diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
index c486a8fd5e4..dc96a9a5047 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ type ELB interface {
 	CreateLoadBalancer(*elb.CreateLoadBalancerInput) (*elb.CreateLoadBalancerOutput, error)
 	DeleteLoadBalancer(*elb.DeleteLoadBalancerInput) (*elb.DeleteLoadBalancerOutput, error)
 	DescribeLoadBalancers(*elb.DescribeLoadBalancersInput) (*elb.DescribeLoadBalancersOutput, error)
+	AddTags(*elb.AddTagsInput) (*elb.AddTagsOutput, error)
 	RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancer(*elb.RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancerInput) (*elb.RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancerOutput, error)
 	DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancer(*elb.DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancerInput) (*elb.DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancerOutput, error)
 	CreateLoadBalancerPolicy(*elb.CreateLoadBalancerPolicyInput) (*elb.CreateLoadBalancerPolicyOutput, error)
@@ -2248,6 +2249,27 @@ func (c *Cloud) describeLoadBalancer(name string) (*elb.LoadBalancerDescription,
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Cloud) addLoadBalancerTags(loadBalancerName string, requested map[string]string) error {
+	var tags []*elb.Tag
+	for k, v := range requested {
+		tag := &elb.Tag{
+			Key:   aws.String(k),
+			Value: aws.String(v),
+		}
+		tags = append(tags, tag)
+	}
+
+	request := &elb.AddTagsInput{}
+	request.LoadBalancerNames = []*string{&loadBalancerName}
+	request.Tags = tags
+
+	_, err := c.elb.AddTags(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error adding tags to load balancer: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Retrieves instance's vpc id from metadata
 func (c *Cloud) findVPCID() (string, error) {
 	macs, err := c.metadata.GetMetadata("network/interfaces/macs/")
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_fakes.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_fakes.go
index 1c9ab44194f..03996064cc2 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_fakes.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_fakes.go
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ func (elb *FakeELB) DescribeLoadBalancers(input *elb.DescribeLoadBalancersInput)
 	panic("Not implemented")
 }
 
+func (elb *FakeELB) AddTags(input *elb.AddTagsInput) (*elb.AddTagsOutput, error) {
+	panic("Not implemented")
+}
+
 func (elb *FakeELB) RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancer(*elb.RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancerInput) (*elb.RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancerOutput, error) {
 	panic("Not implemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_loadbalancer.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_loadbalancer.go
index bd2182588dc..9584439b572 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_loadbalancer.go
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ func (c *Cloud) ensureLoadBalancer(namespacedName types.NamespacedName, loadBala
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		{
+			// Add additional tags
+			glog.V(2).Infof("Creating additional load balancer tags for %s", loadBalancerName)
+			tags := getLoadBalancerAdditionalTags(annotations)
+			if len(tags) > 0 {
+				err := c.addLoadBalancerTags(loadBalancerName, tags)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create additional load balancer tags: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Whether the ELB was new or existing, sync attributes regardless. This accounts for things
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_test.go
index 6609638e8b2..7042bfabc01 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ func (m *MockedFakeELB) expectDescribeLoadBalancers(loadBalancerName string) {
 	})
 }
 
+func (m *MockedFakeELB) AddTags(input *elb.AddTagsInput) (*elb.AddTagsOutput, error) {
+	args := m.Called(input)
+	return args.Get(0).(*elb.AddTagsOutput), nil
+}
+
 func TestReadAWSCloudConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
@@ -1130,6 +1135,31 @@ func TestLBExtraSecurityGroupsAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Test that we can add a load balancer tag
+func TestAddLoadBalancerTags(t *testing.T) {
+	loadBalancerName := "test-elb"
+	awsServices := newMockedFakeAWSServices(TestClusterId)
+	c, _ := newAWSCloud(strings.NewReader("[global]"), awsServices)
+
+	want := make(map[string]string)
+	want["tag1"] = "val1"
+
+	expectedAddTagsRequest := &elb.AddTagsInput{
+		LoadBalancerNames: []*string{&loadBalancerName},
+		Tags: []*elb.Tag{
+			{
+				Key:   aws.String("tag1"),
+				Value: aws.String("val1"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	awsServices.elb.(*MockedFakeELB).On("AddTags", expectedAddTagsRequest).Return(&elb.AddTagsOutput{})
+
+	err := c.addLoadBalancerTags(loadBalancerName, want)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Error adding load balancer tags: %v", err)
+	awsServices.elb.(*MockedFakeELB).AssertExpectations(t)
+}
+
 func newMockedFakeAWSServices(id string) *FakeAWSServices {
 	s := NewFakeAWSServices(id)
 	s.ec2 = &MockedFakeEC2{FakeEC2Impl: s.ec2.(*FakeEC2Impl)}