diff --git a/api/client-server/v1/rooms.yaml b/api/client-server/v1/rooms.yaml
index e7b93ad9..9b8b930f 100644
--- a/api/client-server/v1/rooms.yaml
+++ b/api/client-server/v1/rooms.yaml
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ paths:
                 "visibility": "private",
                 "private_user_data": [{
                     "type": "m.tag",
-                    "content": {"tags": {"work": {}}}
+                    "content": {"tags": {"work": {"order": 1}}}
                 }]
               }
           schema:
diff --git a/api/client-server/v1/sync.yaml b/api/client-server/v1/sync.yaml
index 89b9400e..b52908a9 100644
--- a/api/client-server/v1/sync.yaml
+++ b/api/client-server/v1/sync.yaml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ paths:
                           "visibility": "private",
                           "private_user_data": [{
                             "type": "m.tag",
-                            "content": {"tags": {"work": {}}}
+                            "content": {"tags": {"work": {"order": 1}}}
                           }]
                       }
                   ]
diff --git a/api/client-server/v2_alpha/sync.yaml b/api/client-server/v2_alpha/sync.yaml
index b5465601..4c1a7601 100644
--- a/api/client-server/v2_alpha/sync.yaml
+++ b/api/client-server/v2_alpha/sync.yaml
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ paths:
                         "events": [
                           {
                             "type": "m.tags",
-                            "content": {"tags": {"work": {}}}
+                            "content": {"tags": {"work": {"order": 1}}}
                           }
                         ]
                       }
diff --git a/event-schemas/examples/v1/m.tag b/event-schemas/examples/v1/m.tag
index 1fd3158e..00e81060 100644
--- a/event-schemas/examples/v1/m.tag
+++ b/event-schemas/examples/v1/m.tag
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "type": "m.tag",
   "content": {
     "tags": {
-      "work": {}
+      "work": {"order": 1}
     }
   }
 }