diff --git a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.html b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.html
index 52459f8..4a4ad04 100644
--- a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.html
+++ b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.html
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
-<h1>{{ recipe.title }}</h1>
-@if (mainImageUrl.isSuccess()) {
-    <!--suppress AngularNgOptimizedImage -->
-    <img
-        [src]="mainImageUrl.data()"
-        [alt]="recipe.mainImage.alt"
-        [height]="recipe.mainImage.height"
-        [width]="recipe.mainImage.width"
-    />
-}
-<div [innerHTML]="recipe.text"></div>
+@let recipe = recipeView().recipe;
+<article>
+    <div id="recipe-header">
+        <h1>{{ recipe.title }}</h1>
+        @if (isLoggedIn()) {
+            <button id="star" (click)="starMutation.mutate()">
+                <fa-icon [icon]="faStar"/>
+                <span>Star</span>
+                <span id="star-count">{{ recipe.starCount }}</span>
+            </button>
+        } @else {
+            <div>
+                <fa-icon [icon]="faStar"/>
+                <span id="star-count">{{ recipe.starCount }}</span>
+            </div>
+        }
+    </div>
+    @if (mainImageUrl.isSuccess()) {
+        <img
+            [src]="mainImageUrl.data()"
+            [alt]="recipe.mainImage.alt"
+            [height]="recipe.mainImage.height"
+            [width]="recipe.mainImage.width"
+        />
+    }
+    <div [innerHTML]="recipe.text"></div>
+</article>
diff --git a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.ts b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.ts
index cc4853b..6c5feec 100644
--- a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.ts
+++ b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page-content/recipe-page-content.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,42 @@
-import { Component, inject, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Recipe } from '../../model/Recipe.model';
-import { injectQuery } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
+import { Component, computed, inject, input, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { RecipeView } from '../../model/Recipe.model';
+import { injectMutation, injectQuery } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
 import { ImageService } from '../../service/image.service';
+import { faStar } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { FaIconComponent } from '@fortawesome/angular-fontawesome';
+import { RecipeService } from '../../service/recipe.service';
+import { AuthService } from '../../service/auth.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-recipe-page-content',
-    imports: [],
+    imports: [
+        FaIconComponent
+    ],
     templateUrl: './recipe-page-content.html',
     styleUrl: './recipe-page-content.css',
 })
 export class RecipePageContent {
-    @Input({ required: true })
-    public recipe!: Recipe;
+
+    public recipeView = input.required<RecipeView>();
 
     private readonly imageService = inject(ImageService);
+    private readonly recipeService = inject(RecipeService);
+    private readonly authService = inject(AuthService);
 
-    protected mainImageUrl = injectQuery(() => ({
-        queryKey: ['images', this.recipe.mainImage.owner.username, this.recipe.mainImage.filename],
-        queryFn: () => this.imageService.getImage(this.recipe.mainImage.url),
+    protected readonly isLoggedIn = computed(() => !!this.authService.accessToken());
+
+    protected readonly mainImageUrl = injectQuery(() => {
+        const recipe = this.recipeView().recipe;
+        return {
+            queryKey: ['images', recipe.mainImage.owner.username, recipe.mainImage.filename],
+            queryFn: () => this.imageService.getImage(recipe.mainImage.url),
+        }
+    });
+
+    protected readonly starMutation = injectMutation(() => ({
+        mutationFn: () => this.recipeService.toggleStar(this.recipeView()),
     }));
+
+    protected readonly faStar = faStar;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.html b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.html
index a9e75ee..6d2f806 100644
--- a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.html
+++ b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-@if (recipe.isLoading()) {
+@if (recipeView.isLoading()) {
     <p>Loading...</p>
-} @else if (recipe.isSuccess()) {
-    <app-recipe-page-content [recipe]="recipe.data()"></app-recipe-page-content>
-} @else if (recipe.error(); as error) {
+} @else if (recipeView.isSuccess()) {
+    <app-recipe-page-content [recipeView]="recipeView.data()"></app-recipe-page-content>
+} @else if (recipeView.error(); as error) {
     <p>{{ error.message }}</p>
 } @else {
     <p>There was an error loading the recipe.</p>
diff --git a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.ts b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.ts
index 0e482bb..3b6fed4 100644
--- a/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.ts
+++ b/src/app/recipe-page/recipe-page.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export class RecipePage {
     private username = this.route.snapshot.paramMap.get('username') as string;
     private slug = this.route.snapshot.paramMap.get('slug') as string;
 
-    protected recipe = injectQuery(() => ({
+    protected recipeView = injectQuery(() => ({
         queryKey: ['recipe', this.username, this.slug],
-        queryFn: () => this.recipeService.getRecipe(this.username, this.slug),
+        queryFn: () => this.recipeService.getRecipeView(this.username, this.slug),
     }));
 }
diff --git a/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.css b/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.css
index f3ab082..411c4be 100644
--- a/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.css
+++ b/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.css
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
-.recipe-card-image {
+#recipe-card-image {
     max-height: 200px;
     width: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
 }
+
+article {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    row-gap: 5px;
+}
+
+#recipe-title {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 18px;
+}
+
+#title-and-visibility,
+#user-and-stars {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.html b/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.html
index c2fba67..749385b 100644
--- a/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.html
+++ b/src/app/recipes-page/recipe-card/recipe-card.html
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <article>
     <a [routerLink]="recipePageLink()">
         @if (mainImage.isSuccess()) {
-            <!--suppress AngularNgOptimizedImage -->
-            <img [src]="mainImage.data()" class="recipe-card-image" [alt]="recipe.mainImage.alt" />
+            <img [src]="mainImage.data()" id="recipe-card-image" [alt]="recipe.mainImage.alt" />
         }
     </a>
-    <div>
+    <div id="title-and-visibility">
         <a [routerLink]="recipePageLink()">
-            <h1>{{ recipe.title }}</h1>
+            <h1 id="recipe-title">{{ recipe.title }}</h1>
         </a>
         @if (recipe.isPublic) {
             <fa-icon [icon]="faGlobe" />
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
             <fa-icon [icon]="faLock" />
         }
     </div>
-    <div>
+    <div id="user-and-stars">
         <span><fa-icon [icon]="faUser" /> {{ recipe.owner.username }}</span>
         <span><fa-icon [icon]="faStar" /> {{ recipe.starCount }}</span>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/service/recipe.service.ts b/src/app/service/recipe.service.ts
index e07c3c8..096daba 100644
--- a/src/app/service/recipe.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/service/recipe.service.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import { inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { firstValueFrom, map } from 'rxjs';
+import { firstValueFrom, lastValueFrom, map } from 'rxjs';
 import { Recipe, RecipeInfoViews, RecipeView } from '../model/Recipe.model';
+import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
+import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
 
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root',
 })
 export class RecipeService {
     private readonly http = inject(HttpClient);
+    private readonly authService = inject(AuthService);
+    private readonly queryClient = inject(QueryClient);
 
     public getRecipes(): Promise<Recipe[]> {
         return firstValueFrom(
@@ -17,11 +21,29 @@ export class RecipeService {
         );
     }
 
-    public async getRecipe(username: string, slug: string): Promise<Recipe> {
+    public async getRecipeView(username: string, slug: string): Promise<RecipeView> {
         return firstValueFrom(
-            this.http
-                .get<RecipeView>(`http://localhost:8080/recipes/${username}/${slug}`)
-                .pipe(map((recipeView) => recipeView.recipe)),
+            this.http.get<RecipeView>(`http://localhost:8080/recipes/${username}/${slug}`)
         );
     }
+
+    private getRecipeUrl(recipeView: RecipeView): string {
+        return `http://localhost:8080/recipes/${recipeView.recipe.owner.username}/${recipeView.recipe.slug}`;
+    }
+
+    public async toggleStar(recipeView: RecipeView) {
+        if (this.authService.accessToken()) {
+            if (recipeView.isStarred) {
+                await lastValueFrom(this.http.delete(this.getRecipeUrl(recipeView) + '/star'));
+            } else {
+                await lastValueFrom(this.http.post(this.getRecipeUrl(recipeView) + '/star', null));
+            }
+            await this.queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+                queryKey: ['recipe', recipeView.recipe.owner.username, recipeView.recipe.slug],
+            })
+        } else {
+            throw new Error('Cannot star a recipe when not logged in.')
+        }
+    }
+
 }