diff --git a/src/components/AssigneeInput.svelte b/src/components/AssigneeInput.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0876b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/AssigneeInput.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Author } from "@bindings/cob/Author";
+
+  import { authorForNodeId, parseNodeId } from "@app/lib/utils";
+
+  import Icon from "@app/components/Icon.svelte";
+  import NodeId from "@app/components/NodeId.svelte";
+  import TextInput from "@app/components/TextInput.svelte";
+
+  interface Props {
+    allowedToEdit: boolean;
+    assignees: Author[];
+    submitInProgress: boolean;
+    save: (updatedAssignees: string[]) => void;
+  }
+
+  const {
+    allowedToEdit = false,
+    assignees,
+    submitInProgress = false,
+    save,
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  let updatedAssignees: Author[] = $state([]);
+  let showInput: boolean = $state(false);
+  let inputValue = $state("");
+  let validationMessage: string | undefined = $state(undefined);
+  let valid: boolean = $state(false);
+  let assignee: string | undefined = undefined;
+
+  let removeToggles: Record<string, boolean> = $state({});
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    // Reset component state whenever the assignees change in the parent. This
+    // happens when the issue ID changes for example when the user navigates
+    // to a different issue via the sidebar.
+    updatedAssignees = assignees;
+
+    showInput = false;
+    validationMessage = undefined;
+    valid = true;
+    removeToggles = {};
+  });
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (inputValue === "") {
+      validationMessage = "";
+      valid = true;
+    } else {
+      const parsedNodeId = parseNodeId(inputValue);
+      if (parsedNodeId) {
+        assignee = `${parsedNodeId.prefix}${parsedNodeId.pubkey}`;
+        if (updatedAssignees.find(({ did }) => did === assignee)) {
+          validationMessage = "This assignee is already added";
+          valid = false;
+        } else {
+          validationMessage = undefined;
+          valid = true;
+        }
+      } else {
+        validationMessage = "This assignee is not valid";
+        valid = false;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  function addAssignee() {
+    if (valid && assignee) {
+      updatedAssignees = [...updatedAssignees, { did: assignee }];
+      inputValue = "";
+      save($state.snapshot(updatedAssignees.map(x => x.did)));
+      showInput = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function removeAssignee(assignee: Author) {
+    updatedAssignees = updatedAssignees.filter(
+      ({ did }) => did !== assignee.did,
+    );
+    save($state.snapshot(updatedAssignees.map(x => x.did)));
+    showInput = false;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<style>
+  .header {
+    font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    color: var(--color-foreground-dim);
+  }
+  .body {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+  }
+  .validation-message {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+    color: var(--color-foreground-red);
+    position: relative;
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  }
+  button {
+    border: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    display: flex;
+    color: var(--color-foreground-default);
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div style:width="100%">
+  <div class="global-flex" style:align-items="flex-start">
+    <div class="header">Assignees</div>
+
+    {#if allowedToEdit}
+      <div class="global-flex" style:margin-left="auto">
+        {#if showInput}
+          <Icon onclick={addAssignee} name="checkmark" styleCursor="pointer" />
+          <Icon
+            onclick={() => {
+              inputValue = "";
+              showInput = false;
+            }}
+            name="cross"
+            styleCursor="pointer" />
+        {:else}
+          <Icon
+            name="plus"
+            onclick={() => (showInput = true)}
+            styleCursor="pointer"></Icon>
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="body">
+    {#if allowedToEdit}
+      {#each updatedAssignees as assignee}
+        <button
+          class="txt-small"
+          onclick={() =>
+            (removeToggles[assignee.did] = !removeToggles[assignee.did])}>
+          <NodeId {...authorForNodeId(assignee)} />
+          {#if removeToggles[assignee.did]}
+            <Icon name="cross" onclick={() => removeAssignee(assignee)} />
+          {/if}
+        </button>
+      {:else}
+        <div class="txt-missing">Not assigned to anyone.</div>
+      {/each}
+    {:else}
+      {#each updatedAssignees as assignee}
+        <NodeId {...authorForNodeId(assignee)} />
+      {:else}
+        <div class="txt-missing">Not assigned to anyone.</div>
+      {/each}
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+
+  {#if showInput}
+    <div style:margin-top="0.5rem">
+      <TextInput
+        autofocus
+        {valid}
+        disabled={submitInProgress}
+        placeholder="Add assignee"
+        bind:value={inputValue}
+        onSubmit={addAssignee} />
+      {#if !valid && validationMessage}
+        <div class="validation-message">
+          <Icon name="warning" />{validationMessage}
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index e5b8a88..677c810 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -179,3 +179,27 @@ export function isMac() {
 export function modifierKey() {
   return isMac() ? "⌘" : "ctrl";
 }
+
+export function parseNodeId(
+  nid: string,
+): { prefix: string; pubkey: string } | undefined {
+  const match = /^(did:key:)?(z[a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/.exec(nid);
+  if (match) {
+    let hex: Uint8Array | undefined = undefined;
+    try {
+      hex = bs58.decode(match[2].substring(1));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("utils.parseNodId: Not able to decode received NID", error);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    // This checks also that the first 2 bytes are equal
+    // to the ed25519 public key type used.
+    if (hex && !(hex.byteLength === 34 && hex[0] === 0xed && hex[1] === 1)) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return { prefix: match[1] || "did:key:", pubkey: match[2] };
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/views/repo/Issue.svelte b/src/views/repo/Issue.svelte
index 25a3688..80c7248 100644
--- a/src/views/repo/Issue.svelte
+++ b/src/views/repo/Issue.svelte
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 
   import * as roles from "@app/lib/roles";
   import { invoke } from "@app/lib/invoke";
-  import {
-    publicKeyFromDid,
-    scrollIntoView,
-    authorForNodeId,
-  } from "@app/lib/utils";
+  import { publicKeyFromDid, scrollIntoView } from "@app/lib/utils";
 
   import { announce } from "@app/components/AnnounceSwitch.svelte";
 
@@ -38,6 +34,7 @@
 
   import Layout from "./Layout.svelte";
   import Sidebar from "@app/components/Sidebar.svelte";
+  import AssigneeInput from "@app/components/AssigneeInput.svelte";
 
   interface Props {
     repo: RepoInfo;
@@ -65,6 +62,7 @@
   let editingTitle = $state(false);
   let updatedTitle = $state("");
   let labelSaveInProgress: boolean = $state(false);
+  let assigneesSaveInProgress: boolean = $state(false);
 
   $effect(() => {
     // The component doesn't get destroyed when we switch between different
@@ -102,6 +100,26 @@
     }
   }
 
+  async function saveAssignees(assignees: string[]) {
+    try {
+      assigneesSaveInProgress = true;
+      await invoke("edit_issue", {
+        rid: repo.rid,
+        cobId: issue.id,
+        action: {
+          type: "assign",
+          assignees,
+        },
+        opts: { announce: $announce },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Editing assignees failed", error);
+    } finally {
+      assigneesSaveInProgress = false;
+      await reload();
+    }
+  }
+
   async function toggleReply() {
     topLevelReplyOpen = !topLevelReplyOpen;
     if (!topLevelReplyOpen) {
@@ -457,14 +475,15 @@
       <div class="metadata-divider"></div>
 
       <div class="metadata-section" style:flex="1">
-        <div class="metadata-section-title">Assignees</div>
-        <div class="global-flex" style:flex-wrap="wrap">
-          {#each issue.assignees as assignee}
-            <NodeId {...authorForNodeId(assignee)} />
-          {:else}
-            <span class="txt-missing">Not assigned to anyone.</span>
-          {/each}
-        </div>
+        <AssigneeInput
+          allowedToEdit={!!roles.isDelegateOrAuthor(
+            config.publicKey,
+            repo.delegates.map(delegate => delegate.did),
+            issue.body.author.did,
+          )}
+          assignees={issue.assignees}
+          submitInProgress={assigneesSaveInProgress}
+          save={saveAssignees} />
       </div>
     </Border>