diff --git a/doc/riverctl.1.scd b/doc/riverctl.1.scd
index 8e23619..7218a6c 100644
--- a/doc/riverctl.1.scd
+++ b/doc/riverctl.1.scd
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ over the Wayland protocol.
 	Snap the focused view to the specified screen edge. The view will
 	be set to floating.
 
-*send-to-output* *next*|*previous*|*up*|*right*|*down*|*left*|_name_
+*send-to-output* [*-current-tags*] *next*|*previous*|*up*|*right*|*down*|*left*|_name_
 	Send the focused view to the next or previous output, the closest
 	output in any direction or to an output by name.
 
+	- *-current-tags*: Assign the currently focused tags of the destination
+	  output to the view.
+
 *spawn* _shell_command_
 	Run _shell_command_ using `/bin/sh -c _shell_command_`. Note that
 	*spawn* only takes a single argument. To spawn a command taking
diff --git a/river/command/output.zig b/river/command/output.zig
index 64d021e..f2b973c 100644
--- a/river/command/output.zig
+++ b/river/command/output.zig
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const mem = std.mem;
-
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const flags = @import("flags");
 
 const server = &@import("../main.zig").server;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ pub fn sendToOutput(
     _: *?[]const u8,
 ) Error!void {
     if (args.len < 2) return Error.NotEnoughArguments;
-    if (args.len > 2) return Error.TooManyArguments;
+    const result = flags.parser([:0]const u8, &.{
+        .{ .name = "current-tags", .kind = .boolean },
+    }).parse(args[1..]) catch {
+        return error.InvalidOption;
+    };
+    if (result.args.len < 1) return Error.NotEnoughArguments;
+    if (result.args.len > 1) return Error.TooManyArguments;
 
     // If the noop output is focused, there is nowhere to send the view
     if (seat.focused_output == null) {
@@ -61,10 +67,15 @@ pub fn sendToOutput(
     }
 
     if (seat.focused == .view) {
-        const destination_output = (try getOutput(seat, args[1])) orelse return;
+        const destination_output = (try getOutput(seat, result.args[0])) orelse return;
 
         // If the view is already on destination_output, do nothing
         if (seat.focused.view.pending.output == destination_output) return;
+
+        if (result.flags.@"current-tags") {
+            seat.focused.view.pending.tags = destination_output.pending.tags;
+        }
+
         seat.focused.view.setPendingOutput(destination_output);
 
         server.root.applyPending();