diff --git a/api/src/handlers/Video.php b/api/src/handlers/Video.php
index 4d2ecfe..9b37724 100755
--- a/api/src/handlers/Video.php
+++ b/api/src/handlers/Video.php
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ class Video extends RequestBase {
      */
     private function loadVideos() {
         $this->addActionHandler("loadVideo", function () {
-            $query = "SELECT movie_name,movie_id,movie_url,thumbnail,poster,likes,quality,length FROM videos WHERE movie_id='" . $_POST['movieid'] . "'";
+            $video_id = $_POST['movieid'];
+
+            $query = "  SELECT movie_name,movie_id,movie_url,thumbnail,poster,likes,quality,length 
+                        FROM videos WHERE movie_id=$video_id";
 
             $result = $this->conn->query($query);
             $row = $result->fetch_assoc();
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ class Video extends RequestBase {
             // todo drop video url from db -- maybe one with and one without extension
             // extension hardcoded here!!!
             $arr["movie_url"] = str_replace("?", "%3F", $this->videopath . $row["movie_name"] . ".mp4");
-            $arr["likes"] = $row["likes"];
+            $arr["likes"] = (int) $row["likes"];
             $arr["quality"] = $row["quality"];
             $arr["length"] = $row["length"];
 
@@ -120,13 +123,27 @@ class Video extends RequestBase {
             $arr['tags'] = array();
             $query = "SELECT t.tag_name FROM video_tags 
                         INNER JOIN tags t on video_tags.tag_id = t.tag_id
-                        WHERE video_tags.video_id=" . $_POST['movieid'] . "
+                        WHERE video_tags.video_id=$video_id
                         GROUP BY t.tag_name";
             $result = $this->conn->query($query);
             while ($r = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
                 array_push($arr['tags'], $r);
             }
 
+            // get the random predict tags
+            $arr['suggesttag'] = array();
+            // select 5 random tags which are not selected for current video
+            $query = "SELECT * FROM tags
+                        WHERE tag_id NOT IN (
+                            SELECT video_tags.tag_id FROM video_tags
+                            WHERE video_id=$video_id)
+                        ORDER BY rand()
+                        LIMIT 5";
+            $result = $this->conn->query($query);
+            while ($r = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
+                array_push($arr['suggesttag'], $r);
+            }
+
             $this->commitMessage(json_encode($arr));
         });
 
diff --git a/src/elements/Tag/Tag.js b/src/elements/Tag/Tag.js
index 45e5f43..21c73ce 100644
--- a/src/elements/Tag/Tag.js
+++ b/src/elements/Tag/Tag.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class Tag extends React.Component {
      * click handling for a Tag
      */
     TagClick() {
+        if (this.props.onclick) {
+            this.props.onclick();
+            return;
+        }
+
         const tag = this.props.children.toString().toLowerCase();
 
         // call callback functin to switch to category page with specified tag
diff --git a/src/elements/Tag/Tag.test.js b/src/elements/Tag/Tag.test.js
index f53bfbc..7d9ec59 100644
--- a/src/elements/Tag/Tag.test.js
+++ b/src/elements/Tag/Tag.test.js
@@ -31,4 +31,17 @@ describe('<Tag/>', function () {
 
         expect(func).toBeCalledTimes(1);
     });
+
+    it('test custom onclick function', function () {
+        const func = jest.fn();
+
+        const wrapper = shallow(<Tag
+            onclick={() => {func()}}>test</Tag>);
+
+        expect(func).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+
+        wrapper.simulate("click");
+
+        expect(func).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/pages/Player/Player.js b/src/pages/Player/Player.js
index 18d3801..5b593a2 100644
--- a/src/pages/Player/Player.js
+++ b/src/pages/Player/Player.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Player extends React.Component {
             quality: null,
             length: null,
             tags: [],
+            suggesttag: [],
             popupvisible: false
         };
     }
@@ -49,6 +50,79 @@ class Player extends React.Component {
         this.fetchMovieData();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * quick add callback to add tag to db and change gui correctly
+     * @param tag_id id of tag to add
+     * @param tag_name name of tag to add
+     */
+    quickAddTag(tag_id, tag_name) {
+        // save the tag
+        const updateRequest = new FormData();
+        updateRequest.append('action', 'addTag');
+        updateRequest.append('id', tag_id);
+        updateRequest.append('movieid', this.props.movie_id);
+
+        fetch('/api/tags.php', {method: 'POST', body: updateRequest})
+            .then((response) => response.json()
+                .then((result) => {
+                    if (result.result !== "success") {
+                        console.error("error occured while writing to db -- todo error handling");
+                        console.error(result.result);
+                    } else {
+                        // update tags if successful
+                        let array = [...this.state.suggesttag]; // make a separate copy of the array
+                        const index = array.map(function (e) {
+                            return e.tag_id;
+                        }).indexOf(tag_id);
+
+                        if (index !== -1) {
+                            array.splice(index, 1);
+
+                            this.setState({
+                                tags: [...this.state.tags, {tag_name: tag_name}],
+                                suggesttag: array
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * generate sidebar with all items
+     */
+    assembleSideBar() {
+        return (
+            <SideBar>
+                <SideBarTitle>Infos:</SideBarTitle>
+                <Line/>
+                <SideBarItem><b>{this.state.likes}</b> Likes!</SideBarItem>
+                {this.state.quality !== 0 ?
+                    <SideBarItem><b>{this.state.quality}p</b> Quality!</SideBarItem> : null}
+                {this.state.length !== 0 ?
+                    <SideBarItem><b>{Math.round(this.state.length / 60)}</b> Minutes of
+                        length!</SideBarItem> : null}
+                <Line/>
+                <SideBarTitle>Tags:</SideBarTitle>
+                {this.state.tags.map((m) => (
+                    <Tag
+                        key={m.tag_name}
+                        viewbinding={this.props.viewbinding}>{m.tag_name}</Tag>
+                ))}
+                <Line/>
+                <SideBarTitle>Tag Quickadd:</SideBarTitle>
+                {this.state.suggesttag.map((m) => (
+                    <Tag
+                        key={m.tag_name}
+                        onclick={() => {
+                            this.quickAddTag(m.tag_id, m.tag_name);
+                        }}>
+                        {m.tag_name}
+                    </Tag>
+                ))}
+            </SideBar>
+        );
+    }
+
     render() {
         return (
             <div id='videocontainer'>
@@ -56,23 +130,7 @@ class Player extends React.Component {
                     title='Watch'
                     subtitle={this.state.movie_name}/>
 
-                <SideBar>
-                    <SideBarTitle>Infos:</SideBarTitle>
-                    <Line/>
-                    <SideBarItem><b>{this.state.likes}</b> Likes!</SideBarItem>
-                    {this.state.quality !== 0 ?
-                        <SideBarItem><b>{this.state.quality}p</b> Quality!</SideBarItem> : null}
-                    {this.state.length !== 0 ?
-                        <SideBarItem><b>{Math.round(this.state.length / 60)}</b> Minutes of
-                            length!</SideBarItem> : null}
-                    <Line/>
-                    <SideBarTitle>Tags:</SideBarTitle>
-                    {this.state.tags.map((m) => (
-                        <Tag
-                            key={m.tag_name}
-                            viewbinding={this.props.viewbinding}>{m.tag_name}</Tag>
-                    ))}
-                </SideBar>
+                {this.assembleSideBar()}
 
                 <div className={style.videowrapper}>
                     {/* video component is added here */}
@@ -131,8 +189,10 @@ class Player extends React.Component {
                     likes: result.likes,
                     quality: result.quality,
                     length: result.length,
-                    tags: result.tags
+                    tags: result.tags,
+                    suggesttag: result.suggesttag
                 });
+                console.log(this.state);
             });
     }
 
@@ -149,10 +209,11 @@ class Player extends React.Component {
             .then((response) => response.json()
                 .then((result) => {
                     if (result.result === "success") {
-                        this.fetchMovieData();
+                        // likes +1 --> avoid reload of all data
+                        this.setState({likes: this.state.likes + 1})
                     } else {
-                        console.log("an error occured while liking");
-                        console.log(result);
+                        console.error("an error occured while liking");
+                        console.error(result);
                     }
                 }));
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/Player/Player.test.js b/src/pages/Player/Player.test.js
index 67b5bab..b2da6a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/Player/Player.test.js
+++ b/src/pages/Player/Player.test.js
@@ -23,17 +23,8 @@ describe('<Player/>', function () {
         expect(wrapper.find("r")).toHaveLength(1);
     });
 
-    it('likebtn click', done => {
-        global.fetch = global.prepareFetchApi({result: 'success'});
-
-        const func = jest.fn();
-
+    function simulateLikeButtonClick(){
         const wrapper = shallow(<Player/>);
-        wrapper.setProps({
-            onHide: () => {
-                func()
-            }
-        });
 
         // initial fetch for getting movie data
         expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -41,9 +32,19 @@ describe('<Player/>', function () {
         // fetch for liking
         expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
+        return wrapper;
+    }
+
+    it('likebtn click', done => {
+        global.fetch = global.prepareFetchApi({result: 'success'});
+        global.console.error = jest.fn();
+
+        simulateLikeButtonClick();
+
+
         process.nextTick(() => {
-            // refetch is called so fetch called 3 times
-            expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+            expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+            expect(global.console.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 
             global.fetch.mockClear();
             done();
@@ -52,24 +53,14 @@ describe('<Player/>', function () {
 
     it('errored likebtn click', done => {
         global.fetch = global.prepareFetchApi({result: 'nosuccess'});
-        const func = jest.fn();
+        global.console.error = jest.fn();
 
-        const wrapper = shallow(<Player/>);
-        wrapper.setProps({
-            onHide: () => {
-                func()
-            }
-        });
-
-        // initial fetch for getting movie data
-        expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        wrapper.find('.videoactions').find("button").first().simulate('click');
-        // fetch for liking
-        expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        simulateLikeButtonClick();
 
         process.nextTick(() => {
             // refetch is called so fetch called 3 times
             expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+            expect(global.console.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
             global.fetch.mockClear();
             done();
@@ -117,4 +108,59 @@ describe('<Player/>', function () {
 
         expect(wrapper.find("Tag")).toHaveLength(2);
     });
+
+    it('inserts tag quickadd correctly', function () {
+        generatetag();
+    });
+
+    it('test click of quickadd tag btn', done => {
+        const wrapper = generatetag();
+
+        global.fetch = prepareFetchApi({result: 'success'});
+
+        // render tag subcomponent
+        const tag = wrapper.find("Tag").first().dive();
+        tag.simulate('click');
+
+        process.nextTick(() => {
+            expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+            global.fetch.mockClear();
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('test failing quickadd', done => {
+        const wrapper = generatetag();
+
+        global.fetch = prepareFetchApi({result: 'nonsuccess'});
+        global.console.error = jest.fn();
+
+        // render tag subcomponent
+        const tag = wrapper.find("Tag").first().dive();
+        tag.simulate('click');
+
+        process.nextTick(() => {
+            expect(global.console.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+            global.fetch.mockClear();
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    function generatetag(){
+        const wrapper = shallow(<Player/>);
+
+        expect(wrapper.find("Tag")).toHaveLength(0);
+
+        wrapper.setState({
+            suggesttag: [
+                {tag_name: 'first', tag_id: 1},
+            ]
+        });
+
+        expect(wrapper.find("Tag")).toHaveLength(1);
+
+        return wrapper;
+    }
 });