diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/jsonschemas/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/jsonschemas/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
index 07524656..6c4f52e3 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/jsonschemas/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/jsonschemas/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@
     "$schema": {
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/$schema"
     },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
+    },
     "acronym": {
       "type": "string"
     },
     "identifiers": {
       "description": "Alternate identifiers for the record.",
       "type": "array",
-      "items": {"$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/identifiers_with_scheme"},
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/identifiers_with_scheme"
+      },
       "uniqueItems": true
     },
     "name": {
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v1/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v1/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
index 07429f3b..ab2f4fd1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v1/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v1/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
       "title": {
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v2/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v2/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
index 07429f3b..ab2f4fd1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v2/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/os-v2/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
       "title": {
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/v7/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/v7/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
index 07429f3b..ab2f4fd1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/v7/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/affiliations/mappings/v7/affiliations/affiliation-v1.0.0.json
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
       "title": {
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/jsonschemas/awards/award-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/jsonschemas/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
index 5870517c..bdc2cfa1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/jsonschemas/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/jsonschemas/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "$schema": {
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/$schema"
     },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
+    },
     "identifiers": {
       "description": "Alternate identifiers for the award.",
       "type": "array",
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v1/awards/award-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v1/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
index 8fcdc343..90ec8049 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v1/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v1/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
       },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
       "number": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v2/awards/award-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v2/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
index 8fcdc343..90ec8049 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v2/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/os-v2/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
       },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
       "number": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/v7/awards/award-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/v7/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
index 8fcdc343..90ec8049 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/v7/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/awards/mappings/v7/awards/award-v1.0.0.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
       },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
       "number": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/jsonschemas/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/jsonschemas/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
index 8df70747..1863fbec 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/jsonschemas/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/jsonschemas/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "$schema": {
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/$schema"
     },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
+    },
     "country": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Represents a funder's origin country as a country code."
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v1/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v1/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
index 97c32ed1..907dead1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v1/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v1/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
       "title": {
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v2/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v2/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
index 97c32ed1..907dead1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v2/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/os-v2/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
       "title": {
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/v7/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/v7/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
index 97c32ed1..907dead1 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/v7/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/funders/mappings/v7/funders/funder-v1.0.0.json
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
       "title": {
         "type": "object",
         "dynamic": "true"
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/jsonschemas/names/name-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/jsonschemas/names/name-v1.0.0.json
index e2d4d04e..78ae9dbe 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/jsonschemas/names/name-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/jsonschemas/names/name-v1.0.0.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     "$schema": {
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/$schema"
     },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
+    },
     "scheme": {
       "description": "Identifier of the name scheme.",
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/identifier"
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v1/names/name-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v1/names/name-v1.0.0.json
index 60b32b33..d99b8918 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v1/names/name-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v1/names/name-v1.0.0.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
       "id": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
       "name_sort": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v2/names/name-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v2/names/name-v1.0.0.json
index 60b32b33..d99b8918 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v2/names/name-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/os-v2/names/name-v1.0.0.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
       "id": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
       "name_sort": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/v7/names/name-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/v7/names/name-v1.0.0.json
index 60b32b33..d99b8918 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/v7/names/name-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/names/mappings/v7/names/name-v1.0.0.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
       "id": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
       "name_sort": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/jsonschemas/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/jsonschemas/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
index a51629d4..e0192786 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/jsonschemas/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/jsonschemas/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     "$schema": {
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/$schema"
     },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
+    },
     "id": {
       "description": "URI or classification code as identifier - globally unique among all subject schemes.",
       "$ref": "local://definitions-v1.0.0.json#/identifier"
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v1/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v1/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
index 72e47bb6..0e635f39 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v1/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v1/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
             "type": "keyword"
           }
         }
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v2/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v2/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
index 72e47bb6..0e635f39 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v2/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/os-v2/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
             "type": "keyword"
           }
         }
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/v7/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/v7/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
index 72e47bb6..0e635f39 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/v7/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/contrib/subjects/mappings/v7/subjects/subject-v1.0.0.json
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
             "type": "keyword"
           }
         }
+      },
+      "tags": {
+        "type": "keyword"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json
index 78318893..62a7362a 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json
@@ -10,5 +10,12 @@
   },
   "icon": {
     "type": "string"
+  },
+  "tags": {
+    "type": "array",
+    "description": "Tags for a vocabulary item.",
+    "items": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/vocabulary-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/vocabulary-v1.0.0.json
index 62e98a37..3511a0c8 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/vocabulary-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/records/jsonschemas/vocabularies/vocabulary-v1.0.0.json
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@
       }
     },
     "tags": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "items": {
-        "type": "string"
-      }
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
     },
     "title": {
       "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/title"
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/services/schema.py b/invenio_vocabularies/services/schema.py
index 83342572..60ca2c70 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/services/schema.py
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/services/schema.py
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ class BaseVocabularySchema(BaseRecordSchema):
     title = i18n_strings
     description = i18n_strings
     icon = fields.Str(allow_none=False)
+    tags = fields.List(SanitizedUnicode())
 
 
 class VocabularySchema(BaseVocabularySchema):
     """Service schema for vocabulary records."""
 
     props = fields.Dict(allow_none=False, keys=fields.Str(), values=fields.Str())
-    tags = fields.List(SanitizedUnicode())
     type = fields.Str(attribute="type.id", required=True)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_module/jsonschemas/records/record-v1.0.0.json b/tests/mock_module/jsonschemas/records/record-v1.0.0.json
index ed4d4816..dfe984bc 100644
--- a/tests/mock_module/jsonschemas/records/record-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/tests/mock_module/jsonschemas/records/record-v1.0.0.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
       "description": "JSONSchema declaration.",
       "type": "string"
     },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "local://vocabularies/definitions-v1.0.0.json#/tags"
+    },
     "id": {
       "description": "Persistent record identifier (alphanumeric).",
       "type": "string"