diff --git a/openapi/__init__.py b/openapi/__init__.py
index d776a26..716d19e 100644
--- a/openapi/__init__.py
+++ b/openapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Minimal OpenAPI asynchronous server application
 """
-__version__ = '0.2.2'
+__version__ = '0.2.3'
diff --git a/openapi/spec/spec.py b/openapi/spec/spec.py
index ed671f1..90b7796 100644
--- a/openapi/spec/spec.py
+++ b/openapi/spec/spec.py
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ def _build_paths(self, app):
                 paths[path] = self._build_path_object(handler, app)
 
     def _build_path_object(self, handler, path_obj):
-        path_obj = {}
+        path_obj = load_yaml_from_docstring(handler.__doc__) or {}
+        tags = self._extend_tags(path_obj.pop('tags', None))
         for method in METHODS:
             method_handler = getattr(handler, method, None)
             if method_handler is None:
@@ -205,15 +206,16 @@ def _build_path_object(self, handler, path_obj):
                 )
                 continue
 
-            method_doc = load_yaml_from_docstring(method_handler.__doc__)
+            method_doc = load_yaml_from_docstring(method_handler.__doc__) or {}
+            mtags = tags.copy()
+            mtags.update(self._extend_tags(method_doc.pop('tags', None)))
             op_attrs = asdict(operation)
             self._add_schemas_from_operation(op_attrs)
             responses = self._get_resonse_object(op_attrs, method_doc)
             request_body = self._get_request_body_object(op_attrs, method_doc)
 
-            path_obj[method] = {
-                'description': method_doc['summary']
-            }
+            method_doc['tags'] = list(mtags)
+            path_obj[method] = method_doc
 
             if responses is not None:
                 path_obj[method]['responses'] = responses
@@ -275,6 +277,20 @@ def _add_schemas_from_operation(self, operation_obj):
                     schema_obj = schema_obj[0]
                 self.schemas_to_parse.add(schema_obj)
 
+    def _extend_tags(self, tags):
+        names = set()
+        for tag in (tags or ()):
+            if isinstance(tag, str):
+                tag = {'name': tag}
+            name = tag.get('name')
+            if name:
+                if name not in self.tags:
+                    self.tags[name] = tag
+                else:
+                    self.tags[name].update(tag)
+                names.add(name)
+        return names
+
 
 async def spec_root(request):
     """Return the OpenApi spec
diff --git a/tests/example/endpoints.py b/tests/example/endpoints.py
index 016a4d9..3727792 100644
--- a/tests/example/endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/example/endpoints.py
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class TaskPath(SqlApiPath):
     ---
     summary: Create and query tasks
     tags:
-        - task
+        - name: task
+          description: simple description
+        - name: random
     """
     table = 'tasks'
     path_schema = TaskPathSchema
diff --git a/tests/test_db.py b/tests/test_db.py
index 95f89ff..fd573e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/test_db.py
@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@ async def test_spec_root(cli):
     response = await cli.get('/spec')
     spec = await jsonBody(response)
     assert 'paths' in spec
+    assert 'tags' in spec
+    assert len(spec['tags']) == 2
+    assert spec['tags'][1]['name'] == 'task'
+    assert spec['tags'][1]['description'] == 'simple description'