diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 12291d17..9b19cd8d 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"kitops/pkg/cmd/logout"
 	"kitops/pkg/cmd/pull"
 	"kitops/pkg/cmd/push"
+	"kitops/pkg/cmd/tag"
 	"kitops/pkg/cmd/version"
 	"kitops/pkg/lib/constants"
 	"kitops/pkg/output"
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func addSubcommands(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(list.ListCommand())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(export.ExportCommand())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(version.VersionCommand())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(tag.TagCommand())
 }
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/tag/cmd.go b/pkg/cmd/tag/cmd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..047d70dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/tag/cmd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package tag
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"kitops/pkg/lib/constants"
+	"kitops/pkg/lib/repo"
+	"kitops/pkg/output"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"oras.land/oras-go/v2/registry"
+)
+
+var (
+	shortDesc = "Tag a modelkit"
+	longDesc  = `Tag a modelkit with a new tag.`
+)
+
+type tagOptions struct {
+	configHome string
+	sourceRef  *registry.Reference
+	targetRef  *registry.Reference
+}
+
+func (opts *tagOptions) complete(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
+
+	configHome, ok := ctx.Value(constants.ConfigKey{}).(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("default config path not set on command context")
+	}
+	opts.configHome = configHome
+	modelRef, _, err := repo.ParseReference(args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse reference %s: %w", opts.sourceRef, err)
+	}
+	opts.sourceRef = modelRef
+	modelRef, _, err = repo.ParseReference(args[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse reference %s: %w", opts.targetRef, err)
+	}
+	opts.targetRef = modelRef
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TagCommand() *cobra.Command {
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "tag SOURCE_MODELKIT[:TAG] TARGET_MODELKIT[:TAG]",
+		Short:   shortDesc,
+		Long:    longDesc,
+		Example: `kit tag myregistry.com/myrepo/mykit:latest myregistry.com/myrepo/mykit:v1.0.0`,
+		Run:     runCommand(&tagOptions{}),
+	}
+
+	cmd.Args = cobra.ExactArgs(2)
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func runCommand(opts *tagOptions) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if err := opts.complete(cmd.Context(), args); err != nil {
+			output.Fatalf("Failed to parse argument: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		err := RunTag(cmd.Context(), opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			output.Fatalf("Failed to tag modelkit: %s", err)
+		}
+		output.Infof("Modelkit %s tagged as %s", opts.sourceRef, opts.targetRef)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/tag/tag.go b/pkg/cmd/tag/tag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..049b5781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/tag/tag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package tag
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"kitops/pkg/lib/constants"
+	"kitops/pkg/lib/repo"
+
+	"oras.land/oras-go/v2"
+	"oras.land/oras-go/v2/errdef"
+)
+
+func RunTag(ctx context.Context, options *tagOptions) error {
+	storageHome := constants.StoragePath(options.configHome)
+	sourceStore, err := repo.NewLocalStore(storageHome, options.sourceRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open local storage: %w", err)
+	}
+	descriptor, err := oras.Resolve(ctx, sourceStore, options.sourceRef.Reference, oras.ResolveOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == errdef.ErrNotFound {
+			return fmt.Errorf("model %s not found", options.sourceRef.String())
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("error resolving model: %s", err)
+	}
+	if options.sourceRef.Registry == options.targetRef.Registry && options.sourceRef.Repository == options.targetRef.Repository {
+		err = sourceStore.Tag(ctx, descriptor, options.targetRef.Reference)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to tag reference %s: %w", options.targetRef, err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	// model kit is on a different registry and/or repo, copy the model to the target store
+	targetStore, err := repo.NewLocalStore(storageHome, options.targetRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open local storage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = oras.Copy(ctx, sourceStore, options.sourceRef.Reference, targetStore, options.targetRef.Reference, oras.CopyOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to tag model: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}