diff --git a/apps/base/dev/tasks.py b/apps/base/dev/tasks.py
index c737a45dd..9cfd47fd9 100644
--- a/apps/base/dev/tasks.py
+++ b/apps/base/dev/tasks.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from models.volunteer.shift import Shift
 from models.volunteer.role import Role
 
+from apps.cfp.tasks import create_tags
+
 from . import dev_cli
 from .fake import FakeDataGenerator
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ def dev_data(ctx):
     ctx.invoke(fake_data)
     ctx.invoke(volunteer_data)
     ctx.invoke(volunteer_shifts)
+    ctx.invoke(create_tags)
 
 
 @dev_cli.command("cfp_data")
diff --git a/apps/cfp/tasks.py b/apps/cfp/tasks.py
index 66904a696..42f5b0fb6 100644
--- a/apps/cfp/tasks.py
+++ b/apps/cfp/tasks.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from main import db
 from models.cfp import Proposal, TalkProposal, WorkshopProposal, InstallationProposal
+from models.cfp_tag import Tag, DEFAULT_TAGS
 from models.user import User
 from apps.cfp_review.base import send_email_for_proposal
 from ..common.email import from_email
@@ -125,3 +126,27 @@ def email_reserve():
         send_email_for_proposal(
             proposal, reason="reserve-list", from_address=from_email("SPEAKERS_EMAIL")
         )
+
+
+@cfp.cli.command(
+    "create_tags",
+    help=f"Add tags to the database. Defaults are {DEFAULT_TAGS}.",
+)
+@click.argument("tags_to_create", nargs=-1)
+def create_tags(tags_to_create):
+    """Upset tag list"""
+    if not tags_to_create:
+        tags_to_create = DEFAULT_TAGS
+
+    tags_created = 0
+    for tag in tags_to_create:
+        if Tag.query.filter_by(tag=tag).all():
+            app.logger.info(f"'{tag}' already exists, skipping.")
+            continue
+
+        db.session.add(Tag(tag))
+        tags_created += 1
+        app.logger.info(f"'{tag}' added to session.")
+
+    db.session.commit()
+    app.logger.info(f"Successfully created {tags_created} new tags.")
diff --git a/models/cfp_tag.py b/models/cfp_tag.py
index d687ad74e..c3c5a99f0 100644
--- a/models/cfp_tag.py
+++ b/models/cfp_tag.py
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 from . import BaseModel
 
 
+DEFAULT_TAGS = [
+    "security",
+    "robotics",
+    "trains",
+    "radio",
+    "health",
+    "science",
+    "music",
+    "computing",
+    "film",
+]
+
+
 class Tag(BaseModel):
     __versioned__: dict = {}
     __tablename__ = "tag"