diff --git a/backend/src/constants/groups.js b/backend/src/constants/groups.js
index b4a6063f1..64ffeaa59 100644
--- a/backend/src/constants/groups.js
+++ b/backend/src/constants/groups.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 // this file is duplicated in `backend/src/constants/group.js` and `webapp/constants/group.js`
 export const DESCRIPTION_WITHOUT_HTML_LENGTH_MIN = 100 // with removed HTML tags
+export const DESCRIPTION_EXCERPT_HTML_LENGTH = 120 // with removed HTML tags
diff --git a/backend/src/db/graphql/groups.js b/backend/src/db/graphql/groups.js
index 2a611f324..4d6bad5fd 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/graphql/groups.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/graphql/groups.js
@@ -39,6 +39,44 @@ export const createGroupMutation = gql`
   }
 `
 
+export const updateGroupMutation = gql`
+  mutation (
+    $id: ID!
+    $name: String
+    $slug: String
+    $avatar: ImageInput
+    $about: String
+    $description: String
+    $actionRadius: GroupActionRadius
+    $categoryIds: [ID]
+  ) {
+    UpdateGroup(
+      id: $id
+      name: $name
+      slug: $slug
+      avatar: $avatar
+      about: $about
+      description: $description
+      actionRadius: $actionRadius
+      categoryIds: $categoryIds
+    ) {
+      id
+      name
+      slug
+      avatar
+      createdAt
+      updatedAt
+      disabled
+      deleted
+      about
+      description
+      groupType
+      actionRadius
+      myRole
+    }
+  }
+`
+
 // ------ queries
 
 export const groupQuery = gql`
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js
index ca061609a..68eea9a74 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import trunc from 'trunc-html'
+import { DESCRIPTION_EXCERPT_HTML_LENGTH } from '../constants/groups'
 
 export default {
   Mutation: {
     CreateGroup: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.descriptionExcerpt = trunc(args.description, 120).html
+      args.descriptionExcerpt = trunc(args.description, DESCRIPTION_EXCERPT_HTML_LENGTH).html
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
+    },
+    UpdateGroup: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
+      args.descriptionExcerpt = trunc(args.description, DESCRIPTION_EXCERPT_HTML_LENGTH).html
       return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
     CreatePost: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index c81b069d2..9909f542d 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -52,6 +52,36 @@ const isMySocialMedia = rule({
   return socialMedia.ownedBy.node.id === user.id
 })
 
+const isAllowedToChangeGroupSettings = rule({
+  cache: 'no_cache',
+})(async (_parent, args, { user, driver }) => {
+  if (!(user && user.id)) return false
+  const ownerId = user.id
+  const { id: groupId } = args
+  const session = driver.session()
+  const readTxPromise = session.readTransaction(async (transaction) => {
+    const transactionResponse = await transaction.run(
+      `
+        MATCH (owner:User {id: $ownerId})-[adminMembership:MEMBER_OF]->(group:Group {id: $groupId})
+        RETURN group {.*}, owner {.*, myRoleInGroup: adminMembership.role}
+      `,
+      { groupId, ownerId },
+    )
+    return {
+      owner: transactionResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('owner'))[0],
+      group: transactionResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('group'))[0],
+    }
+  })
+  try {
+    const { owner, group } = await readTxPromise
+    return !!group && !!owner && ['owner'].includes(owner.myRoleInGroup)
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(error)
+  } finally {
+    session.close()
+  }
+})
+
 const isAuthor = rule({
   cache: 'no_cache',
 })(async (_parent, args, { user, driver }) => {
@@ -142,6 +172,7 @@ export default shield(
       SignupVerification: allow,
       UpdateUser: onlyYourself,
       CreateGroup: isAuthenticated,
+      UpdateGroup: isAllowedToChangeGroupSettings,
       CreatePost: isAuthenticated,
       UpdatePost: isAuthor,
       DeletePost: isAuthor,
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/sluggifyMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/sluggifyMiddleware.js
index 2a965c87f..8fd200e8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/sluggifyMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/sluggifyMiddleware.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export default {
       args.slug = args.slug || (await uniqueSlug(args.name, isUniqueFor(context, 'Group')))
       return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
+    UpdateGroup: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
+      args.slug = args.slug || (await uniqueSlug(args.name, isUniqueFor(context, 'Group')))
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
+    },
     CreatePost: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
       args.slug = args.slug || (await uniqueSlug(args.title, isUniqueFor(context, 'Post')))
       return resolve(root, args, context, info)