diff --git a/kubernetes.go b/kubernetes.go
index 817c4d8..40c6597 100644
--- a/kubernetes.go
+++ b/kubernetes.go
@@ -177,9 +177,13 @@ func buildTags(pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim) map[string]string {
 	// Set the default tags
 	for k, v := range defaultTags {
 		if !isValidTagName(k) {
-			log.Warnln(k, "is a restricted tag. Skipping...")
-			promInvalidTagsTotal.Inc()
-			continue
+			if !allowAllTags {
+				log.Warnln(k, "is a restricted tag. Skipping...")
+				promInvalidTagsTotal.Inc()
+				continue
+			} else {
+				log.Warnln(k, "is a restricted tag but still allowing it to be set...")
+			}
 		}
 		tags[k] = v
 	}
@@ -200,9 +204,13 @@ func buildTags(pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim) map[string]string {
 
 	for k, v := range customTags {
 		if !isValidTagName(k) {
-			log.Warnln(k, "is a restricted tag. Skipping...")
-			promInvalidTagsTotal.Inc()
-			continue
+			if !allowAllTags {
+				log.Warnln(k, "is a restricted tag. Skipping...")
+				promInvalidTagsTotal.Inc()
+				continue
+			} else {
+				log.Warnln(k, "is a restricted tag but still allowing it to be set...")
+			}
 		}
 		tags[k] = v
 	}
diff --git a/kubernetes_test.go b/kubernetes_test.go
index 10b08b4..391a0a4 100644
--- a/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -146,124 +146,157 @@ func Test_buildTags(t *testing.T) {
 	pvc.SetName("my-pvc")
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		name        string
-		defaultTags map[string]string
-		annotations map[string]string
-		want        map[string]string
-		tagFormat   string
+		name         string
+		defaultTags  map[string]string
+		allowAllTags bool
+		annotations  map[string]string
+		want         map[string]string
+		tagFormat    string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:        "ignore annotation set",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/ignore": ""},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
+			name:         "ignore annotation set",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/ignore": ""},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "ignore annotation set with default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/ignore": ""},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "ignore annotation set with tags annotation set",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/ignore": "exists", "aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "ignore annotation set with default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/ignore": ""},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
+			name:         "tags annotation not set with default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "ignore annotation set with tags annotation set",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/ignore": "exists", "aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
+			name:         "tags annotation not set with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation not set with default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			name:         "tags annotation set empty with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": ""},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation not set with no default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set empty with no default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": ""},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"something\": \"else\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with no default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with default tags with override",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "foo"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\", \"something\": \"else\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"something\": \"else\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			name:         "tags annotation invalid json with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "'asdas:\"asdasd\""},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with default tags with override",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "foo"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\", \"something\": \"else\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			name:         "tags annotation invalid json with default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "'asdas:\"asdasd\""},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation invalid json with no default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "'asdas:\"asdasd\""},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with invalid name with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\", \"kubernetes.io/foo\": \"bar\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation invalid json with default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "'asdas:\"asdasd\""},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with invalid name but allowAllTags with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: true,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\", \"kubernetes.io/foo\": \"bar\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "kubernetes.io/foo": "bar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with invalid name with no default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\", \"kubernetes.io/foo\": \"bar\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with invalid name but allowAllTags with no default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: true,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\", \"Name\": \"bar\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "Name": "bar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with invalid default tags",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/foo": "bar"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"something\": \"else\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"something": "else"},
+			name:         "tags annotation set with invalid default tags",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/foo": "bar"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"something\": \"else\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"something": "else"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation not set with default tags - csv",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
-			tagFormat:   "csv",
+			name:         "tags annotation not set with default tags - csv",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			tagFormat:    "csv",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation not set with no default tags - csv",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
-			tagFormat:   "csv",
+			name:         "tags annotation not set with no default tags - csv",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
+			tagFormat:    "csv",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with default tags - csv",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "something=else"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
-			tagFormat:   "csv",
+			name:         "tags annotation set with default tags - csv",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "something=else"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			tagFormat:    "csv",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with default tags with override - csv",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{"foo": "foo"},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "foo=bar,something=else"},
-			want:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
-			tagFormat:   "csv",
+			name:         "tags annotation set with default tags with override - csv",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{"foo": "foo"},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "foo=bar,something=else"},
+			want:         map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "something": "else"},
+			tagFormat:    "csv",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "tags annotation set with invalid tags - csv",
-			defaultTags: map[string]string{},
-			annotations: map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}"},
-			want:        map[string]string{},
-			tagFormat:   "csv",
+			name:         "tags annotation set with invalid tags - csv",
+			defaultTags:  map[string]string{},
+			allowAllTags: false,
+			annotations:  map[string]string{"aws-ebs-tagger/tags": "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}"},
+			want:         map[string]string{},
+			tagFormat:    "csv",
 		},
 
 		// foo=bar,something=else
@@ -272,6 +305,7 @@ func Test_buildTags(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			pvc.SetAnnotations(tt.annotations)
 			defaultTags = tt.defaultTags
+			allowAllTags = tt.allowAllTags
 			if tt.tagFormat != "" {
 				tagFormat = tt.tagFormat
 			} else {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bea4fe1..404981c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var (
 	annotationPrefix string = "aws-ebs-tagger"
 	watchNamespace   string
 	tagFormat        string = "json"
+	allowAllTags     bool
 
 	promActionsTotal = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "k8s_aws_ebs_tagger_actions_total",
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&watchNamespace, "watch-namespace", os.Getenv("WATCH_NAMESPACE"), "A specific namespace to watch (default is all namespaces)")
 	flag.StringVar(&statusPort, "status-port", "8000", "The healthz port")
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsPort, "metrics-port", "8001", "The prometheus metrics port")
+	flag.BoolVar(&allowAllTags, "allow-all-tags", false, "Whether or not to allow any tag, even Kubernetes assigned ones, to be set")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if leaseLockName == "" {