diff --git a/lib/app/item.ex b/lib/app/item.ex
index 5fdb282d..a156a2c5 100644
--- a/lib/app/item.ex
+++ b/lib/app/item.ex
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ defmodule App.Item do
   import Ecto.Changeset
   import Ecto.Query
   alias App.{Repo, Tag, ItemTag, Person}
+  alias App.List, as: L
   alias __MODULE__
 
   schema "items" do
@@ -11,12 +12,13 @@ defmodule App.Item do
 
     belongs_to :people, Person, references: :person_id, foreign_key: :person_id
     many_to_many(:tags, Tag, join_through: ItemTag, on_replace: :delete)
+    many_to_many(:lists, L, join_through: "items_lists", on_replace: :delete)
 
     timestamps()
   end
 
   @doc false
-  def changeset(item, attrs) do
+  def changeset(item, attrs \\ %{}) do
     item
     |> cast(attrs, [:person_id, :status, :text])
     |> validate_required([:text, :person_id])
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ defmodule App.Item do
     Item
     |> Repo.get!(id)
     |> Repo.preload(tags: from(t in Tag, order_by: t.text))
+    |> Repo.preload(lists: from(l in L, order_by: l.name))
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/app_web/controllers/item_controller.ex b/lib/app_web/controllers/item_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..505e8a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/app_web/controllers/item_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defmodule AppWeb.ItemController do
+  use AppWeb, :controller
+  alias App.{Item, List}
+  # plug :permission_tag when action in [:edit, :update, :delete]
+
+  def edit(conn, %{"id" => id}) do
+    person_id = conn.assigns[:person][:id] || 0
+
+    item = Item.get_item!(id)
+    lists = List.list_person_lists(person_id)
+
+    changeset = Item.changeset(item)
+    render(conn, "edit.html", item: item, lists: lists, changeset: changeset)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/app_web/live/app_live.html.heex b/lib/app_web/live/app_live.html.heex
index d013a74a..bb9f87f2 100644
--- a/lib/app_web/live/app_live.html.heex
+++ b/lib/app_web/live/app_live.html.heex
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@
           <%= live_patch tag.text, to: Routes.live_path(@socket, AppWeb.AppLive, %{filter_by: @filter, filter_by_tag: tag.text}), style: "background-color:#{tag.color}", class: " text-white font-bold py-1 px-2 rounded-full"  %>
         <% end %>
       </div>
+  
+      <div class="ml-2 my-2">
+        <.a to={Routes.item_path(@socket, :edit, item.id)} class="" label="Edit lists" />
+      </div>
     <% end %>
     <% end %><!-- end for item <- @items -->
   </ul>
diff --git a/lib/app_web/router.ex b/lib/app_web/router.ex
index f07266d1..706e3934 100644
--- a/lib/app_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/app_web/router.ex
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ defmodule AppWeb.Router do
     resources "/lists", ListController, except: [:show]
     get "/login", AuthController, :login
     get "/logout", AuthController, :logout
+
+    # edit item lists
+    resources "/items", ItemController, only: [:edit, :update]
   end
 
   # assign to conn the loggedin value used in templates
diff --git a/lib/app_web/templates/item/edit.html.heex b/lib/app_web/templates/item/edit.html.heex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6f71f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/app_web/templates/item/edit.html.heex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+edit item
+
+<.form let={f} for={@changeset} action="" method="patch" class="py-3">
+    <%= if @changeset.action do %>
+      <div class="alert alert-danger">
+        <p>Oops, something went wrong! Please check the errors below.</p>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
+
+    <.button type="submit" label="Save" />
+</.form>
diff --git a/lib/app_web/views/item_view.ex b/lib/app_web/views/item_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84240e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/app_web/views/item_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+defmodule AppWeb.ItemView do
+  use AppWeb, :view
+end