diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/README.md
index f673e24111e9f..16c999efde724 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/README.md
@@ -1073,6 +1073,23 @@ instance.userData.addCommands(
 );
 ```
 
+#### Tagging Volumes
+
+You can configure [tag propagation on volume creation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ec2-instance.html#cfn-ec2-instance-propagatetagstovolumeoncreation).
+
+```ts
+  declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
+  declare const instanceType: ec2.InstanceType;
+  declare const machineImage: ec2.IMachineImage;
+
+  new ec2.Instance(this, 'Instance', {
+    vpc,
+    machineImage,
+    instanceType,
+    propagateTagsToVolumeOnCreation: true,
+  });
+```
+
 ### Configuring Instance Metadata Service (IMDS)
 
 #### Toggling IMDSv1
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance.ts
index 85b05fc71734b..a12c3a45d6108 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,14 @@ export interface InstanceProps {
    *
    * @default - no association
    */
-  readonly privateIpAddress?: string
+  readonly privateIpAddress?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Propagate the EC2 instance tags to the EBS volumes.
+   *
+   * @default - false
+   */
+  readonly propagateTagsToVolumeOnCreation?: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Apply the given CloudFormation Init configuration to the instance at startup
@@ -373,6 +380,7 @@ export class Instance extends Resource implements IInstance {
       sourceDestCheck: props.sourceDestCheck,
       blockDeviceMappings: props.blockDevices !== undefined ? instanceBlockDeviceMappings(this, props.blockDevices) : undefined,
       privateIpAddress: props.privateIpAddress,
+      propagateTagsToVolumeOnCreation: props.propagateTagsToVolumeOnCreation,
     });
     this.instance.node.addDependency(this.role);
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts
index a53092b6a41d4..86326ef7242df 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,20 @@ describe('instance', () => {
     }
 
 
+  });
+  test('can propagate EBS volume tags', () => {
+    // WHEN
+    new Instance(stack, 'Instance', {
+      vpc,
+      machineImage: new AmazonLinuxImage(),
+      instanceType: InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.T3, InstanceSize.LARGE),
+      propagateTagsToVolumeOnCreation: true,
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::EC2::Instance', {
+      PropagateTagsToVolumeOnCreation: true,
+    });
   });
   describe('blockDeviceMappings', () => {
     test('can set blockDeviceMappings', () => {