diff --git a/appinfo/routes.php b/appinfo/routes.php
index 05a0aafce..20176eb57 100644
--- a/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 		['name' => 'Context#show', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts/{contextId}', 'verb' => 'GET'],
 		['name' => 'Context#create', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 		['name' => 'Context#update', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts/{contextId}', 'verb' => 'PUT'],
+		['name' => 'Context#transfer', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts/{contextId}/transfer', 'verb' => 'PUT'],
 		['name' => 'Context#addNode', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts/{contextId}/nodes', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 		['name' => 'Context#removeNode', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts/{contextId}/nodes/{nodeRelId}', 'verb' => 'DELETE'],
 		['name' => 'Context#updateContentOrder', 'url' => '/api/2/contexts/{contextId}/pages/{pageId}', 'verb' => 'PUT'],
diff --git a/lib/Controller/ContextController.php b/lib/Controller/ContextController.php
index 8f749ffdd..efd70cb40 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ContextController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ContextController.php
@@ -113,6 +113,25 @@ public function update(int $contextId, ?string $name, ?string $iconName, ?string
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @NoAdminRequired
+	 * @CanManageContext
+	 *
+	 * @psalm-param int<0, max> $contextId
+	 * @psalm-param int<0, 0> $newOwnerType
+	 */
+	public function transfer(int $contextId, string $newOwnerId, int $newOwnerType = 0): DataResponse {
+		try {
+			return new DataResponse($this->contextService->transfer($contextId, $newOwnerId, $newOwnerType)->jsonSerialize());
+		} catch (Exception|MultipleObjectsReturnedException $e) {
+			return $this->handleError($e);
+		} catch (DoesNotExistException $e) {
+			return $this->handleNotFoundError(new NotFoundError($e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e));
+		} catch (BadRequestError $e) {
+			return $this->handleBadRequestError($e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @NoAdminRequired
 	 * @CanManageNode
diff --git a/lib/Service/ContextService.php b/lib/Service/ContextService.php
index 43dbdc6f1..2d4f7b358 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ContextService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ContextService.php
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@
 use OCA\Tables\Db\PageContent;
 use OCA\Tables\Db\PageContentMapper;
 use OCA\Tables\Db\PageMapper;
+use OCA\Tables\Errors\BadRequestError;
 use OCA\Tables\Errors\InternalError;
 use OCA\Tables\Errors\PermissionError;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\DoesNotExistException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\MultipleObjectsReturnedException;
 use OCP\DB\Exception;
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
+use OCP\IUserManager;
+use OCP\Log\Audit\CriticalActionPerformedEvent;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class ContextService {
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@ class ContextService {
 	private PageMapper $pageMapper;
 	private PageContentMapper $pageContentMapper;
 	private PermissionsService $permissionsService;
+	private IUserManager $userManager;
+	private IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher;
 
 	public function __construct(
 		ContextMapper             $contextMapper,
@@ -38,6 +44,8 @@ public function __construct(
 		PageContentMapper         $pageContentMapper,
 		LoggerInterface           $logger,
 		PermissionsService        $permissionsService,
+		IUserManager              $userManager,
+		IEventDispatcher          $eventDispatcher,
 		bool                      $isCLI,
 	) {
 		$this->contextMapper = $contextMapper;
@@ -47,6 +55,8 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->pageMapper = $pageMapper;
 		$this->pageContentMapper = $pageContentMapper;
 		$this->permissionsService = $permissionsService;
+		$this->userManager = $userManager;
+		$this->eventDispatcher = $eventDispatcher;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -126,6 +136,41 @@ public function update(int $contextId, ?string $name, ?string $iconName, ?string
 		return $this->contextMapper->update($context);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws MultipleObjectsReturnedException
+	 * @throws DoesNotExistException
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws BadRequestError
+	 */
+	public function transfer(int $contextId, string $newOwnerId, int $newOwnerType): Context {
+		$context = $this->contextMapper->findById($contextId);
+
+		// the owner type check can be dropped as soon as NC 29 is the lowest supported version,
+		// as the int range as defined in the Controller will be enforced by the Http/Dispatcher.
+		if ($newOwnerType !== Application::OWNER_TYPE_USER) {
+			throw new BadRequestError('Unsupported owner type');
+		}
+
+		if (!$this->userManager->userExists($newOwnerId)) {
+			throw new BadRequestError('User does not exist');
+		}
+
+		$context->setOwnerId($newOwnerId);
+		$context->setOwnerType($newOwnerType);
+
+		$context = $this->contextMapper->update($context);
+
+		$auditEvent = new CriticalActionPerformedEvent(
+			sprintf('Tables application with ID %d was transferred to user %s',
+				$contextId, $newOwnerId,
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped($auditEvent);
+
+		return $context;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @throws MultipleObjectsReturnedException
 	 * @throws DoesNotExistException