diff --git a/src/engine/core/Application.cpp b/src/engine/core/Application.cpp
index da4f728..3e8a26b 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/core/Application.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 
 #include "../layer/Layer.h"
+#include "../platform/glfw/InputManager.h"
 
 Application* Application::instance = nullptr;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ void Application::run() {
             layer->onUpdate();
         }
         window->OnUpdate();
+        InputManager::update();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.cpp
index 7e387da..f165e82 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.cpp
@@ -11,17 +11,38 @@
 UiButton::UiButton(const GLuint textureID, std::string label, Font &font, const LayoutStyle &style): textureID(textureID), text(std::move(label)), font(font), UiComponent(style) {
 }
 
+void UiButton::onClick() {
+    if (clickListener) {
+        clickListener();
+    }
+}
+
 void UiButton::onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle &uiRenderBundle) {
     glm::vec2 position = glm::vec2(uiPositioner.screenSpace.x, uiPositioner.screenSpace.y);
     glm::vec2 size = glm::vec2(uiPositioner.screenSpace.width, uiPositioner.screenSpace.height);
 
-    if (isHovered()) {
-        float brightness = 1.15f;
-        float tintStrength = 0.f;
-        uiRenderBundle.addGUITexture(std::make_shared<GUITexture>(textureID, position, size, brightness, glm::vec3(0.3, 0.6, 1.0), tintStrength));
-    } else {
-        uiRenderBundle.addGUITexture(std::make_shared<GUITexture>(textureID, position, size));
-    }
+    VisualStyle visualStyle = getVisualStyle();
+    uiRenderBundle.addGUITexture(
+        std::make_shared<GUITexture>(
+            textureID,
+            position,
+            size,
+            visualStyle.brightness,
+            visualStyle.tintColor,
+            visualStyle.tintStrength
+        )
+    );
 
     uiRenderBundle.addGUIText(std::make_shared<GUIText>(font, text, uiPositioner.screenSpace));
 }
+
+VisualStyle UiButton::getVisualStyle() const {
+    switch (state) {
+        case UiState::PRESSED:
+            return {1.0f, glm::vec3(0.3, 0.6, 1.0), 0.15f};
+        case UiState::HOVERED:
+            return {1.15f, glm::vec3(0.0f), 0.0f};
+        default:
+            return {};
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.h
index 23648b1..47fe2bd 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.h
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.h
@@ -6,13 +6,23 @@
 #define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UIBUTTON_H
 #include "UiComponent.h"
 
+struct VisualStyle {
+    float brightness = 1.0f;
+    glm::vec3 tintColor = glm::vec3(0.0f);
+    float tintStrength = 0.0f;
+};
 
 class Font;
 
 class UiButton : public UiComponent{
 public:
     UiButton(GLuint textureID, std::string label, Font& font, const LayoutStyle& style);
+    void setOnClick(std::function<void()> callback) {
+        printf("Clicklister added!\n");
+        clickListener = std::move(callback);
+    }
 
+    void onClick() override;
 protected:
     void onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle &uiRenderBundle) override;
 
@@ -20,6 +30,10 @@ private:
     std::string text;
     Font& font;
     GLuint textureID;
+
+    VisualStyle getVisualStyle() const;
+
+    std::function<void()> clickListener;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp
index 9a31be5..ac4ec25 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 #include "UiComponent.h"
 
+#include "../../Application.h"
 #include "../../../platform/glfw/InputManager.h"
+#include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 
 void UiComponent::addChild(std::unique_ptr<UiComponent> child) {
     child->parent = this;
@@ -46,6 +48,21 @@ bool UiComponent::isMouseOver(float mouseX, float mouseY) {
 
 void UiComponent::onUpdate(float) {
     glm::vec2 mousePos = InputManager::getMousePositionNormalized();
-    hovered = isMouseOver(mousePos.x, mousePos.y);
+    bool hoveredNow = isMouseOver(mousePos.x, mousePos.y);
+
+    bool pressedThisFrame = hoveredNow && InputManager::isMouseButtonPressed(GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT);
+    bool releasedFrame = InputManager::isMouseButtonReleased(GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT);
+
+    if (pressedThisFrame) {
+        state = UiState::PRESSED;
+    } else if (releasedFrame) {
+        if (state == UiState::PRESSED && hoveredNow) {
+            onClick();
+        }
+        state = hoveredNow ? UiState::HOVERED : UiState::NORMAL;
+    } else {
+        if (state != UiState::PRESSED)
+            state = hoveredNow ? UiState::HOVERED : UiState::NORMAL;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h
index d43f873..b47bc22 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #include "UiRenderBundle.h"
 #include "../../../renderer/model/GUITexture.h"
 
+enum class UiState {
+    NORMAL, HOVERED, PRESSED
+};
+
 
 class UiComponent {
 public:
@@ -34,10 +38,11 @@ public:
         uiPositioner.setLayout(style);
     }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] bool isHovered() const { return hovered; }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool isHovered() const { return state == UiState::HOVERED; }
+    virtual void onClick() {};
 protected:
     bool visible = true;
-    bool hovered = false;
+    UiState state = UiState::NORMAL;
 
     virtual void onUpdate(float );
     virtual void onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& uiRenderBundle) {}
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.cpp b/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.cpp
index d239862..72f979c 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #include "InputManager.h"
 
 #include "../../core/Application.h"
-#include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
+
+bool InputManager::current[GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LAST] = { false };
+bool InputManager::previous[GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LAST] = { false };
 
 bool InputManager::isKeyPressed(int keycode) {
     auto window = static_cast<GLFWwindow*>(Application::getInstance().getWindow().GetNativeWindow());
@@ -13,8 +15,18 @@ bool InputManager::isKeyPressed(int keycode) {
 }
 
 bool InputManager::isMouseButtonPressed(int button) {
-    auto window = static_cast<GLFWwindow*>(Application::getInstance().getWindow().GetNativeWindow());
-    return glfwGetMouseButton(window, button) == GLFW_PRESS;
+    return current[button] && !previous[button];
+}
+
+bool InputManager::isMouseButtonReleased(int button) {
+    return !current[button] && previous[button];
+}
+
+void InputManager::update() {
+    for (int i=0; i < GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LAST; ++i) {
+        previous[i] = current[i];
+        current[i] = glfwGetMouseButton(static_cast<GLFWwindow*>(Application::getInstance().getWindow().GetNativeWindow()), i) == GLFW_PRESS;
+    }
 }
 
 glm::vec2 InputManager::getMousePosition() {
@@ -41,3 +53,7 @@ glm::vec2 InputManager::getMouseDelta() {
     return delta;
 }
 
+bool InputManager::isMouseButtonDown(int button) {
+    return current[button];
+}
+
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.h b/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.h
index 464ff20..2155d0d 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.h
+++ b/src/engine/platform/glfw/InputManager.h
@@ -4,18 +4,29 @@
 
 #ifndef INPUTMANAGER_H
 #define INPUTMANAGER_H
+#define GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE
+#include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 #include "glm/vec2.hpp"
 
 
 class InputManager {
 public:
     static bool isKeyPressed(int keycode);
-    static bool isMouseButtonPressed(int button);
 
     static glm::vec2 getMousePosition();
     static glm::vec2 getMousePositionNormalized();
     glm::vec2 getMouseDelta();
 
+    static bool isMouseButtonDown(int button);
+    static bool isMouseButtonPressed(int button);
+    static bool isMouseButtonReleased(int button);
+
+    static void update();
+
+private:
+    static bool current[GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LAST];
+    static bool previous[GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LAST];
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/game/UILayer.cpp b/src/game/UILayer.cpp
index 63f5681..d0b4f77 100644
--- a/src/game/UILayer.cpp
+++ b/src/game/UILayer.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 #include "UILayer.h"
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ostream>
+
 #include "../engine/core/gui/text/Font.h"
 #include "../engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiButton.h"
 #include "../engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h"
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@ void UILayer::onAttach() {
     //auto text = std::make_unique<UiText>(*font, "Hello World!", glm::vec2(0.5f, 0.5f),  glm::vec3(1,1,1));
 
     auto button = std::make_unique<UiButton>(Loader::instance().loadTextureFromFile("assets/textures/texture.png").getTextureID(), "Button", *font, imageStyle);
+
+    button->setOnClick([]() {
+       std::cout << "Button Clicked!" << std::endl;
+    });
+
     rootContainer->addChild(std::move(button));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/hexWorld/ecs/systems/BuildingPlacementSystem.cpp b/src/game/hexWorld/ecs/systems/BuildingPlacementSystem.cpp
index 7157f46..08f600c 100644
--- a/src/game/hexWorld/ecs/systems/BuildingPlacementSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/game/hexWorld/ecs/systems/BuildingPlacementSystem.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "BuildingPlacementSystem.h"
 
 #include "../../RessourceType.h"
+#include "../../../../engine/core/Application.h"
 #include "../../../../engine/core/ECS/ModelComponent.h"
 #include "../../../../engine/core/ECS/TileRenderComponent.h"
 #include "../../../../engine/core/ECS/TransformComponent.h"