diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1232-ec2_vpc_vgw-purge_tags.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1232-ec2_vpc_vgw-purge_tags.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47c89a1a123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1232-ec2_vpc_vgw-purge_tags.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+minor_changes:
+- ec2_vpc_vgw - add support for ``purge_tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1232).
+- ec2_vpc_vgw - the default behaviour for ``tags`` has been updated, to remove all tags the ``tags`` parameter must be explicitly set to the empty dict ``{}`` and ``purge_tags`` to ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1232).
+- ec2_vpc_vgw - updated to set tags as part of VGW creation instead of tagging the VGW after creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1232).
+- ec2_vpc_vgw_info - added ``resource_tags`` to the return values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1232).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
index b46d0f9ac47..126f5ff920d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: ec2_vpc_vgw
-short_description: Create and delete AWS VPN Virtual Gateways.
+short_description: Create and delete AWS VPN Virtual Gateways
 version_added: 1.0.0
 description:
   - Creates AWS VPN Virtual Gateways
@@ -18,52 +18,50 @@
 options:
   state:
     description:
-        - present to ensure resource is created.
-        - absent to remove resource
+      - C(present) to ensure resource is created.
+      - C(absent) to remove resource.
     default: present
     choices: [ "present", "absent"]
     type: str
   name:
     description:
-        - name of the vgw to be created or deleted
+      - Name of the VGW to be created or deleted.
     type: str
   type:
     description:
-        - type of the virtual gateway to be created
+      - Type of the virtual gateway to be created.
     choices: [ "ipsec.1" ]
     default: "ipsec.1"
     type: str
   vpn_gateway_id:
     description:
-        - vpn gateway id of an existing virtual gateway
+      - VPN gateway ID of an existing virtual gateway.
     type: str
   vpc_id:
     description:
-        - the vpc-id of a vpc to attach or detach
+      - The ID of a VPC to attach or detach to the VGW.
     type: str
   asn:
     description:
-        - the BGP ASN of the amazon side
+      - The BGP ASN on the Amazon side.
     type: int
   wait_timeout:
     description:
-        - number of seconds to wait for status during vpc attach and detach
+      - Number of seconds to wait for status during VPC attach and detach.
     default: 320
     type: int
-  tags:
-    description:
-        - dictionary of resource tags
-    aliases: [ "resource_tags" ]
-    type: dict
-author: Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)
+notes:
+  - Support for I(purge_tags) was added in release 4.0.0.
+author:
+  - Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.aws
-
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- name: Create a new vgw attached to a specific VPC
+- name: Create a new VGW attached to a specific VPC
   community.aws.ec2_vpc_vgw:
     state: present
     region: ap-southeast-2
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@
     type: ipsec.1
   register: created_vgw
 
-- name: Create a new unattached vgw
+- name: Create a new unattached VGW
   community.aws.ec2_vpc_vgw:
     state: present
     region: ap-southeast-2
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@
       owner: ABC
   register: created_vgw
 
-- name: Remove a new vgw using the name
+- name: Remove a new VGW using the name
   community.aws.ec2_vpc_vgw:
     state: absent
     region: ap-southeast-2
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@
     type: ipsec.1
   register: deleted_vgw
 
-- name: Remove a new vgw using the vpn_gateway_id
+- name: Remove a new VGW using the vpn_gateway_id
   community.aws.ec2_vpc_vgw:
     state: absent
     region: ap-southeast-2
@@ -104,10 +102,36 @@
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
-result:
-  description: The result of the create, or delete action.
+vgw:
+  description: A description of the VGW
   returned: success
   type: dict
+  contains:
+    id:
+      description: The ID of the VGW.
+      type: str
+      returned: success
+      example: "vgw-0123456789abcdef0"
+    state:
+      description: The state of the VGW.
+      type: str
+      returned: success
+      example: "available"
+    tags:
+      description: A dictionary representing the tags attached to the VGW
+      type: dict
+      returned: success
+      example: { "Name": "ansible-test-ec2-vpc-vgw" }
+    type:
+      description: The type of VPN connection the virtual private gateway supports.
+      type: str
+      returned: success
+      example: "ipsec.1"
+    vpc_id:
+      description: The ID of the VPC to which the VGW is attached.
+      type: str
+      returned: success
+      example: vpc-123456789abcdef01
 '''
 
 import time
@@ -120,7 +144,10 @@
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import is_boto3_error_code
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import AWSRetry
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import ensure_ec2_tags
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.waiters import get_waiter
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.tagging import boto3_tag_specifications
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.tagging import boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict
 
 
 # AWS uses VpnGatewayLimitExceeded for both 'Too many VGWs' and 'Too many concurrent changes'
@@ -159,8 +186,8 @@ def get_vgw_info(vgws):
             'tags': dict()
         }
 
-        for tag in vgw['Tags']:
-            vgw_info['tags'][tag['Key']] = tag['Value']
+        if vgw['Tags']:
+            vgw_info['tags'] = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(vgw['Tags'])
 
         if len(vgw['VpcAttachments']) != 0 and vgw['VpcAttachments'][0]['State'] == 'attached':
             vgw_info['vpc_id'] = vgw['VpcAttachments'][0]['VpcId']
@@ -234,6 +261,9 @@ def detach_vgw(client, module, vpn_gateway_id, vpc_id=None):
 def create_vgw(client, module):
     params = dict()
     params['Type'] = module.params.get('type')
+    tags = module.params.get('tags') or {}
+    tags['Name'] = module.params.get('name')
+    params['TagSpecifications'] = boto3_tag_specifications(tags, ['vpn-gateway'])
     if module.params.get('asn'):
         params['AmazonSideAsn'] = module.params.get('asn')
 
@@ -267,92 +297,6 @@ def delete_vgw(client, module, vpn_gateway_id):
     return result
 
 
-def create_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id):
-    params = dict()
-
-    try:
-        response = client.create_tags(Resources=[vpn_gateway_id], Tags=load_tags(module), aws_retry=True)
-    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
-        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to add tags")
-
-    result = response
-    return result
-
-
-def delete_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id, tags_to_delete=None):
-    params = dict()
-
-    try:
-        if tags_to_delete:
-            response = client.delete_tags(Resources=[vpn_gateway_id], Tags=tags_to_delete, aws_retry=True)
-        else:
-            response = client.delete_tags(Resources=[vpn_gateway_id], aws_retry=True)
-    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
-        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg='Unable to remove tags from gateway')
-
-    result = response
-    return result
-
-
-def load_tags(module):
-    tags = []
-
-    if module.params.get('tags'):
-        for name, value in module.params.get('tags').items():
-            tags.append({'Key': name, 'Value': str(value)})
-        tags.append({'Key': "Name", 'Value': module.params.get('name')})
-    else:
-        tags.append({'Key': "Name", 'Value': module.params.get('name')})
-    return tags
-
-
-def find_tags(client, module, resource_id=None):
-
-    if resource_id:
-        try:
-            response = client.describe_tags(aws_retry=True, Filters=[
-                {'Name': 'resource-id', 'Values': [resource_id]},
-            ])
-        except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
-            module.fail_json_aws(e, msg='Failed to describe tags searching by resource')
-
-    result = response
-    return result
-
-
-def check_tags(client, module, existing_vgw, vpn_gateway_id):
-    params = dict()
-    params['Tags'] = module.params.get('tags')
-    vgw = existing_vgw
-    changed = False
-    tags_list = {}
-
-    # format tags for comparison
-    for tags in existing_vgw[0]['Tags']:
-        if tags['Key'] != 'Name':
-            tags_list[tags['Key']] = tags['Value']
-
-    # if existing tags don't match the tags arg, delete existing and recreate with new list
-    if params['Tags'] is not None and tags_list != params['Tags']:
-        delete_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id)
-        create_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id)
-        vgw = find_vgw(client, module)
-        changed = True
-
-    # if no tag args are supplied, delete any existing tags with the exception of the name tag
-    if params['Tags'] is None and tags_list != {}:
-        tags_to_delete = []
-        for tags in existing_vgw[0]['Tags']:
-            if tags['Key'] != 'Name':
-                tags_to_delete.append(tags)
-
-        delete_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id, tags_to_delete)
-        vgw = find_vgw(client, module)
-        changed = True
-
-    return vgw, changed
-
-
 def find_vpc(client, module):
     params = dict()
     params['vpc_id'] = module.params.get('vpc_id')
@@ -409,7 +353,15 @@ def ensure_vgw_present(client, module):
 
     if existing_vgw != []:
         vpn_gateway_id = existing_vgw[0]['VpnGatewayId']
-        vgw, changed = check_tags(client, module, existing_vgw, vpn_gateway_id)
+        desired_tags = module.params.get('tags')
+        purge_tags = module.params.get('purge_tags')
+        if desired_tags is None:
+            desired_tags = dict()
+            purge_tags = False
+        tags = dict(Name=module.params.get('name'))
+        tags.update(desired_tags)
+        changed = ensure_ec2_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id, resource_type='vpn-gateway',
+                                  tags=tags, purge_tags=purge_tags)
 
         # if a vpc_id was provided, check if it exists and if it's attached
         if params['VpcId']:
@@ -446,9 +398,6 @@ def ensure_vgw_present(client, module):
         changed = True
         vpn_gateway_id = new_vgw['VpnGateway']['VpnGatewayId']
 
-        # tag the new virtual gateway
-        create_tags(client, module, vpn_gateway_id)
-
         # if a vpc-id was supplied, attempt to attach it to the vgw
         if params['VpcId']:
             attached_vgw = attach_vgw(client, module, vpn_gateway_id)
@@ -559,6 +508,7 @@ def main():
         wait_timeout=dict(type='int', default=320),
         type=dict(default='ipsec.1', choices=['ipsec.1']),
         tags=dict(default=None, required=False, type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
+        purge_tags=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
     )
     module = AnsibleAWSModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                               required_if=[['state', 'present', ['name']]])
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
index aa4a4719ffe..a84b07bf589 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Gather information about virtual gateways in AWS
 description:
-    - Gather information about virtual gateways in AWS.
+  - Gather information about virtual gateways in AWS.
 options:
   filters:
     description:
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
       - Get details of a specific Virtual Gateway ID. This value should be provided as a list.
     type: list
     elements: str
-author: "Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)"
+author:
+  - "Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)"
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -61,31 +61,64 @@
     description: The virtual gateways for the account.
     returned: always
     type: list
-    sample: [
-        {
-            "state": "available",
-            "tags": [
-                {
-                    "key": "Name",
-                    "value": "TEST-VGW"
-                }
-            ],
-            "type": "ipsec.1",
-            "vpc_attachments": [
-                {
-                    "state": "attached",
-                    "vpc_id": "vpc-22a93c74"
-                }
-            ],
-            "vpn_gateway_id": "vgw-23e3d64e"
-        }
-    ]
-
-changed:
-    description: True if listing the virtual gateways succeeds.
-    returned: always
-    type: bool
-    sample: "false"
+    elements: dict
+    contains:
+      vpn_gateway_id:
+        description: The ID of the VGW.
+        type: str
+        returned: success
+        example: "vgw-0123456789abcdef0"
+      state:
+        description: The current state of the VGW.
+        type: str
+        returned: success
+        example: "available"
+      type:
+        description: The type of VPN connection the VGW supports.
+        type: str
+        returned: success
+        example: "ipsec.1"
+      vpc_attachments:
+        description: A description of the attachment of VPCs to the VGW.
+        type: list
+        elements: dict
+        returned: success
+        contains:
+          state:
+            description: The current state of the attachment.
+            type: str
+            returned: success
+            example: available
+          vpc_id:
+            description: The ID of the VPC.
+            type: str
+            returned: success
+            example: vpc-12345678901234567
+      tags:
+        description:
+          - A list of dictionaries representing the tags attached to the VGW.
+          - Represents the same details as I(resource_tags).
+        type: list
+        elements: dict
+        returned: success
+        contains:
+          key:
+            description: The key of the tag.
+            type: str
+            returned: success
+            example: MyKey
+          value:
+            description: The value of the tag.
+            type: str
+            returned: success
+            example: MyValue
+      resource_tags:
+        description:
+          - A dictionary representing the tags attached to the VGW.
+          - Represents the same details as I(tags).
+        type: dict
+        returned: success
+        example: {"MyKey": "MyValue"}
 '''
 
 try:
@@ -97,14 +130,20 @@
 
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict
 
 
 def get_virtual_gateway_info(virtual_gateway):
-    virtual_gateway_info = {'VpnGatewayId': virtual_gateway['VpnGatewayId'],
-                            'State': virtual_gateway['State'],
-                            'Type': virtual_gateway['Type'],
-                            'VpcAttachments': virtual_gateway['VpcAttachments'],
-                            'Tags': virtual_gateway.get('Tags', [])}
+    tags = virtual_gateway.get('Tags', [])
+    resource_tags = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(tags)
+    virtual_gateway_info = dict(
+        VpnGatewayId=virtual_gateway['VpnGatewayId'],
+        State=virtual_gateway['State'],
+        Type=virtual_gateway['Type'],
+        VpcAttachments=virtual_gateway['VpcAttachments'],
+        Tags=tags,
+        ResourceTags=resource_tags,
+    )
     return virtual_gateway_info
 
 
@@ -122,7 +161,7 @@ def list_virtual_gateways(client, module):
     except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to list gateways")
 
-    return [camel_dict_to_snake_dict(get_virtual_gateway_info(vgw))
+    return [camel_dict_to_snake_dict(get_virtual_gateway_info(vgw), ignore_list=['ResourceTags'])
             for vgw in all_virtual_gateways['VpnGateways']]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b10650336c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+vpc_name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-ec2-vpc-vgw'
+vgw_name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-ec2-vpc-vgw'
+subnet_name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-ec2-vpc-vgw'
+vpc_cidr: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.0.0/16'
+subnet_1: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.1.0/24'
+subnet_2: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.2.0/24'
+subnet_3: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.3.0/24'
+subnet_4: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.4.0/24'
+
+vpc_ipv6_cidr: '10.{{ 256 | random(seed=resource_prefix) }}.5.0/25'
+vpc_ipv6_name: '{{ vpc_name }}-ipv6'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
index b0c40bf8572..14fd6b4ea63 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
 
     - name: create a VPC
       ec2_vpc_net:
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vpc-{{ item }}"
+        name: "{{ vpc_name }}-{{ item }}"
         state: present
-        cidr_block: "10.0.0.0/26"
+        cidr_block: "{{ vpc_cidr }}"
         tags:
-          Name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vpc-{{ item }}"
-          Description: "Created by ansible-test"
+          Description: "Created by ansible-test for IGW tests"
       register: vpc_result
       loop: [1, 2]
 
@@ -36,62 +35,62 @@
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
         state: present
         vpc_id: '{{ vpc_id_1 }}'
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
+    - name: use set fact for vgw ids
+      set_fact:
+        vgw_id: '{{ vgw.vgw.id }}'
+
     - assert:
         that:
           - vgw.changed
-          - "{{ vgw.vgw.vpc_id == vpc_id_1 }}"
-          - '"{{ vgw.vgw.tags.Name }}" == "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"'
+          - vgw.vgw.vpc_id == vpc_id_1
+          - vgw.vgw.tags.Name == vgw_name
 
     - name: test idempotence
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
         state: present
         vpc_id: '{{ vpc_id_1 }}'
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
     - assert:
         that:
           - not vgw.changed
+          - vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
 
     # ============================================================
     - name: attach vpn gateway to the other VPC
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
         state: present
         vpc_id: '{{ vpc_id_2 }}'
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
     - assert:
         that:
           - vgw.changed
-          - "{{ vgw.vgw.vpc_id == vpc_id_2 }}"
+          - vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+          - vgw.vgw.vpc_id == vpc_id_2
 
     # ============================================================
-    - name: add tags to the VGW
+
+    - name: detach vpn gateway
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
         state: present
-        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_id_2 }}'
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
-        tags:
-          created_by: ec2_vpc_vgw integration tests
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
     - assert:
         that:
           - vgw.changed
-          - vgw.vgw.tags | length == 2
-          - "'created_by' in vgw.vgw.tags"
+          - not vgw.vgw.vpc_id
 
     - name: test idempotence
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
         state: present
-        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_id_2 }}'
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
-        tags:
-          created_by: ec2_vpc_vgw integration tests
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
     - assert:
@@ -99,43 +98,31 @@
           - not vgw.changed
 
     # ============================================================
-    - name: remove tags from the VGW
-      ec2_vpc_vgw:
-        state: present
-        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_id_2 }}'
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
-      register: vgw
 
-    - assert:
-        that:
-          - vgw.changed
-          - vgw.vgw.tags | length == 1
-          - '"{{ vgw.vgw.tags.Name }}" == "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"'
+    - include_tasks: 'tags.yml'
 
     # ============================================================
-    - name: detach vpn gateway
+
+    - name: delete vpn gateway
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
-        state: present
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
+        state: absent
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
     - assert:
         that:
           - vgw.changed
-          - not vgw.vgw.vpc_id
 
     - name: test idempotence
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
-        state: present
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vgw"
+        state: absent
+        name: "{{ vgw_name }}"
       register: vgw
 
     - assert:
         that:
           - not vgw.changed
 
-    # ============================================================
-
   always:
 
     - debug: msg="Removing test dependencies"
@@ -148,9 +135,9 @@
 
     - name: delete vpc
       ec2_vpc_net:
-        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vpc-{{ item }}"
+        name: "{{ vpc_name }}-{{ item }}"
         state: absent
-        cidr_block: "10.0.0.0/26"
+        cidr_block: "{{ vpc_cidr }}"
       loop: [1, 2]
       register: result
       retries: 10
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/tags.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/tags.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a80521313fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/tags.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+- vars:
+    first_tags:
+      'Key with Spaces': Value with spaces
+      CamelCaseKey: CamelCaseValue
+      pascalCaseKey: pascalCaseValue
+      snake_case_key: snake_case_value
+    second_tags:
+      'New Key with Spaces': Value with spaces
+      NewCamelCaseKey: CamelCaseValue
+      newPascalCaseKey: pascalCaseValue
+      new_snake_case_key: snake_case_value
+    third_tags:
+      'Key with Spaces': Value with spaces
+      CamelCaseKey: CamelCaseValue
+      pascalCaseKey: pascalCaseValue
+      snake_case_key: snake_case_value
+      'New Key with Spaces': Updated Value with spaces
+    final_tags:
+      'Key with Spaces': Value with spaces
+      CamelCaseKey: CamelCaseValue
+      pascalCaseKey: pascalCaseValue
+      snake_case_key: snake_case_value
+      'New Key with Spaces': Updated Value with spaces
+      NewCamelCaseKey: CamelCaseValue
+      newPascalCaseKey: pascalCaseValue
+      new_snake_case_key: snake_case_value
+    name_tags:
+      Name: '{{ vgw_name }}'
+  module_defaults:
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      name: '{{ vgw_name }}'
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+      vpn_gateway_ids: ['{{ vgw_id }}']
+  block:
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+#  - name: (check) add tags
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: '{{ first_tags }}'
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: add tags
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: '{{ first_tags }}'
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info: {}
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify the tags were added
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( first_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+#  - name: (check) add tags - IDEMPOTENCY
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: '{{ first_tags }}'
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would not change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is not changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: add tags - IDEMPOTENCY
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: '{{ first_tags }}'
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info: {}
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify no change
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is not changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( first_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts by filter
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+      filters:
+        'tag:Name': '{{ vgw_name }}'
+      vpn_gateway_ids: '{{ omit }}'
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: assert the facts are the same as before
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways | length == 1
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+#  - name: (check) modify tags with purge
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: '{{ second_tags }}'
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: modify tags with purge
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: '{{ second_tags }}'
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify the tags were added
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( second_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+#  - name: (check) modify tags with purge - IDEMPOTENCY
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: '{{ second_tags }}'
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would not change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is not changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: modify tags with purge - IDEMPOTENCY
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: '{{ second_tags }}'
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify no change
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is not changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( second_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+#  - name: (check) modify tags without purge
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: '{{ third_tags }}'
+#      state: 'present'
+#      purge_tags: False
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: modify tags without purge
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: '{{ third_tags }}'
+      state: 'present'
+      purge_tags: False
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify the tags were added
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( final_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+#  - name: (check) modify tags without purge - IDEMPOTENCY
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: '{{ third_tags }}'
+#      state: 'present'
+#      purge_tags: False
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would not change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is not changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: modify tags without purge - IDEMPOTENCY
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: '{{ third_tags }}'
+      state: 'present'
+      purge_tags: False
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify no change
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is not changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( final_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+#  - name: (check) No change to tags without setting tags
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is not changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: No change to tags without setting tags
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify the tags were added
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is not changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == ( final_tags | combine(name_tags) )
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+#  - name: (check) remove non name tags
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: {}
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: remove non name tags
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: {}
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify the tags were added
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == name_tags
+
+#  - name: (check) remove non name tags - IDEMPOTENCY
+#    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+#      tags: {}
+#      state: 'present'
+#    register: tag_vgw
+#    check_mode: True
+#
+#  - name: assert would not change
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - tag_vgw is not changed
+#        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+
+  - name: remove non name tags - IDEMPOTENCY
+    ec2_vpc_vgw:
+      tags: {}
+      state: 'present'
+    register: tag_vgw
+  - name: get VPC VGW facts
+    ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
+    register: tag_vgw_info
+
+  - name: verify no change
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - tag_vgw is not changed
+        - tag_vgw.vgw.id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].vpn_gateway_id == vgw_id
+        - tag_vgw_info.virtual_gateways[0].resource_tags == name_tags