diff --git a/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py b/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py
index e93322cc61b..ea2e8ba11b1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py
@@ -842,8 +842,10 @@ def get_parameters(client, module, parameters, method_name):
     if parameters.get('ProcessorFeatures') == [] and not method_name == 'modify_db_instance':
         parameters.pop('ProcessorFeatures')
 
-    if method_name == 'create_db_instance' and parameters.get('Tags'):
-        parameters['Tags'] = ansible_dict_to_boto3_tag_list(parameters['Tags'])
+    if method_name == 'create_db_instance' or method_name == 'create_db_instance_read_replica':
+        if parameters.get('Tags'):
+            parameters['Tags'] = ansible_dict_to_boto3_tag_list(parameters['Tags'])
+
     if method_name == 'modify_db_instance':
         parameters = get_options_with_changing_values(client, module, parameters)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/tasks/test_read_replica.yml b/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/tasks/test_read_replica.yml
index 157fd10597e..3ed091b3dc8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/tasks/test_read_replica.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/tasks/test_read_replica.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
           db_instance_class: "{{ db_instance_class }}"
           allocated_storage: "{{ allocated_storage }}"
           region: "{{ region_src }}"
+          tags:
+            Name: "{{ instance_id }}"
+            Created_by: Ansible rds_instance tests
           <<: *aws_connection_info
         register: source_db
 
@@ -59,9 +62,20 @@
           db_instance_class: "{{ db_instance_class }}"
           allocated_storage: "{{ allocated_storage }}"
           region: "{{ region_dest }}"
+          tags:
+            Name: "{{ instance_id }}"
+            Created_by: Ansible rds_instance tests
           <<: *aws_connection_info
         register: result
 
+      - assert:
+        that:
+          - result.changed
+          - "result.db_instance_identifier == '{{ instance_id }}-replica'"
+          - "result.tags | length == 2"
+          - "result.tags.Name == '{{ instance_id }}'"
+          - "result.tags.Created_by == 'Ansible rds_instance tests'"
+
       - name: Test idempotence with a read replica
         rds_instance:
           id: "{{ instance_id }}-replica"
@@ -73,6 +87,9 @@
           db_instance_class: "{{ db_instance_class }}"
           allocated_storage: "{{ allocated_storage }}"
           region: "{{ region_dest }}"
+          tags:
+            Name: "{{ instance_id }}"
+            Created_by: Ansible rds_instance tests
           <<: *aws_connection_info
         register: result
 
@@ -92,6 +109,9 @@
           db_instance_class: "{{ db_instance_class }}"
           allocated_storage: "{{ allocated_storage }}"
           region: "{{ region_dest }}"
+          tags:
+            Name: "{{ instance_id }}"
+            Created_by: Ansible rds_instance tests
           <<: *aws_connection_info
         register: result