diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplateForm.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplateForm.tsx
index 7ee55018f35..6b0a2e99fe5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplateForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplateForm.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { Input } from '@grafana/ui/src/components/Input/Input';
 import { Trans, t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { getQueryDisplayText } from 'app/core/utils/richHistory';
 import { useAddQueryTemplateMutation, useEditQueryTemplateMutation } from 'app/features/query-library';
-import { DataQuerySpec } from 'app/features/query-library/api/types';
-import { AddQueryTemplateCommand } from 'app/features/query-library/types';
+import { DataQueryFullSpec } from 'app/features/query-library/api/types';
+import { AddQueryTemplateCommand, EditQueryTemplateCommand } from 'app/features/query-library/types';
 
 import { useDatasource } from '../QueryLibrary/utils/useDatasource';
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ export const QueryTemplateForm = ({ onCancel, onSave, queryToAdd, templateData }
       });
   };
 
-  const handleEditQueryTemplate = async (EditQueryTemplateCommand: DataQuerySpec) => {
-    return editQueryTemplate(EditQueryTemplateCommand)
+  const handleEditQueryTemplate = async (editQueryTemplateCommand: EditQueryTemplateCommand) => {
+    return editQueryTemplate(editQueryTemplateCommand)
       .unwrap()
       .then(() => {
         getAppEvents().publish({
@@ -103,11 +103,8 @@ export const QueryTemplateForm = ({ onCancel, onSave, queryToAdd, templateData }
     const temporaryDefaultTitle =
       data.description || t('explore.query-library.default-description', 'Public', { timestamp: timestamp });
 
-    if (templateData?.fullSpec) {
-      handleEditQueryTemplate({
-        ...templateData.fullSpec,
-        spec: { ...templateData.fullSpec.spec, title: data.description },
-      }).then((isSuccess) => {
+    if (templateData?.uid) {
+      handleEditQueryTemplate({ uid: templateData.uid, partialSpec: { title: data.description } }).then((isSuccess) => {
         onSave(isSuccess);
       });
     } else if (queryToAdd) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/types.ts b/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/types.ts
index 99a98a97697..24ab20d15a4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DataQuery, DataSourceRef } from '@grafana/schema';
-import { DataQuerySpec } from 'app/features/query-library/api/types';
+import { DataQueryFullSpec } from 'app/features/query-library/api/types';
 
 export type QueryTemplateRow = {
   index: string;
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ export type QueryTemplateRow = {
   createdAtTimestamp?: number;
   user?: string;
   uid?: string;
-  fullSpec?: DataQuerySpec;
+  fullSpec?: DataQueryFullSpec;
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/query-library/api/factory.ts b/public/app/features/query-library/api/factory.ts
index 6fd2d0011ab..8496df9731e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query-library/api/factory.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/query-library/api/factory.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { createApi } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react';
 
-import { AddQueryTemplateCommand, DeleteQueryTemplateCommand, QueryTemplate } from '../types';
+import { AddQueryTemplateCommand, DeleteQueryTemplateCommand, EditQueryTemplateCommand, QueryTemplate } from '../types';
 
 import { convertAddQueryTemplateCommandToDataQuerySpec, convertDataQueryResponseToQueryTemplates } from './mappers';
 import { baseQuery } from './query';
-import { DataQuerySpec } from './types';
+import { DataQueryFullSpec, DataQueryPartialSpec } from './types';
 
 export const queryLibraryApi = createApi({
   baseQuery,
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ export const queryLibraryApi = createApi({
       }),
       invalidatesTags: ['QueryTemplatesList'],
     }),
-    editQueryTemplate: builder.mutation<void, DataQuerySpec>({
+    editQueryTemplate: builder.mutation<void, EditQueryTemplateCommand>({
       query: (editQueryTemplateCommand) => ({
-        url: `${editQueryTemplateCommand.metadata.name}`,
-        method: 'PUT',
-        data: editQueryTemplateCommand,
+        url: `${editQueryTemplateCommand.uid}`,
+        method: 'PATCH',
+        data: [{ op: 'replace', path: '/spec/title', value: editQueryTemplateCommand.partialSpec.title }],
       }),
       invalidatesTags: ['QueryTemplatesList'],
     }),
diff --git a/public/app/features/query-library/api/mappers.ts b/public/app/features/query-library/api/mappers.ts
index 08bd081ed13..cbeb728ff9f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query-library/api/mappers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/query-library/api/mappers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AddQueryTemplateCommand, QueryTemplate } from '../types';
 
 import { API_VERSION, QueryTemplateKinds } from './query';
-import { CREATED_BY_KEY, DataQuerySpec, DataQuerySpecResponse, DataQueryTarget } from './types';
+import { CREATED_BY_KEY, DataQueryFullSpec, DataQuerySpecResponse, DataQueryTarget } from './types';
 
 export const parseCreatedByValue = (value?: string) => {
   // https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/main/pkg/services/user/identity.go#L194
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const convertDataQueryResponseToQueryTemplates = (result: DataQuerySpecRe
 
 export const convertAddQueryTemplateCommandToDataQuerySpec = (
   addQueryTemplateCommand: AddQueryTemplateCommand
-): DataQuerySpec => {
+): DataQueryFullSpec => {
   const { title, targets } = addQueryTemplateCommand;
   return {
     apiVersion: API_VERSION,
diff --git a/public/app/features/query-library/api/types.ts b/public/app/features/query-library/api/types.ts
index bf10cbc936e..bfd4af997e0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query-library/api/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/query-library/api/types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ export type DataQueryTarget = {
 };
 
 export type DataQuerySpec = {
+  title: string;
+  vars: object[]; // TODO: Detect variables in #86838
+  targets: DataQueryTarget[];
+};
+
+// TODO : change put in API to PATCH and use DataQuerySpec instead of the full spec to try to not have shenanigans
+
+export type DataQueryFullSpec = {
   apiVersion: string;
   kind: string;
   metadata: {
@@ -14,16 +22,14 @@ export type DataQuerySpec = {
     creationTimestamp?: string;
     annotations?: { [key: string]: string };
   };
-  spec: {
-    title: string;
-    vars: object[]; // TODO: Detect variables in #86838
-    targets: DataQueryTarget[];
-  };
+  spec: DataQuerySpec;
 };
 
+export type DataQueryPartialSpec = Partial<DataQuerySpec>;
+
 export type DataQuerySpecResponse = {
   apiVersion: string;
-  items: DataQuerySpec[];
+  items: DataQueryFullSpec[];
 };
 
 export const CREATED_BY_KEY = 'grafana.app/createdBy';
diff --git a/public/app/features/query-library/types.ts b/public/app/features/query-library/types.ts
index 274857de25d..f38475e4b7f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query-library/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/query-library/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
 
-import { DataQuerySpec } from './api/types';
+import { DataQueryFullSpec, DataQueryPartialSpec } from './api/types';
 
 export type QueryTemplate = {
   uid: string;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export type QueryTemplate = {
   targets: DataQuery[];
   createdAtTimestamp: number;
   user?: string;
-  fullSpec: DataQuerySpec;
+  fullSpec: DataQueryFullSpec;
 };
 
 export type AddQueryTemplateCommand = {
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export type AddQueryTemplateCommand = {
   targets: DataQuery[];
 };
 
+export type EditQueryTemplateCommand = {
+  uid: string;
+  partialSpec: DataQueryPartialSpec;
+};
+
 export type DeleteQueryTemplateCommand = {
   uid: string;
 };