diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtils.java
index 1952be552..0afd96d3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtils.java
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
  */
 package org.mastodon.util;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.mastodon.mamut.model.Model;
 import org.mastodon.mamut.model.ModelGraph;
 import org.mastodon.mamut.model.Spot;
+import org.mastodon.mamut.model.branch.BranchSpot;
 import org.mastodon.model.tag.ObjTagMap;
 import org.mastodon.model.tag.TagSetModel;
 import org.mastodon.model.tag.TagSetStructure;
@@ -351,4 +354,32 @@ public static TagSetStructure.Tag findTag( final TagSetStructure.TagSet tagSet,
 				return tag;
 		throw new NoSuchElementException( "Did not find a tag with the given label: " + tagLabel );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the names of all tag sets in the model.
+	 * @param model the model to get the tag-set model from.
+	 * @return the names of all tag sets in the model.
+	 */
+	public static List< String > getTagSetNames( final Model model )
+	{
+		List< String > tagSetNames = new ArrayList<>();
+		model.getTagSetModel().getTagSetStructure().getTagSets().forEach( tagSet -> tagSetNames.add( tagSet.getName() ) );
+		return tagSetNames;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the tag label of the first spot in the given branchSpot within the given tagSet.
+	 * @param model the model to which the branch belongs
+	 * @param branchSpot the branch spot
+	 * @param tagSet the tag set
+	 * @return the tag label
+	 */
+	public static String getTagLabel( final Model model, final BranchSpot branchSpot, final TagSetStructure.TagSet tagSet, final Spot ref )
+	{
+		if ( model == null || branchSpot == null || tagSet == null )
+			return null;
+		Spot first = TreeUtils.getFirstSpot( model, branchSpot, ref );
+		TagSetStructure.Tag tag = TagSetUtils.getBranchTag( model, tagSet, first );
+		return tag == null ? null : tag.label();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtils.java
index 0a8734354..b1c6ae44b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtils.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.mastodon.graph.Vertex;
 import org.mastodon.mamut.model.Model;
 import org.mastodon.mamut.model.Spot;
+import org.mastodon.mamut.model.branch.BranchSpot;
 
 public class TreeUtils
 {
@@ -255,4 +256,15 @@ public static int getMaxTimepoint( final Model model )
 			max = Math.max( max, spot.getTimepoint() );
 		return max;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the first {@link Spot} within the given {@link BranchSpot}.
+	 * @param model the {@link Model} to which the {@link BranchSpot} belongs
+	 * @param branchSpot the {@link BranchSpot} to query
+	 * @return the first {@link Spot}
+	 */
+	public static Spot getFirstSpot( final Model model, final BranchSpot branchSpot, final Spot ref )
+	{
+		return model.getBranchGraph().getFirstLinkedVertex( branchSpot, ref );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtilsTest.java
index 48f0a1421..34c30b7b6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TagSetUtilsTest.java
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public class TagSetUtilsTest
@@ -110,4 +114,38 @@ public void tagSpotAndOutgoingEdges()
 		// 3 links are tagged: spot0 -> spot1, spot2 -> spot3, spot2 -> spot11
 		assertEquals( 3, model.getTagSetModel().getEdgeTags().getTaggedWith( tag0 ).size() );
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetTagSetNames()
+	{
+		ExampleGraph1 exampleGraph1 = new ExampleGraph1();
+		String tagSetName1 = "TagSet1";
+		String tagSetName2 = "TagSet2";
+		String tagSetName3 = "TagSet2";
+		Collection< Pair< String, Integer > > emptyTagsAndColors = Collections.emptyList();
+		TagSetUtils.addNewTagSetToModel( exampleGraph1.getModel(), tagSetName1, emptyTagsAndColors );
+		TagSetUtils.addNewTagSetToModel( exampleGraph1.getModel(), tagSetName2, emptyTagsAndColors );
+		TagSetUtils.addNewTagSetToModel( exampleGraph1.getModel(), tagSetName3, emptyTagsAndColors );
+		Collection< String > tagSetNames = TagSetUtils.getTagSetNames( exampleGraph1.getModel() );
+		List< String > expected = Arrays.asList( tagSetName1, tagSetName2, tagSetName3 );
+		assertEquals( expected, tagSetNames );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetTagLabel()
+	{
+		ExampleGraph2 exampleGraph2 = new ExampleGraph2();
+		String tagSetName = "TagSet";
+		Pair< String, Integer > tag0 = Pair.of( "Tag", 0 );
+		Collection< Pair< String, Integer > > tagAndColor = Collections.singletonList( tag0 );
+		TagSetStructure.TagSet tagSet = TagSetUtils.addNewTagSetToModel( exampleGraph2.getModel(), tagSetName, tagAndColor );
+		TagSetStructure.Tag tag = tagSet.getTags().get( 0 );
+		TagSetUtils.tagBranch( exampleGraph2.getModel(), tagSet, tag, exampleGraph2.spot5 );
+		Spot ref = exampleGraph2.getModel().getGraph().vertexRef();
+		assertEquals( tag.label(), TagSetUtils.getTagLabel( exampleGraph2.getModel(), exampleGraph2.branchSpotD, tagSet, ref ) );
+		assertNull( TagSetUtils.getTagLabel( null, exampleGraph2.branchSpotD, tagSet, ref ) );
+		assertNull( TagSetUtils.getTagLabel( exampleGraph2.getModel(), null, tagSet, ref ) );
+		assertNull( TagSetUtils.getTagLabel( exampleGraph2.getModel(), exampleGraph2.branchSpotD, null, ref ) );
+		exampleGraph2.getModel().getGraph().releaseRef( ref );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtilsTest.java
index 803f991f7..fbaf9df3c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mastodon/util/TreeUtilsTest.java
@@ -191,4 +191,18 @@ public void testGetMaxTimepoint()
 		assertEquals( 3, TreeUtils.getMaxTimepoint( new ExampleGraph1().getModel() ) );
 		assertEquals( 7, TreeUtils.getMaxTimepoint( new ExampleGraph2().getModel() ) );
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetFirstSpot()
+	{
+		ExampleGraph1 exampleGraph1 = new ExampleGraph1();
+		Spot ref = exampleGraph1.getModel().getGraph().vertexRef();
+		assertEquals( exampleGraph1.spot0, TreeUtils.getFirstSpot( exampleGraph1.getModel(), exampleGraph1.branchSpotA, ref ) );
+		exampleGraph1.getModel().getGraph().releaseRef( ref );
+
+		ExampleGraph2 exampleGraph2 = new ExampleGraph2();
+		ref = exampleGraph2.getModel().getGraph().vertexRef();
+		assertEquals( exampleGraph2.spot5, TreeUtils.getFirstSpot( exampleGraph2.getModel(), exampleGraph2.branchSpotD, ref ) );
+		exampleGraph2.getModel().getGraph().releaseRef( ref );
+	}
 }