diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionRowEditable.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionRowEditable.js
index 7666fa92b1..6bed2bd799 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionRowEditable.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionRowEditable.js
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ import type { Permission } from "../../types/Permissions";
 import { Checkbox, InputField } from "../../../components/forms/index";
 import { DeleteButton, SubmitButton } from "../../../components/buttons/index";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
-import { Select } from "../../../components/forms";
+import { Select } from "../../../components/forms/index";
 
 type Props = {
+  submitForm: Permission => void,
   permission: Permission,
   t: string => string
 };
 
 type State = {
-  name: string,
-  type: string,
-  groupPermission: boolean
+  permission: Permission
 };
 
 class PermissionRowEditable extends React.Component<Props, State> {
@@ -22,9 +21,12 @@ class PermissionRowEditable extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     super(props);
 
     this.state = {
-      name: "",
-      type: "READ",
-      groupPermission: false
+      permission: {
+        name: "",
+        type: "READ",
+        groupPermission: false,
+        _links: {}
+      }
     };
   }
 
@@ -32,15 +34,21 @@ class PermissionRowEditable extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const { permission } = this.props;
     if (permission) {
       this.setState({
-        name: permission.name,
-        type: permission.type,
-        groupPermission: permission.groupPermission
+        permission: {
+          name: permission.name,
+          type: permission.type,
+          groupPermission: permission.groupPermission,
+          _links: permission._links
+        }
       });
     }
   }
-
+  submit = (event: Event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    this.props.submitForm(this.state.permission);
+  };
   render() {
-    const { name, type, groupPermission } = this.state;
+    const { permission } = this.state;
     const { t } = this.props;
     const types = ["READ", "OWNER", "GROUP"];
 
@@ -52,25 +60,30 @@ class PermissionRowEditable extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       <tr>
         <td>
           <InputField
-            value={name ? name : ""}
+            value={permission.name ? permission.name : ""}
             onChange={this.handleNameChange}
           />
         </td>
         <td className="is-hidden-mobile">
           <Select
             onChange={this.handleTypeChange}
-            value={type ? type : ""}
+            value={permission.type ? permission.type : ""}
             options={this.createSelectOptions(types)}
           />
         </td>
         <td>
           <Checkbox
-            checked={groupPermission ? groupPermission : false}
+            checked={
+              permission.groupPermission ? permission.groupPermission : false
+            }
             onChange={this.handleGroupPermissionChange}
           />
         </td>
         <td>
-          <SubmitButton label={t("edit-permission.save-button")} />
+          <SubmitButton
+            label={t("edit-permission.save-button")}
+            action={this.submit}
+          />
         </td>
         <td>{deleteButton}</td>
       </tr>
@@ -79,7 +92,10 @@ class PermissionRowEditable extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
   handleTypeChange = (type: string) => {
     this.setState({
-      type: type
+      permission: {
+        ...this.state.permission,
+        type: type
+      }
     });
   };
 
@@ -94,13 +110,19 @@ class PermissionRowEditable extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
   handleNameChange = (name: string) => {
     this.setState({
-      name: name
+      permission: {
+        ...this.state.permission,
+        name: name
+      }
     });
   };
 
   handleGroupPermissionChange = (groupPermission: boolean) => {
     this.setState({
-      groupPermission: groupPermission
+      permission: {
+        ...this.state.permission,
+        groupPermission: groupPermission
+      }
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionsTable.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionsTable.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7abc1d1418..0000000000
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/table/PermissionsTable.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import React from "react";
-import { translate } from "react-i18next";
-import PermissionRow from "./PermissionRow";
-import type { PermissionCollection } from "../../types/Permissions";
-import PermissionRowEditable from "./PermissionRowEditable";
-
-type Props = {
-  t: string => string,
-  permissions: PermissionCollection
-};
-
-class PermissionsTable extends React.Component<Props> {
-  render() {
-    const { permissions, t } = this.props;
-
-    return (
-        <table className="table is-hoverable is-fullwidth">
-          <thead>
-            <tr>
-              <th>{t("permission.name")}</th>
-              <th className="is-hidden-mobile">{t("permission.type")}</th>
-              <th>{t("permission.group-permission")}</th>
-            </tr>
-          </thead>
-          <tbody>
-            {permissions.map((permission, index) => {
-              if (permission._links.update)
-                return (
-                  <PermissionRowEditable key={index} permission={permission} />
-                );
-               else
-                return <PermissionRow key={index} permission={permission} />;
-            })}
-          </tbody>
-        </table>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export default translate("permissions")(PermissionsTable);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js
index 24b1ccef75..76cf56f944 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 import Loading from "../../components/Loading";
 import ErrorPage from "../../components/ErrorPage";
 import type { PermissionCollection } from "../types/Permissions";
-import PermissionsTable from "../components/table/PermissionsTable";
+import PermissionsTable from "./PermissionsTable";
 
 type Props = {
   namespace: string,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Permissions extends React.Component<Props> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { loading, error, permissions, t } = this.props;
+    const { loading, error, permissions, t, namespace, name } = this.props;
     if (error) {
       return (
         <ErrorPage
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Permissions extends React.Component<Props> {
     }
 
     if (permissions.length > 0)
-      return <PermissionsTable permissions={permissions} />;
+      return <PermissionsTable permissions={permissions} namespace={namespace} name={name} />;
 
     return <div />;
   }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/PermissionsTable.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/PermissionsTable.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d25bc85b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/PermissionsTable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import PermissionRow from "../components/table/PermissionRow";
+import type { Permission, PermissionCollection } from "../types/Permissions";
+import PermissionRowEditable from "../components/table/PermissionRowEditable";
+import connect from "react-redux/es/connect/connect";
+import { modifyPermission } from "../modules/permissions";
+import type { History } from "history";
+import {
+  getModifyRepoFailure,
+  isModifyRepoPending
+} from "../../repos/modules/repos";
+
+type Props = {
+  t: string => string,
+  permissions: PermissionCollection,
+  modifyPermission: (Permission, string, string, () => void) => void,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string,
+  history: History
+};
+
+class PermissionsTable extends React.Component<Props> {
+  permissionsModified = () => {
+    const { history, name, namespace } = this.props;
+    history.push(`/repo/${namespace}/${name}/permissions`);
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { permissions, t, namespace, name } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <table className="table is-hoverable is-fullwidth">
+        <thead>
+          <tr>
+            <th>{t("permission.name")}</th>
+            <th className="is-hidden-mobile">{t("permission.type")}</th>
+            <th>{t("permission.group-permission")}</th>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+          {permissions.map((permission, index) => {
+            if (permission._links.update)
+              return (
+                <PermissionRowEditable
+                  key={index}
+                  permission={permission}
+                  submitForm={permission => {
+                    this.props.modifyPermission(
+                      permission,
+                      namespace,
+                      name,
+                      this.permissionsModified
+                    );
+                  }}
+                />
+              );
+            else return <PermissionRow key={index} permission={permission} />;
+          })}
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {};
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
+  return {
+    modifyPermission: (
+      permission: Permission,
+      namespace: string,
+      name: string,
+      callback: () => void
+    ) => {
+      dispatch(modifyPermission(permission, namespace, name, callback));
+    }
+  };
+};
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(translate("permissions")(PermissionsTable));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js
index c82a4cba91..9d19974554 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { apiClient } from "../../apiclient";
 import * as types from "../../modules/types";
 import type { Action } from "../../types/Action";
-import type { PermissionCollection } from "../types/Permissions";
+import type { PermissionCollection, Permission } from "../types/Permissions";
 import { isPending } from "../../modules/pending";
 import { getFailure } from "../../modules/failure";
 
@@ -16,9 +16,19 @@ export const FETCH_PERMISSIONS_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_PERMISSIONS}_${
 export const FETCH_PERMISSIONS_FAILURE = `${FETCH_PERMISSIONS}_${
   types.FAILURE_SUFFIX
 }`;
-
+export const MODIFY_PERMISSION = "scm/permissions/MODFIY_PERMISSION";
+export const MODIFY_PERMISSION_PENDING = `${MODIFY_PERMISSION}_${
+  types.PENDING_SUFFIX
+}`;
+export const MODIFY_PERMISSION_SUCCESS = `${MODIFY_PERMISSION}_${
+  types.SUCCESS_SUFFIX
+}`;
+export const MODIFY_PERMISSION_FAILURE = `${MODIFY_PERMISSION}_${
+  types.FAILURE_SUFFIX
+}`;
 const REPOS_URL = "repositories";
 const PERMISSIONS_URL = "permissions";
+const CONTENT_TYPE = "application/vnd.scmm-permission+json";
 
 // fetch permissions
 
@@ -79,6 +89,79 @@ export function fetchPermissionsFailure(
   };
 }
 
+// modify permission
+
+export function modifyPermission(
+  permission: Permission,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string,
+  callback?: () => void
+) {
+  return function(dispatch: any) {
+    dispatch(modifyPermissionPending(permission, namespace, name));
+
+    return apiClient
+      .put(permission._links.update.href, permission, CONTENT_TYPE)
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(modifyPermissionSuccess(permission, namespace, name));
+        if (callback) {
+          callback();
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(cause => {
+        const error = new Error(
+          `failed to modify permission: ${cause.message}`
+        );
+        dispatch(modifyPermissionFailure(permission, error, namespace, name));
+      });
+  };
+}
+
+export function modifyPermissionPending(
+  permission: Permission,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string
+): Action {
+  return {
+    type: MODIFY_PERMISSION_PENDING,
+    payload: permission,
+    itemId: namespace + "/" + name
+  };
+}
+
+export function modifyPermissionSuccess(
+  permission: Permission,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string
+): Action {
+  return {
+    type: MODIFY_PERMISSION_SUCCESS,
+    payload: permission,
+    itemId: namespace + "/" + name
+  };
+}
+
+export function modifyPermissionFailure(
+  permission: Permission,
+  error: Error,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string
+): Action {
+  return {
+    type: MODIFY_PERMISSION_FAILURE,
+    payload: { error, permission },
+    itemId: namespace + "/" + name
+  };
+}
+
+function newPermissions(modifiedPermission: Permission) {
+  let newPermissions = [];
+  newPermissions[0] = modifiedPermission;
+  return {
+    newPermissions
+  };
+}
+
 // reducer
 export default function reducer(
   state: Object = {},
@@ -94,6 +177,12 @@ export default function reducer(
         ...state,
         [action.itemId]: action.payload
       };
+    case MODIFY_PERMISSION_SUCCESS:
+      const newPermission = newPermissions(action.payload);
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        [action.itemId]: newPermission
+      };
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
index dcc302e97a..2e7e7806c5 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ import reducer, {
   getPermissionsOfRepo,
   isFetchPermissionsPending,
   getFetchPermissionsFailure,
+  modifyPermission,
+  modifyPermissionSuccess,
+  MODIFY_PERMISSION_FAILURE,
+  MODIFY_PERMISSION_PENDING,
   FETCH_PERMISSIONS,
   FETCH_PERMISSIONS_PENDING,
   FETCH_PERMISSIONS_SUCCESS,
-  FETCH_PERMISSIONS_FAILURE
+  FETCH_PERMISSIONS_FAILURE,
+  MODIFY_PERMISSION_SUCCESS
 } from "./permissions";
 import type { Permission, PermissionCollection } from "../types/Permissions";
+import { modifyRepoSuccess } from "../../repos/modules/repos";
 
 const hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins: Permission = {
   name: "user_eins",
@@ -114,6 +120,81 @@ describe("permission fetch", () => {
         expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
       });
   });
+
+  it("should successfully modify user_eins permission", () => {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(
+      hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins._links.update.href,
+      {
+        status: 204
+      }
+    );
+
+    let editedPermission = { ...hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins };
+    editedPermission.type = "OWNER";
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+
+    return store
+      .dispatch(modifyPermission(editedPermission, "hitchhiker", "puzzle42"))
+      .then(() => {
+        const actions = store.getActions();
+        expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_PERMISSION_PENDING);
+        expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_PERMISSION_SUCCESS);
+      });
+  });
+
+  it("should successfully modify user_eins permission and call the callback", () => {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(
+      hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins._links.update.href,
+      {
+        status: 204
+      }
+    );
+
+    let editedPermission = { ...hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins };
+    editedPermission.type = "OWNER";
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+
+    let called = false;
+    const callback = () => {
+      called = true;
+    };
+
+    return store
+      .dispatch(
+        modifyPermission(editedPermission, "hitchhiker", "puzzle42", callback)
+      )
+      .then(() => {
+        const actions = store.getActions();
+        expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_PERMISSION_PENDING);
+        expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_PERMISSION_SUCCESS);
+        expect(called).toBe(true);
+      });
+  });
+
+  it("should fail modifying on HTTP 500", () => {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(
+      hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins._links.update.href,
+      {
+        status: 500
+      }
+    );
+
+    let editedPermission = { ...hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins };
+    editedPermission.type = "OWNER";
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+
+    return store
+      .dispatch(modifyPermission(editedPermission, "hitchhiker", "puzzle42"))
+      .then(() => {
+        const actions = store.getActions();
+        expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_PERMISSION_PENDING);
+        expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_PERMISSION_FAILURE);
+        expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+      });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("permissions reducer", () => {
@@ -145,6 +226,23 @@ describe("permissions reducer", () => {
       hitchhiker_puzzle42Permissions
     );
   });
+
+  it("should update permission", () => {
+    const oldState = {
+      permissions: {
+        "hitchhiker/puzzle42": {
+          hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    let permissionEdited = { ...hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins };
+    permissionEdited.type = "OWNER";
+    const newState = reducer(
+      oldState,
+      modifyPermissionSuccess(permissionEdited, "hitchhiker", "puzzle42")
+    );
+    expect(newState["hitchhiker/puzzle42"]).toEqual(permissionEdited);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("permissions selectors", () => {