diff --git a/org_rw/org_rw.py b/org_rw/org_rw.py
index 99ac122..686525b 100644
--- a/org_rw/org_rw.py
+++ b/org_rw/org_rw.py
@@ -752,11 +752,20 @@ class Headline:
         return times
 
     @property
-    def tags(self):
-        if isinstance(self.parent, OrgDoc):
-            return list(self.shallow_tags)
-        else:
-            return list(self.shallow_tags) + self.parent.tags
+    def tags(self) -> list[str]:
+        parent_tags = self.parent.tags
+        if self.doc.environment.get("org-use-tag-inheritance"):
+            accepted_tags = []
+            for tag in self.doc.environment.get("org-use-tag-inheritance"):
+                if tag in parent_tags:
+                    accepted_tags.append(tag)
+            parent_tags = accepted_tags
+
+        elif self.doc.environment.get("org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance"):
+            for tag in self.doc.environment.get("org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance"):
+                if tag in parent_tags:
+                    parent_tags.remove(tag)
+        return list(self.shallow_tags) + parent_tags
 
     def add_tag(self, tag: str):
         self.shallow_tags.append(tag)
@@ -2237,6 +2246,7 @@ class OrgDoc:
     ):
         self.todo_keywords = [HeadlineState(name=kw) for kw in DEFAULT_TODO_KEYWORDS]
         self.done_keywords = [HeadlineState(name=kw) for kw in DEFAULT_DONE_KEYWORDS]
+        self.environment = environment
 
         keywords_set_in_file = False
         for keyword in keywords:
@@ -2280,6 +2290,17 @@ class OrgDoc:
     def path(self):
         return self._path
 
+    @property
+    def tags(self) -> list[str]:
+        for kw in self.keywords:
+            if kw.key == "FILETAGS":
+                return kw.value.strip(":").split(":")
+        return []
+
+    @property
+    def shallow_tags(self) -> list[str]:
+        return self.tags
+
     ## Querying
     def get_links(self):
         for headline in self.headlines:
diff --git a/tests/13-tags.org b/tests/13-tags.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c61ccdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/13-tags.org
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#+TITLE: 13-Tags
+#+DESCRIPTION: Simple org file to test tags
+#+FILETAGS: :filetag:
+
+* Level 1 :h1tag:
+  :PROPERTIES:
+  :ID:       13-tags
+  :CREATED:  [2020-01-01 Wed 01:01]
+  :END:
+
+** Level2 :h2tag:
+* Level 1-1 :otherh1tag:
+** Level2 :otherh2tag:
diff --git a/tests/test_org.py b/tests/test_org.py
index 6a54395..f27185b 100644
--- a/tests/test_org.py
+++ b/tests/test_org.py
@@ -865,6 +865,92 @@ class TestSerde(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(dumps(doc), orig)
 
+    def test_mimic_write_file_13(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(DIR, "13-tags.org")) as f:
+            orig = f.read()
+            doc = loads(orig)
+
+        self.assertEqual(dumps(doc), orig)
+
+    def test_tag_property_read_13(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(DIR, "13-tags.org")) as f:
+            orig = f.read()
+            doc = loads(orig)
+
+        self.assertEqual(doc.tags, ["filetag"])
+
+        h1_1, h1_2 = doc.getTopHeadlines()
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1.tags), ["filetag", "h1tag"])
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2.tags), ["filetag", "otherh1tag"])
+
+        h1_1_h2 = h1_1.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1_h2.tags), ["filetag", "h1tag", "h2tag"])
+
+        h1_2_h2 = h1_2.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2_h2.tags), ["filetag", "otherh1tag", "otherh2tag"])
+
+    def test_shallow_tag_property_read_13(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(DIR, "13-tags.org")) as f:
+            orig = f.read()
+            doc = loads(orig)
+
+        self.assertEqual(doc.shallow_tags, ["filetag"])
+
+        h1_1, h1_2 = doc.getTopHeadlines()
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1.shallow_tags), ["h1tag"])
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2.shallow_tags), ["otherh1tag"])
+
+        h1_1_h2 = h1_1.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1_h2.shallow_tags), ["h2tag"])
+
+        h1_2_h2 = h1_2.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2_h2.shallow_tags), ["otherh2tag"])
+
+    def test_exclude_tags_from_inheritance_property_read_13(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(DIR, "13-tags.org")) as f:
+            orig = f.read()
+            doc = loads(
+                orig,
+                {
+                    "org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance": ("h1tag", "otherh2tag"),
+                },
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(doc.tags, ["filetag"])
+
+        h1_1, h1_2 = doc.getTopHeadlines()
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1.tags), ["filetag", "h1tag"])
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2.tags), ["filetag", "otherh1tag"])
+
+        h1_1_h2 = h1_1.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1_h2.tags), ["filetag", "h2tag"])
+
+        h1_2_h2 = h1_2.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2_h2.tags), ["filetag", "otherh1tag", "otherh2tag"])
+
+    def test_select_tags_to_inheritance_property_read_13(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(DIR, "13-tags.org")) as f:
+            orig = f.read()
+            doc = loads(
+                orig,
+                {
+                    "org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance": ("h1tag", "otherh2tag"),
+                    "org-use-tag-inheritance": ("h1tag",),
+                },
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(doc.tags, ["filetag"])
+
+        h1_1, h1_2 = doc.getTopHeadlines()
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1.tags), ["h1tag"])
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2.tags), ["otherh1tag"])
+
+        h1_1_h2 = h1_1.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_1_h2.tags), ["h1tag", "h2tag"])
+
+        h1_2_h2 = h1_2.children[0]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(h1_2_h2.tags), ["otherh2tag"])
+
 
 def print_tree(tree, indentation=0, headline=None):
     for element in tree: