diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc29300..24bb553 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Order of operations is supported at this point as hardcoded weights per resource
 for supporting dynamic discovery of order of execution - local configuration file override is one of
 the possible sources.
 
+Both start and stop environment commands can take one of two arguments.
+
+Supplying `--stack-name` and the name of an existing CloudFormation stack will run the operation against it
+
+Supplying `--stack-tag` and a key value pair (`Key=Value`) will cause a lookup of any root CloudFormation stacks with a matching tag. These stacks will then be looped over and have the operation ran against them.
+
 
 ## Start - stop cloudformation stack
 
diff --git a/exe/cfn_manage b/exe/cfn_manage
index 9022c07..18fc772 100755
--- a/exe/cfn_manage
+++ b/exe/cfn_manage
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ OptionParser.new do |opts|
     $options['STACK_NAME'] = stack
   end
 
+  opts.on('--stack-tag [STACK_TAG]') do |stack_tag|
+    $options['STACK_TAG'] = stack_tag
+  end
+
   opts.on('--asg-name [ASG]') do |asg|
     $options['ASG'] = asg
   end
@@ -251,7 +255,15 @@ when 'start-transfer-server'
 
   # stack commands
   when 'stop-environment'
-    CfnManage::CloudFormation::EnvironmentRunStop.new().stop_environment($options['STACK_NAME'])
+    if $options['STACK_NAME']
+      CfnManage::CloudFormation::EnvironmentRunStop.new().stop_environment($options['STACK_NAME'], 'stack')
+    elsif $options['STACK_TAG']
+      CfnManage::CloudFormation::EnvironmentRunStop.new().stop_environment($options['STACK_TAG'], 'tag')
+    end
   when 'start-environment'
-    CfnManage::CloudFormation::EnvironmentRunStop.new().start_environment($options['STACK_NAME'])
+    if $options['STACK_NAME']
+      CfnManage::CloudFormation::EnvironmentRunStop.new().start_environment($options['STACK_NAME'], 'stack')
+    elsif $options['STACK_TAG']
+      CfnManage::CloudFormation::EnvironmentRunStop.new().start_environment($options['STACK_TAG'], 'tag')
+    end
 end
diff --git a/exe/usage.txt b/exe/usage.txt
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 56e6a78..e60b4da
--- a/exe/usage.txt
+++ b/exe/usage.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ cfn_manage version
 
 cfn_manage stop-environment --stack-name [STACK_NAME]
 
+cfn_manage stop-environment --stack-tag [STACK_TAG]
+
 cfn_manage start-environment --stack-name [STACK_NAME]
 
+cfn_manage start-environment --stack-tag [STACK_TAG]
+
 cfn_manage stop-asg --asg-name [ASG]
 
 cfn_manage start-asg --asg-name [ASG]
diff --git a/lib/cfn_manage/cf_start_stop_environment.rb b/lib/cfn_manage/cf_start_stop_environment.rb
index 4ee0a58..0265605 100644
--- a/lib/cfn_manage/cf_start_stop_environment.rb
+++ b/lib/cfn_manage/cf_start_stop_environment.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,64 @@ def initialize()
       end
 
 
-      def start_environment(stack_name)
+      def start_environment(arg, arg_type)
+        
+        stacks = []
+
+        if arg_type == 'tag'
+          $log.info("Stack Tag #{arg} provided, searching for stacks with matching tag")
+          lookup_results = stack_tag_lookup(arg)
+          stacks.concat(lookup_results)
+        elsif arg_type == 'stack'
+          stacks.push(arg)
+        end
+        
+        $log.info("List of CloudFormation stacks to be started: #{stacks}")
+        stacks.each { |stack| 
+          start_stack(stack)
+        }
+      end
+
+
+      def stop_environment(arg, arg_type)
+        
+        stacks = []
+
+        if arg_type == 'tag'
+          $log.info("Stack Tag #{arg} provided, searching for stacks with matching tag")
+          lookup_results = stack_tag_lookup(arg)
+          stacks.concat(lookup_results)
+        elsif arg_type == 'stack'
+          stacks.push(arg)
+        end
+        
+        $log.info("List of CloudFormation stacks to be stopped: #{stacks}")
+        stacks.each { |stack| 
+          stop_stack(stack)
+        }
+      end
+
+      def stack_tag_lookup(tag)
+
+        lookup_results = []
+
+        tag_key = tag.split('=')[0]
+        tag_value = tag.split('=')[1]
+
+        cf_resource = Aws::CloudFormation::Resource.new()
+        stack_collection = cf_resource.stacks.each { |stack| 
+          next if !stack.root_id.nil?
+          stack.tags.each { |tag| 
+            if tag.key == tag_key and tag.value == tag_value
+              $log.info("Stack found with matching tag: #{stack.stack_name}")
+              lookup_results.push(stack.stack_name)
+            end
+          }
+        }
+        return lookup_results
+      end
+
+      def start_stack(stack_name)
         $log.info("Starting environment #{stack_name}")
         Common.visit_stack(@cf_client, stack_name, method(:collect_resources), true)
         do_start_assets
@@ -52,8 +109,7 @@ def start_environment(stack_name)
         $log.info("Environment #{stack_name} started")
       end
 
-
-      def stop_environment(stack_name)
+      def stop_stack(stack_name)
         $log.info("Stopping environment #{stack_name}")
         Common.visit_stack(@cf_client, stack_name, method(:collect_resources), true)
         do_stop_assets