diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 2f1309e10..875836bed 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.contrib import auth
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.db import models
+from django_random_queryset import RandomManager
 
 from recipes.settings import COMMENT_PREF_DEFAULT
 
@@ -198,6 +199,8 @@ class Recipe(models.Model):
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
+    objects = RandomManager()
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html b/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html
index 22ae397f7..7d9839977 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html
@@ -103,8 +103,15 @@
                     <div class="card-body">
                         <div class="row">
                             <div class="col-md-12">
-                                <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="recipe_query" @keyup="getRecipes"
-                                       placeholder="{% trans 'Search Recipe' %}" style="margin-bottom: 8px">
+                                <div class="input-group mb-3">
+                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="recipe_query" @keyup="getRecipes"
+                                           placeholder="{% trans 'Search Recipe' %}">
+                                    <div class="input-group-append">
+                                        <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button" @click="getRandomRecipes">
+                                            <i class="fas fa-dice"></i>
+                                        </button>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <draggable class="list-group" :list="recipes"
@@ -445,10 +452,16 @@
 
                     this.updateUserNames()
                 },
+                getRandomRecipes: function () {
+                    this.$set(this, 'recipe_query', '');
+                    this.getRecipes();
+                },
                 getRecipes: function () {
                     let url = "{% url 'api:recipe-list' %}?limit=5"
                     if (this.recipe_query !== '') {
                         url += '&query=' + this.recipe_query;
+                    } else {
+                        url += '&random=True'
                     }
 
                     this.$http.get(url).then((response) => {
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 86ad5ebd7..94c06c5d6 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -205,9 +205,15 @@ class RecipeViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet, StandardFilterMixin):
     permission_classes = [CustomIsShare | CustomIsGuest]  # TODO split read and write permission for meal plan guest
 
     def get_queryset(self):
+        queryset = Recipe.objects.all()
         internal = self.request.query_params.get('internal', None)
         if internal:
-            self.queryset = self.queryset.filter(internal=True)
+            queryset = queryset.filter(internal=True)
+        random = self.request.query_params.get('random', False)
+        if random:
+            queryset = queryset.random(5)
+
+        self.queryset = queryset
 
         return super(RecipeViewSet, self).get_queryset()
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5495da733..0349aa839 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ icalendar==4.0.6
 pyyaml==5.3.1
 uritemplate==3.0.1
 beautifulsoup4==4.9.2
-microdata==0.7.1
\ No newline at end of file
+microdata==0.7.1
+django-random-queryset==0.1.3
\ No newline at end of file