diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 18ecf71c..92f594c4 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ class glance::api(
   }
 
   if ( $glance::params::api_package_name != $glance::params::registry_package_name ) {
-    ensure_packages([$glance::params::api_package_name])
+    ensure_packages([$glance::params::api_package_name],
+      {
+        tag    => ['openstack'],
+      }
+    )
   }
 
   Package[$glance::params::api_package_name] -> File['/etc/glance/']
diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
index cbb0f1c0..c2ae0601 100644
--- a/manifests/client.pp
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class glance::client (
   package { 'python-glanceclient':
     ensure => $ensure,
     name   => $::glance::params::client_package_name,
+    tag    => ['openstack'],
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 200cb811..3bcaeab1 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class glance(
     package { $glance::params::api_package_name :
       ensure => $package_ensure,
       name   => $::glance::params::package_name,
+      tag    => ['openstack'],
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/registry.pp b/manifests/registry.pp
index 83159cb3..05366e9b 100644
--- a/manifests/registry.pp
+++ b/manifests/registry.pp
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ class glance::registry(
 
   if ( $glance::params::api_package_name != $glance::params::registry_package_name ) {
     ensure_packages( [$glance::params::registry_package_name],
-      { ensure => $package_ensure })
+      {
+        ensure => $package_ensure,
+        tag    => ['openstack'],
+      }
+    )
   }
 
   Package[$glance::params::registry_package_name] -> File['/etc/glance/']
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index b5fd7ad7..7111e562 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
     end
     let(:params) { default_params }
 
-    it {should contain_package('glance-api')}
+    it { should contain_package('glance-api').with(
+        :tag => ['openstack'],
+    )}
   end
 
   describe 'on RedHat platforms' do
@@ -433,7 +435,9 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
     end
     let(:params) { default_params }
 
-    it { should contain_package('openstack-glance')}
+    it { should contain_package('openstack-glance').with(
+        :tag => ['openstack'],
+    )}
   end
 
   describe 'on unknown platforms' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_client_spec.rb
index e00e29a9..158b23fb 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_client_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ describe 'glance::client' do
     it { should contain_class('glance::params') }
     it { should contain_package('python-glanceclient').with(
         :name   => 'python-glanceclient',
-        :ensure => 'present'
+        :ensure => 'present',
+        :tag    => ['openstack'],
       )
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_registry_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_registry_spec.rb
index 310863e3..f1b666d5 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_registry_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_registry_spec.rb
@@ -342,8 +342,11 @@ describe 'glance::registry' do
     # separate package for glance registry.
     ['present', 'latest'].each do |package_ensure|
       context "with package_ensure '#{package_ensure}'" do
-        let(:params) { default_params.merge({ :package_ensure => package_ensure })}
-        it {should contain_package('glance-registry').with_ensure(package_ensure)}
+        let(:params) { default_params.merge({ :package_ensure => package_ensure }) }
+        it { should contain_package('glance-registry').with(
+            :ensure => package_ensure,
+            :tag    => ['openstack']
+        )}
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_spec.rb
index 9af348a2..43d6e70a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe 'glance' do
     end
     let(:params) { default_params }
 
-    it {should_not contain_package('glance')}
+    it { should_not contain_package('glance') }
   end
 
   describe 'on RedHat platforms' do
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ describe 'glance' do
     end
     let(:params) { default_params }
 
-    it { should contain_package('openstack-glance')}
+    it { should contain_package('openstack-glance').with(
+        :tag => ['openstack'],
+    )}
   end
 
 end