diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagService.java
index 0a077a2d..361d7d22 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagService.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public class TagService {
         return enrichWithRelatives(matched);
     }
 
+    public List<Tag> findByNameContaining(String fragment) {
+        return tagRepository.findByNameContainingIgnoreCase(fragment);
+    }
+
     public Tag getById(UUID id) {
         return tagRepository.findById(id)
                 .orElseThrow(() -> DomainException.notFound(ErrorCode.TAG_NOT_FOUND, "Tag not found: " + id));
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagServiceTest.java
index d0373f7b..3c097073 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/tag/TagServiceTest.java
@@ -666,4 +666,17 @@ class TagServiceTest {
         // verify findAllById was called at least twice: once for extras, once inside resolveEffectiveColors
         verify(tagRepository, atLeastOnce()).findAllById(any());
     }
+
+    // ─── findByNameContaining ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void findByNameContaining_delegatesToRepository() {
+        Tag krieg = Tag.builder().id(UUID.randomUUID()).name("Krieg").build();
+        when(tagRepository.findByNameContainingIgnoreCase("krieg")).thenReturn(List.of(krieg));
+
+        List<Tag> result = tagService.findByNameContaining("krieg");
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(krieg);
+        verify(tagRepository).findByNameContainingIgnoreCase("krieg");
+    }
 }