diff --git a/khal/khalendar/event.py b/khal/khalendar/event.py
index 3af1531cd..4de51e53c 100644
--- a/khal/khalendar/event.py
+++ b/khal/khalendar/event.py
@@ -355,6 +355,13 @@ def organizer(self) -> str:
         else:
             return email
 
+    def update_organizer(self, organizer: str) -> None:
+        if organizer:
+            self._vevents[self.ref]['ORGANIZER'] = organizer
+        else:
+            self._vevents[self.ref].pop('ORGANIZER')
+
+
     @property
     def url(self) -> str:
         if 'URL' not in self._vevents[self.ref]:
diff --git a/khal/ui/editor.py b/khal/ui/editor.py
index fd255642e..98d76e7d2 100644
--- a/khal/ui/editor.py
+++ b/khal/ui/editor.py
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.description = event.description
         self.location = event.location
+        self.organizer = event.organizer
         self.attendees = event.attendees
         self.categories = event.categories
         self.url = event.url
@@ -419,6 +420,10 @@ def decorate_choice(c) -> tuple[str, str]:
         self.categories = urwid.AttrMap(ExtendedEdit(
             caption=('caption', 'Categories:  '), edit_text=self.categories), 'edit', 'edit focus',
         )
+
+        self.organizer = urwid.AttrMap(ExtendedEdit(
+            caption=('caption', 'Organizer:    '), edit_text=self.organizer), 'edit', 'edit focus',
+        )
         self.attendees = urwid.AttrMap(
             ExtendedEdit(
                 caption=('caption', 'Attendees:   '),
@@ -442,6 +447,7 @@ def decorate_choice(c) -> tuple[str, str]:
             self.description,
             self.url,
             divider,
+            self.organizer,
             self.attendees,
             divider,
             self.startendeditor,
@@ -512,6 +518,8 @@ def changed(self):
             return True
         if get_wrapped_text(self.url) != self.event.url:
             return True
+        if get_wrapped_text(self.organizer) != self.event.organizer:
+            return True
         if get_wrapped_text(self.attendees) != self.event.attendees:
             return True
         if self.startendeditor.changed or self.calendar_chooser.changed:
@@ -526,6 +534,7 @@ def update_vevent(self):
         self.event.update_summary(get_wrapped_text(self.summary))
         self.event.update_description(get_wrapped_text(self.description))
         self.event.update_location(get_wrapped_text(self.location))
+        self.event.update_organizer(get_wrapped_text(self.organizer))
         self.event.update_attendees(get_wrapped_text(self.attendees).split(','))
         self.event.update_categories(get_wrapped_text(self.categories).split(','))
         self.event.update_url(get_wrapped_text(self.url))