diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/keystone/project.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/keystone/project.py
index 221b2c5784..2fdecf19d7 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/keystone/project.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/keystone/project.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ class KeystoneProject(resource.Resource):
     entity = 'projects'
 
     PROPERTIES = (
-        NAME, DOMAIN, DESCRIPTION, ENABLED, PARENT,
+        NAME, DOMAIN, DESCRIPTION, ENABLED, PARENT, TAGS,
     ) = (
-        'name', 'domain', 'description', 'enabled', 'parent',
+        'name', 'domain', 'description', 'enabled', 'parent', 'tags',
     )
 
     properties_schema = {
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ class KeystoneProject(resource.Resource):
             support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='6.0.0'),
             constraints=[constraints.CustomConstraint('keystone.project')]
         ),
+        TAGS: properties.Schema(
+            properties.Schema.LIST,
+            _('A list of tags for labeling and sorting projects.'),
+            support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='10.0.0'),
+            default=[],
+            update_allowed=True
+        ),
     }
 
     ATTRIBUTES = (
@@ -145,13 +152,15 @@ class KeystoneProject(resource.Resource):
         domain = self.properties[self.DOMAIN]
         enabled = self.properties[self.ENABLED]
         parent = self.properties[self.PARENT]
+        tags = self.properties[self.TAGS]
 
         project = self.client().projects.create(
             name=project_name,
             domain=domain,
             description=description,
             enabled=enabled,
-            parent=parent)
+            parent=parent,
+            tags=tags)
 
         self.resource_id_set(project.id)
 
@@ -165,13 +174,16 @@ class KeystoneProject(resource.Resource):
             description = prop_diff.get(self.DESCRIPTION)
             enabled = prop_diff.get(self.ENABLED)
             domain = prop_diff.get(self.DOMAIN, self.properties[self.DOMAIN])
+            tags = (prop_diff.get(self.TAGS) or
+                    self.properties[self.TAGS])
 
             self.client().projects.update(
                 project=self.resource_id,
                 name=name,
                 description=description,
                 enabled=enabled,
-                domain=domain
+                domain=domain,
+                tags=tags
             )
 
     def parse_live_resource_data(self, resource_properties, resource_data):
diff --git a/heat/tests/openstack/keystone/test_project.py b/heat/tests/openstack/keystone/test_project.py
index 7634a3ca68..9b3c4ef63f 100644
--- a/heat/tests/openstack/keystone/test_project.py
+++ b/heat/tests/openstack/keystone/test_project.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ keystone_project_template = {
                 'description': 'Test project',
                 'domain': 'default',
                 'enabled': 'True',
-                'parent': 'my_father'
+                'parent': 'my_father',
+                'tags': ['label', 'insignia']
             }
         }
     }
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             'my_father',
             self.test_project.properties.get(project.KeystoneProject.PARENT))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ['label', 'insignia'],
+            self.test_project.properties.get(project.KeystoneProject.TAGS))
 
         self.test_project.handle_create()
 
@@ -108,7 +112,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             description='Test project',
             domain='default',
             enabled=True,
-            parent='my_father')
+            parent='my_father',
+            tags=['label', 'insignia'])
 
         # validate physical resource id
         self.assertEqual(mock_project.id, self.test_project.resource_id)
@@ -247,7 +252,10 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
              project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED)),
             project.KeystoneProject.PARENT:
             (self._get_property_schema_value_default(
-             project.KeystoneProject.PARENT))
+             project.KeystoneProject.PARENT)),
+            project.KeystoneProject.TAGS:
+            (self._get_property_schema_value_default(
+             project.KeystoneProject.TAGS))
         }
 
         def _side_effect(key):
@@ -287,7 +295,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             description='',
             domain='default',
             enabled=True,
-            parent=None)
+            parent=None,
+            tags=[])
 
     def test_project_handle_update(self):
         self.test_project.resource_id = '477e8273-60a7-4c41-b683-fdb0bc7cd151'
@@ -296,7 +305,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                      project.KeystoneProject.DESCRIPTION:
                      'Test Project updated',
                      project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED: False,
-                     project.KeystoneProject.DOMAIN: 'test_domain'}
+                     project.KeystoneProject.DOMAIN: 'test_domain',
+                     project.KeystoneProject.TAGS: ['tag1', 'tag2']}
 
         self.test_project.handle_update(json_snippet=None,
                                         tmpl_diff=None,
@@ -307,7 +317,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             name=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.NAME],
             description=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.DESCRIPTION],
             enabled=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED],
-            domain='test_domain'
+            domain='test_domain',
+            tags=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.TAGS]
         )
 
     def test_project_handle_update_default(self):
@@ -315,7 +326,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
 
         prop_diff = {project.KeystoneProject.DESCRIPTION:
                      'Test Project updated',
-                     project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED: False}
+                     project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED: False,
+                     project.KeystoneProject.TAGS: ['one', 'two']}
 
         self.test_project.handle_update(json_snippet=None,
                                         tmpl_diff=None,
@@ -328,7 +340,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             name=None,
             description=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.DESCRIPTION],
             enabled=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED],
-            domain='default'
+            domain='default',
+            tags=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.TAGS]
         )
 
     def test_project_handle_update_only_enabled(self):
@@ -344,7 +357,8 @@ class KeystoneProjectTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             name=None,
             description=None,
             enabled=prop_diff[project.KeystoneProject.ENABLED],
-            domain='default'
+            domain='default',
+            tags=['label', 'insignia']
         )
 
     def test_show_resource(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/project-tags-orchestration-If9125519e35f9f95ea8343cb07c377de9ccf5edf.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/project-tags-orchestration-If9125519e35f9f95ea8343cb07c377de9ccf5edf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1ed9bf223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/project-tags-orchestration-If9125519e35f9f95ea8343cb07c377de9ccf5edf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add `tags` parameter for create and update keystone projects.
+    Defined comma deliniated list will insert tags into newly
+    created or updated projects.