diff --git a/parsons/action_network/action_network.py b/parsons/action_network/action_network.py
index c0763fdf5b..5bbac4d633 100644
--- a/parsons/action_network/action_network.py
+++ b/parsons/action_network/action_network.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def upsert_person(
         given_name=None,
         family_name=None,
         tags=None,
+        remove_tags=None,
         languages_spoken=None,
         postal_addresses=None,
         mobile_number=None,
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ def upsert_person(
                 The person's family name
             tags:
                 Optional field. A list of strings of pre-existing tags to be applied to the person.
+            remove_tags:
+                Optional field. A list of strings of pre-existing tags to be removed from the person
             languages_spoken:
                 Optional field. A list of strings of the languages spoken by the person
             postal_addresses:
@@ -217,6 +220,8 @@ def upsert_person(
             data["person"]["postal_addresses"] = postal_addresses
         if tags is not None:
             data["add_tags"] = tags
+        if remove_tags is not None:
+            data["remove_tags"] = remove_tags
 
         data["person"]["custom_fields"] = {**kwargs}
         url = f"{self.api_url}/people"
diff --git a/test/test_action_network/test_action_network.py b/test/test_action_network/test_action_network.py
index c6984d3861..f1e5054dee 100644
--- a/test/test_action_network/test_action_network.py
+++ b/test/test_action_network/test_action_network.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import unittest
-import requests_mock
 import json
-from parsons import Table, ActionNetwork
+import unittest
 from test.utils import assert_matching_tables
 
+import requests_mock
+from parsons import ActionNetwork, Table
+
 
 class TestActionNetwork(unittest.TestCase):
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
@@ -435,7 +436,10 @@ def test_update_person(self, m):
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             self.an.update_person(
-                self.fake_person_id_1, given_name="Flake", family_name="McFlakerson"
+                self.fake_person_id_1,
+                given_name="Flake",
+                family_name="McFlakerson",
+                remove_tags=["Fake Tag"],
             ),
             self.updated_fake_person,
         )