diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/share.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/share.pug
index 07015ab545..4fa4ea0faf 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/share.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/share.pug
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='shareProjectModalTemplate')
 						.col-xs-7.form-control-static {{ member.email }}
 						.col-xs-3
 							select.privileges.form-control.input-sm(name="privileges" ng-model="form.privileges")
+								option(value="owner") #{translate("owner")}
 								option(value="readAndWrite") #{translate("can_edit")}
 								option(value="readOnly") #{translate("read_only")}
 						.col-xs-2.form-control-static.text-center(ng-hide="form.isModified()")
@@ -254,3 +255,22 @@ script(type="text/ng-template", id="shareAutocompleteTemplate")
 			|
 			span(ng-bind-html="$highlight(data.name)")
 			span.subdued.small(ng-show="data.member_count")  ({{ data.member_count }} members)
+
+script(type="text/ng-template", id="ownershipTransferConfirmTemplate")
+	.modal-header
+		button.close(
+			type="button"
+			data-dismiss="modal"
+			ng-click="cancel()"
+		) ×
+		h3 #{translate("change_project_owner")}
+	.modal-body
+		p !{translate('project_ownership_transfer_confirmation_1', { user: '<strong>{{ member.email }}</strong>', project: '<strong>{{ project.name }}</strong>' })}
+		p #{translate('project_ownership_transfer_confirmation_2')}
+	.modal-footer
+		.modal-footer-left
+			i.fa.fa-refresh.fa-spin(ng-show="state.inflight")
+			span.text-danger.error(ng-show="state.error") #{translate("generic_something_went_wrong")}
+		.modal-footer-right
+			button.btn.btn-default(ng-click="cancel()") #{translate("cancel")}
+			button.btn.btn-success(ng-click="confirm()") #{translate("change_owner")}
diff --git a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/OwnershipTransferConfirmModalController.js b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/OwnershipTransferConfirmModalController.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64bd64fff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/OwnershipTransferConfirmModalController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+define(['base'], App => {
+  App.controller('OwnershipTransferConfirmModalController', function(
+    $scope,
+    $window,
+    $modalInstance,
+    projectMembers
+  ) {
+    $scope.state = {
+      inflight: false,
+      error: false
+    }
+
+    $scope.confirm = function() {
+      const userId = $scope.member._id
+      transferOwnership(userId)
+    }
+
+    $scope.cancel = function() {
+      $modalInstance.dismiss()
+    }
+
+    function transferOwnership(userId) {
+      $scope.state.inflight = true
+      $scope.state.error = false
+      projectMembers
+        .transferOwnership(userId)
+        .then(() => {
+          $scope.state.inflight = false
+          $scope.state.error = false
+          $window.location.reload()
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          $scope.state.inflight = false
+          $scope.state.error = true
+        })
+    }
+  })
+})
diff --git a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/ShareProjectModalMemberRowController.js b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/ShareProjectModalMemberRowController.js
index 2ff05c281a..89d3177a0e 100644
--- a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/ShareProjectModalMemberRowController.js
+++ b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/controllers/ShareProjectModalMemberRowController.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 define(['base'], App => {
   App.controller('ShareProjectModalMemberRowController', function(
     $scope,
+    $modal,
     projectMembers
   ) {
     $scope.form = {
@@ -13,13 +14,11 @@ define(['base'], App => {
       submit() {
         const userId = $scope.member._id
         const privilegeLevel = $scope.form.privileges
-        $scope.monitorRequest(
-          projectMembers
-            .setMemberPrivilegeLevel(userId, privilegeLevel)
-            .then(() => {
-              $scope.member.privileges = privilegeLevel
-            })
-        )
+        if (privilegeLevel === 'owner') {
+          openOwnershipTransferConfirmModal(userId)
+        } else {
+          setPrivilegeLevel(userId, privilegeLevel)
+        }
       },
 
       reset() {
@@ -27,5 +26,23 @@ define(['base'], App => {
         $scope.clearError()
       }
     }
+
+    function setPrivilegeLevel(userId, privilegeLevel) {
+      $scope.monitorRequest(
+        projectMembers
+          .setMemberPrivilegeLevel(userId, privilegeLevel)
+          .then(() => {
+            $scope.member.privileges = privilegeLevel
+          })
+      )
+    }
+
+    function openOwnershipTransferConfirmModal(userId) {
+      $modal.open({
+        templateUrl: 'ownershipTransferConfirmTemplate',
+        controller: 'OwnershipTransferConfirmModalController',
+        scope: $scope
+      })
+    }
   })
 })
diff --git a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/index.js b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/index.js
index 6b81b75ec7..cbc5859690 100644
--- a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/index.js
+++ b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ define([
   'ide/share/controllers/ShareController',
   'ide/share/controllers/ShareProjectModalController',
   'ide/share/controllers/ShareProjectModalMemberRowController',
+  'ide/share/controllers/OwnershipTransferConfirmModalController',
   'ide/share/services/projectMembers',
   'ide/share/services/projectInvites'
 ], function() {})
diff --git a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/services/projectMembers.js b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/services/projectMembers.js
index 4542107219..b5b4b7bf97 100644
--- a/services/web/public/src/ide/share/services/projectMembers.js
+++ b/services/web/public/src/ide/share/services/projectMembers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-define(['base'], App =>
+define(['base'], App => {
   App.factory('projectMembers', (ide, $http) => ({
     removeMember(member) {
       return $http({
@@ -37,5 +37,13 @@ define(['base'], App =>
           }
         }
       )
+    },
+
+    transferOwnership(userId) {
+      return $http.post(`/project/${ide.project_id}/transfer-ownership`, {
+        user_id: userId,
+        _csrf: window.csrfToken
+      })
     }
-  })))
+  }))
+})