diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index eae1c891..329315b0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ metadata for the project where the docs reside::
    # The git SHA checksum is used by "log-a-bug"
    git_cmd = "/usr/bin/git log | head -n1 | cut -f2 -d' '"
    gitsha = os.popen(git_cmd).read().strip('\n')
+   # tag that reported bugs will be tagged with
+   bug_tag = "your-chosen-tag"
    # source tree
    pwd = os.popen("pwd").read().strip('\n')
    # html_context allows us to pass arbitrary values into the html template
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 1d64ef3d..0ce77f49 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ release = '1.0'
 # The git SHA checksum is used by "log-a-bug"
 git_cmd = "/usr/bin/git log | head -n1 | cut -f2 -d' '"
 gitsha = os.popen(git_cmd).read().strip('\n')
+# tag that reported bugs will be tagged with when using the "log a bug"
+# clickthrough on each page, such as user-guide or install-guide
+bug_tag = "doc-builds"
 # source tree
 pwd = os.popen("pwd").read().strip('\n')
 # html_context allows us to pass arbitrary values into the html template
-html_context = { "pwd":pwd, "gitsha":gitsha }
+html_context = { "pwd":pwd, "gitsha":gitsha, "bug_tag": bug_tag}
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/script_footer.html b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/script_footer.html
index 47c251bd..297ae286 100644
--- a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/script_footer.html
+++ b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/script_footer.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <!-- Javascript for page -->
     <script language="JavaScript">
     /* build a description of this page including SHA, source location on git repo and
-       build time and set the HREF of the bug buttons */
+       build time, the project's launchpad bug tag and set the HREF of the bug buttons */
 
         var lineFeed = "%0A";
 
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
             gitlink += pwd.slice(pwd.lastIndexOf("/doc/")) + "/" + sourceFile
         {%- endif %}
 
-        /* gitsha and project rely on variables in conf.py */
+        /* gitsha, project and bug_tag rely on variables in conf.py */
         var gitSha = "SHA: {{ gitsha }}"
         var bugTitle = "{{ title }} in {{ project }}"
+        var fieldTags = "{{bug_tag}}"
 
         /* "last_updated" is the build date and time. It relies on the
            conf.py variable "html_last_updated_fmt", which should include
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
                            lineFeed + encodeURI(gitSha) +
                            lineFeed + encodeURI(gitlink)
 
-        logABug(bugTitle, fieldComment)
+        logABug(bugTitle, fieldComment, fieldTags)
     </script>
     <!-- Javascript for search boxes (both sidebar and top nav) -->
 <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/static/js/docs.js b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/static/js/docs.js
index d0a54ba6..6f82ffac 100644
--- a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/static/js/docs.js
+++ b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/static/js/docs.js
@@ -125,11 +125,13 @@ $('div.warning > p.admonition-title').text(function(ignored_para,original) {
 
 // Gives the log a bug icon the information it needs to generate the bug in
 // Launchpad with pre-filled information such as git SHA, git.openstack.org
-// source URL, and published document URL.
-function logABug(bugTitle, fieldComment) {
+// source URL, published document URL and tag.
+function logABug(bugTitle, fieldComment, fieldTags) {
     var lineFeed = "%0A";
     var urlBase = "https://bugs.launchpad.net/openstack-manuals/+filebug?field.title="
-    var bugLink = urlBase  + encodeURIComponent(bugTitle) + "&field.comment=" + lineFeed + lineFeed + "-----------------------------------" + lineFeed + fieldComment;
-   document.getElementById("logABugLink1").href=bugLink;
-   document.getElementById("logABugLink2").href=bugLink;
+    var bugLink = urlBase  + encodeURIComponent(bugTitle) +
+        "&field.comment=" + lineFeed + lineFeed + "-----------------------------------" + lineFeed + fieldComment +
+        "&field.tags=" + fieldTags;
+    document.getElementById("logABugLink1").href=bugLink;
+    document.getElementById("logABugLink2").href=bugLink;
 }