diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/description/importexport/DescriptionImportExport.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/description/importexport/DescriptionImportExport.java
index 0ea00e47c..0963ef745 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/description/importexport/DescriptionImportExport.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/description/importexport/DescriptionImportExport.java
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ public class DescriptionImportExport {
     @XmlElement(name = "sectionId")
     private UUID  sectionId;
 
+    @XmlElementWrapper(name = "tags")
+    @XmlElement(name = "tag")
+    private List<String> tags;
+
     @XmlElement(name = "descriptionTemplate")
     private DescriptionTemplateImportExport descriptionTemplate;
 
@@ -99,5 +103,13 @@ public class DescriptionImportExport {
     public void setProperties(DescriptionPropertyDefinitionImportExport properties) {
         this.properties = properties;
     }
+
+    public List<String> getTags() {
+        return tags;
+    }
+
+    public void setTags(List<String> tags) {
+        this.tags = tags;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/query/TagQuery.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/query/TagQuery.java
index d7b05b684..c02bd1ef6 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/query/TagQuery.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/query/TagQuery.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class TagQuery extends QueryBase<TagEntity> {
 
     private Collection<UUID> createdByIds;
 
+    private DescriptionTagQuery descriptionTagQuery;
+
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
     
     private final UserScope userScope;
@@ -146,6 +148,11 @@ public class TagQuery extends QueryBase<TagEntity> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public TagQuery descriptionTagSubQuery(DescriptionTagQuery subQuery) {
+        this.descriptionTagQuery = subQuery;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public TagQuery authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
         this.authorize = values;
         return this;
@@ -169,7 +176,8 @@ public class TagQuery extends QueryBase<TagEntity> {
                         this.isEmpty(this.tags) ||
                         this.isEmpty(this.excludedTags) ||
                         this.isEmpty(this.excludedIds) ||
-                        this.isEmpty(this.createdByIds);
+                        this.isEmpty(this.createdByIds) ||
+                        this.isFalseQuery(this.descriptionTagQuery);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -250,6 +258,10 @@ public class TagQuery extends QueryBase<TagEntity> {
                 inClause.value(item);
             predicates.add(inClause);
         }
+        if (this.descriptionTagQuery != null) {
+            QueryContext<DescriptionTagEntity, UUID> subQuery = this.applySubQuery(this.descriptionTagQuery, queryContext, UUID.class, descriptionTagEntityRoot -> descriptionTagEntityRoot.get(DescriptionTagEntity._tagId));
+            predicates.add(queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.in(queryContext.Root.get(TagEntity._id)).value(subQuery.Query));
+        }
         if (!predicates.isEmpty()) {
             Predicate[] predicatesArray = predicates.toArray(new Predicate[0]);
             return queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.and(predicatesArray);
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
index e6ab79222..5ca1a29fa 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
@@ -1102,6 +1102,13 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity dmpDescriptionTemplateEntity = this.queryFactory.query(DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery.class).disableTracking().ids(data.getDmpDescriptionTemplateId()).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).isActive(IsActive.Active).first();
         if (dmpDescriptionTemplateEntity != null) xml.setSectionId(dmpDescriptionTemplateEntity.getSectionId());
 
+        DescriptionTagQuery descriptionTagQuery = new DescriptionTagQuery();
+        descriptionTagQuery.descriptionIds(data.getId());
+        descriptionTagQuery.isActive(IsActive.Active);
+
+        List<TagEntity> tagsEntities = this.queryFactory.query(TagQuery.class).disableTracking().descriptionTagSubQuery(descriptionTagQuery).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).isActive(IsActive.Active).collect();
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(tagsEntities)) xml.setTags(tagsEntities.stream().map(x -> x.getLabel()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+
         DescriptionTemplateEntity descriptionTemplateEntity = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).disableTracking().ids(data.getDescriptionTemplateId()).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).isActive(IsActive.Active).first();
         if (descriptionTemplateEntity != null) {
             xml.setDescriptionTemplate(this.descriptionTemplateService.exportXmlEntity(descriptionTemplateEntity.getId(), true));
@@ -1254,6 +1261,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
                 if (dmpDescriptionTemplate != null) persist.setDmpDescriptionTemplateId(dmpDescriptionTemplate.getId());
             }
         }
+        persist.setTags(descriptionXml.getTags());
 
         persist.setProperties(this.xmlToPropertyDefinitionToPersist(descriptionXml));