diff --git a/ccnode/tags.py b/ccnode/tags.py
index 372143e197bccdf6f6478ad5d79aa2bdd694a06c..40f162c9a2537cc3e35d1f40cb21a4e65f6c40af 100644
--- a/ccnode/tags.py
+++ b/ccnode/tags.py
@@ -112,6 +112,21 @@ def tag_inspector(mod, parent=None):
     return tags
 
 
+# decorators for tag inspector
+def ttl(value):
+    def decorator(func):
+        func.ttl = value
+        return func
+    return decorator
+
+
+def refresh(value):
+    def decorator(func):
+        func.refresh = value
+        return func
+    return decorator
+
+
 def get_tags(tags_dict, tags=None, noresolve_tags=None):
     """Helper to get tags.