diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 370d7b8f..43b7cd4e 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func Load(middleware ...gin.HandlerFunc) http.Handler {
 			// requires push permissions
 			repo.PATCH("", session.MustPush, server.PatchRepo)
 			repo.DELETE("", session.MustPush, server.DeleteRepo)
+			repo.POST("/chown", session.MustPush, server.ChownRepo)
 
 			repo.POST("/builds/:number", session.MustPush, server.PostBuild)
 			repo.DELETE("/builds/:number/:job", session.MustPush, server.DeleteBuild)
diff --git a/server/repo.go b/server/repo.go
index 08163afb..2a089e0b 100644
--- a/server/repo.go
+++ b/server/repo.go
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ func PatchRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, repo)
 }
 
+func ChownRepo(c *gin.Context) {
+	repo := session.Repo(c)
+	user := session.User(c)
+	repo.UserID = user.ID
+
+	err := store.UpdateRepo(c, repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, repo)
+}
+
 func GetRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, session.Repo(c))
 }