diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
index 29edb79d16023..e482b999c5371 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const tsconfig = {
     paths: {
       '@mycompany/impl': ['libs/impl/src/index.ts'],
       '@mycompany/untagged': ['libs/untagged/src/index.ts'],
+      '@mycompany/tagged': ['libs/tagged/src/index.ts'],
       '@mycompany/api': ['libs/api/src/index.ts'],
       '@mycompany/impl-domain2': ['libs/impl-domain2/src/index.ts'],
       '@mycompany/impl-both-domains': ['libs/impl-both-domains/src/index.ts'],
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ const packageJson = {
 const fileSys = {
   './libs/impl/src/index.ts': '',
   './libs/untagged/src/index.ts': '',
+  './libs/tagged/src/index.ts': '',
   './libs/api/src/index.ts': '',
   './libs/impl-domain2/src/index.ts': '',
   './libs/impl-both-domains/src/index.ts': '',
@@ -310,9 +312,10 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
             implicitDependencies: [],
             architect: {},
             files: [
-              createFile(
-                `libs/private/src/index.tslibs/private/src/index.tslibs/private/src/index.ts`
-              ),
+              createFile(`libs/private/src/index.ts`, [
+                'untaggedName',
+                'taggedName',
+              ]),
             ],
           },
         },
@@ -327,6 +330,17 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
             files: [createFile(`libs/untagged/src/index.ts`)],
           },
         },
+        taggedName: {
+          name: 'taggedName',
+          type: 'lib',
+          data: {
+            root: 'libs/tagged',
+            tags: ['some-tag'],
+            implicitDependencies: [],
+            architect: {},
+            files: [createFile(`libs/tagged/src/index.ts`)],
+          },
+        },
       },
       externalNodes: {
         'npm:npm-package': {
@@ -387,6 +401,7 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
         { sourceTag: 'domain1', onlyDependOnLibsWithTags: ['domain1'] },
         { sourceTag: 'domain2', onlyDependOnLibsWithTags: ['domain2'] },
         { sourceTag: 'public', notDependOnLibsWithTags: ['private'] },
+        { sourceTag: 'private', onlyDependOnLibsWithTags: [] },
       ],
     };
 
@@ -530,6 +545,38 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
       expect(failures[1].message).toEqual(message);
     });
 
+    it('should not error when the target library is untagged, if source expects it', () => {
+      const failures = runRule(
+        depConstraints,
+        `${process.cwd()}/proj/libs/private/src/index.ts`,
+        `
+          import '@mycompany/untagged';
+          import('@mycompany/untagged');
+        `,
+        graph
+      );
+
+      expect(failures.length).toEqual(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should error when the target library is tagged, if source does not expect it', () => {
+      const failures = runRule(
+        depConstraints,
+        `${process.cwd()}/proj/libs/private/src/index.ts`,
+        `
+          import '@mycompany/tagged';
+          import('@mycompany/tagged');
+        `,
+        graph
+      );
+
+      const message =
+        'A project tagged with "private" cannot depend on any libs with tags';
+      expect(failures.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(failures[0].message).toEqual(message);
+      expect(failures[1].message).toEqual(message);
+    });
+
     it('should error when the target library has a disallowed tag', () => {
       const failures = runRule(
         depConstraints,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
index 68fd6e6edaeab..ea637fef0fa94 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export type MessageIds =
   | 'nestedBannedExternalImportsViolation'
   | 'noTransitiveDependencies'
   | 'onlyTagsConstraintViolation'
+  | 'emptyOnlyTagsConstraintViolation'
   | 'notTagsConstraintViolation';
 export const RULE_NAME = 'enforce-module-boundaries';
 
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
       nestedBannedExternalImportsViolation: `A project tagged with "{{sourceTag}}" is not allowed to import the "{{package}}" package. Nested import found at {{childProjectName}}`,
       noTransitiveDependencies: `Transitive dependencies are not allowed. Only packages defined in the "package.json" can be imported`,
       onlyTagsConstraintViolation: `A project tagged with "{{sourceTag}}" can only depend on libs tagged with {{tags}}`,
+      emptyOnlyTagsConstraintViolation:
+        'A project tagged with "{{sourceTag}}" cannot depend on any libs with tags',
       notTagsConstraintViolation: `A project tagged with "{{sourceTag}}" can not depend on libs tagged with {{tags}}\n\nViolation detected in:\n{{projects}}`,
     },
   },
@@ -516,6 +519,20 @@ export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
             });
             return;
           }
+          if (
+            constraint.onlyDependOnLibsWithTags &&
+            constraint.onlyDependOnLibsWithTags.length === 0 &&
+            targetProject.data.tags.length !== 0
+          ) {
+            context.report({
+              node,
+              messageId: 'emptyOnlyTagsConstraintViolation',
+              data: {
+                sourceTag: constraint.sourceTag,
+              },
+            });
+            return;
+          }
           if (
             constraint.notDependOnLibsWithTags &&
             constraint.notDependOnLibsWithTags.length