diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/view/displays/SongDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/view/displays/SongDisplay.java
index 8090e5b..3dbd2e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/view/displays/SongDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/view/displays/SongDisplay.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.toop.app.view.displays;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.ProgressBar;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
 import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 import org.toop.framework.audio.AudioEventListener;
@@ -38,12 +39,30 @@ public class SongDisplay extends VBox {
         // TODO ADD BETTER CSS FOR THE SKIPBUTTON WHERE ITS AT A NICER POSITION
 
         Button skipButton = new Button(">>");
+        Button pauseButton = new Button("⏸");
+        Button previousButton = new Button("<<");
+
         skipButton.getStyleClass().setAll("skip-button");
+        pauseButton.getStyleClass().setAll("pause-button");
+        previousButton.getStyleClass().setAll("previous-button");
+
         skipButton.setOnAction( event -> {
             GlobalEventBus.post(new AudioEvents.SkipMusic());
         });
 
-        getChildren().addAll(songTitle, progressBar, progressText, skipButton);
+        pauseButton.setOnAction(event -> {
+            GlobalEventBus.post(new AudioEvents.PauseMusic());
+        });
+
+        previousButton.setOnAction( event -> {
+            GlobalEventBus.post(new AudioEvents.PreviousMusic());
+        });
+
+        HBox control = new HBox(10, previousButton, pauseButton, skipButton);
+        control.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
+        control.getStyleClass().add("controls");
+
+        getChildren().addAll(songTitle, progressBar, progressText, control);
     }
 
     private void updateTheSong(AudioEvents.PlayingMusic event) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/dark.css b/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/dark.css
index 3d3cc77..da30eb0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/dark.css
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/dark.css
@@ -55,6 +55,28 @@
     -fx-fill: white;
 }
 
+.pause-button {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-background-radius: 0;
+ 	-fx-cursor: hand;
+ 	-fx-text-fill: white;
+ 	}
+
+.pause-button .text {
+    -fx-fill: white;
+}
+
+.previous-button {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-background-radius: 0;
+ 	-fx-cursor: hand;
+ 	-fx-text-fill: white;
+ 	}
+
+.previous-button .text {
+    -fx-fill: white;
+}
+
 .button {
 	-fx-background-color: linear-gradient(to bottom, #1f5e20, #2e7d2e);
 	-fx-background-radius: 8;
diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/high-contrast.css b/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/high-contrast.css
index ef448ce..111449d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/high-contrast.css
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/high-contrast.css
@@ -55,6 +55,28 @@
     -fx-fill: white;
 }
 
+.pause-button {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-background-radius: 0;
+ 	-fx-cursor: hand;
+ 	-fx-text-fill: white;
+ 	}
+
+.pause-button .text {
+    -fx-fill: white;
+}
+
+.previous-button {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-background-radius: 0;
+ 	-fx-cursor: hand;
+ 	-fx-text-fill: white;
+ 	}
+
+.previous-button .text {
+    -fx-fill: white;
+}
+
 .button {
 	-fx-background-color: linear-gradient(to bottom, #1b7a1b, #2da32d);
 	-fx-background-radius: 8;
diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/light.css b/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/light.css
index 0b5e1d7..0428f04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/light.css
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/assets/style/light.css
@@ -56,6 +56,28 @@
     -fx-fill: black;
 }
 
+.pause-button {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-background-radius: 0;
+ 	-fx-cursor: hand;
+ 	-fx-text-fill: black;
+ 	}
+
+.pause-button .text {
+    -fx-fill: black;
+}
+
+.previous-button {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-background-radius: 0;
+ 	-fx-cursor: hand;
+ 	-fx-text-fill: black;
+ 	}
+
+.previous-button .text {
+    -fx-fill: black;
+}
+
 .button {
 	-fx-background-color: linear-gradient(to bottom, #7ac27a, #90d090);
 	-fx-background-radius: 8;
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/AudioEventListener.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/AudioEventListener.java
index f971947..628eae6 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/AudioEventListener.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/AudioEventListener.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class AudioEventListener<T extends AudioResource, K extends AudioResource
                 .listen(this::handleStopMusicManager)
                 .listen(this::handlePlaySound)
                 .listen(this::handleSkipSong)
+                .listen(this::handlePauseSong)
+                .listen(this::handlePreviousSong)
                 .listen(this::handleStopSound)
                 .listen(this::handleMusicStart)
                 .listen(this::handleVolumeChange)
@@ -50,6 +52,15 @@ public class AudioEventListener<T extends AudioResource, K extends AudioResource
         this.musicManager.skip();
     }
 
+    private void handlePauseSong(AudioEvents.PauseMusic event) {
+        this.musicManager.pause();
+
+    }
+
+    private void handlePreviousSong(AudioEvents.PreviousMusic event) {
+        this.musicManager.previous();
+    }
+
     private void handleStopSound(AudioEvents.StopEffect event) {
         this.soundEffectManager.stop(event.fileName());
     }
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/MusicManager.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/MusicManager.java
index 1d34765..7d2feb8 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/MusicManager.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/MusicManager.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class MusicManager<T extends AudioResource> implements org.toop.framework
     private final List<T> resources;
     private int playingIndex = 0;
     private boolean playing = false;
+    private long pausedPosition = 0;
     private ScheduledExecutorService scheduler;
 
 
@@ -156,4 +157,29 @@ public class MusicManager<T extends AudioResource> implements org.toop.framework
         playing = false;
         dispatcher.run(() -> backgroundMusic.forEach(T::stop));
     }
+
+    public void pause() {
+        T current = backgroundMusic.get(playingIndex);
+        if (this.playing) {
+            current.pause();
+            playing = false;
+        }
+        else {
+            this.playing = true;
+            dispatcher.run(() -> {
+                current.play();
+                setTrackRunnable(current);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void previous() {
+        if (backgroundMusic.isEmpty()) return;
+        if (playingIndex == 0) return;
+        stop();
+        scheduler.shutdownNow();
+        playingIndex = playingIndex - 1;
+        playing = true;
+        playCurrentTrack();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/events/AudioEvents.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/events/AudioEvents.java
index 8ec0fcf..e416065 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/events/AudioEvents.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/events/AudioEvents.java
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ public class AudioEvents extends EventsBase {
     /** Skips the song to the last second of the song resulting in a skip effect */
     public record SkipMusic() implements GenericEvent {}
 
+    public record PreviousMusic() implements GenericEvent {}
+
+    public record PauseMusic() implements GenericEvent {}
+
     /** Change volume, choose type with {@link VolumeControl}. */
     public record ChangeVolume(double newVolume, VolumeControl controlType) implements GenericEvent {}
 
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/interfaces/MusicManager.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/interfaces/MusicManager.java
index 0e197f8..8b59179 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/interfaces/MusicManager.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/audio/interfaces/MusicManager.java
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ public interface MusicManager<T extends AudioResource> extends AudioManager<T> {
     void play();
     void stop();
     void skip();
+    void previous();
+    void pause();
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/MusicAsset.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/MusicAsset.java
index 005a0d9..530ca2f 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/MusicAsset.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/MusicAsset.java
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ public class MusicAsset extends BaseResource implements LoadableResource, AudioR
         getMediaPlayer().play();
     }
 
+    public void pause() {
+        getMediaPlayer().pause();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void stop() {
         getMediaPlayer().stop();
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/SoundEffectAsset.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/SoundEffectAsset.java
index c7298f9..13d5547 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/SoundEffectAsset.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/resources/SoundEffectAsset.java
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ public class SoundEffectAsset extends BaseResource implements LoadableResource,
         if (this.clip.isRunning()) this.clip.stop();
     }
 
+    // had to be implemented for mediaplayer.pause() to work so:
+    // TODO: get this removed, somehow OR get a clip.pause which I have no idea why you would ever use
+    public void pause() {
+        this.clip.stop();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long duration() {
         if (clip != null) {
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/types/AudioResource.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/types/AudioResource.java
index d001aa8..c8161cc 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/types/AudioResource.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/resource/types/AudioResource.java
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ public interface AudioResource {
     long currentPosition();
     void setOnEnd(Runnable run);
     void setOnError(Runnable run);
+    void pause();
 }