diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala
index 99ab2284dc..d5bcc4c767 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala
@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@ final case class EitherT[F[_], A, B](value: F[Either[A, B]]) {
         }
     })
 
+  def semiflatTap[C](f: B => F[C])(implicit F: Monad[F]): EitherT[F, A, B] =
+    semiflatMap(b => F.as(f(b), b))
+
+  def leftSemiflatTap[C](f: A => F[C])(implicit F: Monad[F]): EitherT[F, A, B] =
+    leftSemiflatMap(a => F.as(f(a), a))
+
   def compare(that: EitherT[F, A, B])(implicit o: Order[F[Either[A, B]]]): Int =
     o.compare(value, that.value)
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala
index 23f1bd002c..96d97c9526 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package cats
 package tests
 
-import cats.Bifunctor
-import cats.data.EitherT
-
+import cats.data.{EitherT, State}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SemigroupalTests.Isomorphisms
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
+
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
 
 class EitherTSuite extends CatsSuite {
@@ -541,6 +540,43 @@ class EitherTSuite extends CatsSuite {
     }
   }
 
+  test("semiflatTap does not change the return value") {
+    type TestEffect[A] = State[List[Int], A]
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[TestEffect, String, Int], f: Int => TestEffect[Int], initial: List[Int]) =>
+      eithert.semiflatTap(v => f(v)).value.runA(initial) should ===(eithert.value.runA(initial))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("semiflatTap runs the effect") {
+    type TestEffect[A] = State[List[Int], A]
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[TestEffect, String, Int], f: Int => TestEffect[Int], initial: List[Int]) =>
+      eithert.semiflatTap(v => f(v)).value.runS(initial) should ===(eithert.semiflatMap(f).value.runS(initial))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("leftSemiflatTap does not change the return value") {
+    type TestEffect[A] = State[List[Int], A]
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[TestEffect, String, Int], f: String => TestEffect[Int], initial: List[Int]) =>
+      eithert.leftSemiflatTap(v => f(v)).value.runA(initial) should ===(eithert.value.runA(initial))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("leftSemiflatTap runs the effect") {
+    type TestEffect[A] = State[List[Int], A]
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[TestEffect, String, Int], f: String => TestEffect[Int], initial: List[Int]) =>
+      eithert.leftSemiflatTap(v => f(v)).value.runS(initial) should ===(eithert.leftSemiflatMap(f).value.runS(initial))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("leftSemiflatTap consistent with swap and the semiflatTap") {
+    type TestEffect[A] = State[List[Int], A]
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[TestEffect, String, Int], f: String => TestEffect[Int], initial: List[Int]) =>
+      eithert.leftSemiflatTap(v => f(v)).value.runA(initial) should ===(
+        eithert.swap.semiflatTap(v => f(v)).swap.value.runA(initial)
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   test("biSemiflatMap consistent with leftSemiflatMap and semiFlatmap") {
     forAll { (eithert: EitherT[List, String, Int], fa: String => List[Int], fb: Int => List[String]) =>
       eithert.biSemiflatMap(fa, fb) should ===(eithert.leftSemiflatMap(fa).semiflatMap(fb))