diff --git a/src/servers/sidecar/wallet/routes.ts b/src/servers/sidecar/wallet/routes.ts
index dc947dfd..259f13de 100644
--- a/src/servers/sidecar/wallet/routes.ts
+++ b/src/servers/sidecar/wallet/routes.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ async function handleWallets(ctx: OfficerContext, seg: string[]): Promise<Respon
     }
     if (req.method === 'PATCH') {
       const patch = await body<{ name?: string; defaultBip?: number; config?: Record<string, unknown> }>(req);
+      // A rename goes through the same rule as a create: trimmed, and never blank. Without this a stray
+      // empty string would leave a wallet with no name anywhere in the UI and no way to type one back.
+      if (patch.name !== undefined) {
+        const name = patch.name.trim();
+        if (!name) return badRequest('name cannot be empty');
+        if (name.length > 64) return badRequest('name is too long (64 characters max)');
+        patch.name = name;
+      }
       const updated = await updateWallet(userId, walletId, patch);
       invalidate(walletId);
       return updated ? json({ wallet: updated }) : json({ error: 'wallet not found' }, 404);
@@ -377,6 +385,8 @@ async function createWalletRoute(ctx: OfficerContext): Promise<Response> {
   }
   const b = await body<CreateBody>(ctx.req);
   if (!b.name?.trim()) return badRequest('name is required');
+  // Same cap as the rename route, so a name you can create is always a name you can type back.
+  if (b.name.trim().length > 64) return badRequest('name is too long (64 characters max)');
   if (!b.kind || !(KINDS as readonly string[]).includes(b.kind)) {
     return badRequest(`kind must be one of ${KINDS.join(', ')}`);
   }
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/WalletSettingsView.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/WalletSettingsView.tsx
index 095d288b..629c5a6d 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/WalletSettingsView.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/WalletSettingsView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import type { WalletSummary } from './shared';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
-import { Eye, KeyRound, Star, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Check, Eye, KeyRound, Pencil, Star, Trash2, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { KIND_LABELS, walletSectionPath } from './shared';
 import { truncateMiddle } from './format';
 import { CopyField } from './CopyField';
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ export const WalletSettingsView = () => {
   const { config } = useWalletConfig();
   const { capabilities, kind } = useCapabilities(walletId);
   const { hasSeed } = useLockCountdown(walletId);
-  const { activate } = useWalletLifecycle();
+  const { activate, rename } = useWalletLifecycle();
 
   const [passphraseOpen, setPassphraseOpen] = useState(false);
   const [exportOpen, setExportOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -39,7 +41,11 @@ export const WalletSettingsView = () => {
       <section className="max-w-2xl rounded-xl border border-border p-4">
         <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
           <div className="min-w-0">
-            <h3 className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{wallet.name}</h3>
+            <WalletNameField
+              wallet={wallet}
+              onSave={(name) => rename.mutateAsync({ walletId, name })}
+              isPending={rename.isPending}
+            />
             <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
               {KIND_LABELS[wallet.kind]} · {wallet.network} · added {wallet.createdAt.slice(0, 10)}
             </p>
@@ -171,6 +177,96 @@ export const WalletSettingsView = () => {
   );
 };
 
+/** The wallet's name is the one field here that is purely a label — editing it in place, not in a dialog. */
+const MAX_NAME = 64;
+
+type WalletNameFieldProps = {
+  wallet: WalletSummary;
+  onSave: (name: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+  isPending: boolean;
+};
+
+const WalletNameField = ({ wallet, onSave, isPending }: WalletNameFieldProps) => {
+  const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false);
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState(wallet.name);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  // Switching wallets while the editor is open would otherwise rename the NEW wallet to the old one's draft.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setEditing(false);
+    setDraft(wallet.name);
+  }, [wallet.id, wallet.name]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (editing) inputRef.current?.select();
+  }, [editing]);
+
+  const trimmed = draft.trim();
+  const dirty = trimmed !== wallet.name;
+
+  const commit = async () => {
+    if (!trimmed || !dirty) {
+      setDraft(wallet.name);
+      setEditing(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      await onSave(trimmed);
+      setEditing(false);
+    } catch {
+      // The mutation already toasted; keep the editor open so the typed name isn't lost.
+    }
+  };
+
+  const cancel = () => {
+    setDraft(wallet.name);
+    setEditing(false);
+  };
+
+  if (!editing) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
+        <h3 className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{wallet.name}</h3>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => setEditing(true)}
+          aria-label="Rename wallet"
+          className="shrink-0 rounded-md p-1 text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+        >
+          <Pencil className="h-3 w-3" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
+      <Input
+        ref={inputRef}
+        autoFocus
+        value={draft}
+        maxLength={MAX_NAME}
+        disabled={isPending}
+        onChange={(ev) => setDraft(ev.target.value)}
+        onKeyDown={(ev) => {
+          if (ev.key === 'Enter') void commit();
+          if (ev.key === 'Escape') cancel();
+        }}
+        className="h-7 max-w-56 text-sm font-semibold"
+        aria-label="Wallet name"
+        autoComplete="off"
+        spellCheck={false}
+      />
+      <Button size="icon" variant="ghost" className="h-7 w-7" onClick={commit} disabled={isPending || !trimmed}>
+        <Check className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+      </Button>
+      <Button size="icon" variant="ghost" className="h-7 w-7" onClick={cancel} disabled={isPending}>
+        <X className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+      </Button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 const formatMinutes = (seconds: number) => (seconds >= 60 ? `${Math.round(seconds / 60)} min` : `${seconds}s`);
 
 const Row = ({ label, children }: { label: string; children: React.ReactNode }) => (
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/useWalletData.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/useWalletData.ts
index 42cf3b26..ea401fd0 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/useWalletData.ts
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Wallet/useWalletData.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export type CreateWalletInput = {
 export type CreateWalletResult = { wallet: WalletSummary; mnemonic?: string };
 
 export function useWalletLifecycle() {
-  const { post, delete: del } = useClient();
+  const { post, patch, delete: del } = useClient();
   const qc = useQueryClient();
   const invalidateList = () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [...ROOT_KEY, 'wallets'] });
 
@@ -336,6 +336,18 @@ export function useWalletLifecycle() {
     onError: (err) => toast.error(errorMessage(err, 'Could not activate the wallet')),
   });
 
+  const rename = useMutation({
+    // Only the label. The name is the one wallet field with no bearing on the key material, which is why
+    // this needs neither the passphrase nor an unlocked wallet.
+    mutationFn: ({ walletId, name }: { walletId: number; name: string }) =>
+      patch<{ wallet: WalletSummary }>(`/wallet/_officer/wallets/${walletId}`, { name }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      invalidateList();
+      toast.success('Wallet renamed');
+    },
+    onError: (err) => toast.error(errorMessage(err, 'Could not rename the wallet')),
+  });
+
   const remove = useMutation({
     // The passphrase is required for a seeded wallet even when it is already unlocked — an open session
     // must not be enough to destroy the only copy of the key material.
@@ -348,7 +360,7 @@ export function useWalletLifecycle() {
     onError: (err) => toast.error(errorMessage(err, 'Could not delete the wallet')),
   });
 
-  return { create, activate, remove };
+  return { create, activate, rename, remove };
 }
 
 // ── lock lifecycle ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────