diff --git a/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/args.ctags b/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/args.ctags
index 41f6dbed62..beb7b61769 100644
--- a/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/args.ctags
+++ b/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/args.ctags
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 --sort=no
 --extras=+r
---fields=+r
+--fields=+r{access}
diff --git a/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/expected.tags b/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/expected.tags
index e101ed4dc0..002e222047 100644
--- a/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/expected.tags
+++ b/Units/parser-elm.r/elm-ports.d/expected.tags
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Main	input.elm	/^port module Main exposing (..)$/;"	m	roles:def
+Main	input.elm	/^port module Main exposing (..)$/;"	m	access:port	roles:def
 outgoing	input.elm	/^port outgoing : Enc.Value -> Cmd msg$/;"	p	module:Main	typeref:typename:Enc.Value -> Cmd msg	roles:def
 incoming	input.elm	/^port incoming : (Enc.Value -> msg) -> Sub msg$/;"	p	module:Main	typeref:typename:(Enc.Value -> msg) -> Sub msg	roles:def
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst
index 5a9b5845c9..a1c5769e1c 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst
@@ -123,18 +123,39 @@ signature field. They are not really function signatures, but
 it's the closest concept available in ctags.
 Use "--fields=+S".
 
+"input.elm"
+
 .. code-block:: Elm
 
     funcA a1 a2 =
         a1 + a2
 
 "output.tags"
-with "--sort=no --extras=+r --fields=+rS"
+with "--options=NONE -o - --sort=no --extras=+r --fields=+rS input.elm"
 
 .. code-block:: tags
 
     funcA	input.elm	/^funcA a1 a2 =$/;"	f	signature:a1 a2	roles:def
 
+Module where ports are defined
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If a module is modified with "port", the parser fills the ``access``
+field of the tag for the module with "port".
+
+"input.elm"
+
+.. code-block:: Elm
+
+    port module Main exposing (..)
+
+"output.tags"
+with "--options=NONE -o - --sort=no --fields=+a input.elm"
+
+.. code-block:: tags
+
+    Main	input.elm	/^port module Main exposing (..)$/;"	m	access:port
+
 KNOWN LIMITATIONS
 -----------------
 The ctags signature field is used for function parameter lists, even
diff --git a/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst.in b/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst.in
index d9fbfa786d..0d236aa041 100644
--- a/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst.in
+++ b/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst.in
@@ -123,18 +123,39 @@ signature field. They are not really function signatures, but
 it's the closest concept available in ctags.
 Use "--fields=+S".
 
+"input.elm"
+
 .. code-block:: Elm
 
     funcA a1 a2 =
         a1 + a2
 
 "output.tags"
-with "--sort=no --extras=+r --fields=+rS"
+with "--options=NONE -o - --sort=no --extras=+r --fields=+rS input.elm"
 
 .. code-block:: tags
 
     funcA	input.elm	/^funcA a1 a2 =$/;"	f	signature:a1 a2	roles:def
 
+Module where ports are defined
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If a module is modified with "port", the parser fills the ``access``
+field of the tag for the module with "port".
+
+"input.elm"
+
+.. code-block:: Elm
+
+    port module Main exposing (..)
+
+"output.tags"
+with "--options=NONE -o - --sort=no --fields=+a input.elm"
+
+.. code-block:: tags
+
+    Main	input.elm	/^port module Main exposing (..)$/;"	m	access:port
+
 KNOWN LIMITATIONS
 -----------------
 The ctags signature field is used for function parameter lists, even
diff --git a/peg/elm.peg b/peg/elm.peg
index bff2a618a9..53ef553f15 100644
--- a/peg/elm.peg
+++ b/peg/elm.peg
@@ -130,8 +130,10 @@ topLevelStatement <-
 # to tag them.
 
 moduleDeclaration <-
-    ('port' _1_)? 'module' _1_ <dottedIdentifier> _1_ 'exposing' _0_ '(' exposedList ')' EOS {
-        elm_module_scope_index = makeElmTagSettingScope(auxil, $1, $1s, K_MODULE, ROLE_DEFINITION_INDEX);
+    (<'port'> _1_)? 'module' _1_ <dottedIdentifier> _1_ 'exposing' _0_ '(' exposedList ')' EOS {
+        elm_module_scope_index = makeElmTagSettingScope(auxil, $2, $2s, K_MODULE, ROLE_DEFINITION_INDEX);
+        if (*$1 != '\0')
+           addElmAccess(elm_module_scope_index, "port");
     }
 
 exposedList <- _0_ exposedItem _0_ (',' _0_ exposedList )*
diff --git a/peg/elm_post.h b/peg/elm_post.h
index d425573071..a7bfa75abc 100644
--- a/peg/elm_post.h
+++ b/peg/elm_post.h
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ static void addElmTypeRef(int scope_index, const char *sig)
 	}
 }
 
+static void addElmAccess(int scope_index, const char *access_)
+{
+	tagEntryInfo *e = getEntryInCorkQueue (scope_index);
+
+	if (e)
+		e->extensionFields.access = eStrdup (access_);
+}
+
 /* There are several steps to making the type of constructors within
  * a custom type:
  *   1. Initialise the fields when we encounter the custom type declaration.
diff --git a/peg/elm_pre.h b/peg/elm_pre.h
index eaaeac834f..d6c04b2427 100644
--- a/peg/elm_pre.h
+++ b/peg/elm_pre.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static int makeElmTag (struct parserCtx *auxil, const char *name, long offset, i
 static int makeElmTagSettingScope (struct parserCtx *auxil, const char *name, long offset, int kind, int role);
 static void addElmSignature(int scope_index, const char *sig);
 static void addElmTypeRef(int scope_index, const char *str);
+static void addElmAccess(int scope_index, const char *access);
 static void initElmConstructorFields (struct parserCtx *auxil, const char *name);
 static void initElmConstructorSubtypeFields (struct parserCtx *auxil);
 static void addElmConstructorSubtype (struct parserCtx *auxil, const char *name);