENA)
     on HVM-compatible AMIs. If true, add `ec2:ModifyInstanceAttribute` to your AWS IAM
     policy. Note: you must make sure enhanced networking is enabled on your instance. See [Amazon's
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.md
index 52686aeec..00700dfb5 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.md
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ builder.
     best spot price. This must be one of: `Linux/UNIX`, `SUSE Linux`, `Windows`,
     `Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)`, `SUSE Linux (Amazon VPC)`, `Windows (Amazon VPC)`
 
+-   `spot_tags` (object of key/value strings) - Requires `spot_price` to
+    be set. This tells Packer to apply tags to the spot request that is
+    issued.
+
 -   `sriov_support` (boolean) - Enable enhanced networking (SriovNetSupport but not ENA)
     on HVM-compatible AMIs. If true, add `ec2:ModifyInstanceAttribute` to your AWS IAM
     policy. Note: you must make sure enhanced networking is enabled on your instance. See [Amazon's