diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/rds/server.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/rds/server.rb
index 33f8ee8d3..5ca7383ab 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/rds/server.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/rds/server.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@ module Fog
           connection.snapshots(:server => self)
         end
 
+        def tags
+          requires :id
+          connection.list_tags_for_resource(id).
+            body['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList']
+        end
+
+        def add_tags(new_tags)
+          requires :id
+          connection.add_tags_to_resource(id, new_tags)
+          tags
+        end
+
+        def remove_tags(tag_keys)
+          requires :id
+          connection.remove_tags_from_resource(id, tag_keys)
+          tags
+        end
+
         def modify(immediately, options)
           options[:security_group_names] ||= options['DBSecurityGroups']
           params = self.class.new(options).attributes_to_params
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/parsers/rds/tag_list_parser.rb b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/rds/tag_list_parser.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2441f46fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/rds/tag_list_parser.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+module Fog
+  module Parsers
+    module AWS
+      module RDS
+        # parses an XML-formatted list of resource tags from AWS
+        class TagListParser < Fog::Parsers::Base
+
+          # each tag is modeled as a String pair (2-element Array)
+          def reset
+            @this_key   = nil
+            @this_value = nil
+            @tags       = Hash.new
+            @response   = {'ListTagsForResourceResult' => {'TagList' => {}}}
+          end
+
+          def end_element(name)
+            super
+            case name
+            when 'Tag'
+              @tags[@this_key] = @this_value
+              @this_key, @this_value = nil, nil
+            when 'Key'
+              @this_key = value
+            when 'Value'
+              @this_value = value
+            when 'TagList'
+              @response['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList'] = @tags
+            end
+          end
+
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/rds.rb b/lib/fog/aws/rds.rb
index 0d8a1503f..b6a7a0759 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/rds.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/rds.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ module Fog
       request :describe_db_engine_versions
       request :describe_db_reserved_instances
 
+      request :add_tags_to_resource
+      request :list_tags_for_resource
+      request :remove_tags_from_resource
+
       request :describe_db_snapshots
       request :create_db_snapshot
       request :delete_db_snapshot
@@ -118,6 +122,8 @@ module Fog
       end
 
       class Real
+        attr_reader :region
+
         include Fog::AWS::CredentialFetcher::ConnectionMethods
         # Initialize connection to ELB
         #
@@ -142,8 +148,8 @@ module Fog
           setup_credentials(options)
           @connection_options     = options[:connection_options] || {}
 
-          options[:region] ||= 'us-east-1'
-          @host = options[:host] || "rds.#{options[:region]}.amazonaws.com"
+          @region     = options[:region]      || 'us-east-1'
+          @host       = options[:host]        || "rds.#{@region}.amazonaws.com"
           @path       = options[:path]        || '/'
           @persistent = options[:persistent]  || false
           @port       = options[:port]        || 443
@@ -151,6 +157,10 @@ module Fog
           @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}#{@path}", @persistent, @connection_options)
         end
 
+        def owner_id
+          @owner_id ||= Fog::AWS[:rds].security_groups.get('default').owner_id
+        end
+
         def reload
           @connection.reset
         end
@@ -181,7 +191,7 @@ module Fog
               :host               => @host,
               :path               => @path,
               :port               => @port,
-              :version            => '2012-01-15' #'2011-04-01'
+              :version            => '2012-09-17' #'2011-04-01'
             }
           )
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/add_tags_to_resource.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/add_tags_to_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07bba85b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/add_tags_to_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class RDS
+      class Real
+
+        # adds tags to a database instance
+        # http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_AddTagsToResource.html
+        # ==== Parameters
+        # * rds_id <~String> - name of the RDS instance whose tags are to be retrieved
+        # * tags <~Hash> A Hash of (String) key-value pairs
+        # ==== Returns
+        # * response<~Excon::Response>:
+        #   * body<~Hash>:
+        def add_tags_to_resource(rds_id, tags)
+          keys    = tags.keys.sort
+          values  = keys.map {|key| tags[key]}
+          request({
+              'Action'        => 'AddTagsToResource',
+              'ResourceName'  => "arn:aws:rds:#{@region}:#{owner_id}:db:#{rds_id}",
+              :parser         => Fog::Parsers::AWS::RDS::Base.new,
+            }.merge(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Tags.member.%d.Key', keys)).
+              merge(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Tags.member.%d.Value', values)))
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+
+        def add_tags_to_resource(rds_id, tags)
+          response = Excon::Response.new
+          if server = self.data[:servers][rds_id]
+            self.data[:tags][rds_id].merge! tags
+            response.status = 200
+            response.body = {
+              "ResponseMetadata"=>{ "RequestId"=> Fog::AWS::Mock.request_id }
+            }
+            response
+          else
+            raise Fog::AWS::RDS::NotFound.new("DBInstance #{rds_id} not found")
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/create_db_instance.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/create_db_instance.rb
index e3f19867b..1cd81ea37 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/create_db_instance.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/create_db_instance.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ module Fog
           response.status = 200
           # This values aren't showed at creating time but at available time
           self.data[:servers][db_name]["InstanceCreateTime"] = Time.now
+          self.data[:tags] ||= {}
+          self.data[:tags][db_name] = {}
           response
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/list_tags_for_resource.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/list_tags_for_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c37a5ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/list_tags_for_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class RDS
+      class Real
+
+        require 'fog/aws/parsers/rds/tag_list_parser'
+
+        # returns a Hash of tags for a database instance
+        # http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_ListTagsForResource.html
+        # ==== Parameters
+        # * rds_id <~String> - name of the RDS instance whose tags are to be retrieved
+        # ==== Returns
+        # * response<~Excon::Response>:
+        #   * body<~Hash>:
+        def list_tags_for_resource(rds_id)
+          request(
+            'Action'        => 'ListTagsForResource',
+            'ResourceName'  => "arn:aws:rds:#{@region}:#{owner_id}:db:#{rds_id}",
+            :parser         => Fog::Parsers::AWS::RDS::TagListParser.new
+          )
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+
+        def list_tags_for_resource(rds_id)
+          response = Excon::Response.new
+          if server = self.data[:servers][rds_id]
+            response.status = 200
+            response.body = {
+              "ListTagsForResourceResult" =>
+                {"TagList" =>  self.data[:tags][rds_id]}
+            }
+            response
+          else
+            raise Fog::AWS::RDS::NotFound.new("DBInstance #{rds_id} not found")
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/remove_tags_from_resource.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/remove_tags_from_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19b297f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/rds/remove_tags_from_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class RDS
+      class Real
+
+        # removes tags from a database instance
+        # http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_RemoveTagsFromResource.html
+        # ==== Parameters
+        # * rds_id <~String> - name of the RDS instance whose tags are to be retrieved
+        # * keys <~Array> A list of String keys for the tags to remove
+        # ==== Returns
+        # * response<~Excon::Response>:
+        #   * body<~Hash>:
+        def remove_tags_from_resource(rds_id, keys)          
+          request(
+            { 'Action'        => 'RemoveTagsFromResource',
+              'ResourceName'  => "arn:aws:rds:#{@region}:#{owner_id}:db:#{rds_id}",
+              :parser         => Fog::Parsers::AWS::RDS::Base.new,
+            }.merge(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('TagKeys.member.%d', keys))
+          )
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+
+        def remove_tags_from_resource(rds_id, keys)
+          response = Excon::Response.new
+          if server = self.data[:servers][rds_id]
+            keys.each {|key| self.data[:tags][rds_id].delete key}
+            response.status = 200
+            response.body = {
+              "ResponseMetadata"=>{ "RequestId"=> Fog::AWS::Mock.request_id }
+            }
+            response
+          else
+            raise Fog::AWS::RDS::NotFound.new("DBInstance #{rds_id} not found")
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/tests/aws/models/rds/tagging_tests.rb b/tests/aws/models/rds/tagging_tests.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62d711646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aws/models/rds/tagging_tests.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Shindo.tests("AWS::RDS | tagging", ['aws', 'rds']) do
+
+  @server = Fog::AWS[:rds].servers.create(rds_default_server_params)
+  Formatador.display_line "Creating RDS instance #{@server.id}"
+  Formatador.display_line "Waiting for instance #{@server.id} to be ready"
+  @server.wait_for { ready? }
+
+  tags1 = {'key1' => 'val1'}
+  tags2 = {'key2' => 'val2'}
+
+  tests "add and remove tags from a running RDS model" do
+    returns({})                 { @server.tags }
+    returns(tags1)              { @server.add_tags tags1 }
+    returns(tags1.merge tags2)  { @server.add_tags tags2 }
+    returns(tags2)              { @server.remove_tags tags1.keys  }
+    returns(tags2)              { @server.tags }
+  end
+
+  @server.destroy
+end
diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/rds/helper.rb b/tests/aws/requests/rds/helper.rb
index f106af490..73ad10ae7 100644
--- a/tests/aws/requests/rds/helper.rb
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/rds/helper.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ class AWS
         }
       })
 
+      LIST_TAGS_FOR_RESOURCE = {
+        'ListTagsForResourceResult' => {
+          'TagList' => Fog::Nullable::Hash
+        }
+      }
+
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/rds/tagging_tests.rb b/tests/aws/requests/rds/tagging_tests.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..413b592ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/rds/tagging_tests.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+Shindo.tests('AWS::RDS | tagging requests', ['aws', 'rds']) do
+  @rds = Fog::AWS[:rds]
+  @db_instance_id = "fog-test-#{rand(65536).to_s(16)}"
+  Formatador.display_line "Creating RDS instance #{@db_instance_id}"
+  @rds.create_db_instance(@db_instance_id, 'AllocatedStorage' => 5,
+        'DBInstanceClass' => 'db.t1.micro', 'Engine' => 'mysql',
+        'MasterUsername' => 'foguser', 'MasterUserPassword' => 'fogpassword')
+  Formatador.display_line "Waiting for instance #{@db_instance_id} to be ready"
+  @db = @rds.servers.get(@db_instance_id)
+  @db.wait_for { ready? }
+
+  tests('success') do
+
+    single_tag  = {'key1' => 'value1'}
+    two_tags    = {'key2' => 'value2', 'key3' => 'value3'}
+
+    tests("#add_tags_to_resource with a single tag").
+    formats(AWS::RDS::Formats::BASIC) do
+      result = @rds.add_tags_to_resource(@db_instance_id, single_tag).body
+      returns(single_tag) do
+        @rds.list_tags_for_resource(@db_instance_id).
+          body['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList']
+      end
+      result
+    end
+
+    tests("#add_tags_to_resource with a multiple tags").
+    formats(AWS::RDS::Formats::BASIC) do
+      result = @rds.add_tags_to_resource(@db_instance_id, two_tags).body
+      returns(single_tag.merge(two_tags)) do
+        @rds.list_tags_for_resource(@db_instance_id).
+          body['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList']
+      end
+      result
+    end
+
+    tests("#remove_tags_from_resource").formats(AWS::RDS::Formats::BASIC) do
+      result = @rds.remove_tags_from_resource(
+                @db_instance_id, single_tag.keys).body
+      returns(two_tags) do
+        @rds.list_tags_for_resource(@db_instance_id).
+          body['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList']
+      end
+      result
+    end
+
+    tests("#list_tags_for_resource").
+    formats(AWS::RDS::Formats::LIST_TAGS_FOR_RESOURCE) do
+      result = @rds.list_tags_for_resource(@db_instance_id).body
+      returns(two_tags) do
+        result['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList']
+      end
+      result
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  tests('failure') do
+    tests "tagging a nonexisting instance" do
+      raises(Fog::AWS::RDS::NotFound) do
+        @rds.add_tags_to_resource('doesnexist', {'key1' => 'value1'})
+      end
+    end
+    tests "listing tags for a nonexisting instance" do
+      raises(Fog::AWS::RDS::NotFound) do
+        @rds.list_tags_for_resource('doesnexist')
+      end
+    end
+    tests "removing tags for a nonexisting instance" do
+      raises(Fog::AWS::RDS::NotFound) do
+        @rds.remove_tags_from_resource('doesnexist', ['key1'])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  Formatador.display_line "Destroying DB instance #{@db_instance_id}"
+  @db.destroy
+end