diff --git a/apps/browser-extension/src/components/TagsSelector.tsx b/apps/browser-extension/src/components/TagsSelector.tsx
index 45cf11d5..5ca3b2d0 100644
--- a/apps/browser-extension/src/components/TagsSelector.tsx
+++ b/apps/browser-extension/src/components/TagsSelector.tsx
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ export function TagsSelector({ bookmarkId }: { bookmarkId: string }) {
   const { mutate } = useUpdateBookmarkTags({
     onMutate: (req) => {
       req.attach.forEach((t) => currentlyUpdating.add(t.tagId ?? ""));
-      req.detach.forEach((t) => currentlyUpdating.add(t.tagId));
+      req.detach.forEach((t) => currentlyUpdating.add(t.tagId ?? ""));
     },
     onSettled: (_resp, _err, req) => {
       if (!req) {
         return;
       }
       req.attach.forEach((t) => currentlyUpdating.delete(t.tagId ?? ""));
-      req.detach.forEach((t) => currentlyUpdating.delete(t.tagId));
+      req.detach.forEach((t) => currentlyUpdating.delete(t.tagId ?? ""));
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/bookmarks.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/bookmarks.ts
index 40442ec1..855c0483 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/bookmarks.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/bookmarks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import { addToList } from "@/commands/lists";
 import {
   printError,
   printObject,
@@ -20,7 +21,11 @@ function collect<T>(val: T, acc: T[]) {
   return acc;
 }
 
-function normalizeBookmark(bookmark: ZBookmark) {
+type Bookmark = Omit<ZBookmark, "tags"> & {
+  tags: string[];
+};
+
+function normalizeBookmark(bookmark: ZBookmark): Bookmark {
   const ret = {
     ...bookmark,
     tags: bookmark.tags.map((t) => t.name),
@@ -55,10 +60,17 @@ bookmarkCmd
     [],
   )
   .option("--stdin", "reads the data from stdin and store it as a note")
+  .option("--list <id>", "if set, the bookmark(s) will be added to this list")
+  .option(
+    "--tag <tag>",
+    "if set, this tag will be added to the bookmark(s). Specify multiple times to add multiple tags",
+    collect<string>,
+    [],
+  )
   .action(async (opts) => {
     const api = getAPIClient();
 
-    const results: object[] = [];
+    const results: Bookmark[] = [];
 
     const promises = [
       ...opts.link.map((url) =>
@@ -101,6 +113,12 @@ bookmarkCmd
 
     await Promise.allSettled(promises);
     printObject(results);
+    for (const bookmark of results) {
+      await updateTags(opts.tag, [], bookmark.id);
+      if (opts.list) {
+        await addToList(opts.list, bookmark.id);
+      }
+    }
   });
 
 bookmarkCmd
@@ -115,6 +133,48 @@ bookmarkCmd
       .catch(printError(`Failed to get the bookmark with id "${id}"`));
   });
 
+function printTagMessage(
+  tags: { tagName: string }[],
+  bookmarkId: string,
+  action: "Added" | "Removed",
+) {
+  tags.forEach((tag) => {
+    printStatusMessage(
+      true,
+      `${action} the tag ${tag.tagName} ${action === "Added" ? "to" : "from"} the bookmark with id ${bookmarkId}`,
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+async function updateTags(addTags: string[], removeTags: string[], id: string) {
+  const tagsToAdd = addTags.map((addTag) => {
+    return { tagName: addTag };
+  });
+
+  const tagsToRemove = removeTags.map((removeTag) => {
+    return { tagName: removeTag };
+  });
+
+  if (tagsToAdd.length > 0 || tagsToRemove.length > 0) {
+    const api = getAPIClient();
+    await api.bookmarks.updateTags
+      .mutate({
+        bookmarkId: id,
+        attach: tagsToAdd,
+        detach: tagsToRemove,
+      })
+      .then(() => {
+        printTagMessage(tagsToAdd, id, "Added");
+        printTagMessage(tagsToRemove, id, "Removed");
+      })
+      .catch(
+        printError(
+          `Failed to add/remove tags to/from bookmark with id "${id}"`,
+        ),
+      );
+  }
+}
+
 bookmarkCmd
   .command("update")
   .description("update a bookmark")
@@ -124,18 +184,34 @@ bookmarkCmd
   .option("--no-archive", "if set, the bookmark will be unarchived")
   .option("--favourite", "if set, the bookmark will be favourited")
   .option("--no-favourite", "if set, the bookmark will be unfavourited")
+  .option(
+    "--addtag <tag>",
+    "if set, this tag will be added to the bookmark. Specify multiple times to add multiple tags",
+    collect<string>,
+    [],
+  )
+  .option(
+    "--removetag <tag>",
+    "if set, this tag will be removed from the bookmark. Specify multiple times to remove multiple tags",
+    collect<string>,
+    [],
+  )
   .argument("<id>", "the id of the bookmark to get")
   .action(async (id, opts) => {
     const api = getAPIClient();
-    await api.bookmarks.updateBookmark
-      .mutate({
-        bookmarkId: id,
-        archived: opts.archive,
-        favourited: opts.favourite,
-        title: opts.title,
-      })
-      .then(printObject)
-      .catch(printError(`Failed to update bookmark with id "${id}"`));
+    await updateTags(opts.addtag, opts.removetag, id);
+
+    if ("archive" in opts || "favourite" in opts || "title" in opts) {
+      await api.bookmarks.updateBookmark
+        .mutate({
+          bookmarkId: id,
+          archived: opts.archive,
+          favourited: opts.favourite,
+          title: opts.title,
+        })
+        .then(printObject)
+        .catch(printError(`Failed to update bookmark with id "${id}"`));
+    }
   });
 
 bookmarkCmd
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/lists.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/lists.ts
index 2f85ae7b..855624d6 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/lists.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/lists.ts
@@ -62,29 +62,33 @@ listsCmd
       .catch(printError(`Failed to delete list with id "${id}"`));
   });
 
+export async function addToList(listId: string, bookmarkId: string) {
+  const api = getAPIClient();
+
+  await api.lists.addToList
+    .mutate({
+      listId,
+      bookmarkId,
+    })
+    .then(
+      printSuccess(
+        `Successfully added bookmark "${bookmarkId}" to list with id "${listId}"`,
+      ),
+    )
+    .catch(
+      printError(
+        `Failed to add bookmark "${bookmarkId}" to list with id "${listId}"`,
+      ),
+    );
+}
+
 listsCmd
   .command("add-bookmark")
   .description("add a bookmark to list")
   .requiredOption("--list <id>", "the id of the list")
   .requiredOption("--bookmark <bookmark>", "the id of the bookmark")
   .action(async (opts) => {
-    const api = getAPIClient();
-
-    await api.lists.addToList
-      .mutate({
-        listId: opts.list,
-        bookmarkId: opts.bookmark,
-      })
-      .then(
-        printSuccess(
-          `Successfully added bookmark "${opts.bookmark}" to list with id "${opts.list}"`,
-        ),
-      )
-      .catch(
-        printError(
-          `Failed to add bookmark "${opts.bookmark}" to list with id "${opts.list}"`,
-        ),
-      );
+    await addToList(opts.list, opts.bookmark);
   });
 
 listsCmd
diff --git a/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.test.ts b/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.test.ts
index c9627626..b62c0e05 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.test.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,69 @@ describe("Bookmark Routes", () => {
     expect(res.favourited).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  test<CustomTestContext>("update tags on bookmarks", async ({
+    apiCallers,
+  }) => {
+    const api = apiCallers[0].bookmarks;
+
+    // Create the bookmark
+    const bookmark = await api.createBookmark({
+      url: "https://google.com",
+      type: "link",
+    });
+
+    await api.updateTags({
+      bookmarkId: bookmark.id,
+      attach: [{ tagName: "asdf" }, { tagName: "qwer" }],
+      detach: [],
+    });
+
+    let res = await api.getBookmark({ bookmarkId: bookmark.id });
+    expect(res.tags.length).toBe(2);
+    for (const tag of res.tags) {
+      if (tag.name !== "qwer" && tag.name !== "asdf") {
+        throw new Error("tag.name is neither qwer nor asdf");
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Adding the same tags again, doesn't change anything
+    await api.updateTags({
+      bookmarkId: bookmark.id,
+      attach: [{ tagName: "asdf" }, { tagName: "qwer" }],
+      detach: [],
+    });
+    res = await api.getBookmark({ bookmarkId: bookmark.id });
+    expect(res.tags.length).toBe(2);
+
+    // Empty arrays don't do anything
+    await api.updateTags({
+      bookmarkId: bookmark.id,
+      attach: [],
+      detach: [],
+    });
+    res = await api.getBookmark({ bookmarkId: bookmark.id });
+    expect(res.tags.length).toBe(2);
+
+    await api.updateTags({
+      bookmarkId: bookmark.id,
+      attach: [],
+      detach: [{ tagName: "asdf" }, { tagName: "qwer" }],
+    });
+
+    res = await api.getBookmark({ bookmarkId: bookmark.id });
+    expect(res.tags.length).toBe(0);
+
+    // Removing the same tags again, does not do anything either
+    await api.updateTags({
+      bookmarkId: bookmark.id,
+      attach: [],
+      detach: [{ tagName: "asdf" }, { tagName: "qwer" }],
+    });
+
+    res = await api.getBookmark({ bookmarkId: bookmark.id });
+    expect(res.tags.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
   test<CustomTestContext>("list bookmarks", async ({ apiCallers }) => {
     const api = apiCallers[0].bookmarks;
     const emptyBookmarks = await api.getBookmarks({});
diff --git a/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.ts b/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.ts
index 15a8c7c0..7119a849 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/routers/bookmarks.ts
@@ -615,8 +615,13 @@ export const bookmarksAppRouter = router({
             tagName: z.string().optional(),
           }),
         ),
-        // Detach by tag ids
-        detach: z.array(z.object({ tagId: z.string() })),
+        detach: z.array(
+          z.object({
+            // At least one of the two must be set
+            tagId: z.string().optional(),
+            tagName: z.string().optional(), // Also allow removing by tagName, to make CLI usage easier
+          }),
+        ),
       }),
     )
     .output(
@@ -627,25 +632,51 @@ export const bookmarksAppRouter = router({
     )
     .use(ensureBookmarkOwnership)
     .mutation(async ({ input, ctx }) => {
-      return await ctx.db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+      return ctx.db.transaction(async (tx) => {
         // Detaches
+        const idsToRemove: string[] = [];
         if (input.detach.length > 0) {
-          await tx.delete(tagsOnBookmarks).where(
-            and(
-              eq(tagsOnBookmarks.bookmarkId, input.bookmarkId),
-              inArray(
-                tagsOnBookmarks.tagId,
-                input.detach.map((t) => t.tagId),
+          const namesToRemove: string[] = [];
+          input.detach.forEach((detachInfo) => {
+            if (detachInfo.tagId) {
+              idsToRemove.push(detachInfo.tagId);
+            }
+            if (detachInfo.tagName) {
+              namesToRemove.push(detachInfo.tagName);
+            }
+          });
+
+          if (namesToRemove.length > 0) {
+            (
+              await tx.query.bookmarkTags.findMany({
+                where: and(
+                  eq(bookmarkTags.userId, ctx.user.id),
+                  inArray(bookmarkTags.name, namesToRemove),
+                ),
+                columns: {
+                  id: true,
+                },
+              })
+            ).forEach((tag) => {
+              idsToRemove.push(tag.id);
+            });
+          }
+
+          await tx
+            .delete(tagsOnBookmarks)
+            .where(
+              and(
+                eq(tagsOnBookmarks.bookmarkId, input.bookmarkId),
+                inArray(tagsOnBookmarks.tagId, idsToRemove),
               ),
-            ),
-          );
+            );
         }
 
         if (input.attach.length == 0) {
           return {
             bookmarkId: input.bookmarkId,
             attached: [],
-            detached: input.detach.map((t) => t.tagId),
+            detached: idsToRemove,
           };
         }
 
@@ -701,7 +732,7 @@ export const bookmarksAppRouter = router({
         return {
           bookmarkId: input.bookmarkId,
           attached: allIds,
-          detached: input.detach.map((t) => t.tagId),
+          detached: idsToRemove,
         };
       });
     }),