diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index 5704d5e..c1bb7a5 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ class LegendaryCLI:
             logger.error('Login failed! Cannot continue with download process.')
             exit(1)
 
-        if args.file_prefix or args.file_exclude_prefix or args.install_tag:
+        if args.file_prefix or args.file_exclude_prefix:
             args.no_install = True
 
         if args.update_only:
@@ -589,6 +589,18 @@ class LegendaryCLI:
                 self.core.lgd.config.set(game.app_name, 'install_tags', ','.join(args.install_tag))
             else:
                 args.install_tag = config_tags.split(',')
+        elif args.install_tag and not game.is_dlc and not args.no_install:
+            config_tags = ','.join(args.install_tag)
+            logger.info(f'Saving install tags for "{game.app_name}" to config: {config_tags}')
+            self.core.lgd.config.set(game.app_name, 'install_tags', config_tags)
+        elif not game.is_dlc:
+            config_tags = self.core.lgd.config.get(game.app_name, 'install_tags', fallback=None)
+            if config_tags and args.reset_sdl:
+                logger.info('Clearing install tags from config.')
+                self.core.lgd.config.remove_option(game.app_name, 'install_tags')
+            elif config_tags:
+                logger.info(f'Using install tags from config: {config_tags}')
+                args.install_tag = config_tags.split(',')
 
         logger.info('Preparing download...')
         # todo use status queue to print progress from CLI
diff --git a/legendary/utils/config.py b/legendary/utils/config.py
index 4ef809e..6621141 100644
--- a/legendary/utils/config.py
+++ b/legendary/utils/config.py
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ class LGDConf(configparser.ConfigParser):
         self.modified = True
         super().set(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def remove_option(self, section, option):
+        if self.read_only:
+            return False
+
+        self.modified = True
+        return super().remove_option(section, option)
+
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         if self.read_only:
             return