diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.js
index 4243969012..894fca97ed 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.js
@@ -47,15 +47,27 @@ module.exports = {
     const DisableExecuteApiEndpoint =
       apiGateway.disableDefaultEndpoint == null ? undefined : apiGateway.disableDefaultEndpoint;
 
+    const properties = {
+      Name: this.provider.naming.getApiGatewayName(),
+      BinaryMediaTypes,
+      DisableExecuteApiEndpoint,
+      EndpointConfiguration,
+    };
+
+    // Tags
+    if (this.serverless.service.provider.tags) {
+      properties.Tags = Object.entries(this.serverless.service.provider.tags).map(
+        ([Key, Value]) => ({
+          Key,
+          Value,
+        })
+      );
+    }
+
     _.merge(this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources, {
       [this.apiGatewayRestApiLogicalId]: {
         Type: 'AWS::ApiGateway::RestApi',
-        Properties: {
-          Name: this.provider.naming.getApiGatewayName(),
-          BinaryMediaTypes,
-          DisableExecuteApiEndpoint,
-          EndpointConfiguration,
-        },
+        Properties: properties,
       },
     });
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.test.js b/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.test.js
index ffd6ee5390..c8b0fe4184 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/rest-api.test.js
@@ -56,6 +56,34 @@ describe('#compileRestApi()', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should create a REST API resource with tags', () => {
+    awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.tags = {
+      tagKey1: 'tagValue1',
+      tagKey2: 'tagValue2',
+    };
+
+    awsCompileApigEvents.compileRestApi();
+    const resources =
+      awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources;
+
+    expect(resources.ApiGatewayRestApi).to.deep.equal({
+      Type: 'AWS::ApiGateway::RestApi',
+      Properties: {
+        BinaryMediaTypes: undefined,
+        DisableExecuteApiEndpoint: undefined,
+        Name: 'dev-new-service',
+        EndpointConfiguration: {
+          Types: ['EDGE'],
+        },
+        Policy: '',
+        Tags: [
+          { Key: 'tagKey1', Value: 'tagValue1' },
+          { Key: 'tagKey2', Value: 'tagValue2' },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should create a REST API resource with resource policy', () => {
     awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.apiGateway = {
       resourcePolicy: [