diff --git a/spacy/lang/id/__init__.py b/spacy/lang/id/__init__.py
index d3c47d4b4..08e2d8ec2 100644
--- a/spacy/lang/id/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/lang/id/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from .norm_exceptions import NORM_EXCEPTIONS
 from .lemmatizer import LOOKUP
 from .lex_attrs import LEX_ATTRS
 from .syntax_iterators import SYNTAX_ITERATORS
+from .tag_map import TAG_MAP
 
 from ..tokenizer_exceptions import BASE_EXCEPTIONS
 from ..norm_exceptions import BASE_NORMS
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class IndonesianDefaults(Language.Defaults):
     infixes = TOKENIZER_INFIXES
     syntax_iterators = SYNTAX_ITERATORS
     lemma_lookup = LOOKUP
+    tag_map = TAG_MAP
 
 
 class Indonesian(Language):
diff --git a/spacy/lang/id/tag_map.py b/spacy/lang/id/tag_map.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71d105bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spacy/lang/id/tag_map.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# coding: utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from ...symbols import POS, PUNCT, ADJ, CCONJ, NUM, DET, ADV, ADP, X, VERB
+from ...symbols import NOUN, PRON, AUX, SCONJ
+
+
+# POS explanations for indonesian available from https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/Y12-1014
+TAG_MAP = {
+    "NSD": {POS: NOUN},
+    "Z–": {POS: PUNCT},
+    "VSA": {POS: VERB},
+    "CC-": {POS: NUM},
+    "R–": {POS: ADP},
+    "D–": {POS: ADV},
+    "ASP": {POS: ADJ},
+    "S–": {POS: SCONJ},
+    "VSP": {POS: VERB},
+    "H–": {POS: CCONJ},
+    "F–": {POS: X},
+    "B–": {POS: DET},
+    "CO-": {POS: NUM},
+    "G–": {POS: ADV},
+    "PS3": {POS: PRON},
+    "W–": {POS: ADV},
+    "O–": {POS: AUX},
+    "PP1": {POS: PRON},
+    "ASS": {POS: ADJ},
+    "PS1": {POS: PRON},
+    "APP": {POS: ADJ},
+    "CD-": {POS: NUM},
+    "VPA": {POS: VERB},
+    "VPP": {POS: VERB},
+}