diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/332-ec2_eip-tagging.yml b/changelogs/fragments/332-ec2_eip-tagging.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9621b405fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/332-ec2_eip-tagging.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+minor_changes:
+- ec2_eip - added support for tagging EIPs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/332).
+- ec2_eip_info - added support for tagging EIPs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/332).
+- ec2_eip_info - added automatic retries for common temporary API failures (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/332).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
index 927d31551b7..e38e941661f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@
          network interface or instance to be re-associated with the specified instance or interface.
     default: false
     type: bool
+  tags:
+    description: A dictionary of tags to apply to the EIP.
+    type: dict
+    version_added: 2.1.0
+  purge_tags:
+    description: Whether the I(tags) argument should cause tags not in the
+      dictionary to be removed.
+    default: True
+    type: bool
+    version_added: 2.1.0
   tag_name:
     description:
       - When I(reuse_existing_ip_allowed=true), supplement with this option to only reuse
@@ -227,6 +237,7 @@
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import is_boto3_error_code
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import AWSRetry
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import ensure_ec2_tags
 
 
 def associate_ip_and_device(ec2, module, address, private_ip_address, device_id, allow_reassociation, check_mode, is_instance=True):
@@ -247,7 +258,7 @@ def associate_ip_and_device(ec2, module, address, private_ip_address, device_id,
                     params['AllocationId'] = address['AllocationId']
                 else:
                     params['PublicIp'] = address['PublicIp']
-                res = ec2.associate_address(**params)
+                res = ec2.associate_address(aws_retry=True, **params)
             except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
                 msg = "Couldn't associate Elastic IP address with instance '{0}'".format(device_id)
                 module.fail_json_aws(e, msg=msg)
@@ -535,6 +546,8 @@ def main():
         allow_reassociation=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         wait_timeout=dict(type='int', removed_at_date='2022-06-01', removed_from_collection='community.aws'),
         private_ip_address=dict(),
+        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict'),
+        purge_tags=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=True),
         tag_name=dict(),
         tag_value=dict(),
         public_ipv4_pool=dict()
@@ -563,6 +576,8 @@ def main():
     tag_name = module.params.get('tag_name')
     tag_value = module.params.get('tag_value')
     public_ipv4_pool = module.params.get('public_ipv4_pool')
+    tags = module.params.get('tags')
+    purge_tags = module.params.get('purge_tags')
 
     if instance_id:
         is_instance = True
@@ -575,6 +590,7 @@ def main():
                 module.fail_json(msg="If you are specifying an ENI, in_vpc must be true")
             is_instance = False
 
+    # Tags for *searching* for an EIP.
     tag_dict = generate_tag_dict(module, tag_name, tag_value)
 
     try:
@@ -603,6 +619,10 @@ def main():
                     'public_ip': address['PublicIp'],
                     'allocation_id': address['AllocationId']
                 }
+
+            result['changed'] |= ensure_ec2_tags(
+                ec2, module, result['allocation_id'],
+                resource_type='elastic-ip', tags=tags, purge_tags=purge_tags)
         else:
             if device_id:
                 disassociated = ensure_absent(
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip_info.py
index 553930db67a..e38735c087e 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip_info.py
@@ -97,22 +97,25 @@
 
 '''
 
-from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
-from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import (ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list,
-                                                                     boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict,
-                                                                     camel_dict_to_snake_dict,
-                                                                     )
 try:
     from botocore.exceptions import (BotoCoreError, ClientError)
 except ImportError:
     pass  # caught by imported AnsibleAWSModule
 
+from ansible.module_utils.common.dict_transformations import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
+
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import AWSRetry
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict
+
 
 def get_eips_details(module):
-    connection = module.client('ec2')
+    connection = module.client('ec2', retry_decorator=AWSRetry.jittered_backoff())
     filters = module.params.get("filters")
     try:
         response = connection.describe_addresses(
+            aws_retry=True,
             Filters=ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list(filters)
         )
     except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/defaults/main.yml
index bbaeb04820c..03b1ba51de0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 # run multiple copies of the test concurrently.
 vpc_cidr: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.0.0/16'
 subnet_cidr: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.42.0/24'
+subnet_az: '{{ ec2_availability_zone_names[0] }}'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/meta/main.yml
index 1f64f1169a9..930e8622824 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/meta/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   - prepare_tests
-  - setup_ec2
+  - setup_ec2_facts
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/tasks/main.yml
index 9f03f5b5647..48db1d1048a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_eip/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
   - name: list available AZs
     aws_az_info: null
     register: region_azs
-  - name: pick an AZ for testing
-    set_fact:
-      subnet_az: '{{ region_azs.availability_zones[0].zone_name }}'
   - name: create a VPC
     ec2_vpc_net:
       name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-vpc'
@@ -40,12 +37,6 @@
       state: present
       vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
     register: vpc_igw
-  - name: "Find AMI to use"
-    ec2_ami_info:
-      owners: 'amazon'
-      filters:
-        name: 'amzn2-ami-hvm-2.0.20190612-x86_64-gp2'
-    register: ec2_amis
   - name: "create a security group"
     ec2_group:
       state: present
@@ -61,10 +52,11 @@
   - name: Create instance for attaching
     ec2_instance:
       name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-instance'
-      image_id: '{{ ec2_amis.images[0].image_id }}'
+      image_id: '{{ ec2_ami_id }}'
       security_group: '{{ security_group.group_id }}'
       vpc_subnet_id: '{{ vpc_subnet_create.subnet.id }}'
-      wait: no  ## Don't delay the tests, we'll check again before we need it
+      wait: yes
+      state: running
     register: create_ec2_instance_result
 
   # =====================================================
@@ -91,6 +83,7 @@
       tags:
         AnsibleEIPTest: Running
         AnsibleEIPTestPrefix: '{{ resource_prefix }}'
+
   # =====================================================
   - name: Get current state of EIPs
     ec2_eip_info: null
@@ -101,10 +94,14 @@
       - eip_info_start is defined
       - '"addresses" in eip_info_start'
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) == ( eip_info_start | community.general.json_query("addresses[].association_id") | length )
+
   - name: Allocate a new eip (no conditions)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
+      tags:
+        AnsibleEIPTestPrefix: '{{ resource_prefix }}'
     register: eip
+
   - ec2_eip_info: null
     register: eip_info
   - assert:
@@ -114,6 +111,7 @@
       - eip.public_ip is defined and ( eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1 == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - ec2_eip_info:
       filters:
         public-ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
@@ -124,6 +122,9 @@
       - eip_info.addresses[0].allocation_id == eip.allocation_id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].domain == "vpc"
       - eip_info.addresses[0].public_ip == eip.public_ip
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['AnsibleEIPTestPrefix'] == resource_prefix
+
   - ec2_eip_info:
       filters:
         allocation-id: '{{ eip.allocation_id }}'
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@
       - eip_info.addresses[0].allocation_id == eip.allocation_id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].domain == "vpc"
       - eip_info.addresses[0].public_ip == eip.public_ip
+
   - name: Release eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@
       - eip_release is defined
       - eip_release is changed
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Allocate a new eip - attempt reusing unallocated ones (none available)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@
       - eip.public_ip is defined and ( eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Re-Allocate a new eip - attempt reusing unallocated ones (one available)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@
       - reallocate_eip.public_ip is defined and ( reallocate_eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - reallocate_eip.allocation_id is defined and reallocate_eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Release eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
       - eip_release is defined
       - eip_release is changed
+
   - name: Allocate a new eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -199,6 +205,7 @@
       - eip.public_ip is defined and ( eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Match an existing eip (changed == false)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -213,6 +220,7 @@
       - reallocate_eip.public_ip is defined and ( reallocate_eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - reallocate_eip.allocation_id is defined and reallocate_eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Release eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -225,6 +233,7 @@
       - eip_release is defined
       - eip_release is changed
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length )  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Allocate a new eip (no tags)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -238,6 +247,7 @@
       - eip.public_ip is defined and ( eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: attempt reusing an existing eip with a tag (No match available)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -253,12 +263,14 @@
       - no_tagged_eip.public_ip is defined and ( no_tagged_eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - no_tagged_eip.allocation_id is defined and no_tagged_eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 2  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: tag eip so we can try matching it
-    ec2_tag:
+    ec2_eip:
       state: present
-      resource: '{{ eip.allocation_id }}'
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
       tags:
         Team: Frontend
+
   - name: attempt reusing an existing eip with a tag (Match available)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -274,6 +286,7 @@
       - reallocate_eip.public_ip is defined and ( reallocate_eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - reallocate_eip.allocation_id is defined and reallocate_eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 2  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: attempt reusing an existing eip with a tag and it's value (no match available)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -290,12 +303,14 @@
       - backend_eip.public_ip is defined and ( backend_eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - backend_eip.allocation_id is defined and backend_eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 3  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: tag eip so we can try matching it
-    ec2_tag:
+    ec2_eip:
       state: present
-      resource: '{{ eip.allocation_id }}'
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
       tags:
         Team: Backend
+
   - name: attempt reusing an existing eip with a tag and it's value (match available)
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -312,6 +327,7 @@
       - reallocate_eip.public_ip is defined and reallocate_eip.public_ip != ""
       - reallocate_eip.allocation_id is defined and reallocate_eip.allocation_id != ""
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 3  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Release backend_eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -324,6 +340,7 @@
       - eip_release is defined
       - eip_release is changed
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 2  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Release no_tagged_eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -336,6 +353,7 @@
       - eip_release is defined
       - eip_release is changed
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Release eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -348,6 +366,7 @@
       - eip_release is defined
       - eip_release is changed
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: allocate a new eip from a pool
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -362,14 +381,17 @@
       - eip.public_ip is defined and ( eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1  == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: create ENI A
     ec2_eni:
       subnet_id: '{{ vpc_subnet_create.subnet.id }}'
     register: eni_create_a
+
   - name: create ENI B
     ec2_eni:
       subnet_id: '{{ vpc_subnet_create.subnet.id }}'
     register: eni_create_b
+
   - name: Attach EIP to ENI A
     ec2_eip:
       public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
@@ -393,6 +415,7 @@
       - eip_info.addresses[0].network_interface_id == eni_create_a.interface.id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address is defined and ( eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip_info.addresses[0].network_interface_owner_id == caller_info.account
+
   - name: Re-Attach EIP to ENI A (no change)
     ec2_eip:
       public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
@@ -415,6 +438,7 @@
       - eip_info.addresses[0].association_id is defined and eip_info.addresses[0].association_id.startswith("eipassoc-")
       - eip_info.addresses[0].network_interface_id == eni_create_a.interface.id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address is defined and ( eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
+
   - name: Attach EIP to ENI B (should fail, already associated)
     ec2_eip:
       public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
@@ -436,6 +460,7 @@
       - eip_info.addresses[0].association_id is defined and eip_info.addresses[0].association_id.startswith("eipassoc-")
       - eip_info.addresses[0].network_interface_id == eni_create_a.interface.id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address is defined and ( eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
+
   - name: Attach EIP to ENI B
     ec2_eip:
       public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
@@ -459,6 +484,7 @@
       - eip_info.addresses[0].association_id is defined and eip_info.addresses[0].association_id.startswith("eipassoc-")
       - eip_info.addresses[0].network_interface_id == eni_create_b.interface.id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address is defined and ( eip_info.addresses[0].private_ip_address | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
+
   - name: Detach EIP from ENI B, without enabling release on disassociation
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -474,6 +500,7 @@
       - associate_eip is defined
       - associate_eip is changed
       - eip_info.addresses | length == 1
+
   - name: Re-detach EIP from ENI B, without enabling release on disassociation
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -489,6 +516,7 @@
       - associate_eip is defined
       - associate_eip is not changed
       - eip_info.addresses | length == 1
+
   - name: Attach EIP to ENI A
     ec2_eip:
       public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
@@ -505,6 +533,7 @@
       - associate_eip.public_ip is defined and eip.public_ip == associate_eip.public_ip
       - associate_eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id == associate_eip.allocation_id
       - eip_info.addresses[0].network_interface_id == eni_create_a.interface.id
+
   - name: Detach EIP from ENI A, enabling release on disassociation
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -521,6 +550,7 @@
       - associate_eip is defined
       - associate_eip is changed
       - eip_info.addresses | length == 0
+
   - name: Re-detach EIP from ENI A, enabling release on disassociation
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -537,28 +567,26 @@
       - associate_eip is defined
       - associate_eip is not changed
       - eip_info.addresses | length == 0
+
   - ec2_eip_info: null
     register: eip_info
   - assert:
       that:
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
   - name: Cleanup ENI B
     ec2_eni:
       state: absent
       eni_id: '{{ eni_create_b.interface.id }}'
+
   - name: Cleanup ENI A
     ec2_eni:
       state: absent
       eni_id: '{{ eni_create_a.interface.id }}'
-  - name: Make sure the instance is ready
-    ec2_instance_info:
-      filters:
-        "tag:Name": '{{ resource_prefix }}-instance'
-    register: instance_info
-    until: instance_info.instances[0].state.name == 'running'
+
   - name: Attach eip to an EC2 instance
     ec2_eip:
-      device_id: '{{ instance_info.instances[0].instance_id }}'
+      device_id: '{{ create_ec2_instance_result.instance_ids[0] }}'
       state: present
       release_on_disassociation: yes
     register: instance_eip
@@ -570,11 +598,12 @@
       that:
         - instance_eip is success
         - eip_info.addresses[0].allocation_id is defined
-        - eip_info.addresses[0].instance_id == '{{ instance_info.instances[0].instance_id }}'
+        - eip_info.addresses[0].instance_id == '{{ create_ec2_instance_result.instance_ids[0] }}'
+
   - name: Attach eip to an EC2 instance with private Ip specified
     ec2_eip:
-      device_id: '{{ instance_info.instances[0].instance_id }}'
-      private_ip_address: '{{ instance_info.instances[0].private_ip_address }}'
+      device_id: '{{ create_ec2_instance_result.instance_ids[0] }}'
+      private_ip_address: '{{ create_ec2_instance_result.instances[0].private_ip_address }}'
       state: present
       release_on_disassociation: yes
     register: instance_eip
@@ -586,12 +615,15 @@
       that:
         - instance_eip is success
         - eip_info.addresses[0].allocation_id is defined
-        - eip_info.addresses[0].instance_id == '{{ instance_info.instances[0].instance_id }}'
+        - eip_info.addresses[0].instance_id == '{{ create_ec2_instance_result.instance_ids[0] }}'
+
   # =====================================================
+
   - name: Cleanup instance
     ec2_instance:
       instance_ids: '{{ create_ec2_instance_result.instance_ids }}'
       state: absent
+
   - name: Cleanup instance eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
@@ -600,26 +632,31 @@
     retries: 5
     delay: 5
     until: eip_cleanup is successful
+
   - name: Cleanup IGW
     ec2_vpc_igw:
       state: absent
       vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
     register: vpc_igw
+
   - name: Cleanup security group
     ec2_group:
       state: absent
       name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-sg'
+
   - name: Cleanup Subnet
     ec2_vpc_subnet:
       state: absent
       cidr: '{{ subnet_cidr }}'
       vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+
   - name: Release eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent
       public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
     register: eip_release
     ignore_errors: true
+
   - name: allocate a new eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: present
@@ -633,6 +670,129 @@
       - eip.public_ip is defined and ( eip.public_ip | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr )
       - eip.allocation_id is defined and eip.allocation_id.startswith("eipalloc-")
       - ( eip_info_start.addresses | length ) + 1 == ( eip_info.addresses | length )
+
+  #############################################################################################
+
+  - name: Tag EIP
+    ec2_eip:
+      state: present
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
+      tags:
+        AnsibleEIPTestPrefix: '{{ resource_prefix }}'
+        another_tag: 'another Value {{ resource_prefix }}'
+    register: tag_eip
+  - ec2_eip_info: null
+    register: eip_info
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - tag_eip is defined
+      - tag_eip is changed
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"another_tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['AnsibleEIPTestPrefix'] == resource_prefix
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['another_tag'] == 'another Value ' + resource_prefix
+
+  - name: Tag EIP
+    ec2_eip:
+      state: present
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
+      tags:
+        AnsibleEIPTestPrefix: '{{ resource_prefix }}'
+        another_tag: 'another Value {{ resource_prefix }}'
+    register: tag_eip
+  - ec2_eip_info: null
+    register: eip_info
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - tag_eip is defined
+      - tag_eip is not changed
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"another_tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['AnsibleEIPTestPrefix'] == resource_prefix
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['another_tag'] == 'another Value ' + resource_prefix
+
+  - name: Add another Tag
+    ec2_eip:
+      state: present
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
+      tags:
+        "third tag": 'Third tag - {{ resource_prefix }}'
+      purge_tags: False
+    register: tag_eip
+  - ec2_eip_info: null
+    register: eip_info
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - tag_eip is defined
+      - tag_eip is changed
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"another_tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"third tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['AnsibleEIPTestPrefix'] == resource_prefix
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['another_tag'] == 'another Value ' + resource_prefix
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['third tag'] == 'Third tag - ' + resource_prefix
+
+  - name: Add another Tag
+    ec2_eip:
+      state: present
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
+      tags:
+        "third tag": 'Third tag - {{ resource_prefix }}'
+      purge_tags: False
+    register: tag_eip
+  - ec2_eip_info: null
+    register: eip_info
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - tag_eip is defined
+      - tag_eip is not changed
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"another_tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"third tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['AnsibleEIPTestPrefix'] == resource_prefix
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['another_tag'] == 'another Value ' + resource_prefix
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['third tag'] == 'Third tag - ' + resource_prefix
+
+  - name: Purge most tags
+    ec2_eip:
+      state: present
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
+      tags:
+        "third tag": 'Third tag - {{ resource_prefix }}'
+      purge_tags: True
+    register: tag_eip
+  - ec2_eip_info: null
+    register: eip_info
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - tag_eip is defined
+      - tag_eip is changed
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" not in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"another_tag" not in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"third tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['third tag'] == 'Third tag - ' + resource_prefix
+
+  - name: Purge most tags
+    ec2_eip:
+      state: present
+      public_ip: '{{ eip.public_ip }}'
+      tags:
+        "third tag": 'Third tag - {{ resource_prefix }}'
+      purge_tags: True
+    register: tag_eip
+  - ec2_eip_info: null
+    register: eip_info
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - tag_eip is defined
+      - tag_eip is not changed
+      - '"AnsibleEIPTestPrefix" not in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"another_tag" not in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - '"third tag" in eip_info.addresses[0].tags'
+      - eip_info.addresses[0].tags['third tag'] == 'Third tag - ' + resource_prefix
+
+  #############################################################################################
+
   - name: Release eip
     ec2_eip:
       state: absent