diff --git a/code/core/package.json b/code/core/package.json
index 756de3d5f75f..20e047c0fa75 100644
--- a/code/core/package.json
+++ b/code/core/package.json
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@
     "ts-dedent": "^2.0.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
     "type-fest": "^5.6.0",
+    "type-plus": "^8.0.0-beta.8",
     "typescript": "^5.8.3",
     "unique-string": "^3.0.0",
     "use-resize-observer": "^9.1.0",
diff --git a/code/core/src/csf/csf-factories.test.ts b/code/core/src/csf/csf-factories.test.ts
index b3c146c8f6dd..c80a6f6b3ecb 100644
--- a/code/core/src/csf/csf-factories.test.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/csf/csf-factories.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 //* @vitest-environment happy-dom */
-import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, expectTypeOf, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { testType } from 'type-plus';
 
 import { definePreview, definePreviewAddon, getStoryChildren } from './csf-factories.ts';
+import type { Tag } from './story.ts';
 
 interface Addon1Types {
   parameters: { foo?: { value: string } };
@@ -76,3 +78,60 @@ describe('test function', () => {
     expect(testFn).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+describe('customize tags type', () => {
+  // Customizing tags type enables autocompletion of tags.
+  test('with addon', () => {
+    const addon = definePreviewAddon<{ tags: Array<'foo' | 'bar' | (string & {})> }>({});
+    const preview = definePreview({ addons: [addon] });
+    const meta = preview.meta({
+      tags: ['foo', 'something-else'],
+    });
+    meta.story({
+      tags: ['foo', 'something-else'],
+    });
+    testType.canAssign<
+      Parameters<typeof preview.meta>[0]['tags'],
+      Array<'foo' | 'bar' | (string & {})>
+    >(true);
+    testType.canAssign<
+      Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0] extends Object
+        ? Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0]['tags']
+        : never,
+      Array<'foo' | 'bar' | (string & {})>
+    >(true);
+    testType.canAssign<
+      Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0] extends Object
+        ? Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0]['tags']
+        : never,
+      Tag[]
+    >(true);
+  });
+  test('with type method', () => {
+    const preview = definePreview({ addons: [] }).type<{
+      tags: Array<'foo' | 'bar' | (string & {})>;
+    }>();
+    const meta = preview.meta({
+      tags: ['foo', 'something-else'],
+    });
+    meta.story({
+      tags: ['foo', 'something-else'],
+    });
+    testType.canAssign<
+      Parameters<typeof preview.meta>[0]['tags'],
+      Array<'foo' | 'bar' | (string & {})>
+    >(true);
+    testType.canAssign<
+      Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0] extends Object
+        ? Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0]['tags']
+        : never,
+      Array<'foo' | 'bar' | (string & {})>
+    >(true);
+    testType.canAssign<
+      Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0] extends Object
+        ? Parameters<typeof meta.story>[0]['tags']
+        : never,
+      Tag[]
+    >(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/code/core/src/csf/story.ts b/code/core/src/csf/story.ts
index b88609e8ac74..5d8a3d27704d 100644
--- a/code/core/src/csf/story.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/csf/story.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ export interface GlobalTypes {
  * type-checked across all stories.
  */
 export interface AddonTypes {
+  tags?: Tag[] | undefined;
   args?: unknown;
   parameters?: Record<string, any>;
   globals?: Record<string, any>;
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ export interface BaseAnnotations<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs =
   render?: ArgsStoryFn<TRenderer, TArgs>;
 
   /** Named tags for a story, used to filter stories in different contexts. */
-  tags?: Tag[];
+  tags?: (TRenderer['tags'] extends Tag[] ? TRenderer['tags'] : Tag[]) | undefined;
 
   mount?: (context: StoryContext<TRenderer, TArgs>) => TRenderer['mount'];
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0de77348dc30..55faf815722a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -20594,6 +20594,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"is-buffer@npm:^2.0.5":
+  version: 2.0.5
+  resolution: "is-buffer@npm:2.0.5"
+  checksum: 10c0/e603f6fced83cf94c53399cff3bda1a9f08e391b872b64a73793b0928be3e5f047f2bcece230edb7632eaea2acdbfcb56c23b33d8a20c820023b230f1485679a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-bun-module@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "is-bun-module@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -29693,6 +29700,7 @@ __metadata:
     ts-dedent: "npm:^2.0.0"
     tsconfig-paths: "npm:^4.2.0"
     type-fest: "npm:^5.6.0"
+    type-plus: "npm:^8.0.0-beta.8"
     typescript: "npm:^5.8.3"
     unique-string: "npm:^3.0.0"
     use-resize-observer: "npm:^9.1.0"
@@ -30430,6 +30438,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"tersify@npm:^3.11.1":
+  version: 3.12.1
+  resolution: "tersify@npm:3.12.1"
+  dependencies:
+    acorn: "npm:^8.8.2"
+    is-buffer: "npm:^2.0.5"
+    unpartial: "npm:^1.0.4"
+  checksum: 10c0/b2701bacb9c8f1e063ca2c1c1d1559cfac491230b95d1b33a273343aa9ad8c62130a9f54a64f381a221d56869df74f938c3a284187e769697db49bc8cc7e7e4a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "test-exclude@npm:^6.0.0":
   version: 6.0.0
   resolution: "test-exclude@npm:6.0.0"
@@ -31063,6 +31082,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"type-plus@npm:^8.0.0-beta.8":
+  version: 8.0.0-beta.8
+  resolution: "type-plus@npm:8.0.0-beta.8"
+  dependencies:
+    tersify: "npm:^3.11.1"
+    unpartial: "npm:^1.0.4"
+  peerDependencies:
+    typescript: ">= 5.6.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/cbd44a56f6264f0909f23ffcfe04e0f57bdde1de9763343258b8e9ed121877dc47c4947623c515bd4ae37a01eac3e5ec974743a694897574e5efab59a0fb94c6
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "typed-array-buffer@npm:^1.0.3":
   version: 1.0.3
   resolution: "typed-array-buffer@npm:1.0.3"
@@ -31429,6 +31460,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"unpartial@npm:^1.0.4":
+  version: 1.0.5
+  resolution: "unpartial@npm:1.0.5"
+  checksum: 10c0/bdfe89d0712679e22eee654a645493a2aad2428bf9cc0d27d5b56e986001e40c1c70b41407708f33d5ccffe1ced71ee3245e99bb62559fef3d6960feac625a07
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "unpipe@npm:1.0.0, unpipe@npm:~1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "unpipe@npm:1.0.0"