diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_test.go
index ccc4769570b..d373d762abc 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func TestAccAWSAppmesh(t *testing.T) {
 			"basic":                testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualNode_basic,
 			"listenerHealthChecks": testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualNode_listenerHealthChecks,
 			"logging":              testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualNode_logging,
+			"tags":                 testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualNode_tags,
 		},
 		"VirtualRouter": {
 			"basic": testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualRouter_basic,
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node.go b/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node.go
index 9e2e0e33359..25c27a46215 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node.go
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ func resourceAwsAppmeshVirtualNode() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+
+			"tags": tagsSchema(),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ func resourceAwsAppmeshVirtualNodeCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 		MeshName:        aws.String(d.Get("mesh_name").(string)),
 		VirtualNodeName: aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
 		Spec:            expandAppmeshVirtualNodeSpec(d.Get("spec").([]interface{})),
+		Tags:            tagsFromMapAppmesh(d.Get("tags").(map[string]interface{})),
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating App Mesh virtual node: %#v", req)
@@ -316,6 +319,16 @@ func resourceAwsAppmeshVirtualNodeRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting spec: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	err = saveTagsAppmesh(conn, d, aws.StringValue(resp.VirtualNode.Metadata.Arn))
+	if isAWSErr(err, appmesh.ErrCodeNotFoundException, "") {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] App Mesh virtual node (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
+		d.SetId("")
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error saving tags: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -337,6 +350,16 @@ func resourceAwsAppmeshVirtualNodeUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 		}
 	}
 
+	err := setTagsAppmesh(conn, d, d.Get("arn").(string))
+	if isAWSErr(err, appmesh.ErrCodeNotFoundException, "") {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] App Mesh virtual node (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
+		d.SetId("")
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting tags: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	return resourceAwsAppmeshVirtualNodeRead(d, meta)
 }
 
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node_test.go
index c64ce4499d7..d2ec40b6244 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_appmesh_virtual_node_test.go
@@ -179,6 +179,59 @@ func testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualNode_logging(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func testAccAwsAppmeshVirtualNode_tags(t *testing.T) {
+	var vn appmesh.VirtualNodeData
+	resourceName := "aws_appmesh_virtual_node.foo"
+	meshName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-mesh-%d", acctest.RandInt())
+	vnName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-node-%d", acctest.RandInt())
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAppmeshVirtualNodeDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAppmeshVirtualNodeConfig_tags(meshName, vnName, "foo", "bar", "good", "bad"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAppmeshVirtualNodeExists(resourceName, &vn),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.%", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.foo", "bar"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.good", "bad"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAppmeshVirtualNodeConfig_tags(meshName, vnName, "foo2", "bar", "good", "bad2"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAppmeshVirtualNodeExists(resourceName, &vn),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.%", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.foo2", "bar"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.good", "bad2"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAppmeshVirtualNodeConfig_basic(meshName, vnName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAppmeshVirtualNodeExists(resourceName, &vn),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportStateId:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", meshName, vnName),
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckAppmeshVirtualNodeDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).appmeshconn
 
@@ -377,3 +430,23 @@ resource "aws_appmesh_virtual_node" "foo" {
 }
 `, meshName, vnName, path)
 }
+
+func testAccAppmeshVirtualNodeConfig_tags(meshName, vnName, tagKey1, tagValue1, tagKey2, tagValue2 string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_appmesh_mesh" "foo" {
+  name = %[1]q
+}
+
+resource "aws_appmesh_virtual_node" "foo" {
+  name      = %[2]q
+  mesh_name = "${aws_appmesh_mesh.foo.id}"
+
+  spec {}
+
+  tags = {
+	  %[3]s = %[4]q
+	  %[5]s = %[6]q
+  }
+}
+`, meshName, vnName, tagKey1, tagValue1, tagKey2, tagValue2)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/appmesh_virtual_node.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/appmesh_virtual_node.html.markdown
index ef5a7bcb650..c1d4c7b513e 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/appmesh_virtual_node.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/appmesh_virtual_node.html.markdown
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `name` - (Required) The name to use for the virtual node.
 * `mesh_name` - (Required) The name of the service mesh in which to create the virtual node.
 * `spec` - (Required) The virtual node specification to apply.
+* `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
 
 The `spec` object supports the following: