diff --git a/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml b/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml
index 53bb910..df4c301 100644
--- a/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml
+++ b/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@
             <arg name="toggle_tagset" type="uint"/>
         </request>
 
+        <request name="set_client_tags">
+            <description summary="updates the tags of the focused client. changes are applied immediately.">
+                tags are updated as follows:
+                new_tags = (current_tags AND and_tags) XOR xor_tags
+            </description>
+            <arg name="and_tags" type="uint"/>
+            <arg name="xor_tags" type="uint"/>
+        </request>
+
         <request name="set_layout">
             <description summary="sets the active layout on this monitor. changes are applied immediately.">
             </description>
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index cec099c..b1700e9 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ void Bar::render()
     _invalid = false;
 }
 
-void Bar::setColorScheme(const ColorScheme &scheme)
+void Bar::setColorScheme(const ColorScheme &scheme, bool invert)
 {
-    _painter->setBrush(QBrush {scheme.bg});
-    _painter->setPen(QPen {QBrush {scheme.fg}, 1});
+    _painter->setBrush(QBrush {invert ? scheme.fg : scheme.bg});
+    _painter->setPen(QPen {QBrush {invert ? scheme.bg : scheme.fg}, 1});
 }
 
 void Bar::renderTags()
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ void Bar::renderTags()
     for (auto i=0u; i<_tags.size(); i++) {
         auto& tag = _tags[i];
         tag.x = _x;
-        setColorScheme(tag.state & ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_URGENT ? colorUrgent
-            : tag.state & ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_ACTIVE ? colorActive : colorInactive);
+        setColorScheme(
+            tag.state & ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_ACTIVE ? colorActive : colorInactive,
+            tag.state & ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_URGENT);
         renderText(tagNames[i]);
         auto indicators = qMin(tag.numClients, _bufs->height/2);
         for (auto ind = 0; ind < indicators; ind++) {
diff --git a/src/bar.hpp b/src/bar.hpp
index d9c51ec..dc48b50 100644
--- a/src/bar.hpp
+++ b/src/bar.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Bar {
     void renderStatus();
     void renderText(const QString &text);
     int textWidth(const QString &text);
-    void setColorScheme(const ColorScheme &scheme);
+    void setColorScheme(const ColorScheme &scheme, bool invert=false);
 public:
     Bar(Monitor *mon);
     const wl_surface* surface() const;
diff --git a/src/common.hpp b/src/common.hpp
index d7a071a..8ba33ac 100644
--- a/src/common.hpp
+++ b/src/common.hpp
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ extern zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlrLayerShell;
 extern std::vector<QString> tagNames;
 extern std::vector<QString> layoutNames;
 
-void toggleview(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg);
 void view(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg);
+void toggleview(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg);
 void setlayout(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg);
+void tag(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg);
+void toggletag(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg);
 
 // wayland smart pointers
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/src/config.hpp b/src/config.hpp
index 27100e4..4828545 100644
--- a/src/config.hpp
+++ b/src/config.hpp
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ constexpr bool fontBold = false;
 
 constexpr ColorScheme colorInactive = {QColor(0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb), QColor(0x22, 0x22, 0x22)};
 constexpr ColorScheme colorActive = {QColor(0xee, 0xee, 0xee), QColor(0x00, 0x55, 0x77)};
-constexpr ColorScheme colorUrgent = {colorActive.bg, colorActive.fg};
 
 constexpr Button buttons[] = {
     { ClkTagBar,       BTN_LEFT,   toggleview, {0} },
     { ClkTagBar,       BTN_LEFT,   view,       {0} },
-    //{ Clk::TagBar, 0, BTN_RIGHT, tag, {0} },
+    { ClkTagBar,       BTN_RIGHT,  tag,        {0} },
+    { ClkTagBar,       BTN_MIDDLE, toggletag,  {0} },
     { ClkLayoutSymbol, BTN_LEFT,   setlayout,  {.ui = 0} },
     { ClkLayoutSymbol, BTN_RIGHT,  setlayout,  {.ui = 2} },
 };
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ab06267..ceab448 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -70,18 +70,26 @@ static int statusFifoWriter {-1};
 static QSocketNotifier *displayWriteNotifier;
 static bool quitting {false};
 
-void toggleview(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg)
-{
-    znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_set_tags(m.dwlMonitor.get(), arg.ui, 0);
-}
 void view(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg)
 {
     znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_set_tags(m.dwlMonitor.get(), arg.ui, 1);
 }
+void toggleview(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg)
+{
+    znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_set_tags(m.dwlMonitor.get(), arg.ui, 0);
+}
 void setlayout(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg)
 {
     znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_set_layout(m.dwlMonitor.get(), arg.ui);
 }
+void tag(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg)
+{
+    znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_set_client_tags(m.dwlMonitor.get(), 0, arg.ui);
+}
+void toggletag(Monitor &m, const Arg &arg)
+{
+    znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_set_client_tags(m.dwlMonitor.get(), 0xffffff, arg.ui);
+}
 
 static const struct xdg_wm_base_listener xdgWmBaseListener = {
     [](void*, xdg_wm_base *sender, uint32_t serial) {