diff --git a/client/constants.js b/client/constants.js
index 76a3bfe5..7657c930 100644
--- a/client/constants.js
+++ b/client/constants.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const CREATE_COLLECTION = 'CREATED_COLLECTION';
 
 export const ADD_TO_COLLECTION = 'ADD_TO_COLLECTION';
 export const REMOVE_FROM_COLLECTION = 'REMOVE_FROM_COLLECTION';
+export const EDIT_COLLECTION = 'EDIT_COLLECTION';
 
 export const DELETE_PROJECT = 'DELETE_PROJECT';
 
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/collections.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/collections.js
index df05f2f7..27266468 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/collections.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/collections.js
@@ -126,3 +126,25 @@ export function removeFromCollection(collectionId, projectId) {
       });
   };
 }
+
+export function editCollection(collectionId, { name, description }) {
+  return (dispatch) => {
+    const url = `${ROOT_URL}/collections/${collectionId}`;
+    return axios.patch(url, { name, description }, { withCredentials: true })
+      .then((response) => {
+        dispatch({
+          type: ActionTypes.EDIT_COLLECTION,
+          payload: response.data
+        });
+        return response.data;
+      })
+      .catch((response) => {
+        dispatch({
+          type: ActionTypes.ERROR,
+          error: response.data
+        });
+
+        return response.data;
+      });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/collections.js b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/collections.js
index 4c4027b1..b8e8622b 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/collections.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/collections.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ const sketches = (state = [], action) => {
     case ActionTypes.SET_COLLECTIONS:
       return action.collections;
 
-    // The API returns the complete new collection
-    // with the items added or removed
+    // The API returns the complete new edited collection
+    // with any items added or removed
+    case ActionTypes.EDIT_COLLECTION:
     case ActionTypes.ADD_TO_COLLECTION:
     case ActionTypes.REMOVE_FROM_COLLECTION:
       return state.map((collection) => {
diff --git a/client/modules/User/components/Collection.jsx b/client/modules/User/components/Collection.jsx
index 0a467d96..c910d39d 100644
--- a/client/modules/User/components/Collection.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/User/components/Collection.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import * as SortingActions from '../../IDE/actions/sorting';
 import * as IdeActions from '../../IDE/actions/ide';
 import { getCollection } from '../../IDE/selectors/collections';
 import Loader from '../../App/components/loader';
+import EditableInput from '../../IDE/components/EditableInput';
 
 const arrowUp = require('../../../images/sort-arrow-up.svg');
 const arrowDown = require('../../../images/sort-arrow-down.svg');
@@ -240,10 +241,24 @@ class Collection extends React.Component {
     return `p5.js Web Editor | ${this.props.username}'s collections`;
   }
 
+  getUsername() {
+    return this.props.username !== undefined ? this.props.username : this.props.user.username;
+  }
+
   getCollectionName() {
     return this.props.collection.name;
   }
 
+  isOwner() {
+    let isOwner = false;
+
+    if (this.props.user != null && this.props.user.username && this.props.collection.owner.username === this.props.user.username) {
+      isOwner = true;
+    }
+
+    return isOwner;
+  }
+
   hasCollection() {
     return !this.props.loading && this.props.collection != null;
   }
@@ -258,13 +273,47 @@ class Collection extends React.Component {
   }
 
   _renderCollectionMetadata() {
-    const { name, description, items, owner } = this.props.collection;
+    const {
+      id, name, description, items, owner 
+    } = this.props.collection;
+
+    const handleEditCollectionName = (value) => {
+      if (value === name) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.props.editCollection(id, { name: value });
+    };
+
+    const handleEditCollectionDescription = (value) => {
+      if (value === description) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.props.editCollection(id, { description: value });
+    };
 
     return (
       <div className="collection-metadata">
-        <h2 className="collection-metadata__name">{name}</h2>
+        <h2 className="collection-metadata__name">
+          {
+            this.isOwner() ? <EditableInput value={name} onChange={handleEditCollectionName} /> : name
+          }
+        </h2>
+
         <p className="collection-metadata__user">{items.length} sketches collected by {owner.username}</p>
-        <p className="collection-metadata__description">{description}</p>
+
+        <p className="collection-metadata__description">
+          {
+            this.isOwner() ?
+              <EditableInput
+                InputComponent="textarea"
+                value={description}
+                onChange={handleEditCollectionDescription}
+              /> :
+              description
+          }
+        </p>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -298,7 +347,6 @@ class Collection extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const username = this.props.username !== undefined ? this.props.username : this.props.user.username;
     const title = this.hasCollection() ? this.getCollectionName() : null;
 
     return (
@@ -326,7 +374,7 @@ class Collection extends React.Component {
                     key={item.id}
                     item={item}
                     user={this.props.user}
-                    username={username}
+                    username={this.getUsername()}
                   />))}
               </tbody>
             </table>}
diff --git a/client/styles/components/_collection.scss b/client/styles/components/_collection.scss
index f49c7345..dbec678c 100644
--- a/client/styles/components/_collection.scss
+++ b/client/styles/components/_collection.scss
@@ -12,10 +12,30 @@
   }
 }
 
+.collection-metadata__name {
+  padding: #{12 / $base-font-size}rem 0;
+}
+
+.collection-metadata__name .editable-input__label span {
+  padding: 0.83333rem 0;
+}
+
+.collection-metadata__name,
+.collection-metadata__name .editable-input__input {
+  font-size: 1.75rem;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 .collection-metadata__user {
   padding-top: #{12 / $base-font-size}rem;
+  padding-left: #{8 / $base-font-size}rem;
 }
 
 .collection-metadata__description {
   padding-top: #{24 / $base-font-size}rem;
+  width: 50%;
+}
+
+.collection-metadata__description .editable-input__input {
+  width: 100%;
 }