diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/project/View.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/project/View.svelte
index b734a6be..52209178 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/project/View.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/project/View.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     import { onMount, onDestroy }       from 'svelte';
     import { useTinyRouter } from 'svelte-tiny-router';
 
-    import { api, eventStream } from '../../urls.svelte';
+    import { api, eventStream, patch, post } from '../../urls.svelte';
     import { error, yikes }  from '../../warn.svelte';
     import { t }             from '../../translations.svelte';
 
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@
 
     async function addState(){
         const url  = api(`project/${id}/state`);
-        const resp = await fetch(url,{
-            credentials: 'include',
-            method: 'POST',
-            body: JSON.stringify(new_state)
-        });
+        const resp = await post(url,new_state);
         if (resp.ok){
             const json = await resp.json();
             project.allowed_states[json.code] = json.name;
@@ -139,11 +135,7 @@
 
     async function update(data){
         const url  = api(`project/${id}`);
-        const resp = await fetch(url,{
-            credentials : 'include',
-            method      : 'PATCH',
-            body        : JSON.stringify(data)
-        });
+        const resp = await patch(url,data);
         if (resp.ok){
             yikes();
             project = await resp.json();
@@ -160,6 +152,20 @@
         update({members:members});
     }
 
+    async function updateStateName(state_id,name){
+        const url  = api(`project/${id}/state`);
+        const resp = await patch(url,{id:state_id,name});
+        if (resp.ok){
+            const json = await resp.json();
+            project.allowed_states[json.code]=json.name;
+            yikes();
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            error(resp);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     function showClosed(){
         show_closed = !show_closed;
         loadTasks();
@@ -243,7 +249,9 @@
         {/if}
         {key}
     </div>
-    <div>{project.allowed_states[key]}</div>
+    <div>
+        <LineEditor value={project.allowed_states[key]} editable={true} onSet={newName => updateStateName(+key,newName)} />
+    </div>
     {/each}
     <div>
         <input type="number" bind:value={new_state.code} />
diff --git a/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/ProjectModule.java b/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/ProjectModule.java
index 582e794b..e1d979a8 100644
--- a/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/ProjectModule.java
+++ b/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/ProjectModule.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public class ProjectModule extends BaseHandler implements ProjectService {
 					head = path.pop();
 					yield switch (head){
 						case null -> patchProject(ex,projectId,user.get());
+						case Path.STATE -> patchProjectState(ex,projectId,user.get());
 						default -> super.doPatch(path,ex);
 					};
 				}
@@ -229,6 +230,19 @@ public class ProjectModule extends BaseHandler implements ProjectService {
 		return sendContent(ex,project.toMap());
 	}
 
+	private boolean patchProjectState(HttpExchange ex, long projectId, UmbrellaUser user) throws IOException {
+		var project = loadMembers(projectDb.load(projectId));
+		if (!project.hasMember(user)) throw notAmember(t(PROJECT_WITH_ID,ID,project.name()));
+		var json = json(ex);
+		if (!json.has(ID)) throw missingField(ID);
+		if (!json.has(NAME)) throw missingField(NAME);
+		if (!(json.get(ID) instanceof Number fieldId)) throw invalidField(ID,Text.NUMBER);
+		var newName = json.getString(NAME);
+		if (newName.isBlank()) throw invalidField(NAME, STRING);
+		var newState = new Status(newName,fieldId.intValue());
+		return sendContent(ex, projectDb.save(projectId,newState));
+
+	}
 
 	private boolean postNewState(HttpExchange ex, long projectId, UmbrellaUser user) throws IOException {
 		var project = loadMembers(load(projectId));
diff --git a/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java b/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java
index 302306de..9592e2bc 100644
--- a/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java
+++ b/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {0} (
 	@Override
 	public Status save(long projectId, Status newState) {
 		try {
-			insertInto(TABLE_CUSTOM_STATES, PROJECT_ID, Field.CODE, NAME).values(projectId,newState.code(),newState.name()).execute(db).close();
+			replaceInto(TABLE_CUSTOM_STATES, PROJECT_ID, Field.CODE, NAME).values(projectId,newState.code(),newState.name()).execute(db).close();
 			return newState;
 		} catch (SQLException e) {
 			throw databaseException(FAILED_TO_CREATE_STATE).causedBy(e);