diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index a55e90f45a18..21c34911f51d 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	AddressMode  string   `mapstructure:"address_mode"`
 	Checks       []ServiceCheck
 	CheckRestart *CheckRestart `mapstructure:"check_restart"`
+	EnableTagOverride bool
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Canonicalize(t *Task, tg *TaskGroup, job *Job) {
diff --git a/command/agent/consul/client.go b/command/agent/consul/client.go
index 141454d1fd87..06439ebdb49e 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/client.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/client.go
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ func (c *ServiceClient) serviceRegs(ops *operations, service *structs.Service, t
 		Meta: map[string]string{
 			"external-source": "nomad",
 		},
+		EnableTagOverride: service.EnableTagOverride,
 	}
 	ops.regServices = append(ops.regServices, serviceReg)
 
diff --git a/command/agent/consul/unit_test.go b/command/agent/consul/unit_test.go
index 4d2009e5aa83..1f92570e0335 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/unit_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/unit_test.go
@@ -1404,6 +1404,36 @@ func TestConsul_CanaryTags_NoTags(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(ctx.FakeConsul.services, 0)
 }
 
+// TestConsul_EnableTagOverrideEnabled asserts EnableTagOverride is set when EnableTagOverride=true
+func TestConsul_EnableTagOverrideEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+	ctx := setupFake(t)
+
+	ctx.Task.Services[0].EnableTagOverride = true
+
+	require.NoError(ctx.ServiceClient.RegisterTask(ctx.Task))
+	require.NoError(ctx.syncOnce())
+	require.Len(ctx.FakeConsul.services, 1)
+	for _, service := range ctx.FakeConsul.services {
+		require.Equal(true, service.EnableTagOverride)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestConsul_EnableTagOverrideIsDisabledByDefault asserts EnableTagOverride is disabled by default
+func TestConsul_EnableTagOverrideIsDisabledByDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+	ctx := setupFake(t)
+
+	require.NoError(ctx.ServiceClient.RegisterTask(ctx.Task))
+	require.NoError(ctx.syncOnce())
+	require.Len(ctx.FakeConsul.services, 1)
+	for _, service := range ctx.FakeConsul.services {
+		require.Equal(false, service.EnableTagOverride)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestConsul_PeriodicSync asserts that Nomad periodically reconciles with
 // Consul.
 func TestConsul_PeriodicSync(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/command/agent/job_endpoint.go b/command/agent/job_endpoint.go
index e343af649870..ca6df67ad3d8 100644
--- a/command/agent/job_endpoint.go
+++ b/command/agent/job_endpoint.go
@@ -751,11 +751,12 @@ func ApiTaskToStructsTask(apiTask *api.Task, structsTask *structs.Task) {
 		structsTask.Services = make([]*structs.Service, l)
 		for i, service := range apiTask.Services {
 			structsTask.Services[i] = &structs.Service{
-				Name:        service.Name,
-				PortLabel:   service.PortLabel,
-				Tags:        service.Tags,
-				CanaryTags:  service.CanaryTags,
-				AddressMode: service.AddressMode,
+				Name:              service.Name,
+				PortLabel:         service.PortLabel,
+				Tags:              service.Tags,
+				CanaryTags:        service.CanaryTags,
+				AddressMode:       service.AddressMode,
+				EnableTagOverride: service.EnableTagOverride,
 			}
 
 			if l := len(service.Checks); l != 0 {
diff --git a/command/agent/job_endpoint_test.go b/command/agent/job_endpoint_test.go
index acd103c4c909..fcdbc506adf4 100644
--- a/command/agent/job_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/job_endpoint_test.go
@@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@ func TestJobs_ApiJobToStructsJob(t *testing.T) {
 									},
 								},
 							},
+							{
+								Id:                "id_serviceB",
+								Name:              "serviceB",
+								EnableTagOverride: true,
+							},
 						},
 						Resources: &api.Resources{
 							CPU:      helper.IntToPtr(100),
@@ -1693,6 +1698,11 @@ func TestJobs_ApiJobToStructsJob(t *testing.T) {
 									},
 								},
 							},
+							{
+								Name:              "serviceB",
+								EnableTagOverride: true,
+								AddressMode:       "auto",
+							},
 						},
 						Resources: &structs.Resources{
 							CPU:      100,
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 88b2db3727c5..009fd122ae31 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -4958,6 +4958,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	Tags       []string        // List of tags for the service
 	CanaryTags []string        // List of tags for the service when it is a canary
 	Checks     []*ServiceCheck // List of checks associated with the service
+	EnableTagOverride bool	   // Allow external agents to change the tags for a service
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Copy() *Service {