diff --git a/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php b/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php
index ec8ccc329..fb5d5574e 100644
--- a/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php
+++ b/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class CreateTagController extends AbstractCreateController
      */
     public $serializer = TagSerializer::class;
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public $include = ['parent'];
+
     /**
      * @var Dispatcher
      */
diff --git a/extensions/tags/src/Command/CreateTagHandler.php b/extensions/tags/src/Command/CreateTagHandler.php
index d3f9a900e..35680566b 100644
--- a/extensions/tags/src/Command/CreateTagHandler.php
+++ b/extensions/tags/src/Command/CreateTagHandler.php
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ class CreateTagHandler
             array_get($data, 'attributes.isHidden')
         );
 
+        $parentId = array_get($data, 'relationships.parent.data.id');
+
+        if ($parentId !== null) {
+            $rootTags = Tag::whereNull('parent_id')->whereNotNull('position');
+
+            if ($parentId === 0) {
+                $tag->position = $rootTags->max('position') + 1;
+            } elseif ($rootTags->find($parentId)) {
+                $position = Tag::where('parent_id', $parentId)->max('position');
+
+                $tag->parent()->associate($parentId);
+                $tag->position = $position === null ? 0 : $position + 1;
+            }
+        }
+
         $this->validator->assertValid($tag->getAttributes());
 
         $tag->save();