diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 266fac1..31cbb6c 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret" "this" {
   name        = "${var.name_prefix}.rollbar_access_tokens"
   description = "Secret value is managed via Terraform"
 
-  tags = var.default_tags
+  tags = merge(var.default_tags, var.secretsmanager_secret_tags)
 }
 
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "this" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 6658c4e..0d17d98 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -25,3 +25,12 @@ variable "rollbar_tokens" {
 List of objects having access tokens names and the token values which shall be loaded into the SecretsManager.
 EOS
 }
+
+variable "secretsmanager_secret_tags" {
+  type    = map(string)
+  default = {}
+
+  description = <<EOS
+Map of tags assigned to the SecretsManager secret created by this module. Tags in this map will override tags in `var.default_tags`.
+EOS
+}