diff --git a/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/AccountingModule.java b/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/AccountingModule.java
index b8315a55..57a52f44 100644
--- a/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/AccountingModule.java
+++ b/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/AccountingModule.java
@@ -159,11 +159,9 @@ public class AccountingModule extends BaseHandler implements AccountingService {
 		var transaction = accountDb.loadTransaction(transactionId);
 		LOG.log(WARNING,"Missing permission check in patchTransaction(…)!");
 		var json = json(ex);
-		if (json.has(Field.DATE)){
-			var date = LocalDate.parse(json.getString(Field.DATE));
-			transaction.date(date);
-			accountDb.save(transaction);
-		}
+		if (json.has(Field.DATE)) transaction.date(LocalDate.parse(json.getString(Field.DATE)));
+		if (json.has(Field.PURPOSE)) transaction.purpose(json.getString(Field.PURPOSE));
+		accountDb.save(transaction);
 		return sendContent(ex,transaction);
 	}
 
diff --git a/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/SqliteDb.java b/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/SqliteDb.java
index a719f910..7b657e92 100644
--- a/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/SqliteDb.java
+++ b/accounting/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/accounting/SqliteDb.java
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ public class SqliteDb extends BaseDb implements AccountDb {
 			} catch (SQLException e) {
 				throw failedToStoreObject(transaction);
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (transaction.isDirty()) {
 			try {
 				Query.replaceInto(TABLE_TRANSACTIONS, Field.ID, Field.ACCOUNT, Field.TIMESTAMP, Field.SOURCE, Field.DESTINATION, Field.AMOUNT, Field.DESCRIPTION)
 						.values(transaction.id(), transaction.accountId(), timestamp, transaction.source().value(), transaction.destination().value(), transaction.amount(), transaction.purpose())
 						.execute(db).close();
-				return transaction;
+				return transaction.clearDirtyState();
 			} catch (SQLException e) {
 				throw failedToStoreObject(transaction);
 			}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Transaction.java b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Transaction.java
index 71a1cd38..28dde06f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Transaction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Transaction.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class Transaction implements Mappable {
 	private double amount;
 	private String purpose;
 	private Set<String> tags;
+	private HashSet<String> dirtyFields = new HashSet<>();
 
 	public Transaction(long id, long accountId, LocalDateTime date, IdOrString source, IdOrString destination, double amount, String purpose, Set<String> tags){
 		this.id          = id;
@@ -41,17 +42,23 @@ public class Transaction implements Mappable {
 		return amount;
 	}
 
+	public Transaction clearDirtyState(){
+		dirtyFields.clear();
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public LocalDateTime date(){
 		return date;
 	}
 
 	public Transaction date(LocalDateTime newVal){
 		date = newVal;
+		dirtyFields.add(Field.DATE);
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	public void date(LocalDate date) {
-		this.date = this.date.withYear(date.getYear()).withMonth(date.getMonthValue()).withDayOfMonth(date.getDayOfMonth());
+	public Transaction date(LocalDate date) {
+		return date(this.date.withYear(date.getYear()).withMonth(date.getMonthValue()).withDayOfMonth(date.getDayOfMonth()));
 	}
 
 	public IdOrString destination(){
@@ -62,6 +69,10 @@ public class Transaction implements Mappable {
 		return id;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isDirty(){
+		return !dirtyFields.isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	public static Transaction of(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
 		var accountId   = rs.getLong(Field.ACCOUNT);
 		var timestamp   = rs.getLong(Field.TIMESTAMP);
@@ -78,6 +89,12 @@ public class Transaction implements Mappable {
 		return purpose;
 	}
 
+	public Transaction purpose(String newVal){
+		purpose = newVal;
+		dirtyFields.add(Field.PURPOSE);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public IdOrString source(){
 		return source;
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/accounting/transaction.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/accounting/transaction.svelte
index bb165bfc..7173b002 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/accounting/transaction.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/accounting/transaction.svelte
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	async function setDate(newDate){
-		return await update({date:newDate});
+	async function setDate(date){
+		return await update({date});
+	}
+
+	async function setPurpose(purpose){
+		return await update({purpose});
 	}
 </script>
 
@@ -42,7 +46,9 @@
 		→ {transaction.destination.value}
 		{/if}
 	</td>
-	<td class="purpose">{transaction.purpose}</td>
+	<td class="purpose">
+		<LineEditor wrapper="span" editable="true" value={transaction.purpose} onSet={setPurpose} />
+	</td>
 	<td class="tags">
 		{transaction.tags.join(', ')}
 	</td>