diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py b/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py
index 702d473c556..b38ffba186c 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py
@@ -564,6 +564,12 @@ def __init__(self, configuration):
     def spec(self):
         return self.conf.spec
 
+    @tengine.context_property
+    def tags(self):
+        if not hasattr(self.spec.package, "tags"):
+            return []
+        return self.spec.package.tags
+
     @tengine.context_property
     def timestamp(self):
         return datetime.datetime.now()