diff --git a/projects/exceptions.py b/projects/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc1306ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class CollaboratorDoesNotExist(APIException):
+    status_code = status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
+    default_detail = _("Not found.")
+    default_code = "not_found"
diff --git a/projects/urls.py b/projects/urls.py
index 7e38985c..cb89e7ca 100644
--- a/projects/urls.py
+++ b/projects/urls.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     ProjectSubscribe,
     ProjectUnsubscribe,
     ProjectSubscribers,
+    SwitchLeaderRole,
     LeaveProject,
     DeleteProjectCollaborators,
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     path("<int:project_pk>/news/<int:pk>/set_viewed/", NewsDetailSetViewed.as_view()),
     path("<int:project_pk>/news/<int:pk>/set_liked/", NewsDetailSetLiked.as_view()),
     path("<int:pk>/collaborators/", ProjectCollaborators.as_view()),
+    path("<int:pk>/collaborators/switch-leader/", SwitchLeaderRole.as_view()),
     path("<int:pk>/collaborators/leave/", LeaveProject.as_view()),
     path("<int:pk>/collaborators/kick/", DeleteProjectCollaborators.as_view()),
     path("<int:pk>/", ProjectDetail.as_view()),
diff --git a/projects/views.py b/projects/views.py
index 3cfdb04b..b6b40ca2 100644
--- a/projects/views.py
+++ b/projects/views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Annotated
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.db.models import Q, QuerySet
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 from core.serializers import SetLikedSerializer
 from core.services import add_view, set_like
 from partner_programs.models import PartnerProgram, PartnerProgramUserProfile
+from projects.exceptions import CollaboratorDoesNotExist
 from projects.filters import ProjectFilter
 from projects.constants import VERBOSE_STEPS
 from projects.helpers import (
@@ -466,6 +468,39 @@ def post(self, request, project_pk):
         )
 
 
+
+class SwitchLeaderRole(generics.GenericAPIView):
+    permission_classes = [IsProjectLeader]
+    queryset = Project.objects.all().select_related("leader")
+
+    def _get_new_leader(self, user_id: int, project: Project) -> Collaborator:
+        try:
+            return Collaborator.objects.select_related("user").get(
+                user_id=user_id, project=project
+            )
+        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+            raise CollaboratorDoesNotExist(
+                f"""Collaborator with user_id: {user_id} does not exist. Either user_id is not correct, or project_id
+                is not correct, or try adding this user to a project (as collaborator) before making them a leader. """
+            )
+
+    def patch(self, request, pk: int):
+        project = self.get_object()
+
+        new_leader_id = int(request.data["new_leader_id"])
+        new_leader = self._get_new_leader(new_leader_id, project)
+
+        if project.leader.id == new_leader_id:
+            return Response(
+                {"error": "User is already a leader of a project"},
+                status=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+            )
+
+        project.leader = new_leader.user
+        project.save()
+        return Response(status=204)
+
+        
 class LeaveProject(generics.GenericAPIView):
     permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]