diff --git a/doc/main.txt b/doc/main.txt
index 1d6284cc2..63d927a02 100644
--- a/doc/main.txt
+++ b/doc/main.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@
  * \brief Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the
  * ns3 namespace.
  */
+/**
+ * \defgroup constants
+ * \brief Constants you can change
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/tags.h b/src/common/tags.h
index aabca1a6c..0bb5d4239 100644
--- a/src/common/tags.h
+++ b/src/common/tags.h
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ namespace ns3 {
 template <typename T>
 class TagPrettyPrinter;
 
+/**
+ * \ingroup constants
+ * \brief Tag maximum size
+ * The maximum size (in bytes) of a Tag is stored
+ * in this constant.
+ */
+#define TAGS_MAX_SIZE 16
+
 class Tags {
 public:
     inline Tags ();
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     inline void removeAll (void);
 
     enum {
-        SIZE = 16
+        SIZE = TAGS_MAX_SIZE
     };
 private:
     struct TagData {