diff --git a/langfuse/openai.py b/langfuse/openai.py
index 9601715e5..193f81aa0 100644
--- a/langfuse/openai.py
+++ b/langfuse/openai.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def __init__(
         trace_id=None,
         session_id=None,
         user_id=None,
+        tags=None,
         parent_observation_id=None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.args["trace_id"] = trace_id
         self.args["session_id"] = session_id
         self.args["user_id"] = user_id
+        self.args["tags"] = tags
         self.args["parent_observation_id"] = parent_observation_id
         self.kwargs = kwargs
 
@@ -187,6 +189,12 @@ def _get_langfuse_data_from_kwargs(
     if user_id is not None and not isinstance(user_id, str):
         raise TypeError("user_id must be a string")
 
+    tags = kwargs.get("tags", None)
+    if tags is not None and (
+        not isinstance(tags, list) or not all(isinstance(tag, str) for tag in tags)
+    ):
+        raise TypeError("tags must be a list of strings")
+
     parent_observation_id = kwargs.get("parent_observation_id", None)
     if parent_observation_id is not None and not isinstance(parent_observation_id, str):
         raise TypeError("parent_observation_id must be a string")
@@ -194,10 +202,11 @@ def _get_langfuse_data_from_kwargs(
         raise ValueError("parent_observation_id requires trace_id to be set")
 
     if trace_id:
-        langfuse.trace(id=trace_id, session_id=session_id, user_id=user_id)
-    elif session_id:
-        # If a session_id is provided but no trace_id, we should create a trace using the SDK and then use its trace_id
-        trace_id = langfuse.trace(session_id=session_id, user_id=user_id).id
+        langfuse.trace(id=trace_id, session_id=session_id, user_id=user_id, tags=tags)
+    else:
+        trace_id = langfuse.trace(
+            session_id=session_id, user_id=user_id, tags=tags, name=name
+        ).id
 
     metadata = kwargs.get("metadata", {})
 
diff --git a/tests/test_openai.py b/tests/test_openai.py
index 8f07af3f8..e349b99db 100644
--- a/tests/test_openai.py
+++ b/tests/test_openai.py
@@ -255,9 +255,11 @@ def test_openai_chat_completion_fail():
     openai.api_key = os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"]
 
 
-def test_openai_chat_completion_with_user_id():
+def test_openai_chat_completion_with_additional_params():
     api = get_api()
     user_id = create_uuid()
+    session_id = create_uuid()
+    tags = ["tag1", "tag2"]
     trace_id = create_uuid()
     completion = chat_func(
         name="user-creation",
@@ -267,14 +269,18 @@ def test_openai_chat_completion_with_user_id():
         metadata={"someKey": "someResponse"},
         user_id=user_id,
         trace_id=trace_id,
+        session_id=session_id,
+        tags=tags,
     )
 
     openai.flush_langfuse()
 
     assert len(completion.choices) != 0
-    traces = api.trace.get(trace_id)
+    trace = api.trace.get(trace_id)
 
-    assert traces.user_id == user_id
+    assert trace.user_id == user_id
+    assert trace.session_id == session_id
+    assert trace.tags == tags
 
 
 def test_openai_chat_completion_without_extra_param():