diff --git a/skins/base/views/atoms/EditableText.js b/skins/base/views/atoms/EditableText.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8f55814e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skins/base/views/atoms/EditableText.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+
+var EditableTextController = require("../../../../src/controllers/atoms/EditableText");
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'EditableText',
+    mixins: [EditableTextController],
+
+    onKeyUp: function(ev) {
+        if (ev.key == "Enter") {
+            this.onFinish(ev);
+        } else if (ev.key == "Escape") {
+            this.cancelEdit();
+        }
+    },
+
+    onClickDiv: function() {
+        this.setState({
+            phase: this.Phases.Edit,
+        })
+    },
+
+    onFocus: function(ev) {
+        ev.target.setSelectionRange(0, ev.target.value.length);
+    },
+
+    onFinish: function(ev) {
+        this.setValue(ev.target.value);
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        var editable_el;
+
+        if (this.state.phase == this.Phases.Display) {
+            editable_el = <div ref="display_div" onClick={this.onClickDiv}>{this.state.value}</div>;
+        } else if (this.state.phase == this.Phases.Edit) {
+            editable_el = (
+                <div>
+                    <input type="text" defaultValue={this.state.value} onKeyUp={this.onKeyUp} onFocus={this.onFocus} onBlur={this.onFinish} autoFocus/>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_EditableText">
+                {editable_el}
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/ComponentBroker.js b/src/ComponentBroker.js
index 3f28741fa8..6636ada1ca 100644
--- a/src/ComponentBroker.js
+++ b/src/ComponentBroker.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ require('../skins/base/views/atoms/MessageTimestamp');
 require('../skins/base/views/atoms/create_room/CreateRoomButton');
 require('../skins/base/views/atoms/create_room/RoomNameTextbox');
 require('../skins/base/views/atoms/create_room/Presets');
+require('../skins/base/views/atoms/EditableText');
 require('../skins/base/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar');
 require('../skins/base/views/molecules/RoomTile');
 require('../skins/base/views/molecules/MessageTile');
diff --git a/src/controllers/atoms/EditableText.js b/src/controllers/atoms/EditableText.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac46973613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/atoms/EditableText.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+
+module.exports = {
+    propTypes: {
+        onValueChanged: React.PropTypes.func,
+        initalValue: React.PropTypes.string,
+    },
+
+    Phases: {
+        Display: "display",
+        Edit: "edit",
+    },
+
+    getDefaultProps: function() {
+        return {
+            onValueChanged: function() {},
+            initalValue: '',
+        };
+    },
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return {
+            value: this.props.initalValue,
+            phase: this.Phases.Display,
+        }
+    },
+
+    getValue: function() {
+        return this.state.value;
+    },
+
+    setValue: function(val) {
+        this.setState({
+            value: val,
+            phase: this.Phases.Display,
+        });
+
+        this.onValueChanged();
+    },
+
+    cancelEdit: function() {
+        this.setState({
+            phase: this.Phases.Display,
+        });
+    },
+
+    onValueChanged: function() {
+        this.props.onValueChanged(this.state.value);
+    },
+};