diff --git a/test/e2e/suite/command/tag.go b/test/e2e/suite/command/tag.go
index f35b56f64..bb35a26e6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite/command/tag.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite/command/tag.go
@@ -61,3 +61,32 @@ var _ = Describe("Common registry users:", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("OCI image layout users:", func() {
+	var tagAndValidate = func(root string, tagOrDigest string, digest string, tags ...string) {
+		out := ORAS(append([]string{"tag", LayoutRef(root, tagOrDigest), Flags.Layout}, tags...)...).MatchKeyWords(tags...).Exec().Out
+		hint := regexp.QuoteMeta(fmt.Sprintf("Tagging [oci-layout] %s", LayoutRef(root, digest)))
+		gomega.Expect(out).To(gbytes.Say(hint))
+		gomega.Expect(out).NotTo(gbytes.Say(hint)) // should only say hint once
+		ORAS("repo", "tags", Flags.Layout, LayoutRef(root, "")).MatchKeyWords(tags...).Exec()
+	}
+	When("running `tag`", func() {
+		prepare := func() string {
+			root := GinkgoT().TempDir()
+			ORAS("cp", RegistryRef(Host, ImageRepo, multi_arch.Tag), Flags.ToLayout, LayoutRef(root, multi_arch.Tag)).Exec()
+			return root
+		}
+		It("should add a tag to an existent manifest when providing tag reference", func() {
+			tagAndValidate(prepare(), multi_arch.Tag, multi_arch.Digest, "tag-via-tag")
+		})
+		It("should add a tag to an existent manifest when providing digest reference", func() {
+			tagAndValidate(prepare(), multi_arch.Digest, multi_arch.Digest, "tag-via-digest")
+		})
+		It("should add multiple tags to an existent manifest when providing digest reference", func() {
+			tagAndValidate(prepare(), multi_arch.Digest, multi_arch.Digest, "tag1-via-digest", "tag2-via-digest", "tag3-via-digest")
+		})
+		It("should add multiple tags to an existent manifest when providing tag reference", func() {
+			tagAndValidate(prepare(), multi_arch.Tag, multi_arch.Digest, "tag1-via-tag", "tag1-via-tag", "tag1-via-tag")
+		})
+	})
+})