diff --git a/spectator-api/src/main/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/TagList.java b/spectator-api/src/main/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/TagList.java
index 76eec3974..3f93b8c7c 100644
--- a/spectator-api/src/main/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/TagList.java
+++ b/spectator-api/src/main/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/TagList.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Spliterator;
+import java.util.Spliterators;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -116,4 +118,9 @@ default void forEach(BiConsumer<String, String> consumer) {
       return size() - other.size();
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  default Spliterator<Tag> spliterator() {
+    return Spliterators.spliterator(iterator(), size(), Spliterator.ORDERED);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/spectator-api/src/test/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/DefaultIdTest.java b/spectator-api/src/test/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/DefaultIdTest.java
index e5dd76fb5..93797f2bc 100644
--- a/spectator-api/src/test/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/DefaultIdTest.java
+++ b/spectator-api/src/test/java/com/netflix/spectator/api/DefaultIdTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Spliterator;
 
 public class DefaultIdTest {
 
@@ -384,4 +385,14 @@ public void unsafeCreateDuplicates() {
     Id expected = Id.create("foo").withTags("k1", "_", "k1", "v1", "k2", "v2");
     Assertions.assertEquals(expected, id);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void spliteratorSizeAndCharacteristics() {
+    Id id = Id.create("foo").withTags("k1", "v1", "k2", "v2");
+    Spliterator<Tag> spliterator = id.spliterator();
+
+    Assertions.assertTrue(spliterator.hasCharacteristics(Spliterator.ORDERED));
+    Assertions.assertTrue(spliterator.hasCharacteristics(Spliterator.SIZED));
+    Assertions.assertEquals(3, spliterator.getExactSizeIfKnown());
+  }
 }