diff --git a/include/seqmid.h b/include/seqmid.h
index 411e661e..80fd0aca 100644
--- a/include/seqmid.h
+++ b/include/seqmid.h
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #define snd_seq_ev_clear(ev) \
 	memset(ev, 0, sizeof(snd_seq_event_t))
 
+/**
+ * \brief set the tag for given event
+ * \param ev event record
+ * \param tag event tag
+ *
+ * This macro sets the tag to the given event record.
+ */
+#define snd_seq_ev_set_tag(ev,t) \
+	((ev)->tag = (t))
+
 /**
  * \brief set the explicit destination
  * \param ev event record