diff --git a/edit_account_modal.php b/edit_account_modal.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5201ec34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edit_account_modal.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<div class="modal fade" id="editAccountModal<?php echo $account_id; ?>" tabindex="-1">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title"><i class="fa fa-piggy-bank"></i> Modify Account</h5>
+        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">
+          <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <form action="post.php" method="post" autocomplete="off">
+        <input type="hidden" name="account_id" value="<?php echo $account_id; ?>">
+        <div class="modal-body">
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label>Account Name</label>
+            <div class="input-group">
+              <div class="input-group-prepend">
+                <span class="input-group-text"><i class="fa fa-university"></i></span>
+              </div>
+              <input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" value="<?php echo $account_name; ?>" placeholder="Account name" required>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="modal-footer">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+          <button type="submit" name="edit_account" class="btn btn-primary">Save</button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/post.php b/post.php
index b7cc4a0a..697fcdee 100644
--- a/post.php
+++ b/post.php
@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@ if(isset($_POST['add_account'])){
 
 }
 
+if(isset($_POST['edit_account'])){
+
+    $account_id = intval($_POST['account_id']);
+    $name = strip_tags(mysqli_real_escape_string($mysqli,$_POST['name']));
+
+    mysqli_query($mysqli,"UPDATE accounts SET account_name = '$name' WHERE account_id = $account_id");
+
+    $_SESSION['alert_message'] = "Account modified";
+    
+    header("Location: accounts.php");
+
+}
+
 if(isset($_POST['add_category'])){
 
     $name = strip_tags(mysqli_real_escape_string($mysqli,$_POST['name']));