diff --git a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js
index 95f76333cff..135a7cc4337 100644
--- a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js
+++ b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js
@@ -863,6 +863,51 @@ var show_extend_deadline_modal = function() {
   });
 };
 
+const appendGithubSyncButton = function(result) {
+  if (isBountyOwner(result) || currentProfile.isStaff) {
+    const title = gettext('Sync Issue');
+
+    $('#github_actions').append('<button sync-github-issue id="btn-white" type="button" class="btn btn-small">' + title + '</button>');
+
+    $('#github_actions [sync-github-issue]').on('click', function(e) {
+      const bountyId = result.pk;
+
+      e.preventDefault();
+
+      $.get(
+        '/sync/get_issue_details?url=' + encodeURIComponent(result['github_url']) + '&token=' + currentProfile.githubToken
+      ).then(function(result) {
+        const payload = JSON.stringify({
+          issue_description: result.description
+        });
+
+        return $.post('/bounty/change/' + bountyId, payload).then(
+          function(result) {
+            result = sanitizeAPIResults(result);
+            _alert({ message: result.msg }, 'success');
+
+            if (result.url) {
+              setTimeout(function() {
+                document.location.href = result.url;
+              }, 1000);
+            }
+          }
+        ).fail(
+          function(result) {
+            const alertMsg = result && result.responseJSON ? result.responseJSON.error : gettext('Failed to sync issue. Please reload the page and try again.');
+
+            _alert({ message: alertMsg }, 'error');
+          }
+        );
+      }).fail(function(result) {
+        const alertMsg = result && result.responseJSON ? result.responseJSON.error : gettext('Failed to sync issue. Please reload the page and try again.');
+
+        _alert({ message: alertMsg }, 'error');
+      });
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 var build_detail_page = function(result) {
 
   // setup
@@ -937,6 +982,7 @@ var build_detail_page = function(result) {
   });
 
   $('#bounty_details #issue_description code').parent().addClass('code-snippet');
+  appendGithubSyncButton(result);
 };
 
 const is_current_user_interested = function(result) {
@@ -1032,7 +1078,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: enabled,
       href: result['action_urls']['fulfill'],
       text: gettext('Submit Work'),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: gettext('Submit work for the funder to review'),
       work_started: is_interested,
       id: 'submit'
@@ -1048,7 +1094,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
 	    enabled: enabled,
 	    href: '#',
 	    text: gettext('Send Payment Reminder'),
-	    parent: 'right_actions',
+	    parent: 'bounty_actions',
 	    title: gettext('Send Payment Reminder'),
 	    id: 'notifyFunder',
 	    clickhandler: show_modal_handler(url),
@@ -1071,7 +1117,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: enabled,
       href: is_interested ? '/uninterested' : '/interested',
       text: text,
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: is_interested ? gettext('Notify the funder that you will not be working on this project') : gettext('Notify the funder that you would like to take on this project'),
       color: is_interested ? '' : '',
       id: 'interest'
@@ -1086,7 +1132,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: enabled,
       href: result['action_urls']['cancel'],
       text: gettext('Cancel Bounty'),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: gettext('Cancel bounty and reclaim funds for this issue'),
       buttonclass: 'button--warning'
     };
@@ -1101,7 +1147,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       href: result['action_urls']['payout'],
       text: gettext('Payout Bounty'),
       title: gettext('Payout the bounty to one or more submitters.'),
-      parent: 'right_actions'
+      parent: 'bounty_actions'
     };
 
     actions.push(_entry);
@@ -1114,7 +1160,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: enabled,
       href: result['action_urls']['contribute'],
       text: gettext('Contribute'),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: gettext('Help by funding or promoting this issue')
     };
 
@@ -1127,7 +1173,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: enabled,
       href: '/extend-deadlines',
       text: gettext('Extend Expiration'),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: gettext('Extend deadline of an issue')
     };
 
@@ -1139,7 +1185,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: true,
       href: result['action_urls']['invoice'],
       text: gettext('Show Invoice'),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: gettext('View an Invoice for this Issue')
     };
 
@@ -1152,16 +1198,9 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
         enabled: true,
         href: '/bounty/change/' + result['pk'],
         text: gettext('Edit Issue Details'),
-        parent: 'right_actions',
+        parent: 'bounty_actions',
         title: gettext('Update your Bounty Settings to get the right Crowd')
-      }// ,
-      // {
-      //   enabled: true,
-      //   href: '/issue/refund_request?pk=' + result['pk'],
-      //   text: gettext('Request Fee Refund'),
-      //   parent: 'right_actions',
-      //   title: gettext('Raise a request if you believe you need your fee refunded')
-      // }
+      }
     ];
 
     actions.push(..._entry);
@@ -1178,9 +1217,9 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: true,
       href: github_url,
       text: (result['repo_type'] === 'private' ? '<i class="fas fa-lock"></i> ' +
-            gettext('Private Repo') : gettext('View On Github')) +
-            (result['is_issue_closed'] ? gettext(' (Issue is closed)') : ''),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+        gettext('Private Repo') : gettext('View On Github')) +
+        (result['is_issue_closed'] ? gettext(' (Issue is closed)') : ''),
+      parent: 'github_actions',
       title: gettext('View issue details and comments on Github'),
       comments: result['github_comments'],
       color: 'white'
@@ -1196,7 +1235,7 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
       enabled: true,
       href: job_url,
       text: gettext('View Attached Job Description'),
-      parent: 'right_actions',
+      parent: 'bounty_actions',
       title: gettext('This bounty funder is hiring for a full time, part time, or contract role and has attached that to this bounty.'),
       color: 'white'
     };
diff --git a/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details.html b/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details.html
index cfb627832e0..4dd1139a209 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details.html
+++ b/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details.html
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ <h4 id="title" class="font-title"></h4>
                     <button type="button" class="modal-link button button--primary float-right" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".share-modal">
                       <span class="font-caption"><i class="fas fa-share-alt mr-2"></i> Share</span>
                     </button>
+                    <div id="bounty_actions" class="d-inline-block"></div>
+                    <div id="github_actions" class="d-inline-block"></div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/dashboard/views.py b/app/dashboard/views.py
index e0cb01ea1b8..b04c68f8635 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/views.py
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ def change_bounty(request, bounty_id):
         else:
             raise Http404
 
-    keys = ['experience_level', 'project_length', 'bounty_type', 'featuring_date', 'bounty_categories',
+    keys = ['experience_level', 'project_length', 'bounty_type', 'featuring_date', 'bounty_categories', 'issue_description',
             'permission_type', 'project_type', 'reserved_for_user_handle', 'is_featured', 'admin_override_suspend_auto_approval']
 
     if request.body:
@@ -2625,18 +2625,19 @@ def change_bounty(request, bounty_id):
         new_reservation = False
         for key in keys:
             value = params.get(key, 0)
-            if key == 'featuring_date':
-                value = timezone.make_aware(
-                    timezone.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(value)),
-                    timezone=UTC)
-            if key == 'bounty_categories':
-                value = value.split(',')
-            old_value = getattr(bounty, key)
-            if value != old_value:
-                setattr(bounty, key, value)
-                bounty_changed = True
-                if key == 'reserved_for_user_handle' and value:
-                    new_reservation = True
+            if value != 0:
+                if key == 'featuring_date':
+                    value = timezone.make_aware(
+                        timezone.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(value)),
+                        timezone=UTC)
+                if key == 'bounty_categories':
+                    value = value.split(',')
+                old_value = getattr(bounty, key)
+                if value != old_value:
+                    setattr(bounty, key, value)
+                    bounty_changed = True
+                    if key == 'reserved_for_user_handle' and value:
+                        new_reservation = True
 
         if not bounty_changed:
             return JsonResponse({