diff --git a/cli/templateedit.go b/cli/templateedit.go
index 083df3fb7dd80..0a84f04f69283 100644
--- a/cli/templateedit.go
+++ b/cli/templateedit.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func templateEdit() *cobra.Command {
 	var (
+		name                 string
 		description          string
 		maxTTL               time.Duration
 		minAutostartInterval time.Duration
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ func templateEdit() *cobra.Command {
 
 			// NOTE: coderd will ignore empty fields.
 			req := codersdk.UpdateTemplateMeta{
+				Name:                       name,
 				Description:                description,
 				MaxTTLMillis:               maxTTL.Milliseconds(),
 				MinAutostartIntervalMillis: minAutostartInterval.Milliseconds(),
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ func templateEdit() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&name, "name", "", "", "Edit the template name")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&description, "description", "", "", "Edit the template description")
 	cmd.Flags().DurationVarP(&maxTTL, "max-ttl", "", 0, "Edit the template maximum time before shutdown")
 	cmd.Flags().DurationVarP(&minAutostartInterval, "min-autostart-interval", "", 0, "Edit the template minimum autostart interval")
diff --git a/cli/templateedit_test.go b/cli/templateedit_test.go
index 1bc6a3b89da69..6acaabcbbf64d 100644
--- a/cli/templateedit_test.go
+++ b/cli/templateedit_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		// Test the cli command.
+		name := "new-template-name"
 		desc := "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet et cetera"
 		maxTTL := 12 * time.Hour
 		minAutostartInterval := time.Minute
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 			"templates",
 			"edit",
 			template.Name,
+			"--name", name,
 			"--description", desc,
 			"--max-ttl", maxTTL.String(),
 			"--min-autostart-interval", minAutostartInterval.String(),
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 		// Assert that the template metadata changed.
 		updated, err := client.Template(context.Background(), template.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, name, updated.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, desc, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, maxTTL.Milliseconds(), updated.MaxTTLMillis)
 		assert.Equal(t, minAutostartInterval.Milliseconds(), updated.MinAutostartIntervalMillis)
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 			"templates",
 			"edit",
 			template.Name,
+			"--name", template.Name,
 			"--description", template.Description,
 			"--max-ttl", (time.Duration(template.MaxTTLMillis) * time.Millisecond).String(),
 			"--min-autostart-interval", (time.Duration(template.MinAutostartIntervalMillis) * time.Millisecond).String(),
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 		// Assert that the template metadata did not change.
 		updated, err := client.Template(context.Background(), template.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, template.Name, updated.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.Description, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.MaxTTLMillis, updated.MaxTTLMillis)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.MinAutostartIntervalMillis, updated.MinAutostartIntervalMillis)
diff --git a/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go b/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
index 6623d338af7c4..521b174ee1069 100644
--- a/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
+++ b/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ func (q *fakeQuerier) UpdateTemplateMetaByID(_ context.Context, arg database.Upd
 			continue
 		}
 		tpl.UpdatedAt = database.Now()
+		tpl.Name = arg.Name
 		tpl.Description = arg.Description
 		tpl.MaxTtl = arg.MaxTtl
 		tpl.MinAutostartInterval = arg.MinAutostartInterval
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
index d36262a121ee2..f61e74e085ccd 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
+++ b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
@@ -2119,7 +2119,8 @@ SET
 	updated_at = $2,
 	description = $3,
 	max_ttl = $4,
-	min_autostart_interval = $5
+	min_autostart_interval = $5,
+	name = $6
 WHERE
 	id = $1
 RETURNING
@@ -2132,6 +2133,7 @@ type UpdateTemplateMetaByIDParams struct {
 	Description          string    `db:"description" json:"description"`
 	MaxTtl               int64     `db:"max_ttl" json:"max_ttl"`
 	MinAutostartInterval int64     `db:"min_autostart_interval" json:"min_autostart_interval"`
+	Name                 string    `db:"name" json:"name"`
 }
 
 func (q *sqlQuerier) UpdateTemplateMetaByID(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTemplateMetaByIDParams) error {
@@ -2141,6 +2143,7 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) UpdateTemplateMetaByID(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTempl
 		arg.Description,
 		arg.MaxTtl,
 		arg.MinAutostartInterval,
+		arg.Name,
 	)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries/templates.sql b/coderd/database/queries/templates.sql
index 5d10ae185da09..f59d899597414 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries/templates.sql
+++ b/coderd/database/queries/templates.sql
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ SET
 	updated_at = $2,
 	description = $3,
 	max_ttl = $4,
-	min_autostart_interval = $5
+	min_autostart_interval = $5,
+	name = $6
 WHERE
 	id = $1
 RETURNING
diff --git a/coderd/templates.go b/coderd/templates.go
index e6bab1c25c927..321b9872a5f46 100644
--- a/coderd/templates.go
+++ b/coderd/templates.go
@@ -409,17 +409,22 @@ func (api *API) patchTemplateMeta(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			count = uint32(workspaceCounts[0].Count)
 		}
 
-		if req.Description == template.Description &&
+		if req.Name == template.Name &&
+			req.Description == template.Description &&
 			req.MaxTTLMillis == time.Duration(template.MaxTtl).Milliseconds() &&
 			req.MinAutostartIntervalMillis == time.Duration(template.MinAutostartInterval).Milliseconds() {
 			return nil
 		}
 
 		// Update template metadata -- empty fields are not overwritten.
+		name := req.Name
 		desc := req.Description
 		maxTTL := time.Duration(req.MaxTTLMillis) * time.Millisecond
 		minAutostartInterval := time.Duration(req.MinAutostartIntervalMillis) * time.Millisecond
 
+		if name == "" {
+			name = template.Name
+		}
 		if desc == "" {
 			desc = template.Description
 		}
@@ -433,6 +438,7 @@ func (api *API) patchTemplateMeta(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err := s.UpdateTemplateMetaByID(r.Context(), database.UpdateTemplateMetaByIDParams{
 			ID:                   template.ID,
 			UpdatedAt:            database.Now(),
+			Name:                 name,
 			Description:          desc,
 			MaxTtl:               int64(maxTTL),
 			MinAutostartInterval: int64(minAutostartInterval),
diff --git a/coderd/templates_test.go b/coderd/templates_test.go
index 00e8aed712b95..c4cfae7f16ac6 100644
--- a/coderd/templates_test.go
+++ b/coderd/templates_test.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 			ctr.MinAutostartIntervalMillis = ptr.Ref(time.Hour.Milliseconds())
 		})
 		req := codersdk.UpdateTemplateMeta{
+			Name:                       "new-template-name",
 			Description:                "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet et cetera",
 			MaxTTLMillis:               12 * time.Hour.Milliseconds(),
 			MinAutostartIntervalMillis: time.Minute.Milliseconds(),
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		updated, err := client.UpdateTemplateMeta(ctx, template.ID, req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Greater(t, updated.UpdatedAt, template.UpdatedAt)
+		assert.Equal(t, req.Name, updated.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, req.Description, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, req.MaxTTLMillis, updated.MaxTTLMillis)
 		assert.Equal(t, req.MinAutostartIntervalMillis, updated.MinAutostartIntervalMillis)
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		updated, err = client.Template(ctx, template.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Greater(t, updated.UpdatedAt, template.UpdatedAt)
+		assert.Equal(t, req.Name, updated.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, req.Description, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, req.MaxTTLMillis, updated.MaxTTLMillis)
 		assert.Equal(t, req.MinAutostartIntervalMillis, updated.MinAutostartIntervalMillis)
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		defer cancel()
 
 		req := codersdk.UpdateTemplateMeta{
+			Name:                       template.Name,
 			Description:                template.Description,
 			MaxTTLMillis:               template.MaxTTLMillis,
 			MinAutostartIntervalMillis: template.MinAutostartIntervalMillis,
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		updated, err := client.Template(ctx, template.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, updated.UpdatedAt, template.UpdatedAt)
+		assert.Equal(t, template.Name, updated.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.Description, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.MaxTTLMillis, updated.MaxTTLMillis)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.MinAutostartIntervalMillis, updated.MinAutostartIntervalMillis)
@@ -324,6 +329,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		updated, err := client.Template(ctx, template.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.WithinDuration(t, template.UpdatedAt, updated.UpdatedAt, time.Minute)
+		assert.Equal(t, template.Name, updated.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.Description, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.MaxTTLMillis, updated.MaxTTLMillis)
 		assert.Equal(t, template.MinAutostartIntervalMillis, updated.MinAutostartIntervalMillis)
diff --git a/codersdk/templates.go b/codersdk/templates.go
index 266de9305c905..6e8a0668f69c6 100644
--- a/codersdk/templates.go
+++ b/codersdk/templates.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type UpdateActiveTemplateVersion struct {
 }
 
 type UpdateTemplateMeta struct {
+	Name                       string `json:"name,omitempty" validate:"omitempty,username"`
 	Description                string `json:"description,omitempty"`
 	MaxTTLMillis               int64  `json:"max_ttl_ms,omitempty"`
 	MinAutostartIntervalMillis int64  `json:"min_autostart_interval_ms,omitempty"`
diff --git a/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts b/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts
index e849b1a1f051f..cb5a9b5460c6b 100644
--- a/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts
+++ b/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ export interface UpdateRoles {
 
 // From codersdk/templates.go
 export interface UpdateTemplateMeta {
+  readonly name?: string
   readonly description?: string
   readonly max_ttl_ms?: number
   readonly min_autostart_interval_ms?: number