diff --git a/samples/samples/snippets.py b/samples/samples/snippets.py
index 163fdf85d8..5a3ac6df24 100644
--- a/samples/samples/snippets.py
+++ b/samples/samples/snippets.py
@@ -2043,6 +2043,73 @@ def create_client_with_query_options(instance_id, database_id):
     # [END spanner_create_client_with_query_options]
 
 
+def set_transaction_tag(instance_id, database_id):
+    """Executes a transaction with a transaction tag."""
+    # [START spanner_set_transaction_tag]
+    # instance_id = "your-spanner-instance"
+    # database_id = "your-spanner-db-id"
+    spanner_client = spanner.Client()
+    instance = spanner_client.instance(instance_id)
+    database = instance.database(database_id)
+
+    def update_venues(transaction):
+        # Sets the request tag to "app=concert,env=dev,action=update".
+        #  This request tag will only be set on this request.
+        transaction.execute_update(
+            "UPDATE Venues SET Capacity = CAST(Capacity/4 AS INT64) WHERE OutdoorVenue = false",
+            request_options={"request_tag": "app=concert,env=dev,action=update"}
+        )
+        print("Venue capacities updated.")
+
+        # Sets the request tag to "app=concert,env=dev,action=insert".
+        # This request tag will only be set on this request.
+        transaction.execute_update(
+            "INSERT INTO Venues (VenueId, VenueName, Capacity, OutdoorVenue, LastUpdateTime) "
+            "VALUES (@venueId, @venueName, @capacity, @outdoorVenue, PENDING_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP())",
+            params={
+                "venueId": 81,
+                "venueName": "Venue 81",
+                "capacity": 1440,
+                "outdoorVenue": True
+            },
+            param_types={
+                "venueId": param_types.INT64,
+                "venueName": param_types.STRING,
+                "capacity": param_types.INT64,
+                "outdoorVenue": param_types.BOOL
+            },
+            request_options={"request_tag": "app=concert,env=dev,action=insert"}
+        )
+        print("New venue inserted.")
+
+    database.run_in_transaction(
+        update_venues, transaction_tag="app=concert,env=dev"
+    )
+
+    # [END spanner_set_transaction_tag]
+
+
+def set_request_tag(instance_id, database_id):
+    """Executes a snapshot read with a request tag."""
+    # [START spanner_set_request_tag]
+    # instance_id = "your-spanner-instance"
+    # database_id = "your-spanner-db-id"
+    spanner_client = spanner.Client()
+    instance = spanner_client.instance(instance_id)
+    database = instance.database(database_id)
+
+    with database.snapshot() as snapshot:
+        results = snapshot.execute_sql(
+            "SELECT SingerId, AlbumId, AlbumTitle FROM Albums",
+            request_options={"request_tag": "app=concert,env=dev,action=select"}
+        )
+
+        for row in results:
+            print(u"SingerId: {}, AlbumId: {}, AlbumTitle: {}".format(*row))
+
+    # [END spanner_set_request_tag]
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # noqa: C901
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
diff --git a/samples/samples/snippets_test.py b/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
index 94fa361a17..f5244d99f1 100644
--- a/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
+++ b/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
@@ -614,3 +614,18 @@ def test_create_client_with_query_options(capsys, instance_id, sample_database):
     assert "VenueId: 4, VenueName: Venue 4, LastUpdateTime:" in out
     assert "VenueId: 19, VenueName: Venue 19, LastUpdateTime:" in out
     assert "VenueId: 42, VenueName: Venue 42, LastUpdateTime:" in out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.dependency(depends=["insert_datatypes_data"])
+def test_set_transaction_tag(capsys, instance_id, sample_database):
+    snippets.set_transaction_tag(instance_id, sample_database.database_id)
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Venue capacities updated." in out
+    assert "New venue inserted." in out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.dependency(depends=["insert_data"])
+def test_set_request_tag(capsys, instance_id, sample_database):
+    snippets.set_request_tag(instance_id, sample_database.database_id)
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk" in out