diff --git a/docs/manifest-format.txt b/docs/manifest-format.txt
index 7778409..0e6cbe3 100644
--- a/docs/manifest-format.txt
+++ b/docs/manifest-format.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     <!ATTLIST default sync-j      CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST default sync-c      CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST default sync-s      CDATA #IMPLIED>
+    <!ATTLIST default sync-tags   CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
     <!ELEMENT manifest-server EMPTY>
     <!ATTLIST manifest-server url CDATA #REQUIRED>
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
     <!ATTLIST project groups      CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST project sync-c      CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST project sync-s      CDATA #IMPLIED>
+    <!ATTLIST default sync-tags   CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST project upstream CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST project clone-depth CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST project force-path CDATA #IMPLIED>
@@ -170,6 +172,10 @@
 
 Attribute `sync-s`: Set to true to also sync sub-projects.
 
+Attribute `sync-tags`: Set to false to only sync the given Git
+branch (specified in the `revision` attribute) rather than
+the other ref tags.
+
 
 Element manifest-server
 -----------------------
diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 9b5d784..0654222 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
   sync_j = 1
   sync_c = False
   sync_s = False
+  sync_tags = True
 
   def __eq__(self, other):
     return self.__dict__ == other.__dict__
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@
     if d.sync_s:
       have_default = True
       e.setAttribute('sync-s', 'true')
+    if not d.sync_tags:
+      have_default = True
+      e.setAttribute('sync-tags', 'false')
     if have_default:
       root.appendChild(e)
       root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(''))
@@ -327,6 +331,9 @@
       if p.sync_s:
         e.setAttribute('sync-s', 'true')
 
+      if not p.sync_tags:
+        e.setAttribute('sync-tags', 'false')
+
       if p.clone_depth:
         e.setAttribute('clone-depth', str(p.clone_depth))
 
@@ -702,6 +709,12 @@
       d.sync_s = False
     else:
       d.sync_s = sync_s.lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
+
+    sync_tags = node.getAttribute('sync-tags')
+    if not sync_tags:
+      d.sync_tags = True
+    else:
+      d.sync_tags = sync_tags.lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
     return d
 
   def _ParseNotice(self, node):
@@ -796,6 +809,12 @@
     else:
       sync_s = sync_s.lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
 
+    sync_tags = node.getAttribute('sync-tags')
+    if not sync_tags:
+      sync_tags = self._default.sync_tags
+    else:
+      sync_tags = sync_tags.lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
+
     clone_depth = node.getAttribute('clone-depth')
     if clone_depth:
       try:
@@ -841,6 +860,7 @@
                       groups = groups,
                       sync_c = sync_c,
                       sync_s = sync_s,
+                      sync_tags = sync_tags,
                       clone_depth = clone_depth,
                       upstream = upstream,
                       parent = parent,
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 2248a7e..6ef7d3d 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@
                groups=None,
                sync_c=False,
                sync_s=False,
+               sync_tags=True,
                clone_depth=None,
                upstream=None,
                parent=None,
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@
       groups: The `groups` attribute of manifest.xml's project element.
       sync_c: The `sync-c` attribute of manifest.xml's project element.
       sync_s: The `sync-s` attribute of manifest.xml's project element.
+      sync_tags: The `sync-tags` attribute of manifest.xml's project element.
       upstream: The `upstream` attribute of manifest.xml's project element.
       parent: The parent Project object.
       is_derived: False if the project was explicitly defined in the manifest;
@@ -715,6 +717,7 @@
     self.groups = groups
     self.sync_c = sync_c
     self.sync_s = sync_s
+    self.sync_tags = sync_tags
     self.clone_depth = clone_depth
     self.upstream = upstream
     self.parent = parent
@@ -1289,6 +1292,10 @@
       elif self.manifest.default.sync_c:
         current_branch_only = True
 
+    if not no_tags:
+      if not self.sync_tags:
+        no_tags = True
+
     if self.clone_depth:
       depth = self.clone_depth
     else:
@@ -1900,6 +1907,7 @@
                            groups=self.groups,
                            sync_c=self.sync_c,
                            sync_s=self.sync_s,
+                           sync_tags=self.sync_tags,
                            parent=self,
                            is_derived=True)
       result.append(subproject)