diff --git a/java/private/create_jvm_test_suite.bzl b/java/private/create_jvm_test_suite.bzl
index 0599e594..04511590 100644
--- a/java/private/create_jvm_test_suite.bzl
+++ b/java/private/create_jvm_test_suite.bzl
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def create_jvm_test_suite(
             srcs = nontest_srcs,
             testonly = True,
             visibility = visibility,
+            tags = tags,
             **library_attrs
         )
         if not _contains_label(deps or [], lib_dep_label):