diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/Protected/Summit/OAuth2SummitTracksApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/Protected/Summit/OAuth2SummitTracksApiController.php
index c708db59..6de34e47 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/Protected/Summit/OAuth2SummitTracksApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Apis/Protected/Summit/OAuth2SummitTracksApiController.php
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ final class OAuth2SummitTracksApiController extends OAuth2ProtectedController
                 'lightning_alternate_count' => 'sometimes|integer',
                 'voting_visible'            => 'sometimes|boolean',
                 'chair_visible'             => 'sometimes|boolean',
+                'allowed_tags'              => 'sometimes|string_array',
             ];
 
             // Creates a Validator instance and validates the data.
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@ final class OAuth2SummitTracksApiController extends OAuth2ProtectedController
                 'lightning_alternate_count' => 'sometimes|integer',
                 'voting_visible'            => 'sometimes|boolean',
                 'chair_visible'             => 'sometimes|boolean',
+                'allowed_tags'              => 'sometimes|string_array',
             ];
 
             // Creates a Validator instance and validates the data.
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/PresentationCategory.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/PresentationCategory.php
index aa4ebbe2..0f971c6f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/PresentationCategory.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/PresentationCategory.php
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ class PresentationCategory extends SilverstripeBaseModel
         return $this->allowed_tags;
     }
 
+    public function clearAllowedTags(){
+        $this->allowed_tags->clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Tag $tag
+     */
+    public function addAllowedTag(Tag $tag){
+        if($this->allowed_tags->contains($tag)) return;
+        $this->allowed_tags->add($tag);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param int $group_id
      * @return PresentationCategoryGroup|null
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php
index dd08f998..fe26b49b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ class SummitEvent extends SilverstripeBaseModel
      */
     public function addTag(Tag $tag)
     {
+        if($this->tags->contains($tag)) return;
         $this->tags->add($tag);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
index 9ddb5816..43e3163d 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use App\Http\Utils\DateUtils;
 use App\Models\Foundation\Summit\Events\RSVP\RSVPTemplate;
 use App\Models\Foundation\Summit\SelectionPlan;
 use App\Models\Foundation\Summit\TrackTagGroup;
+use App\Models\Foundation\Summit\TrackTagGroupAllowedTag;
 use App\Models\Utils\TimeZoneEntity;
 use DateTime;
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
@@ -2225,6 +2226,56 @@ SQL;
         return count($res) > 0 ? $res[0] : null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $tag_value
+     * @return bool
+     * @throws \Doctrine\ORM\NoResultException
+     * @throws \Doctrine\ORM\NonUniqueResultException
+     */
+    public function isTagValueAllowedOnTrackTagGroups($tag_value){
+        $query = <<<SQL
+SELECT COUNT(tg.id) 
+FROM  App\Models\Foundation\Summit\TrackTagGroup tg
+JOIN tg.allowed_tags t
+JOIN t.tag tag
+WHERE 
+tg.summit = :summit
+AND tag.tag = :tag_value
+SQL;
+
+        $native_query = $this->getEM()->createQuery($query);
+
+        $native_query->setParameter("summit", $this);
+        $native_query->setParameter("tag_value", $tag_value);
+
+        $res =  $native_query->getSingleScalarResult();
+        return $res > 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $tag_value
+     * @return null|TrackTagGroupAllowedTag
+     */
+    public function getAllowedTagOnTagTrackGroup($tag_value){
+        $query = <<<SQL
+SELECT allowed_tag 
+FROM   App\Models\Foundation\Summit\TrackTagGroupAllowedTag allowed_tag
+JOIN allowed_tag.track_tag_group tg
+JOIN allowed_tag.tag tag
+WHERE 
+tg.summit = :summit
+AND tag.tag = :tag_value
+SQL;
+
+        $native_query = $this->getEM()->createQuery($query);
+
+        $native_query->setParameter("summit", $this);
+        $native_query->setParameter("tag_value", $tag_value);
+
+        $res =  $native_query->getResult();
+        return count($res) > 0 ? $res[0] : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param int $tag_id
      * @return TrackTagGroup|null
diff --git a/app/Services/Model/SummitTrackService.php b/app/Services/Model/SummitTrackService.php
index fa9e53f5..7f4d99d1 100644
--- a/app/Services/Model/SummitTrackService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Model/SummitTrackService.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use libs\utils\ITransactionService;
 use models\exceptions\EntityNotFoundException;
 use models\exceptions\ValidationException;
+use models\main\ITagRepository;
 use models\summit\PresentationCategory;
 use models\summit\Summit;
 /**
@@ -36,14 +37,26 @@ final class SummitTrackService
      */
     private $repository;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ITagRepository
+     */
+    private $tag_repository;
+
     /**
      * SummitTrackService constructor.
      * @param ISummitTrackRepository $repository
+     * @param ITagRepository $tag_repository
      * @param ITransactionService $tx_service
      */
-    public function __construct(ISummitTrackRepository $repository, ITransactionService $tx_service)
+    public function __construct
+    (
+        ISummitTrackRepository $repository,
+        ITagRepository $tag_repository,
+        ITransactionService $tx_service
+    )
     {
         parent::__construct($tx_service);
+        $this->tag_repository = $tag_repository;
         $this->repository = $repository;
     }
 
@@ -70,6 +83,18 @@ final class SummitTrackService
 
             $track = PresentationCategoryFactory::build($summit, $data);
 
+            if(isset($data['allowed_tags'])){
+                foreach($data['allowed_tags'] as $tag_value) {
+                    $tackTagGroupAllowedTag = $summit->getAllowedTagOnTagTrackGroup($tag_value);
+                    if(is_null($tackTagGroupAllowedTag)){
+                        throw new ValidationException(
+                            sprintf("allowed_tags : tag value %s is not allowed on current track tag groups for summit %s", $tag_value, $summit->getId())
+                        );
+                    }
+                    $track->addAllowedTag($tackTagGroupAllowedTag->getTag());
+                }
+            }
+
             $summit->addPresentationCategory($track);
 
             return $track;
@@ -114,6 +139,19 @@ final class SummitTrackService
 
             $track = PresentationCategoryFactory::populate($track, $data);
 
+            if(isset($data['allowed_tags'])){
+                $track->clearAllowedTags();
+                foreach($data['allowed_tags'] as $tag_value) {
+                    $tackTagGroupAllowedTag = $summit->getAllowedTagOnTagTrackGroup($tag_value);
+                    if(is_null($tackTagGroupAllowedTag)){
+                        throw new ValidationException(
+                            sprintf("allowed_tags : tag value %s is not allowed on current track tag groups for summit %s", $tag_value, $summit->getId())
+                        );
+                    }
+                    $track->addAllowedTag($tackTagGroupAllowedTag->getTag());
+                }
+            }
+
             Event::fire(new TrackUpdated($track->getSummitId(), $track->getId()));
 
             return $track;
diff --git a/tests/OAuth2TracksApiTest.php b/tests/OAuth2TracksApiTest.php
index 7b565bd0..3f70203f 100644
--- a/tests/OAuth2TracksApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/OAuth2TracksApiTest.php
@@ -195,16 +195,17 @@ final class OAuth2TracksApiTest extends ProtectedApiTest
      * @param int $summit_id
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function testAddTrack($summit_id = 23){
+    public function testAddTrack($summit_id = 25){
         $params = [
             'id' => $summit_id,
         ];
 
         $name       = str_random(16).'_track';
         $data = [
-            'title'       => $name,
+            'name'       => $name,
             'description' => 'test desc',
             'code'        => '',
+            'allowed_tags' => ['101','Case Study', 'Demo'],
         ];
 
         $headers = [