diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_tag.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_tag.py
index e0085e0b05..2e06a1d5a0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_tag.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_tag.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ options:
     description:
      - The name of the tag. The supported characters for names include
        alphanumeric characters, dashes, and underscores.
+    required: true
   resource_id:
     description:
     - The ID of the resource to operate on.