diff --git a/moto/apigateway/models.py b/moto/apigateway/models.py
index 9d6305ef9..6f7fc97a9 100644
--- a/moto/apigateway/models.py
+++ b/moto/apigateway/models.py
@@ -332,15 +332,16 @@ class ApiKey(BaseModel, dict):
 
 class UsagePlan(BaseModel, dict):
 
-    def __init__(self, name=None, description=None, apiStages=[],
-                 throttle=None, quota=None):
+    def __init__(self, name=None, description=None, apiStages=None,
+                 throttle=None, quota=None, tags=None):
         super(UsagePlan, self).__init__()
         self['id'] = create_id()
         self['name'] = name
         self['description'] = description
-        self['apiStages'] = apiStages
+        self['apiStages'] = apiStages if apiStages else []
         self['throttle'] = throttle
         self['quota'] = quota
+        self['tags'] = tags
 
 
 class UsagePlanKey(BaseModel, dict):
diff --git a/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py b/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py
index 20cc078b8..42e9d7254 100644
--- a/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py
+++ b/tests/test_apigateway/test_apigateway.py
@@ -1029,20 +1029,27 @@ def test_usage_plans():
     usage_plan['name'].should.equal(usage_plan_name)
     usage_plan['apiStages'].should.equal([])
 
-    usage_plan_name = 'TEST-PLAN-2'
-    usage_plan_description = 'Description'
-    usage_plan_quota = {'limit': 10, 'period': 'DAY', 'offset': 0}
-    usage_plan_throttle = {'rateLimit': 2, 'burstLimit': 1}
-    usage_plan_api_stages = [{'apiId': 'foo', 'stage': 'bar'}]
-    payload = {'name': usage_plan_name, 'description': usage_plan_description, 'quota': usage_plan_quota, 'throttle': usage_plan_throttle, 'apiStages': usage_plan_api_stages}
+    payload = {
+        'name': 'TEST-PLAN-2',
+        'description': 'Description',
+        'quota': {'limit': 10, 'period': 'DAY', 'offset': 0},
+        'throttle': {'rateLimit': 2, 'burstLimit': 1},
+        'apiStages': [{'apiId': 'foo', 'stage': 'bar'}],
+        'tags': {'tag_key': 'tag_value'},
+    }
     response = client.create_usage_plan(**payload)
     usage_plan_id = response['id']
     usage_plan = client.get_usage_plan(usagePlanId=usage_plan_id)
-    usage_plan['name'].should.equal(usage_plan_name)
-    usage_plan['description'].should.equal(usage_plan_description)
-    usage_plan['apiStages'].should.equal(usage_plan_api_stages)
-    usage_plan['throttle'].should.equal(usage_plan_throttle)
-    usage_plan['quota'].should.equal(usage_plan_quota)
+
+    # The payload should remain unchanged
+    for key, value in payload.items():
+        usage_plan.should.have.key(key).which.should.equal(value)
+
+    # Status code should be 200
+    usage_plan['ResponseMetadata'].should.have.key('HTTPStatusCode').which.should.equal(200)
+
+    # An Id should've been generated
+    usage_plan.should.have.key('id').which.should_not.be.none
 
     response = client.get_usage_plans()
     len(response['items']).should.equal(2)