diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
index 17b10ac1..19c674a0 100644
--- a/api/main.py
+++ b/api/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import traceback
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-from typing import List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import pymongo
 from beanie import PydanticObjectId
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
     KernelVersion,
     Node,
     PublishEvent,
+    ResultValues,
+    StateValues,
     TelemetryEvent,
     parse_node_obj,
 )
@@ -1649,6 +1651,84 @@ async def put_node(
     return obj
 
 
+class NodePatchRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Request model for partial node updates"""
+
+    state: Optional[StateValues] = None
+    result: Optional[ResultValues] = None
+    artifacts: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+    debug: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+    jobfilter: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    platform_filter: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    timeout: Optional[datetime] = None
+    holdoff: Optional[datetime] = None
+    processed_by_kcidb_bridge: Optional[bool] = None
+
+
+@app.patch("/node/{node_id}", response_model=Node, response_model_by_alias=False)
+async def patch_node(
+    node_id: str,
+    patch: NodePatchRequest,
+    user: str = Depends(authorize_user),
+    noevent: Optional[bool] = Query(None),
+):
+    """Partial update of an existing node"""
+    metrics.add("http_requests_total", 1)
+    node_from_id = await db.find_by_id(Node, node_id)
+    if not node_from_id:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+            detail=f"Node not found with id: {node_id}",
+        )
+
+    update_data = patch.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
+    if not update_data:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail="No fields to update",
+        )
+
+    # Handle state transition separately
+    new_state = update_data.pop("state", None)
+
+    # Apply non-state fields to existing node
+    if update_data:
+        new_node_def = node_from_id.model_copy(update=update_data)
+    else:
+        new_node_def = node_from_id.model_copy()
+
+    # Validate node subtype
+    specialized_node = parse_node_obj(new_node_def)
+
+    # State transition checks
+    if new_state is not None:
+        is_valid, message = specialized_node.validate_node_state_transition(
+            new_state
+        )
+        if not is_valid:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail=message
+            )
+        if new_state != new_node_def.state:
+            new_node_def.processed_by_kcidb_bridge = False
+        new_node_def.state = new_state
+
+    # KCIDB flags reset logic
+    if "processed_by_kcidb_bridge" not in patch.model_dump(exclude_unset=True):
+        new_node_def.processed_by_kcidb_bridge = False
+
+    # Update node in the DB
+    obj = await db.update(new_node_def)
+    data = _get_node_event_data("updated", obj)
+    attributes = {}
+    if data.get("owner", None):
+        attributes["owner"] = data["owner"]
+    if not noevent:
+        await pubsub.publish_cloudevent("node", data, attributes)
+    return obj
+
+
 class NodeUpdateRequest(BaseModel):
     """Request model for updating multiple nodes"""
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests/test_node_handler.py b/tests/e2e_tests/test_node_handler.py
index 252dcac1..f331a343 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests/test_node_handler.py
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests/test_node_handler.py
@@ -91,3 +91,23 @@ async def update_node(test_async_client, node):
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.json().keys() == node_model_fields
+
+
+async def patch_node(test_async_client, node_id, patch_data):
+    """
+    Test Case : Test KernelCI API PATCH /node/{node_id} endpoint
+    Expected Result :
+        HTTP Response Code 200 OK
+        JSON with updated Node object
+    """
+    response = await test_async_client.patch(
+        f"node/{node_id}",
+        headers={
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {pytest.BEARER_TOKEN}",  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        },
+        data=json.dumps(patch_data),
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json().keys() == node_model_fields
+    return response
diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests/test_pipeline.py b/tests/e2e_tests/test_pipeline.py
index 7b0c12e4..f87099cc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests/test_pipeline.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from cloudevents.http import from_json
 
 from .listen_handler import create_listen_task
-from .test_node_handler import create_node, get_node_by_id, update_node
+from .test_node_handler import create_node, get_node_by_id, patch_node, update_node
 
 
 @pytest.mark.dependency(