diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 3fda7f4..3f91b02 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ The plugin supports the following parameters:
           This parameter is only applicable to structured (JSON) log streams.
           Default: ''.
 
+[exception] Optional set of configuration to modify tag of the *matched*
+            exception event
+            [remove_tag_prefix] Prefix to remove from the input tag
+            [remove_tag_suffix] Suffix to remove from the input tag
+            [add_tag_prefix]    Prefix to add to the input tag
+            [add_tag_suffix]    Suffix to add to the input tag 
+
 Example configuration:
 
     <match **>
@@ -103,6 +110,12 @@ Example configuration:
       message log
       languages java, python
       multiline_flush_interval 0.1
+
+      # optionally modify tag of the matched exception
+      <exception>
+        remove_tag_prefix app
+        add_tag_suffix crash
+      </exception>
     </match>
 
 == Extending language support
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/exception_detector.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/exception_detector.rb
index 2d868bf..5a516cd 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/exception_detector.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/exception_detector.rb
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ def flush
           output_record = @first_record
           output_record[@message_field] = combined_message
         end
-        @emit.call(@first_timestamp, output_record)
+
+        @emit.call(@first_timestamp, output_record, true)
       end
       @messages = []
       @first_record = nil
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_detect_exceptions.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_detect_exceptions.rb
index 3e4fe42..79a53c9 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_detect_exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_detect_exceptions.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ class DetectExceptionsOutput < Output
     desc 'Separate log streams by this field in the input JSON data.'
     config_param :stream, :string, default: ''
 
+    config_section :exception, multi: false do
+      config_param :remove_tag_prefix, :string, default: nil
+      config_param :add_tag_prefix, :string, default: nil
+      config_param :remove_tag_suffix, :string, default: nil
+      config_param :add_tag_suffix, :string, default: nil
+    end
+
     Fluent::Plugin.register_output('detect_exceptions', self)
 
     def configure(conf)
@@ -90,18 +97,42 @@ def process_record(tag, time_sec, record)
         log_id.push(record.fetch(@stream, '')) unless @stream.empty?
         unless @accumulators.key?(log_id)
           out_tag = tag.sub(/^#{Regexp.escape(@remove_tag_prefix)}\./, '')
-          @accumulators[log_id] =
-            Fluent::TraceAccumulator.new(@message, @languages,
-                                         max_lines: @max_lines,
-                                         max_bytes: @max_bytes) do |t, r|
-              router.emit(out_tag, t, r)
-            end
+          @accumulators[log_id] = Fluent::TraceAccumulator.new(
+            @message, @languages,
+            max_lines: @max_lines,
+            max_bytes: @max_bytes
+          ) { |t, r, e = false| modify_and_emit(out_tag, t, r, e) }
         end
 
         @accumulators[log_id].push(time_sec, record)
       end
     end
 
+    def modify_and_emit(tag, t, r, is_exception)
+      if is_exception && !@exception.nil?
+
+        if @exception.remove_tag_suffix
+          s = '.' + @exception.remove_tag_suffix
+          l = s.length
+          tag = tag[0...-l] if tag.end_with?(s) && tag.length > l
+        end
+
+        if @exception.remove_tag_prefix
+          s = @exception.remove_tag_prefix + '.'
+          l = s.length
+          tag = tag[l..-1] if tag.start_with?(s) && tag.length > l
+        end
+
+        if @exception.add_tag_prefix
+          tag.prepend(@exception.add_tag_prefix + '.')
+        end
+
+        tag.concat('.' + @exception.add_tag_suffix) if @exception.add_tag_suffix
+      end
+
+      router.emit(tag, t, r)
+    end
+
     def flush_buffers
       synchronize do
         @stop_check = true
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_out_detect_exceptions.rb b/test/plugin/test_out_detect_exceptions.rb
index c3f92ac..8614cc5 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_out_detect_exceptions.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_out_detect_exceptions.rb
@@ -284,4 +284,26 @@ def test_separate_streams
                make_logs(t, 'something else', stream: 'java')
     assert_equal(expected, d.events)
   end
+
+  def test_execption_tag_modification
+    cfg = <<-CFG
+    languages all
+
+    <exception>
+      remove_tag_prefix prefix
+      remove_tag_suffix suffix
+      add_tag_suffix new_suffix
+      add_tag_prefix new_prefix
+    </exception>
+    CFG
+
+    tag = 'prefix.test.suffix'
+
+    d = create_driver(cfg, tag)
+    run_driver(d, ARBITRARY_TEXT, JAVA_EXC, ARBITRARY_TEXT)
+
+    expected = [tag, 'new_prefix.test.new_suffix', tag]
+
+    d.emits.map.with_index { |e, i| assert_equal(e[0], expected[i]) }
+  end
 end