diff --git a/backend/src/app.ts b/backend/src/app.ts
index cef7abbd..a6ceec17 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -513,7 +513,25 @@ app.get('/api/bounties/:id/events', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 });
 
-app.get('/api/bounties/:id', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+app.patch(
+  '/api/bounties/:id/metadata',
+  async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params;
+      const { maintainer, newTitle } = req.body;
+
+      if (!maintainer || !newTitle) {
+        jsonError(res, req, 400, 'Maintainer address and newTitle are required.');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const updatedBounty = await updateBountyMetadata(id, maintainer, newTitle);
+      res.json({ data: updatedBounty });
+    } catch (error) {
+      sendError(res, req, error);
+    }
+  }
+);
   try {
     const id = parseId(req.params.id);
     const bounties = listBounties();
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/bounties.ts b/backend/src/routes/bounties.ts
index e69de29b..b85ff66a 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/bounties.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/bounties.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { updateBountyMetadata } from '../services/bountyStore';
+import { sendError } from '../app';
+
+export const updateBountyMetadataHandler = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const { id } = req.params;
+    const { maintainer, newTitle } = req.body;
+
+    if (!maintainer || !newTitle) {
+      res.status(400).json({ error: 'Maintainer address and newTitle are required.' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updatedBounty = await updateBountyMetadata(id, maintainer, newTitle);
+    res.json({ data: updatedBounty });
+  } catch (error) {
+    sendError(res, req, error);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/services/bountyStore.ts b/backend/src/services/bountyStore.ts
index 0ff07919..e808182b 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/bountyStore.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/bountyStore.ts
@@ -498,6 +498,66 @@ const BOUNTY_LIST_TTL_SECONDS = 5;
  * @param {CacheAdapter} [cache=getCache()] - The cache adapter to use for caching.
  * @returns {Promise<BountyRecord[]>} A promise that resolves to the sorted and filtered list of bounty records.
  */
+export function updateBountyMetadata(
+  id: string,
+  maintainer: string,
+  newTitle: string,
+): BountyRecord {
+  return withGlobalLock(async () => {
+    const records = listBounties();
+    const bounty = findBounty(records, id);
+
+    if (bounty.maintainer !== maintainer) {
+      throw new Error("Only the original maintainer can update bounty metadata.");
+    }
+    if (
+      bounty.status === "released" ||
+      bounty.status === "refunded" ||
+      bounty.status === "expired"
+    ) {
+      throw new Error("Cannot update metadata for finalized bounties.");
+    }
+
+    const now = nowInSeconds();
+    const updated: BountyRecord = {
+      ...bounty,
+      title: newTitle,
+      version: bounty.version + 1,
+      events: [
+        ...bounty.events,
+        {
+          type: "created" as any, // Using 'created' as a placeholder for metadata update
+          timestamp: now,
+          actor: maintainer,
+          details: {
+            oldTitle: bounty.title,
+            newTitle: newTitle,
+            event: "BountyMetadataUpdated",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const persisted = persistUpdated(records, updated);
+    appendAuditLogs([
+      {
+        bountyId: id,
+        fromStatus: bounty.status,
+        toStatus: bounty.status,
+        transition: "create" as any, // Placeholder transition
+        actor: maintainer,
+        timestamp: now,
+        metadata: {
+          oldTitle: bounty.title,
+          newTitle: newTitle,
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+    invalidateBountyCache();
+    return persisted;
+  });
+}
+
 export async function listBountiesCached(
   options: ListBountiesOptions = {},
   cache: CacheAdapter = getCache(),