diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
index 21f90661fd74..a860b272bd44 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
@@ -1854,7 +1854,10 @@ def generate_man_install(self, d: InstallData) -> None:
                 srcabs = f.absolute_path(self.environment.get_source_dir(), self.environment.get_build_dir())
                 dstname = os.path.join(subdir, os.path.basename(fname))
                 dstabs = dstname.replace('{mandir}', manroot)
-                i = InstallDataBase(srcabs, dstabs, dstname, m.get_custom_install_mode(), m.subproject, tag='man')
+                tag = 'man'
+                if m.install_tag is not None:
+                    tag = m.install_tag
+                i = InstallDataBase(srcabs, dstabs, dstname, m.get_custom_install_mode(), m.subproject, tag=tag)
                 d.man.append(i)
 
     def generate_emptydir_install(self, d: InstallData) -> None:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/build.py b/mesonbuild/build.py
index 0822f6a2bfd1..66d635fa3ad7 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/build.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class Man(HoldableObject):
     custom_install_mode: 'FileMode'
     subproject: str
     locale: T.Optional[str]
+    install_tag: T.Optional[str] = None
 
     def get_custom_install_dir(self) -> T.Optional[str]:
         return self.custom_install_dir
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 3b87f48eae44..1aeb94288c9b 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -2341,6 +2341,7 @@ def func_install_headers(self, node: mparser.BaseNode,
         KwargInfo('locale', (str, NoneType), since='0.58.0'),
         INSTALL_MODE_KW.evolve(since='0.47.0'),
         INSTALL_DIR_KW,
+        INSTALL_TAG_KW.evolve(since='1.11.0')
     )
     def func_install_man(self, node: mparser.BaseNode,
                          args: T.Tuple[T.List['mesonlib.FileOrString']],
@@ -2358,7 +2359,7 @@ def func_install_man(self, node: mparser.BaseNode,
                 raise InvalidArguments('Man file must have a file extension of a number between 1 and 9')
 
         m = build.Man(sources, kwargs['install_dir'], install_mode,
-                      self.subproject, kwargs['locale'])
+                      self.subproject, kwargs['locale'], kwargs['install_tag'])
         self.build.man.append(m)
 
         return m