diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4a670d59dd..554528445fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - [Copy-pasting multiple nodes][10194].
 - The documentation editor has [formatting toolbars][10064].
 - The documentation editor supports [rendering images][10205].
+- [Project may be renamed in Project View][10243]
 - [Fixed a bug where drop-down were not displayed for some arguments][10297].
   For example, `locale` parameter of `Equal_Ignore_Case` kind in join component.
 - [Node previews][10310]: Node may be previewed by hovering output port while
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 [10194]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10194
 [10198]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10198
 [10205]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10205
+[10243]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10243
 [10297]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10297
 [10310]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10310
 
diff --git a/app/gui2/shared/languageServer.ts b/app/gui2/shared/languageServer.ts
index 94ad7f02569..2f514fd9c51 100644
--- a/app/gui2/shared/languageServer.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/shared/languageServer.ts
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@ export class LanguageServer extends ObservableV2<Notifications & TransportEvents
     return this.request('refactoring/renameSymbol', { module, expressionId, newName })
   }
 
+  /** [Documentation](https://github.com/enso-org/enso/blob/develop/docs/language-server/protocol-language-server.md#refactoringrenameproject) */
+  renameProject(namespace: string, oldName: string, newName: string): Promise<LsRpcResult<void>> {
+    return this.request('refactoring/renameProject', { namespace, oldName, newName })
+  }
+
   /** [Documentation](https://github.com/enso-org/enso/blob/develop/docs/language-server/protocol-language-server.md#profilingstart) */
   profilingStart(memorySnapshot?: boolean): Promise<LsRpcResult<void>> {
     return this.request('profiling/start', { memorySnapshot })
diff --git a/app/gui2/shared/languageServerTypes.ts b/app/gui2/shared/languageServerTypes.ts
index 2898847fb50..9aac47a2fb1 100644
--- a/app/gui2/shared/languageServerTypes.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/shared/languageServerTypes.ts
@@ -343,7 +343,11 @@ export type Notifications = {
   'file/event': (param: { path: Path; kind: FileEventKind }) => void
   'file/rootAdded': (param: {}) => void
   'file/rootRemoved': (param: {}) => void
-  'refactoring/projectRenamed': (param: {}) => void
+  'refactoring/projectRenamed': (param: {
+    oldNormalizedName: string
+    newNormalizedName: string
+    newName: string
+  }) => void
 }
 
 export type Event<T extends keyof Notifications> = Parameters<Notifications[T]>[0]
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/App.vue b/app/gui2/src/App.vue
index 8de0a73fdd0..ad1446574df 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/App.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/App.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   logEvent: LogEvent
   hidden: boolean
   ignoreParamsRegex?: RegExp
+  renameProject: (newName: string) => void
 }>()
 
 const classSet = provideAppClassSet()
@@ -71,7 +72,13 @@ registerAutoBlurHandler()
     :unrecognizedOptions="appConfig.unrecognizedOptions"
     :config="appConfig.config"
   />
-  <ProjectView v-else v-show="!props.hidden" class="App" :class="[...classSet.keys()]" />
+  <ProjectView
+    v-else
+    v-show="!props.hidden"
+    class="App"
+    :class="[...classSet.keys()]"
+    :renameProject="renameProject"
+  />
   <Teleport to="body">
     <TooltipDisplayer :registry="appTooltips" />
   </Teleport>
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue
index 53a4b9f3c5b..3e19c45fbd0 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ import { useDoubleClick } from '@/composables/doubleClick'
 import { keyboardBusy, keyboardBusyExceptIn, unrefElement, useEvent } from '@/composables/events'
 import { groupColorVar } from '@/composables/nodeColors'
 import type { PlacementStrategy } from '@/composables/nodeCreation'
-import { useStackNavigator } from '@/composables/stackNavigator'
 import { useSyncLocalStorage } from '@/composables/syncLocalStorage'
 import { provideGraphNavigator, type GraphNavigator } from '@/providers/graphNavigator'
 import { provideNodeColors } from '@/providers/graphNodeColors'
 import { provideNodeCreation } from '@/providers/graphNodeCreation'
 import { provideGraphSelection } from '@/providers/graphSelection'
+import { provideStackNavigator } from '@/providers/graphStackNavigator'
 import { provideInteractionHandler } from '@/providers/interactionHandler'
 import { provideKeyboard } from '@/providers/keyboard'
 import { provideWidgetRegistry } from '@/providers/widgetRegistry'
 import { provideGraphStore, type NodeId } from '@/stores/graph'
 import { asNodeId } from '@/stores/graph/graphDatabase'
 import type { RequiredImport } from '@/stores/graph/imports'
-import { provideProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+import { useProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
 import { provideSuggestionDbStore } from '@/stores/suggestionDatabase'
 import type { Typename } from '@/stores/suggestionDatabase/entry'
 import { provideVisualizationStore } from '@/stores/visualization'
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import {
 } from 'vue'
 
 const keyboard = provideKeyboard()
-const projectStore = provideProjectStore()
+const projectStore = useProjectStore()
 const suggestionDb = provideSuggestionDbStore(projectStore)
 const graphStore = provideGraphStore(projectStore, suggestionDb)
 const widgetRegistry = provideWidgetRegistry(graphStore.db)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function panToSelected() {
 
 // == Breadcrumbs ==
 
-const stackNavigator = useStackNavigator(projectStore, graphStore)
+const stackNavigator = provideStackNavigator(projectStore, graphStore)
 
 // === Toasts ===
 
@@ -706,14 +706,8 @@ const groupColors = computed(() => {
       v-model:showColorPicker="showColorPicker"
       v-model:showCodeEditor="showCodeEditor"
       v-model:showDocumentationEditor="showDocumentationEditor"
-      :breadcrumbs="stackNavigator.breadcrumbLabels.value"
-      :allowNavigationLeft="stackNavigator.allowNavigationLeft.value"
-      :allowNavigationRight="stackNavigator.allowNavigationRight.value"
       :zoomLevel="100.0 * graphNavigator.targetScale"
       :componentsSelected="nodeSelection.selected.size"
-      @breadcrumbClick="stackNavigator.handleBreadcrumbClick"
-      @back="stackNavigator.exitNode"
-      @forward="stackNavigator.enterNextNodeFromHistory"
       @recordOnce="onRecordOnceButtonPress()"
       @fitToAllClicked="zoomToSelected"
       @zoomIn="graphNavigator.stepZoom(+1)"
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/NavBar.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/NavBar.vue
index baa98579def..b979d0ecd7b 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/NavBar.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/NavBar.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import NavBreadcrumbs, { type BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue'
+import NavBreadcrumbs from '@/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue'
 import SvgIcon from '@/components/SvgIcon.vue'
+import { injectStackNavigator } from '@/providers/graphStackNavigator'
 import SvgButton from './SvgButton.vue'
 
-const props = defineProps<{
-  breadcrumbs: BreadcrumbItem[]
-  allowNavigationLeft: boolean
-  allowNavigationRight: boolean
-}>()
-const emit = defineEmits<{ back: []; forward: []; breadcrumbClick: [index: number] }>()
+const stackNavigator = injectStackNavigator()
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -17,18 +13,18 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{ back: []; forward: []; breadcrumbClick: [index: numbe
     <div class="breadcrumbs-controls">
       <SvgButton
         name="arrow_left"
-        :disabled="!props.allowNavigationLeft"
+        :disabled="!stackNavigator.allowNavigationLeft"
         title="Back"
-        @click.stop="emit('back')"
+        @click.stop="stackNavigator.exitNode"
       />
       <SvgButton
         name="arrow_right"
-        :disabled="!props.allowNavigationRight"
+        :disabled="!stackNavigator.allowNavigationRight"
         title="Forward"
-        @click.stop="emit('forward')"
+        @click.stop="stackNavigator.enterNextNodeFromHistory"
       />
     </div>
-    <NavBreadcrumbs :breadcrumbs="props.breadcrumbs" @selected="emit('breadcrumbClick', $event)" />
+    <NavBreadcrumbs />
   </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumb.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumb.vue
index d9816dc5781..74cbb209dfa 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumb.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumb.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-const props = defineProps<{ text: string; active: boolean }>()
+import { ref, watch, type ComponentInstance } from 'vue'
+import AutoSizedInput from './widgets/AutoSizedInput.vue'
+
+const model = defineModel<string>({ required: true })
+const _props = defineProps<{ active: boolean; editing: boolean }>()
+
+const input = ref<ComponentInstance<typeof AutoSizedInput>>()
+watch(input, (input, old) => {
+  if (old == null && input != null) input.focus()
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div :class="['NavBreadcrumb', { inactive: !props.active }]">
-    <span v-text="props.text"></span>
+  <div :class="['NavBreadcrumb', { inactive: !active }]">
+    <AutoSizedInput v-if="editing" ref="input" v-model.lazy="model" :autoSelect="true" />
+    <span v-else v-text="model"></span>
   </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue
index d5822fe646f..37e99640cfb 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue
@@ -1,31 +1,50 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import NavBreadcrumb from '@/components/NavBreadcrumb.vue'
 import SvgButton from '@/components/SvgButton.vue'
+import { injectStackNavigator } from '@/providers/graphStackNavigator'
+import { useProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+import { useToast } from '@/util/toast'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 export interface BreadcrumbItem {
   label: string
   active: boolean
 }
+const renameError = useToast.error()
+const projectNameEdited = ref(false)
 
-const props = defineProps<{ breadcrumbs: BreadcrumbItem[] }>()
-const emit = defineEmits<{ selected: [index: number] }>()
+const stackNavigator = injectStackNavigator()
+const project = useProjectStore()
+
+async function renameBreadcrumb(index: number, newName: string) {
+  if (index === 0) {
+    const result = await project.renameProject(newName)
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      renameError.reportError(result.error)
+    }
+    projectNameEdited.value = false
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div class="NavBreadcrumbs">
-    <template v-for="(breadcrumb, index) in props.breadcrumbs" :key="index">
+    <SvgButton name="edit" title="Edit Project Name" @click.stop="projectNameEdited = true" />
+    <template v-for="(breadcrumb, index) in stackNavigator.breadcrumbLabels.value" :key="index">
       <SvgButton
         v-if="index > 0"
         name="arrow_right_head_only"
-        :disabled="breadcrumb.active"
+        :disabled="!breadcrumb.active"
         class="arrow"
       />
       <NavBreadcrumb
-        :text="breadcrumb.label"
+        :modelValue="breadcrumb.label"
         :active="breadcrumb.active"
+        :editing="index === 0 && projectNameEdited"
         :title="index === 0 ? 'Project Name' : ''"
         class="clickable"
-        @click.stop="emit('selected', index)"
+        @click.stop="stackNavigator.handleBreadcrumbClick(index)"
+        @update:modelValue="renameBreadcrumb(index, $event)"
       />
     </template>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/TopBar.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/TopBar.vue
index b80c84f270a..9a1394c6379 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/TopBar.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/TopBar.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import ExtendedMenu from '@/components/ExtendedMenu.vue'
 import NavBar from '@/components/NavBar.vue'
-import type { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/NavBreadcrumbs.vue'
 import RecordControl from '@/components/RecordControl.vue'
 import SelectionMenu from '@/components/SelectionMenu.vue'
 import { injectGuiConfig } from '@/providers/guiConfig'
@@ -11,18 +10,12 @@ const showColorPicker = defineModel<boolean>('showColorPicker', { required: true
 const showCodeEditor = defineModel<boolean>('showCodeEditor', { required: true })
 const showDocumentationEditor = defineModel<boolean>('showDocumentationEditor', { required: true })
 const props = defineProps<{
-  breadcrumbs: BreadcrumbItem[]
   recordMode: boolean
-  allowNavigationLeft: boolean
-  allowNavigationRight: boolean
   zoomLevel: number
   componentsSelected: number
 }>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   recordOnce: []
-  back: []
-  forward: []
-  breadcrumbClick: [index: number]
   'update:recordMode': [enabled: boolean]
   fitToAllClicked: []
   zoomIn: []
@@ -50,14 +43,7 @@ const barStyle = computed(() => {
       @update:recordMode="emit('update:recordMode', $event)"
       @recordOnce="emit('recordOnce')"
     />
-    <NavBar
-      :breadcrumbs="props.breadcrumbs"
-      :allowNavigationLeft="props.allowNavigationLeft"
-      :allowNavigationRight="props.allowNavigationRight"
-      @back="emit('back')"
-      @forward="emit('forward')"
-      @breadcrumbClick="emit('breadcrumbClick', $event)"
-    />
+    <NavBar />
     <Transition name="selection-menu">
       <SelectionMenu
         v-if="componentsSelected > 1"
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/providers/graphStackNavigator.ts b/app/gui2/src/providers/graphStackNavigator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1ecfc07dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/gui2/src/providers/graphStackNavigator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { useStackNavigator } from '@/composables/stackNavigator'
+import { createContextStore } from '@/providers'
+
+export { injectFn as injectStackNavigator, provideFn as provideStackNavigator }
+const { provideFn, injectFn } = createContextStore('graph stack navigator', useStackNavigator)
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/stores/project/executionContext.ts b/app/gui2/src/stores/project/executionContext.ts
index 42b2a359d62..0c8980d1c63 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/stores/project/executionContext.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/stores/project/executionContext.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ import { findIndexOpt } from '@/util/data/array'
 import { isSome, type Opt } from '@/util/data/opt'
 import { Err, Ok, type Result } from '@/util/data/result'
 import { AsyncQueue, type AbortScope } from '@/util/net'
+import {
+  qnReplaceProjectName,
+  tryIdentifier,
+  tryQualifiedName,
+  type Identifier,
+} from '@/util/qualifiedName'
 import * as array from 'lib0/array'
 import * as object from 'lib0/object'
 import { ObservableV2 } from 'lib0/observable'
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ type ExecutionContextState =
       visualizations: Map<Uuid, NodeVisualizationConfiguration>
       stack: StackItem[]
       environment?: ExecutionEnvironment
-    } // | { status: 'broken'} TODO[ao] think about it
+    }
 
 type EntryPoint = Omit<ExplicitCall, 'type'>
 
@@ -74,6 +80,13 @@ type ExecutionContextNotification = {
   'visualizationsConfigured'(configs: Set<Uuid>): void
 }
 
+enum SyncStatus {
+  NOT_SYNCED,
+  QUEUED,
+  SYNCING,
+  SYNCED,
+}
+
 /**
  * Execution Context
  *
@@ -86,7 +99,7 @@ type ExecutionContextNotification = {
 export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification> {
   readonly id: ContextId = random.uuidv4() as ContextId
   private queue: AsyncQueue<ExecutionContextState>
-  private syncScheduled = false
+  private syncStatus = SyncStatus.NOT_SYNCED
   private clearScheduled = false
   private _desiredStack: StackItem[] = reactive([])
   private visualizationConfigs: Map<Uuid, NodeVisualizationConfiguration> = new Map()
@@ -135,7 +148,7 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
       // Connection closed: the created execution context is no longer available
       // There is no point in any scheduled action until resynchronization
       this.queue.clear()
-      this.syncScheduled = false
+      this.syncStatus = SyncStatus.NOT_SYNCED
       this.queue.pushTask(() => {
         this.clearScheduled = false
         this.sync()
@@ -143,6 +156,32 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
       })
       this.clearScheduled = true
     })
+    this.lsRpc.on('refactoring/projectRenamed', ({ oldNormalizedName, newNormalizedName }) => {
+      const newIdent = tryIdentifier(newNormalizedName)
+      if (!newIdent.ok) {
+        console.error(
+          `Cannot update project name in execution stack: new name ${newNormalizedName} is not a valid identifier!`,
+        )
+        return
+      }
+      ExecutionContext.replaceProjectNameInStack(
+        this._desiredStack,
+        oldNormalizedName,
+        newIdent.value,
+      )
+      if (this.syncStatus === SyncStatus.SYNCED) {
+        this.queue.pushTask((state) => {
+          if (state.status !== 'created') return Promise.resolve(state)
+          ExecutionContext.replaceProjectNameInStack(state.stack, oldNormalizedName, newIdent.value)
+          return Promise.resolve(state)
+        })
+      } else {
+        // Engine updates project name in its execution context frames by itself. But if we are out
+        // of sync, we have no guarantee if the stack wasn't set with old name after project rename.
+        // It's safer to just re-sync the stack.
+        this.sync()
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   private pushItem(item: StackItem) {
@@ -150,6 +189,28 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
     this.sync()
   }
 
+  private static replaceProjectNameInStack(
+    stack: StackItem[],
+    oldName: string,
+    newName: Identifier,
+  ) {
+    const updatedField = (value: string) => {
+      const qn = tryQualifiedName(value)
+      if (qn.ok) {
+        return qnReplaceProjectName(qn.value, oldName, newName)
+      } else {
+        console.warn(`Invalid qualified name in execution context stack: ${value}`)
+        return value
+      }
+    }
+    for (const item of stack) {
+      if (item.type === 'ExplicitCall') {
+        item.methodPointer.module = updatedField(item.methodPointer.module)
+        item.methodPointer.definedOnType = updatedField(item.methodPointer.definedOnType)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   get desiredStack() {
     return this._desiredStack
   }
@@ -229,8 +290,8 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
   }
 
   private sync() {
-    if (this.syncScheduled || this.abort.signal.aborted) return
-    this.syncScheduled = true
+    if (this.syncStatus === SyncStatus.QUEUED || this.abort.signal.aborted) return
+    this.syncStatus = SyncStatus.QUEUED
     this.queue.pushTask(this.syncTask())
   }
 
@@ -248,7 +309,7 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
 
   private syncTask() {
     return async (state: ExecutionContextState) => {
-      this.syncScheduled = false
+      this.syncStatus = SyncStatus.SYNCING
       if (this.abort.signal.aborted) return state
       let newState = { ...state }
 
@@ -399,6 +460,9 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
       this.emit('visualizationsConfigured', [
         new Set(state.status === 'created' ? state.visualizations.keys() : []),
       ])
+      if (this.syncStatus === SyncStatus.SYNCING) {
+        this.syncStatus = SyncStatus.SYNCED
+      }
       return newState
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/stores/project/index.ts b/app/gui2/src/stores/project/index.ts
index 3c3b3df7132..c370b0e8d51 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/stores/project/index.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/stores/project/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   markRaw,
   onScopeDispose,
   proxyRefs,
+  readonly,
   ref,
   shallowRef,
   watch,
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ export type ProjectStore = ReturnType<typeof useProjectStore>
  */
 export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = createContextStore(
   'project',
-  () => {
+  (renameProjectBackend: (newName: string) => void) => {
     const abort = useAbortScope()
 
     const observedFileName = ref<string>()
@@ -108,9 +109,10 @@ export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = cre
     const awareness = new Awareness(doc)
 
     const config = injectGuiConfig()
-    const projectName = config.value.startup?.project
-    if (projectName == null) throw new Error('Missing project name.')
-    const projectDisplayName = config.value.startup?.displayedProjectName ?? projectName
+    const projectNameFromCfg = config.value.startup?.project
+    if (projectNameFromCfg == null) throw new Error('Missing project name.')
+    const projectName = ref(projectNameFromCfg)
+    const projectDisplayName = ref(config.value.startup?.displayedProjectName ?? projectName)
 
     const clientId = random.uuidv4() as Uuid
     const lsUrls = resolveLsUrl(config.value)
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@ export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = cre
       rpcUrl.hostname === '[::1]' ||
       rpcUrl.hostname === '0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1'
 
-    const name = computed(() => config.value.startup?.project)
     const namespace = computed(() => config.value.engine?.namespace)
     const fullName = computed(() => {
       const ns = namespace.value
@@ -135,14 +136,7 @@ export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = cre
           'Unknown project\'s namespace. Assuming "local", however it likely won\'t work in cloud',
         )
       }
-      const projectName = name.value
-      if (projectName == null) {
-        console.error(
-          "Unknown project's name. Cannot specify opened module's qualified path; many things may not work",
-        )
-        return null
-      }
-      return `${ns ?? 'local'}.${projectName}`
+      return `${ns ?? 'local'}.${projectName.value}`
     })
     const modulePath = computed(() => {
       const filePath = observedFileName.value
@@ -347,6 +341,24 @@ export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = cre
       },
     })
 
+    function renameProject(newDisplayedName: string) {
+      try {
+        renameProjectBackend(newDisplayedName)
+        return Ok()
+      } catch (err) {
+        return Err(err)
+      }
+    }
+    lsRpcConnection.on(
+      'refactoring/projectRenamed',
+      ({ oldNormalizedName, newNormalizedName, newName }) => {
+        if (oldNormalizedName === projectName.value) {
+          projectName.value = newNormalizedName
+          projectDisplayName.value = newName
+        }
+      },
+    )
+
     const projectRootId = contentRoots.then(
       (roots) => roots.find((root) => root.type === 'Project')?.id,
     )
@@ -370,8 +382,8 @@ export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = cre
       get observedFileName() {
         return observedFileName.value
       },
-      name: projectName,
-      displayName: projectDisplayName,
+      name: readonly(projectName),
+      displayName: readonly(projectDisplayName),
       isOnLocalBackend,
       executionContext,
       firstExecution,
@@ -394,6 +406,7 @@ export const { provideFn: provideProjectStore, injectFn: useProjectStore } = cre
       dataflowErrors,
       executeExpression,
       disposeYDocsProvider,
+      renameProject,
     })
   },
 )
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/util/__tests__/qualifiedName.test.ts b/app/gui2/src/util/__tests__/qualifiedName.test.ts
index ed9d1c4b59a..0cb4b2feb82 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/util/__tests__/qualifiedName.test.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/util/__tests__/qualifiedName.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   qnJoin,
   qnLastSegment,
   qnParent,
+  qnReplaceProjectName,
   qnSplit,
+  tryIdentifier,
   tryIdentifierOrOperatorIdentifier,
   tryQualifiedName,
   type IdentifierOrOperatorIdentifier,
@@ -96,3 +98,15 @@ test.each([
   const qn = unwrap(tryQualifiedName(name))
   expect(normalizeQualifiedName(qn)).toEqual(unwrap(tryQualifiedName(expected)))
 })
+
+test.each([
+  ['local.Project.Main', 'Project', 'NewProject', 'local.NewProject.Main'],
+  ['local.Project.Main', 'Project2', 'NewProject', 'local.Project.Main'],
+  ['local.Project', 'Project', 'NewProject', 'local.NewProject'],
+  ['Project', 'Project', 'NewProject', 'Project'],
+  ['local.Project2.Project', 'Project', 'NewProject', 'local.Project2.Project'],
+])('Replacing project name in %s from %s to %s', (qname, oldName, newName, expected) => {
+  const qn = unwrap(tryQualifiedName(qname))
+  const newIdent = unwrap(tryIdentifier(newName))
+  expect(qnReplaceProjectName(qn, oldName, newIdent)).toBe(expected)
+})
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/util/qualifiedName.ts b/app/gui2/src/util/qualifiedName.ts
index 9ecbc2ad985..600ad445d3d 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/util/qualifiedName.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/util/qualifiedName.ts
@@ -97,3 +97,19 @@ export function qnSlice(
 export function qnIsTopElement(name: QualifiedName): boolean {
   return !/[.].*?[.].*?[.]/.test(name)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Replace the project name in this qualified name if equal to `oldProject`, otherwise return `qn`.
+ *
+ * The namespace will be unchanged.
+ */
+export function qnReplaceProjectName(
+  qn: QualifiedName,
+  oldProject: string,
+  newProject: Identifier,
+): QualifiedName {
+  return qn.replace(
+    new RegExp(`^(${identifierRegexPart}\\.)${oldProject}(?=\\.|$)`),
+    `$1${newProject}`,
+  ) as QualifiedName
+}
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/views/ProjectView.vue b/app/gui2/src/views/ProjectView.vue
index 795972d797d..720efe8a05a 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/views/ProjectView.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/views/ProjectView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import GraphEditor from '@/components/GraphEditor.vue'
+import { provideProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+
+const props = defineProps<{ renameProject: (newName: string) => void }>()
+
+provideProjectStore(props.renameProject)
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx
index 299d24b22da..926f11138f7 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import * as toastAndLogHooks from '#/hooks/toastAndLogHooks'
 
 import * as backendProvider from '#/providers/BackendProvider'
 
-import type * as backendModule from '#/services/Backend'
+import type Backend from '#/services/Backend'
+import * as backendModule from '#/services/Backend'
+
+import * as object from '#/utilities/object'
 
 import type * as types from '../../../types/types'
 
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ export default function Editor(props: EditorProps) {
   const gtagEventRef = React.useRef(gtagEvent)
   gtagEventRef.current = gtagEvent
   const remoteBackend = backendProvider.useRemoteBackend()
+  const localBackend = backendProvider.useLocalBackend()
 
   const logEvent = React.useCallback(
     (message: string, projectId?: string | null, metadata?: object | null) => {
@@ -42,6 +46,36 @@ export default function Editor(props: EditorProps) {
     [remoteBackend]
   )
 
+  const renameProject = React.useCallback(
+    (newName: string) => {
+      if (projectStartupInfo != null) {
+        let backend: Backend | null
+        switch (projectStartupInfo.backendType) {
+          case backendModule.BackendType.local:
+            backend = localBackend
+            break
+          case backendModule.BackendType.remote:
+            backend = remoteBackend
+            break
+        }
+        const { id: projectId, parentId, title } = projectStartupInfo.projectAsset
+        backend
+          ?.updateProject(
+            projectId,
+            { projectName: newName, ami: null, ideVersion: null, parentId },
+            title
+          )
+          .then(
+            () => {
+              projectStartupInfo.setProjectAsset?.(object.merger({ title: newName }))
+            },
+            e => toastAndLog('renameProjectError', e)
+          )
+      }
+    },
+    [remoteBackend, localBackend, projectStartupInfo, toastAndLog]
+  )
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (hidden) {
       return
@@ -84,9 +118,10 @@ export default function Editor(props: EditorProps) {
         hidden,
         ignoreParamsRegex: new RegExp(`^${appUtils.SEARCH_PARAMS_PREFIX}(.+)$`),
         logEvent,
+        renameProject,
       }
     }
-  }, [projectStartupInfo, toastAndLog, hidden, logEvent, ydocUrl])
+  }, [projectStartupInfo, toastAndLog, hidden, logEvent, ydocUrl, renameProject])
 
   if (projectStartupInfo == null || AppRunner == null || appProps == null) {
     return <></>
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/types/types.d.ts b/app/ide-desktop/lib/types/types.d.ts
index 5cafcb8251e..ff56ba97ad7 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/types/types.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ interface EditorProps {
         projectId?: string | null,
         metadata?: object | null
     ) => void
+    readonly renameProject: (newName: string) => void
 }
 
 /** The value passed from the entrypoint to the dashboard, which enables the dashboard to