diff --git a/moto/rds2/responses.py b/moto/rds2/responses.py
index 8b483844f..54a132027 100644
--- a/moto/rds2/responses.py
+++ b/moto/rds2/responses.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class RDS2Response(BaseResponse):
         return rds2_backends[self.region]
 
     def _get_db_kwargs(self):
-        return {
+        args = {
             "auto_minor_version_upgrade": self._get_param('AutoMinorVersionUpgrade'),
             "allocated_storage": self._get_int_param('AllocatedStorage'),
             "availability_zone": self._get_param("AvailabilityZone"),
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@ class RDS2Response(BaseResponse):
             "security_groups": self._get_multi_param('DBSecurityGroups.member'),
             "storage_type": self._get_param("StorageType"),
             # VpcSecurityGroupIds.member.N
+            "tags": []
         }
+        count = 1
+        while self._get_param('Tags.member.{}.Key'.format(count)):
+            args["tags"].append({
+                "Key": self._get_param('Tags.member.{}.Key'.format(count)),
+                "Value": self._get_param('Tags.member.{}.Value'.format(count))
+            })
+            count += 1
+        return args
 
     def _get_db_replica_kwargs(self):
         return {
@@ -414,9 +423,10 @@ LIST_TAGS_FOR_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE = \
         {"TagList": [
           {%- for tag in tags -%}
             {%- if loop.index != 1 -%},{%- endif -%}
-            {%- for key in tag -%}
-              {"Value": "{{ tag[key] }}", "Key": "{{ key }}"}
-            {%- endfor -%}
+            {
+              "Key": "{{ tag['Key'] }}",
+              "Value": "{{ tag['Value'] }}"
+            }
           {%- endfor -%}
         ]},
         "ResponseMetadata": {
diff --git a/tests/test_rds2/test_rds2.py b/tests/test_rds2/test_rds2.py
index 8fa6c91d0..0b72b8ed7 100644
--- a/tests/test_rds2/test_rds2.py
+++ b/tests/test_rds2/test_rds2.py
@@ -277,15 +277,19 @@ def test_list_tags():
     conn = boto.rds2.connect_to_region("us-west-2")
     result = conn.list_tags_for_resource('arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:1234567890:db:foo')
     result['ListTagsForResourceResponse']['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList'].should.equal([])
-    conn.create_db_instance(db_instance_identifier='db-master-1',
+    conn.create_db_instance(db_instance_identifier='db-with-tags',
                             allocated_storage=10,
                             engine='postgres',
                             db_instance_class='db.m1.small',
                             master_username='root',
                             master_user_password='hunter2',
                             db_security_groups=["my_sg"],
-                            tags=[{'Key': 'foo', 'Value': 'bar'}])
-    result = conn.list_tags_for_resource('arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:1234567890:db:db-master-1')
+                            tags=[('foo', 'bar'), ('foo1', 'bar1')])
+    result = conn.list_tags_for_resource('arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:1234567890:db:db-with-tags')
+    result['ListTagsForResourceResponse']['ListTagsForResourceResult']['TagList'].should.equal([{'Value': 'bar',
+                                                                                                 'Key': 'foo'},
+                                                                                                {'Value': 'bar1',
+                                                                                                 'Key': 'foo1'}])
 
 #@disable_on_py3()
 #@mock_rds2