diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_p/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_p/plugin.py
index 430e95dd14..7b8f16b7db 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_p/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_p/plugin.py
@@ -2468,7 +2468,8 @@ class NsxPolicyPlugin(nsx_plugin_common.NsxPluginV3Base):
             source_groups=[source] if source else None,
             dest_groups=[destination] if destination else None,
             scope=scope,
-            direction=direction, logged=logging)
+            direction=direction, logged=logging,
+            tag=sg_rule.get('project_id'))
 
     def create_security_group(self, context, security_group, default_sg=False):
         secgroup = security_group['security_group']
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/extensions/test_provider_security_groups.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/extensions/test_provider_security_groups.py
index ae4e655c10..09c263f2bb 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/extensions/test_provider_security_groups.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/extensions/test_provider_security_groups.py
@@ -422,4 +422,5 @@ class TestNSXpProviderSecurityGrp(test_nsxp_plugin.NsxPPluginTestCaseMixin,
                     source_groups=mock.ANY,
                     dest_groups=mock.ANY,
                     scope=scope,
-                    logged=False)
+                    logged=False,
+                    tag=rule_data['project_id'])
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_p/test_plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_p/test_plugin.py
index d37eef6729..42bcceb15b 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_p/test_plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_p/test_plugin.py
@@ -1305,7 +1305,8 @@ class NsxPTestSecurityGroup(common_v3.FixExternalNetBaseTest,
                     source_groups=mock.ANY,
                     dest_groups=mock.ANY,
                     scope=scope,
-                    logged=False)
+                    logged=False,
+                    tag=mock.ANY)
 
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_remote_group(self):
         with self.security_group() as sg1, self.security_group() as sg2: