diff --git a/sram.py b/sram.py
index 0dce48962..3bd0e8c71 100644
--- a/sram.py
+++ b/sram.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ def sram_post_collaboration(ctx, group_name, description):
     url = "{}/api/collaborations/v1".format(config.sram_rest_api_url)
     headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'charset': 'UTF-8', 'Authorization': 'bearer ' + config.sram_api_key}
 
+    group_type = ''
+    if group_name.split('-')[0] in ('research', 'datamanager', 'priv', 'deposit'):
+        group_type = group_name.split('-')[0]
+
     disable_join_requests = True
     if config.sram_flow == 'join_request':
         disable_join_requests = False
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ def sram_post_collaboration(ctx, group_name, description):
         "disclose_member_information": True,
         "disclose_email_information": True,
         "administrators": [session_vars.get_map(ctx.rei)["client_user"]["user_name"]],
-        "logo": config.sram_co_logo_url
+        "logo": config.sram_co_logo_url,
+        "tags": [config.sram_co_default_label, group_type]
     }
 
     if config.sram_verbose_logging:
diff --git a/util/config.py b/util/config.py
index f44ba68a5..994bc7d00 100644
--- a/util/config.py
+++ b/util/config.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
                 sram_flow=None,
                 sram_verbose_logging=False,
                 sram_tls_verify=True,
+                sram_co_default_label=None,
                 sram_co_logo_url=None,
                 arb_enabled=False,
                 arb_exempt_resources=[],