diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.json
index a9c7ec5094..df6732ceaa 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.json
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
                 "category": "view-control",
                 "glyph": "p"
             },
+            {
+                "key": "properties",
+                "category": "contextual",
+                "implementation": "actions/PropertiesAction.js",
+                "glyph": "p",
+                "name": "Edit Properties...",
+                "description": "Edit properties of this object.",
+                "depends": [ "dialogService" ]
+            },
             {
                 "key": "remove",
                 "category": "contextual",
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/PropertiesAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/PropertiesAction.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18d2f57586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/PropertiesAction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*global define*/
+
+/**
+ * Edit the properties of a domain object. Shows a dialog
+ * which should display a set of properties similar to that
+ * shown in the Create wizard.
+ */
+define(
+    ['./PropertiesDialog'],
+    function (PropertiesDialog) {
+        'use strict';
+
+        /**
+         * Construct an action which will allow an object's metadata to be
+         * edited.
+         *
+         * @param {DialogService} dialogService a service which will show the dialog
+         * @param {DomainObject} object the object to be edited
+         * @param {ActionContext} context the context in which this action is performed
+         * @constructor
+         */
+        function PropertiesAction(dialogService, context) {
+            var object = context.domainObject;
+
+            // Persist modifications to this domain object
+            function doPersist() {
+                var persistence = object.getCapability('persistence');
+                return persistence && persistence.persist();
+            }
+
+            // Update the domain object model based on user input
+            function updateModel(userInput, dialog) {
+                return object.useCapability('mutation', function (model) {
+                    dialog.updateModel(model, userInput);
+                });
+            }
+
+            function showDialog(type) {
+                // Create a dialog object to generate the form structure, etc.
+                var dialog = new PropertiesDialog(type, object.getModel());
+
+                // Show the dialog
+                return dialogService.getUserInput(
+                    dialog.getFormStructure(),
+                    dialog.getInitialFormValue()
+                ).then(function (userInput) {
+                    // Update the model, if user input was provided
+                    return userInput && updateModel(userInput, dialog);
+                }).then(function (result) {
+                    return result && doPersist();
+                });
+            }
+
+            return {
+                /**
+                 * Perform this action.
+                 * @return {Promise} a promise which will be
+                 *         fulfilled when the action has completed.
+                 */
+                perform: function () {
+                    var type = object.getCapability('type');
+                    return type && showDialog(type);
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Filter this action for applicability against a given context.
+         * This will ensure that a domain object is present in the
+         * context.
+         */
+        PropertiesAction.appliesTo = function (context) {
+            return (context || {}).domainObject &&
+                (context || {}).domainObject.hasCapability("type") &&
+                (context || {}).domainObject.hasCapability("persistence");
+        };
+
+        return PropertiesAction;
+    }
+
+);
+
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/PropertiesDialog.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/PropertiesDialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cca10527e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/PropertiesDialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*global define*/
+
+/**
+ * Defines the PropertiesDialog, used by the PropertiesAction to
+ * populate the form shown in dialog based on the created type.
+ *
+ * @module common/actions/properties-dialog
+ */
+define(
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        /**
+         * Construct a new Properties dialog.
+         *
+         * @param {TypeImpl} type the type of domain object for which properties
+         *        will be specified
+         * @param {DomainObject} the object for which properties will be set
+         * @constructor
+         * @memberof module:common/actions/properties-dialog
+         */
+        function PropertiesDialog(type, model) {
+            var properties = type.getProperties();
+
+            return {
+                /**
+                 * Get sections provided by this dialog.
+                 * @return {FormStructure} the structure of this form
+                 */
+                getFormStructure: function () {
+                    return {
+                        name: "Edit " + model.name,
+                        sections: [{
+                            name: "Properties",
+                            rows: properties.map(function (property, index) {
+                                // Property definition is same as form row definition
+                                var row = Object.create(property.getDefinition());
+                                row.key = index;
+                                return row;
+                            })
+                        }]
+                    };
+                },
+                /**
+                 * Get the initial state of the form shown by this dialog
+                 * (based on the object model)
+                 * @returns {object} initial state of the form
+                 */
+                getInitialFormValue: function () {
+                    // Start with initial values for properties
+                    // Note that index needs to correlate to row.key
+                    // from getFormStructure
+                    return properties.map(function (property) {
+                        return property.getValue(model);
+                    });
+                },
+                /**
+                 * Update a domain object model based on the value of a form.
+                 */
+                updateModel: function (model, formValue) {
+                    // Update all properties
+                    properties.forEach(function (property, index) {
+                        property.setValue(model, formValue[index]);
+                    });
+                }
+            };
+
+
+        }
+
+        return PropertiesDialog;
+    }
+);
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