diff --git a/Jamroot b/Jamroot
index 7ed45cf..4b2778a 100644
--- a/Jamroot
+++ b/Jamroot
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ rule tag ( name : type ? : property-set )
     return [ boostcpp.tag $(name) : $(type) : $(property-set) ] ;
 }
 
+rule python-tag ( name : type ? : property-set )
+{
+    return [ boostcpp.python-tag $(name) : $(type) : $(property-set) ] ;
+}
+
 rule handle-static-runtime ( properties * )
 {
     # Using static runtime with shared libraries is impossible on Linux, and
diff --git a/boostcpp.jam b/boostcpp.jam
index 7d7f941..3e728f5 100644
--- a/boostcpp.jam
+++ b/boostcpp.jam
@@ -162,6 +162,19 @@ rule tag ( name : type ? : property-set )
     }
 }
 
+# Specialized tag function to use for libraries linking to Python.
+# Appends value of --python-buildid if provided.
+rule python-tag ( name : type ? : property-set )
+{
+    local result = $(name) ;
+    if $(type) in STATIC_LIB SHARED_LIB IMPORT_LIB && $(PYTHON_ID)
+    {
+        result = $(result)-$(PYTHON_ID) ;        
+    }
+    
+    # forward to the boost tagging rule
+    return  [ tag $(result) : $(type) : $(property-set) ] ;		
+}
 
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