diff --git a/backend/azure/azure.go b/backend/azure/azure.go
index bd205c5..cb591f8 100644
--- a/backend/azure/azure.go
+++ b/backend/azure/azure.go
@@ -177,7 +177,21 @@ func (az *Azure) CreateBucket(ctx context.Context, input *s3.CreateBucketInput,
 		meta[string(keyBucketLock)] = backend.GetPtrFromString(encodeBytes(defaultLockParsed))
 	}
 
-	_, err := az.client.CreateContainer(ctx, *input.Bucket, &container.CreateOptions{Metadata: meta})
+	tagging, err := backend.ParseCreateBucketTags(input.CreateBucketConfiguration.Tags)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if tagging != nil {
+		tags, err := json.Marshal(tagging)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("marshal tags: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		meta[string(keyTags)] = backend.GetPtrFromString(encodeBytes(tags))
+	}
+
+	_, err = az.client.CreateContainer(ctx, *input.Bucket, &container.CreateOptions{Metadata: meta})
 	if errors.Is(s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrBucketAlreadyExists), azureErrToS3Err(err)) {
 		aclBytes, err := az.getContainerMetaData(ctx, *input.Bucket, string(keyAclCapital))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/common.go b/backend/common.go
index 9092a17..ccd1146 100644
--- a/backend/common.go
+++ b/backend/common.go
@@ -317,6 +317,54 @@ func ParseObjectTags(tagging string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return tagSet, nil
 }
 
+// ParseCreateBucketTags parses and validates the bucket
+// tagging from CreateBucket input
+func ParseCreateBucketTags(tagging []types.Tag) (map[string]string, error) {
+	if len(tagging) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	tagset := make(map[string]string, len(tagging))
+
+	if len(tagging) > 50 {
+		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrBucketTaggingLimited)
+	}
+
+	for _, tag := range tagging {
+		// validate tag key length
+		key := GetStringFromPtr(tag.Key)
+		if len(key) == 0 || len(key) > 128 {
+			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)
+		}
+
+		// validate tag key string chars
+		if !isValidTagComponent(key) {
+			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)
+		}
+
+		// validate tag value length
+		value := GetStringFromPtr(tag.Value)
+		if len(value) > 256 {
+			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)
+		}
+
+		// validate tag value string chars
+		if !isValidTagComponent(value) {
+			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)
+		}
+
+		// make sure there are no duplicate keys
+		_, ok := tagset[key]
+		if ok {
+			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrDuplicateTagKey)
+		}
+
+		tagset[key] = value
+	}
+
+	return tagset, nil
+}
+
 // tag component (key/value) name rule regexp
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_control_Tag.html
 var validTagComponent = regexp.MustCompile(`^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)$`)
diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 115ec67..d77f8d4 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -381,7 +381,12 @@ func (p *Posix) CreateBucket(ctx context.Context, input *s3.CreateBucketInput, a
 		return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidBucketName)
 	}
 
-	err := os.Mkdir(bucket, p.newDirPerm)
+	tagging, err := backend.ParseCreateBucketTags(input.CreateBucketConfiguration.Tags)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = os.Mkdir(bucket, p.newDirPerm)
 	if err != nil && os.IsExist(err) {
 		aclJSON, err := p.meta.RetrieveAttribute(nil, bucket, "", aclkey)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -420,6 +425,16 @@ func (p *Posix) CreateBucket(ctx context.Context, input *s3.CreateBucketInput, a
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("set ownership: %w", err)
 	}
+	if tagging != nil {
+		tags, err := json.Marshal(tagging)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("marshal tags: %w", err)
+		}
+		err = p.meta.StoreAttribute(nil, bucket, "", tagHdr, tags)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("set tags: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if input.ObjectLockEnabledForBucket != nil && *input.ObjectLockEnabledForBucket {
 		// First enable bucket versioning
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/bucket-put.go b/s3api/controllers/bucket-put.go
index 6c4d30e..af21dc4 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/bucket-put.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/bucket-put.go
@@ -533,6 +533,32 @@ func (c S3ApiController) CreateBucket(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrBothCannedAndHeaderGrants)
 	}
 
+	var body s3response.CreateBucketConfiguration
+	if len(ctx.Body()) != 0 {
+		// request body is optional for CreateBucket
+		err := xml.Unmarshal(ctx.Body(), &body)
+		if err != nil {
+			debuglogger.Logf("failed to parse the request body: %v", err)
+			return &Response{
+				MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
+					BucketOwner: acct.Access,
+				},
+			}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMalformedXML)
+		}
+
+		if body.LocationConstraint != "" {
+			region := utils.ContextKeyRegion.Get(ctx).(string)
+			if body.LocationConstraint != region {
+				debuglogger.Logf("invalid location constraint: %s", body.LocationConstraint)
+				return &Response{
+					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
+						BucketOwner: acct.Access,
+					},
+				}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidLocationConstraint)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	defACL := auth.ACL{
 		Owner: acct.Access,
 	}
@@ -562,6 +588,9 @@ func (c S3ApiController) CreateBucket(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		Bucket:                     &bucket,
 		ObjectOwnership:            objectOwnership,
 		ObjectLockEnabledForBucket: &lockEnabled,
+		CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+			Tags: body.TagSet,
+		},
 	}, updAcl)
 	return &Response{
 		MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/bucket-put_test.go b/s3api/controllers/bucket-put_test.go
index 1d37ecb..3dadc3f 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/bucket-put_test.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/bucket-put_test.go
@@ -695,6 +695,11 @@ func TestS3ApiController_CreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
 		Role:   auth.RoleUser,
 	}
 
+	invLocConstBody, err := xml.Marshal(s3response.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+		LocationConstraint: "us-west-1",
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		input  testInput
@@ -729,6 +734,37 @@ func TestS3ApiController_CreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidBucketName),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "malformed body",
+			input: testInput{
+				locals: map[utils.ContextKey]any{
+					utils.ContextKeyAccount: adminAcc,
+				},
+				body: []byte("invalid_body"),
+			},
+			output: testOutput{
+				response: &Response{
+					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{BucketOwner: adminAcc.Access},
+				},
+				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMalformedXML),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid location constraint",
+			input: testInput{
+				locals: map[utils.ContextKey]any{
+					utils.ContextKeyAccount: adminAcc,
+					utils.ContextKeyRegion:  "us-east-1",
+				},
+				body: invLocConstBody,
+			},
+			output: testOutput{
+				response: &Response{
+					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{BucketOwner: adminAcc.Access},
+				},
+				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidLocationConstraint),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid ownership",
 			input: testInput{
diff --git a/s3err/s3err.go b/s3err/s3err.go
index bc5f999..44a54dd 100644
--- a/s3err/s3err.go
+++ b/s3err/s3err.go
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ const (
 	ErrMissingCORSOrigin
 	ErrCORSIsNotEnabled
 	ErrNotModified
+	ErrInvalidLocationConstraint
 
 	// Non-AWS errors
 	ErrExistingObjectIsDirectory
@@ -762,6 +763,11 @@ var errorCodeResponse = map[ErrorCode]APIError{
 		Description:    "Not Modified",
 		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusNotModified,
 	},
+	ErrInvalidLocationConstraint: {
+		Code:           "InvalidLocationConstraint",
+		Description:    "The specified location-constraint is not valid",
+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+	},
 
 	// non aws errors
 	ErrExistingObjectIsDirectory: {
diff --git a/s3response/s3response.go b/s3response/s3response.go
index 506996b..1ead5ab 100644
--- a/s3response/s3response.go
+++ b/s3response/s3response.go
@@ -728,3 +728,8 @@ type LocationConstraint struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/ LocationConstraint"`
 	Value   string   `xml:",chardata"`
 }
+
+type CreateBucketConfiguration struct {
+	LocationConstraint string
+	TagSet             []types.Tag `xml:"Tags>Tag"`
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/group-tests.go b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
index 710f907..dfc888c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/group-tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ func TestCreateBucket(ts *TestState) {
 	ts.Run(CreateBucket_non_default_acl)
 	ts.Run(CreateDeleteBucket_success)
 	ts.Run(CreateBucket_default_object_lock)
+	ts.Run(CreateBucket_invalid_location_constraint)
+	ts.Run(CreateBucket_long_tags)
+	ts.Run(CreateBucket_invalid_tags)
+	ts.Run(CreateBucket_duplicate_keys)
+	ts.Run(CreateBucket_tag_count_limit)
 }
 
 func TestHeadBucket(ts *TestState) {
@@ -1135,6 +1140,11 @@ func GetIntTests() IntTests {
 		"CreateBucket_default_acl":                                                CreateBucket_default_acl,
 		"CreateBucket_non_default_acl":                                            CreateBucket_non_default_acl,
 		"CreateBucket_default_object_lock":                                        CreateBucket_default_object_lock,
+		"CreateBucket_invalid_location_constraint":                                CreateBucket_invalid_location_constraint,
+		"CreateBucket_long_tags":                                                  CreateBucket_long_tags,
+		"CreateBucket_invalid_tags":                                               CreateBucket_invalid_tags,
+		"CreateBucket_duplicate_keys":                                             CreateBucket_duplicate_keys,
+		"CreateBucket_tag_count_limit":                                            CreateBucket_tag_count_limit,
 		"HeadBucket_non_existing_bucket":                                          HeadBucket_non_existing_bucket,
 		"HeadBucket_success":                                                      HeadBucket_success,
 		"ListBuckets_as_user":                                                     ListBuckets_as_user,
diff --git a/tests/integration/tests.go b/tests/integration/tests.go
index 2af6472..dcfce04 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/tests.go
@@ -1741,6 +1741,165 @@ func CreateBucket_default_object_lock(s *S3Conf) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func CreateBucket_invalid_location_constraint(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "CreateBucket_invalid_location_constraint"
+	return actionHandlerNoSetup(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		var region types.BucketLocationConstraint
+		if types.BucketLocationConstraint(s.awsID) == types.BucketLocationConstraintUsWest1 {
+			region = types.BucketLocationConstraintUsWest2
+		} else {
+			region = types.BucketLocationConstraintUsWest1
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err := s3client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+				LocationConstraint: region,
+			},
+		})
+		cancel()
+
+		return checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidLocationConstraint))
+	})
+}
+
+func CreateBucket_long_tags(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "CreateBucket_long_tags"
+	return actionHandlerNoSetup(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		tagging := []types.Tag{{Key: getPtr(genRandString(200)), Value: getPtr("val")}}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err := s3client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+				Tags: tagging,
+			},
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err := checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		tagging = []types.Tag{{Key: getPtr("key"), Value: getPtr(genRandString(300))}}
+
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err = s3client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+				Tags: tagging,
+			},
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err := checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func CreateBucket_invalid_tags(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "CreateBucket_invalid_tags"
+	return actionHandlerNoSetup(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		for i, test := range []struct {
+			tags []types.Tag
+			err  s3err.APIError
+		}{
+			// invalid tag key tests
+			{[]types.Tag{{Key: getPtr("user!name"), Value: getPtr("value")}}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)},
+			{[]types.Tag{{Key: getPtr("foo#bar"), Value: getPtr("value")}}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)},
+			{[]types.Tag{
+				{Key: getPtr("validkey"), Value: getPtr("validvalue")},
+				{Key: getPtr("data%20"), Value: getPtr("value")},
+			}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)},
+			{[]types.Tag{
+				{Key: getPtr("abcd"), Value: getPtr("xyz123")},
+				{Key: getPtr("a*b"), Value: getPtr("value")},
+			}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)},
+			// invalid tag value tests
+			{[]types.Tag{
+				{Key: getPtr("hello"), Value: getPtr("world")},
+				{Key: getPtr("key"), Value: getPtr("name?test")},
+			}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)},
+			{[]types.Tag{
+				{Key: getPtr("foo"), Value: getPtr("bar")},
+				{Key: getPtr("key"), Value: getPtr("`path")},
+			}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)},
+			{[]types.Tag{{Key: getPtr("valid"), Value: getPtr("comma,separated")}}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)},
+			{[]types.Tag{{Key: getPtr("valid"), Value: getPtr("semicolon;test")}}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)},
+			{[]types.Tag{{Key: getPtr("valid"), Value: getPtr("(parentheses)")}}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)},
+		} {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+			_, err := s3client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+				Bucket: &bucket,
+				CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+					Tags: test.tags,
+				},
+			})
+			cancel()
+			if err == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("test %v failed: expected err %w, instead got nil", i+1, test.err)
+			}
+
+			if err := checkApiErr(err, test.err); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("test %v failed: %w", i+1, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func CreateBucket_duplicate_keys(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "CreateBucket_duplicate_keys"
+	return actionHandlerNoSetup(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		tagging := []types.Tag{
+			{Key: getPtr("key"), Value: getPtr("value")},
+			{Key: getPtr("key"), Value: getPtr("value-1")},
+			{Key: getPtr("key-1"), Value: getPtr("value-2")},
+			{Key: getPtr("key-2"), Value: getPtr("value-3")},
+		}
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err := s3client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+				Tags: tagging,
+			},
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err := checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrDuplicateTagKey)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func CreateBucket_tag_count_limit(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "CreateBucket_tag_count_limit"
+	return actionHandlerNoSetup(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		tagSet := []types.Tag{}
+
+		for i := range 51 {
+			tagSet = append(tagSet, types.Tag{
+				Key:   getPtr(fmt.Sprintf("key-%v", i)),
+				Value: getPtr(genRandString(10)),
+			})
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err := s3client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			CreateBucketConfiguration: &types.CreateBucketConfiguration{
+				Tags: tagSet,
+			},
+		})
+		cancel()
+		return checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrBucketTaggingLimited))
+	})
+}
+
 func HeadBucket_non_existing_bucket(s *S3Conf) error {
 	testName := "HeadBucket_non_existing_bucket"
 	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
diff --git a/tests/integration/utils.go b/tests/integration/utils.go
index ba8b8ca..debd7b1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/utils.go
+++ b/tests/integration/utils.go
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ func actionHandler(s *S3Conf, testName string, handler func(s3client *s3.Client,
 func actionHandlerNoSetup(s *S3Conf, testName string, handler func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error, _ ...setupOpt) error {
 	runF(testName)
 	client := s.GetClient()
-	handlerErr := handler(client, "")
+	bucket := getBucketName()
+	handlerErr := handler(client, bucket)
 	if handlerErr != nil {
 		failF("%v: %v", testName, handlerErr)
 	}