diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/docgen/templates/attributes/common/tags.html b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/docgen/templates/attributes/common/tags.html
index 4011a0f6969fb6..2af4ae112c8f19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/docgen/templates/attributes/common/tags.html
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/docgen/templates/attributes/common/tags.html
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@
   <li><code>exclusive</code> keyword will force the test to be run in the
     &quot;exclusive&quot; mode, ensuring that no other tests are running at the
     same time. Such tests will be executed in serial fashion after all build
-    activity and non-exclusive tests have been completed. They will also always
-    run locally and thus without sandboxing.
+    activity and non-exclusive tests have been completed. Remote execution is
+    disabled for such tests because Bazel doesn't have control over what's
+    running on a remote machine.
   </li>
 
   <li><code>manual</code> keyword will force the test target to not be included in target pattern
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestTargetProperties.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestTargetProperties.java
index e7a83540995e89..b5f51ceb0c7d85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestTargetProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestTargetProperties.java
@@ -88,9 +88,12 @@ private static ResourceSet getResourceSetFromSize(TestSize size) {
 
     Map<String, String> executionInfo = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
     executionInfo.putAll(TargetUtils.getExecutionInfo(rule));
-    if (TargetUtils.isLocalTestRule(rule) || TargetUtils.isExclusiveTestRule(rule)) {
+    if (TargetUtils.isLocalTestRule(rule)) {
       executionInfo.put(ExecutionRequirements.LOCAL, "");
     }
+    if (TargetUtils.isExclusiveTestRule(rule)) {
+      executionInfo.put(ExecutionRequirements.NO_REMOTE_EXEC, "");
+    }
 
     if (executionRequirements != null) {
       // This will overwrite whatever TargetUtils put there, which might be confusing.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/test/TestTargetPropertiesTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/test/TestTargetPropertiesTest.java
index 5571f5fcde4ec7..bdb86e1c90a8f1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/test/TestTargetPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/test/TestTargetPropertiesTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ExecutionRequirements;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ResourceSet;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.ConfiguredTarget;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.TestProvider;
@@ -50,4 +51,23 @@ public void testTestWithCpusTagHasCorrectLocalResourcesEstimate() throws Excepti
             .getLocalResourceUsage(testAction.getOwner().getLabel(), false);
     assertThat(localResourceUsage.getCpuUsage()).isEqualTo(4.0);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testTestWithExclusiveDisablesRemoteExecution() throws Exception {
+    scratch.file("tests/test.sh", "#!/bin/bash", "exit 0");
+    scratch.file(
+        "tests/BUILD",
+        "sh_test(",
+        "  name = 'test',",
+        "  size = 'small',",
+        "  srcs = ['test.sh'],",
+        "  tags = ['exclusive'],",
+        ")");
+    ConfiguredTarget testTarget = getConfiguredTarget("//tests:test");
+    TestRunnerAction testAction =
+        (TestRunnerAction)
+            getGeneratingAction(TestProvider.getTestStatusArtifacts(testTarget).get(0));
+    assertThat(testAction.getExecutionInfo()).containsKey(ExecutionRequirements.NO_REMOTE_EXEC);
+    assertThat(testAction.getExecutionInfo()).hasSize(1);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh
index 328bae19efa1c6..a70ce9f7d31e81 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh
@@ -1131,6 +1131,34 @@ EOF
   expect_log "uri:.*bytestream://localhost"
 }
 
+function test_exclusive_tag() {
+  # Test that the exclusive tag works with the remote cache.
+  mkdir -p a
+  cat > a/success.sh <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+exit 0
+EOF
+  chmod 755 a/success.sh
+  cat > a/BUILD <<'EOF'
+sh_test(
+  name = "success_test",
+  srcs = ["success.sh"],
+  tags = ["exclusive"],
+)
+EOF
+
+  bazel test \
+    --remote_cache=grpc://localhost:${worker_port} \
+    //a:success_test || fail "Failed to test //a:success_test"
+
+  bazel test \
+    --remote_cache=grpc://localhost:${worker_port} \
+    --nocache_test_results \
+    //a:success_test >& $TEST_log || fail "Failed to test //a:success_test"
+
+  expect_log "remote cache hit"
+}
+
 # TODO(alpha): Add a test that fails remote execution when remote worker
 # supports sandbox.