diff --git a/api/src/lib.rs b/api/src/lib.rs
index ed3f793..782aa91 100644
--- a/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ pub struct CreateHouseholdResponse {
     pub id: Uuid,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RenameHouseholdRequest {
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AddToHouseholdRequest {
     pub user: Uuid,
diff --git a/src/routes/household.rs b/src/routes/household.rs
index 46da2a6..1106471 100644
--- a/src/routes/household.rs
+++ b/src/routes/household.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use sea_query::OnConflict;
 
 use api::{
     AddToHouseholdRequest, CreateHouseholdRequest, CreateHouseholdResponse, EmptyResponse,
-    Households,
+    Households, RenameHouseholdRequest,
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
@@ -154,3 +154,17 @@ pub(super) async fn leave(
 
     Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}))
 }
+
+pub(super) async fn rename(
+    AuthorizedHousehold(household): AuthorizedHousehold,
+    state: State<AppState>,
+    Json(request): Json<RenameHouseholdRequest>,
+) -> super::JsonResult<EmptyResponse> {
+    let mut household: household::ActiveModel = household.into();
+
+    household.name = ActiveValue::Set(request.name);
+
+    household.update(&state.db).await?;
+
+    Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}))
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index d4c6aaf..898b37e 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ pub(crate) fn router(api_allowed: Option<HeaderValue>) -> Router<AppState> {
             "/household/:house_id",
             put(household::add_member)
                 .delete(household::leave)
-                .layer(mk_service(vec![Method::PUT, Method::DELETE])),
+                .patch(household::rename)
+                .layer(mk_service(vec![Method::PUT, Method::DELETE, Method::PATCH])),
         )
         .route(
             "/household/:house_id/ingredients/:iid",