diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/explore.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/explore.json
index 2f5b5bcb1..8b9b39c84 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/explore.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/explore.json
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@
       "toast": {
         "success": {
           "regenerate": "A new description has been requested from {{provider}}. Depending on the speed of your provider, the new description may take some time to regenerate.",
-          "updatedSublabel": "Successfully updated sub label."
+          "updatedSublabel": "Successfully updated sub label.",
+          "updatedLPR": "Successfully updated license plate."
         },
         "error": {
           "regenerate": "Failed to call {{provider}} for a new description: {{errorMessage}}",
-          "updatedSublabelFailed": "Failed to update sub label: {{errorMessage}}"
+          "updatedSublabelFailed": "Failed to update sub label: {{errorMessage}}",
+          "updatedLPRFailed": "Failed to update license plate: {{errorMessage}}"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -105,10 +107,16 @@
       "desc": "Enter a new sub label for this {{label}}",
       "descNoLabel": "Enter a new sub label for this tracked object"
     },
+    "editLPR": {
+      "title": "Edit license plate",
+      "desc": "Enter a new license plate value for this {{label}}",
+      "descNoLabel": "Enter a new license plate value for this tracked object"
+    },
     "topScore": {
       "label": "Top Score",
       "info": "The top score is the highest median score for the tracked object, so this may differ from the score shown on the search result thumbnail."
     },
+    "recognizedLicensePlate": "Recognized License Plate",
     "estimatedSpeed": "Estimated Speed",
     "objects": "Objects",
     "camera": "Camera",
diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
index 98b093b8f..f5c19ecb6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
 
   const [desc, setDesc] = useState(search?.data.description);
   const [isSubLabelDialogOpen, setIsSubLabelDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [isLPRDialogOpen, setIsLPRDialogOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const handleDescriptionFocus = useCallback(() => {
     setInputFocused(true);
@@ -557,6 +558,83 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
     [search, apiHost, mutate, setSearch, t],
   );
 
+  // recognized plate
+
+  const handleLPRSave = useCallback(
+    (text: string) => {
+      if (!search) return;
+
+      // set score to 1.0 if we're manually entering a new plate
+      const plateScore = text === "" ? undefined : 1.0;
+
+      axios
+        .post(`${apiHost}api/events/${search.id}/recognized_license_plate`, {
+          recognizedLicensePlate: text,
+          recognizedLicensePlateScore: plateScore,
+        })
+        .then((response) => {
+          if (response.status === 200) {
+            toast.success(t("details.item.toast.success.updatedLPR"), {
+              position: "top-center",
+            });
+
+            mutate(
+              (key) =>
+                typeof key === "string" &&
+                (key.includes("events") ||
+                  key.includes("events/search") ||
+                  key.includes("events/explore")),
+              (currentData: SearchResult[][] | SearchResult[] | undefined) => {
+                if (!currentData) return currentData;
+                return currentData.flat().map((event) =>
+                  event.id === search.id
+                    ? {
+                        ...event,
+                        data: {
+                          ...event.data,
+                          recognized_license_plate: text,
+                          recognized_license_plate_score: plateScore,
+                        },
+                      }
+                    : event,
+                );
+              },
+              {
+                optimisticData: true,
+                rollbackOnError: true,
+                revalidate: false,
+              },
+            );
+
+            setSearch({
+              ...search,
+              data: {
+                ...search.data,
+                recognized_license_plate: text,
+                recognized_license_plate_score: plateScore,
+              },
+            });
+            setIsLPRDialogOpen(false);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          const errorMessage =
+            error.response?.data?.message ||
+            error.response?.data?.detail ||
+            "Unknown error";
+          toast.error(
+            t("details.item.toast.error.updatedLPRFailed", {
+              errorMessage,
+            }),
+            {
+              position: "top-center",
+            },
+          );
+        });
+    },
+    [search, apiHost, mutate, setSearch, t],
+  );
+
   // face training
 
   const hasFace = useMemo(() => {
@@ -631,13 +709,30 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
           {search?.data.recognized_license_plate && (
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
               <div className="text-sm text-primary/40">
-                Recognized License Plate
+                {t("details.recognizedLicensePlate")}
               </div>
               <div className="flex flex-col space-y-0.5 text-sm">
                 <div className="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
                   {search.data.recognized_license_plate}{" "}
                   {recognizedLicensePlateScore &&
                     ` (${recognizedLicensePlateScore}%)`}
+                  <Tooltip>
+                    <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                      <span>
+                        <FaPencilAlt
+                          className="size-4 cursor-pointer text-primary/40 hover:text-primary/80"
+                          onClick={() => {
+                            setIsLPRDialogOpen(true);
+                          }}
+                        />
+                      </span>
+                    </TooltipTrigger>
+                    <TooltipPortal>
+                      <TooltipContent>
+                        {t("details.editLPR.title")}
+                      </TooltipContent>
+                    </TooltipPortal>
+                  </Tooltip>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -859,7 +954,7 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
             description={
               search.label
                 ? t("details.editSubLabel.desc", {
-                    label: t(search.label, { an: "objects" }),
+                    label: t(search.label, { ns: "objects" }),
                   })
                 : t("details.editSubLabel.descNoLabel")
             }
@@ -867,6 +962,21 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
             defaultValue={search?.sub_label || ""}
             allowEmpty={true}
           />
+          <TextEntryDialog
+            open={isLPRDialogOpen}
+            setOpen={setIsLPRDialogOpen}
+            title={t("details.editLPR.title")}
+            description={
+              search.label
+                ? t("details.editLPR.desc", {
+                    label: t(search.label, { ns: "objects" }),
+                  })
+                : t("details.editLPR.descNoLabel")
+            }
+            onSave={handleLPRSave}
+            defaultValue={search?.data.recognized_license_plate || ""}
+            allowEmpty={true}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>