diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
index ef4f61e..a2acab4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@
       Object.assign(c, res, { _deep: false });
     } catch (e) { c._err = e?.message || 'Deep preview failed.'; c._deep = false; }
   }
+  function startRename(c) { c._editName = c.name || ''; c._editing = true; c._err = ''; }
+  async function saveRename(c) {
+    try {
+      Object.assign(c, await postJSON(`/api/admin/candidates/${c.id}/rename`, { name: (c._editName || '').trim() }), { _editing: false });
+    } catch (e) { c._err = e?.message || 'Rename failed.'; }
+  }
   async function promoteCandidate(c) {
     c._err = '';
     try {
@@ -570,8 +576,16 @@
             {#each pendingCandidates as c (c.id)}
               <li>
                 <div class="chead">
-                  <span class="cname">{c.name || c.feed_url}</span>
-                  <span class="cstatus">{c.status}</span>
+                  {#if c._editing}
+                    <input class="crename" bind:value={c._editName} placeholder="Source name"
+                           onkeydown={(e) => (e.key === 'Enter' ? saveRename(c) : e.key === 'Escape' ? (c._editing = false) : null)} />
+                    <button class="act" onclick={() => saveRename(c)}>Save</button>
+                    <button class="act" onclick={() => (c._editing = false)}>Cancel</button>
+                  {:else}
+                    <span class="cname">{c.name || c.feed_url}</span>
+                    <button class="act mini" onclick={() => startRename(c)}>Rename</button>
+                    <span class="cstatus">{c.status}</span>
+                  {/if}
                 </div>
                 <div class="curl">{c.feed_url}</div>
                 {#if c.preview}
@@ -1102,9 +1116,15 @@
   .addrow input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); }
   ul.candlist { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
   ul.candlist li { background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 14px; }
-  .chead { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 10px; }
+  .chead { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
   .chead .cname { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
   .chead .cstatus { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--muted); text-transform: capitalize; }
+  .chead .crename { font: inherit; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 600; padding: 4px 9px;
+                    border: 1px solid var(--accent); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); }
+  .chead .crename:focus { outline: none; }
+  .act.mini { font-size: 0.72rem; padding: 2px 8px; color: var(--accent-deep);
+              background: none; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; }
+  .act.mini:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
   .curl { font-size: 0.76rem; color: var(--muted); word-break: break-all; margin-top: 2px; }
   .cprev { font-size: 0.84rem; color: var(--ink); margin-top: 7px; }
   .cprev .cex { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.8rem; margin-top: 2px; font-style: italic; }
diff --git a/goodnews/api.py b/goodnews/api.py
index 96eca76..a72add4 100644
--- a/goodnews/api.py
+++ b/goodnews/api.py
@@ -444,6 +444,10 @@ class CandidatePromoteBody(BaseModel):
     poll_interval_minutes: int = 180
 
 
+class CandidateRenameBody(BaseModel):
+    name: str = ""
+
+
 class DigestBody(BaseModel):
     enabled: bool = True
 
@@ -1197,6 +1201,16 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
             row = sources.save_candidate(conn, url, preview=preview)
         return _candidate_dict(row)
 
+    @app.post("/api/admin/candidates/{cid}/rename")
+    def admin_candidate_rename(cid: int, body: CandidateRenameBody, request: Request) -> dict:
+        with get_conn() as conn:
+            _require_admin(conn, request)
+            try:
+                row = sources.rename_candidate(conn, cid, (body.name or "").strip() or None)
+            except ValueError:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="candidate not found")
+        return _candidate_dict(row)
+
     @app.post("/api/admin/candidates/{cid}/promote")
     def admin_candidate_promote(cid: int, body: CandidatePromoteBody, request: Request) -> dict:
         with get_conn() as conn:
diff --git a/goodnews/sources.py b/goodnews/sources.py
index adbdb88..13f1511 100644
--- a/goodnews/sources.py
+++ b/goodnews/sources.py
@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ def list_candidates(conn: sqlite3.Connection, status: str | None = None) -> list
     return conn.execute("SELECT * FROM source_candidates ORDER BY updated_at DESC").fetchall()
 
 
+def rename_candidate(conn: sqlite3.Connection, candidate_id: int, name: str | None) -> sqlite3.Row:
+    """Fix a staged candidate's display name without re-fetching it. An empty
+    name clears it (promote then derives one from the feed host)."""
+    cur = conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE source_candidates SET name = ?, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?",
+        (name or None, candidate_id),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    if cur.rowcount == 0:
+        raise ValueError(f"no candidate with id {candidate_id}")
+    return conn.execute("SELECT * FROM source_candidates WHERE id = ?", (candidate_id,)).fetchone()
+
+
 def reject_candidate(conn: sqlite3.Connection, candidate_id: int) -> bool:
     cur = conn.execute(
         "UPDATE source_candidates SET status = 'rejected', updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?",
diff --git a/tests/test_admin.py b/tests/test_admin.py
index 545230c..aea1fe7 100644
--- a/tests/test_admin.py
+++ b/tests/test_admin.py
@@ -169,6 +169,24 @@ def test_candidate_deep_preview_and_dedup(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert tc.post(f"/api/admin/candidates/{cand['id']}/promote", json={}).status_code == 409
 
 
+def test_candidate_rename(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    app, api = _make(tmp_path, monkeypatch, admin_email="boss@x.com")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(api.feeds, "preview_feed", lambda url, **k: {"url": url, "sampled": 3, "accepted": 2})
+    tc = _signin(app, api, "boss@x.com")
+    cand = tc.post("/api/admin/candidates", json={"feed_url": "http://site/feed", "name": "Wrong Naem"}).json()
+    cid = cand["id"]
+    # Fix the typo in place — no reject/re-add, preview is preserved.
+    fixed = tc.post(f"/api/admin/candidates/{cid}/rename", json={"name": "Right Name"}).json()
+    assert fixed["name"] == "Right Name" and fixed["preview"]["accepted"] == 2
+    assert any(c["id"] == cid and c["name"] == "Right Name" for c in tc.get("/api/admin/candidates").json())
+    # The fixed name carries through to promotion.
+    res = tc.post(f"/api/admin/candidates/{cid}/promote", json={}).json()
+    assert res["source"]["name"] == "Right Name"
+    # Gated; unknown id → 404.
+    assert TestClient(app).post(f"/api/admin/candidates/{cid}/rename", json={"name": "x"}).status_code == 401
+    assert tc.post("/api/admin/candidates/99999/rename", json={"name": "x"}).status_code == 404
+
+
 def test_candidate_reject_and_gating(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     app, api = _make(tmp_path, monkeypatch, admin_email="boss@x.com")
     monkeypatch.setattr(api.feeds, "preview_feed", lambda url, **k: {"url": url, "sampled": 1, "accepted": 0})