diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md b/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
index 1b0857ac9b..a134297360 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
 
 ## Changes in Zulip 6.0
 
+**Feature level 130**
+
+* `PATCH /bots/{bot_user_id}`: Added support for changing a bot's role
+  via this endpoint. Previously, this could only be done via [`PATCH
+  /users/{user_id}`](/api/update-user).
+
 **Feature level 129**
 
 * [`POST /register`](/api/register-queue),
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 546a879c5d..634919a4d7 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.4.3"
 # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
 # new level means in templates/zerver/api/changelog.md, as well as
 # "**Changes**" entries in the endpoint's documentation in `zulip.yaml`.
-API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 129
+API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 130
 
 # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
 # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_bots.py b/zerver/tests/test_bots.py
index f553ab76f0..054fbc9ef7 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_bots.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_bots.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from zulip_bots.custom_exceptions import ConfigValidationError
 
 from zerver.actions.realm_settings import do_set_realm_property
 from zerver.actions.streams import do_change_stream_permission
-from zerver.actions.users import do_change_can_create_users, do_deactivate_user
+from zerver.actions.users import do_change_can_create_users, do_change_user_role, do_deactivate_user
 from zerver.lib.bot_config import ConfigError, get_bot_config
 from zerver.lib.bot_lib import get_bot_handler
 from zerver.lib.integrations import EMBEDDED_BOTS, WebhookIntegration
@@ -1169,6 +1169,31 @@ class BotTest(ZulipTestCase, UploadSerializeMixin):
         bot = self.get_bot()
         self.assertEqual(None, bot["default_sending_stream"])
 
+    def test_patch_bot_role(self) -> None:
+        self.login("desdemona")
+
+        email = "default-bot@zulip.com"
+        user_profile = self.get_bot_user(email)
+
+        do_change_user_role(user_profile, UserProfile.ROLE_MEMBER, acting_user=user_profile)
+
+        req = dict(role=UserProfile.ROLE_GUEST)
+
+        result = self.client_patch(f"/json/bots/{self.get_bot_user(email).id}", req)
+        self.assert_json_success(result)
+
+        user_profile = self.get_bot_user(email)
+        self.assertEqual(user_profile.role, UserProfile.ROLE_GUEST)
+
+        # Test for not allowing a non-owner user to make assign a bot an owner role
+        desdemona = self.example_user("desdemona")
+        do_change_user_role(desdemona, UserProfile.ROLE_REALM_ADMINISTRATOR, acting_user=None)
+
+        req = dict(role=UserProfile.ROLE_REALM_OWNER)
+
+        result = self.client_patch(f"/json/bots/{self.get_bot_user(email).id}", req)
+        self.assert_json_error(result, "Must be an organization owner")
+
     def test_patch_bot_to_stream_private_allowed(self) -> None:
         self.login("hamlet")
         user_profile = self.example_user("hamlet")
diff --git a/zerver/views/users.py b/zerver/views/users.py
index d98a6bff9e..5612f37c80 100644
--- a/zerver/views/users.py
+++ b/zerver/views/users.py
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ def update_user_backend(
         # grant/remove the role in question.  access_user_by_id has
         # already verified we're an administrator; here we enforce
         # that only owners can toggle the is_realm_owner flag.
+        #
+        # Logic replicated in patch_bot_backend.
         if UserProfile.ROLE_REALM_OWNER in [role, target.role] and not user_profile.is_realm_owner:
             raise OrganizationOwnerRequired()
 
@@ -302,6 +304,12 @@ def patch_bot_backend(
     user_profile: UserProfile,
     bot_id: int,
     full_name: Optional[str] = REQ(default=None),
+    role: Optional[int] = REQ(
+        default=None,
+        json_validator=check_int_in(
+            UserProfile.ROLE_TYPES,
+        ),
+    ),
     bot_owner_id: Optional[int] = REQ(json_validator=check_int, default=None),
     config_data: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = REQ(
         default=None, json_validator=check_dict(value_validator=check_string)
@@ -316,6 +324,14 @@ def patch_bot_backend(
 
     if full_name is not None:
         check_change_bot_full_name(bot, full_name, user_profile)
+
+    if role is not None and bot.role != role:
+        # Logic duplicated from update_user_backend.
+        if UserProfile.ROLE_REALM_OWNER in [role, bot.role] and not user_profile.is_realm_owner:
+            raise OrganizationOwnerRequired()
+
+        do_change_user_role(bot, role, acting_user=user_profile)
+
     if bot_owner_id is not None:
         try:
             owner = get_user_profile_by_id_in_realm(bot_owner_id, user_profile.realm)