diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/validators.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/validators.ts
index 5dcdec0553106..c14c20917a136 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/validators.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/validators.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export function requiredValidator() {
 
 export type ValidationResult = object | null;
 
+export type MemoryInputValidatorResult = { invalidUnits: { allowedUnits: string } } | null;
+
 export function memoryInputValidator(allowedUnits = ALLOWED_DATA_UNITS) {
   return (value: any) => {
     if (typeof value !== 'string' || value === '') {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts
index 5715687402bcb..aa637f71db1cc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts
@@ -327,9 +327,14 @@ export const isClassificationEvaluateResponse = (
   );
 };
 
+export interface UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsConfig {
+  allow_lazy_start?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  model_memory_limit?: string;
+}
+
 export interface DataFrameAnalyticsConfig {
   id: DataFrameAnalyticsId;
-  // Description attribute is not supported yet
   description?: string;
   dest: {
     index: IndexName;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts
index 58343e26153cc..65531009e4436 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export {
   useRefreshAnalyticsList,
   DataFrameAnalyticsId,
   DataFrameAnalyticsConfig,
+  UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsConfig,
   IndexName,
   IndexPattern,
   REFRESH_ANALYTICS_LIST_STATE,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/action_edit.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/action_edit.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..041b52d0322c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/action_edit.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { useState, FC } from 'react';
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+
+import { EuiButtonEmpty, EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { checkPermission } from '../../../../../capabilities/check_capabilities';
+import { DataFrameAnalyticsListRow } from './common';
+
+import { EditAnalyticsFlyout } from './edit_analytics_flyout';
+
+interface EditActionProps {
+  item: DataFrameAnalyticsListRow;
+}
+
+export const EditAction: FC<EditActionProps> = ({ item }) => {
+  const canCreateDataFrameAnalytics: boolean = checkPermission('canCreateDataFrameAnalytics');
+
+  const [isFlyoutVisible, setIsFlyoutVisible] = useState(false);
+  const closeFlyout = () => setIsFlyoutVisible(false);
+  const showFlyout = () => setIsFlyoutVisible(true);
+
+  const buttonEditText = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editActionName', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Edit',
+  });
+
+  const editButton = (
+    <EuiButtonEmpty
+      data-test-subj="mlAnalyticsJobEditButton"
+      size="xs"
+      color="text"
+      disabled={!canCreateDataFrameAnalytics}
+      iconType="copy"
+      onClick={showFlyout}
+      aria-label={buttonEditText}
+    >
+      {buttonEditText}
+    </EuiButtonEmpty>
+  );
+
+  if (!canCreateDataFrameAnalytics) {
+    return (
+      <EuiToolTip
+        position="top"
+        content={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editActionPermissionTooltip', {
+          defaultMessage: 'You do not have permission to edit analytics jobs.',
+        })}
+      >
+        {editButton}
+      </EuiToolTip>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {editButton}
+      {isFlyoutVisible && <EditAnalyticsFlyout closeFlyout={closeFlyout} item={item} />}
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/actions.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/actions.tsx
index b47b23f668530..b03a3a4c4edb2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/actions.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/actions.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { getResultsUrl, isDataFrameAnalyticsRunning, DataFrameAnalyticsListRow }
 import { stopAnalytics } from '../../services/analytics_service';
 
 import { StartAction } from './action_start';
+import { EditAction } from './action_edit';
 import { DeleteAction } from './action_delete';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -133,6 +134,11 @@ export const getActions = (
             return stopButton;
           },
         },
+        {
+          render: (item: DataFrameAnalyticsListRow) => {
+            return <EditAction item={item} />;
+          },
+        },
         {
           render: (item: DataFrameAnalyticsListRow) => {
             return <DeleteAction item={item} />;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/edit_analytics_flyout.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/edit_analytics_flyout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b6aed9321e4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/edit_analytics_flyout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+
+import {
+  EuiButton,
+  EuiButtonEmpty,
+  EuiFieldText,
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiFlyout,
+  EuiFlyoutBody,
+  EuiFlyoutFooter,
+  EuiFlyoutHeader,
+  EuiForm,
+  EuiFormRow,
+  EuiOverlayMask,
+  EuiSelect,
+  EuiTitle,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { useMlKibana } from '../../../../../contexts/kibana';
+import { ml } from '../../../../../services/ml_api_service';
+import {
+  memoryInputValidator,
+  MemoryInputValidatorResult,
+} from '../../../../../../../common/util/validators';
+import { extractErrorMessage } from '../../../../../../../common/util/errors';
+import { DataFrameAnalyticsListRow, DATA_FRAME_TASK_STATE } from './common';
+import {
+  useRefreshAnalyticsList,
+  UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsConfig,
+} from '../../../../common/analytics';
+
+interface EditAnalyticsJobFlyoutProps {
+  closeFlyout: () => void;
+  item: DataFrameAnalyticsListRow;
+}
+
+let mmLValidator: (value: any) => MemoryInputValidatorResult;
+
+export const EditAnalyticsFlyout: FC<EditAnalyticsJobFlyoutProps> = ({ closeFlyout, item }) => {
+  const { id: jobId, config } = item;
+  const { state } = item.stats;
+  const initialAllowLazyStart =
+    config.allow_lazy_start !== undefined ? String(config.allow_lazy_start) : '';
+
+  const [allowLazyStart, setAllowLazyStart] = useState<string>(initialAllowLazyStart);
+  const [description, setDescription] = useState<string>(config.description || '');
+  const [modelMemoryLimit, setModelMemoryLimit] = useState<string>(config.model_memory_limit);
+  const [mmlValidationError, setMmlValidationError] = useState<string | undefined>();
+
+  const {
+    services: { notifications },
+  } = useMlKibana();
+  const { refresh } = useRefreshAnalyticsList();
+
+  // Disable if mml is not valid
+  const updateButtonDisabled = mmlValidationError !== undefined;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (mmLValidator === undefined) {
+      mmLValidator = memoryInputValidator();
+    }
+    // validate mml and create validation message
+    if (modelMemoryLimit !== '') {
+      const validationResult = mmLValidator(modelMemoryLimit);
+      if (validationResult !== null && validationResult.invalidUnits) {
+        setMmlValidationError(
+          i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.create.modelMemoryUnitsInvalidError', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Model memory limit data unit unrecognized. It must be {str}',
+            values: { str: validationResult.invalidUnits.allowedUnits },
+          })
+        );
+      } else {
+        setMmlValidationError(undefined);
+      }
+    } else {
+      setMmlValidationError(
+        i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.create.modelMemoryEmptyError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Model memory limit must not be empty',
+        })
+      );
+    }
+  }, [modelMemoryLimit]);
+
+  const onSubmit = async () => {
+    const updateConfig: UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsConfig = Object.assign(
+      {
+        allow_lazy_start: allowLazyStart,
+        description,
+      },
+      modelMemoryLimit && { model_memory_limit: modelMemoryLimit }
+    );
+
+    try {
+      await ml.dataFrameAnalytics.updateDataFrameAnalytics(jobId, updateConfig);
+      notifications.toasts.addSuccess(
+        i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyoutSuccessMessage', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Analytics job {jobId} has been updated.',
+          values: { jobId },
+        })
+      );
+      refresh();
+      closeFlyout();
+    } catch (e) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line
+      console.error(e);
+
+      notifications.toasts.addDanger({
+        title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyoutErrorMessage', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Could not save changes to analytics job {jobId}',
+          values: {
+            jobId,
+          },
+        }),
+        text: extractErrorMessage(e),
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <EuiOverlayMask>
+      <EuiFlyout
+        onClose={closeFlyout}
+        hideCloseButton
+        aria-labelledby="analyticsEditFlyoutTitle"
+        data-test-subj="analyticsEditFlyout"
+      >
+        <EuiFlyoutHeader hasBorder>
+          <EuiTitle size="m">
+            <h2 id="analyticsEditFlyoutTitle">
+              {i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyoutTitle', {
+                defaultMessage: 'Edit {jobId}',
+                values: {
+                  jobId,
+                },
+              })}
+            </h2>
+          </EuiTitle>
+        </EuiFlyoutHeader>
+        <EuiFlyoutBody>
+          <EuiForm>
+            <EuiFormRow
+              label={i18n.translate(
+                'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.allowLazyStartLabel',
+                {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Allow lazy start',
+                }
+              )}
+            >
+              <EuiSelect
+                aria-label={i18n.translate(
+                  'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.allowLazyStartAriaLabel',
+                  {
+                    defaultMessage: 'Update allow lazy start.',
+                  }
+                )}
+                data-test-subj="mlAnalyticsEditFlyoutAllowLazyStartInput"
+                options={[
+                  {
+                    value: 'true',
+                    text: i18n.translate(
+                      'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.allowLazyStartTrueValue',
+                      {
+                        defaultMessage: 'True',
+                      }
+                    ),
+                  },
+                  {
+                    value: 'false',
+                    text: i18n.translate(
+                      'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.allowLazyStartFalseValue',
+                      {
+                        defaultMessage: 'False',
+                      }
+                    ),
+                  },
+                ]}
+                value={allowLazyStart}
+                onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) =>
+                  setAllowLazyStart(e.target.value)
+                }
+              />
+            </EuiFormRow>
+            <EuiFormRow
+              label={i18n.translate(
+                'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.descriptionLabel',
+                {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Description',
+                }
+              )}
+            >
+              <EuiFieldText
+                data-test-subj="mlAnalyticsEditFlyoutDescriptionInput"
+                value={description}
+                onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
+                aria-label={i18n.translate(
+                  'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.descriptionAriaLabel',
+                  {
+                    defaultMessage: 'Update the job description.',
+                  }
+                )}
+              />
+            </EuiFormRow>
+            <EuiFormRow
+              helpText={
+                state !== DATA_FRAME_TASK_STATE.STOPPED &&
+                i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.modelMemoryHelpText', {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Model memory limit cannot be edited while the job is running.',
+                })
+              }
+              label={i18n.translate(
+                'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.modelMemoryLimitLabel',
+                {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Model memory limit',
+                }
+              )}
+              isInvalid={mmlValidationError !== undefined}
+              error={mmlValidationError}
+            >
+              <EuiFieldText
+                data-test-subj="mlAnalyticsEditFlyoutmodelMemoryLimitInput"
+                isInvalid={mmlValidationError !== undefined}
+                readOnly={state !== DATA_FRAME_TASK_STATE.STOPPED}
+                value={modelMemoryLimit}
+                onChange={(e) => setModelMemoryLimit(e.target.value)}
+                aria-label={i18n.translate(
+                  'xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyout.modelMemoryLimitAriaLabel',
+                  {
+                    defaultMessage: 'Update the model memory limit.',
+                  }
+                )}
+              />
+            </EuiFormRow>
+          </EuiForm>
+        </EuiFlyoutBody>
+        <EuiFlyoutFooter>
+          <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceBetween">
+            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+              <EuiButtonEmpty iconType="cross" onClick={closeFlyout} flush="left">
+                {i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyoutCancelButtonText', {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Cancel',
+                })}
+              </EuiButtonEmpty>
+            </EuiFlexItem>
+            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+              <EuiButton
+                data-test-subj="analyticsEditFlyoutUpdateButton"
+                onClick={onSubmit}
+                fill
+                isDisabled={updateButtonDisabled}
+              >
+                {i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analyticsList.editFlyoutUpdateButtonText', {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Update',
+                })}
+              </EuiButton>
+            </EuiFlexItem>
+          </EuiFlexGroup>
+        </EuiFlyoutFooter>
+      </EuiFlyout>
+    </EuiOverlayMask>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/data_frame_analytics.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/data_frame_analytics.ts
index 7cdd5478e3983..7de39d91047ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/data_frame_analytics.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/data_frame_analytics.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import { http } from '../http_service';
 
 import { basePath } from './index';
 import { DataFrameAnalyticsStats } from '../../data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_management/components/analytics_list/common';
-import { DataFrameAnalyticsConfig } from '../../data_frame_analytics/common';
+import {
+  DataFrameAnalyticsConfig,
+  UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsConfig,
+} from '../../data_frame_analytics/common';
 import { DeepPartial } from '../../../../common/types/common';
 import { DeleteDataFrameAnalyticsWithIndexStatus } from '../../../../common/types/data_frame_analytics';
 
@@ -72,6 +75,14 @@ export const dataFrameAnalytics = {
       body,
     });
   },
+  updateDataFrameAnalytics(analyticsId: string, updateConfig: UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsConfig) {
+    const body = JSON.stringify(updateConfig);
+    return http<any>({
+      path: `${basePath()}/data_frame/analytics/${analyticsId}/_update`,
+      method: 'POST',
+      body,
+    });
+  },
   evaluateDataFrameAnalytics(evaluateConfig: any) {
     const body = JSON.stringify(evaluateConfig);
     return http<any>({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.ts
index 07159534e1e2c..24c80c450f61a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,21 @@ export const elasticsearchJsPlugin = (Client: any, config: any, components: any)
     method: 'POST',
   });
 
+  ml.updateDataFrameAnalytics = ca({
+    urls: [
+      {
+        fmt: '/_ml/data_frame/analytics/<%=analyticsId%>/_update',
+        req: {
+          analyticsId: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    needBody: true,
+    method: 'POST',
+  });
+
   ml.deleteJob = ca({
     urls: [
       {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts
index e2601c7ad6a2e..24be23332e4cf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { analyticsAuditMessagesProvider } from '../models/data_frame_analytics/a
 import { RouteInitialization } from '../types';
 import {
   dataAnalyticsJobConfigSchema,
+  dataAnalyticsJobUpdateSchema,
   dataAnalyticsEvaluateSchema,
   dataAnalyticsExplainSchema,
   analyticsIdSchema,
@@ -483,6 +484,45 @@ export function dataFrameAnalyticsRoutes({ router, mlLicense }: RouteInitializat
     })
   );
 
+  /**
+   * @apiGroup DataFrameAnalytics
+   *
+   * @api {post} /api/ml/data_frame/analytics/:analyticsId/_update Update specified analytics job
+   * @apiName UpdateDataFrameAnalyticsJob
+   * @apiDescription Updates a data frame analytics job.
+   *
+   * @apiSchema (params) analyticsIdSchema
+   */
+  router.post(
+    {
+      path: '/api/ml/data_frame/analytics/{analyticsId}/_update',
+      validate: {
+        params: analyticsIdSchema,
+        body: dataAnalyticsJobUpdateSchema,
+      },
+      options: {
+        tags: ['access:ml:canCreateDataFrameAnalytics'],
+      },
+    },
+    mlLicense.fullLicenseAPIGuard(async (context, request, response) => {
+      try {
+        const { analyticsId } = request.params;
+        const results = await context.ml!.mlClient.callAsCurrentUser(
+          'ml.updateDataFrameAnalytics',
+          {
+            body: request.body,
+            analyticsId,
+          }
+        );
+        return response.ok({
+          body: results,
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        return response.customError(wrapError(e));
+      }
+    })
+  );
+
   /**
    * @apiGroup DataFrameAnalytics
    *
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/data_analytics_schema.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/data_analytics_schema.ts
index e6b4e4ccf8582..5469c2fefdf33 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/data_analytics_schema.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/data_analytics_schema.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ export const deleteDataFrameAnalyticsJobSchema = schema.object({
   deleteDestIndexPattern: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
 });
 
+export const dataAnalyticsJobUpdateSchema = schema.object({
+  description: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  model_memory_limit: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  allow_lazy_start: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
+});
+
 export const stopsDataFrameAnalyticsJobQuerySchema = schema.object({
   force: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
 });