diff --git a/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb
index 3d5485f1ff..3f242bcb8d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ def update
           redirect_to root_path, notice: "Saved (you were removed from the board)"
         end
       end
-      format.json { head :no_content }
+      format.json do
+        if @board.accessible_to?(Current.user)
+          render :show
+        else
+          head :no_content
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/docs/api/sections/boards.md b/docs/api/sections/boards.md
index fcce327628..11e5a43fb7 100644
--- a/docs/api/sections/boards.md
+++ b/docs/api/sections/boards.md
@@ -126,7 +126,33 @@ __Request:__
 
 __Response:__
 
-Returns `204 No Content` on success.
+Returns `200 OK` with the updated board in the same shape as `GET /:account_slug/boards/:board_id`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
+  "name": "Updated board name",
+  "all_access": false,
+  "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.534Z",
+  "auto_postpone_period_in_days": 30,
+  "url": "http://app.fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/boards/03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
+  "creator": {
+    "id": "03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7",
+    "name": "David Heinemeier Hansson",
+    "role": "owner",
+    "active": true,
+    "email_address": "david@example.com",
+    "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.401Z",
+    "url": "http://app.fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/users/03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7"
+  },
+  "user_ids": [
+    "03f5v9zppzlksuj4mxba2nbzn",
+    "03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7"
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+If the update succeeds but removes the requesting user's own access to the board, the endpoint instead returns `204 No Content`.
 
 ## `DELETE /:account_slug/boards/:board_id`
 
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
index 77a74f454e..d8e8faa5e5 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ class FlatJsonParamsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       params: { name: "Flat board", auto_postpone_period_in_days: 7, public_description: "<p>Flat public desc</p>" },
       as: :json
 
-    assert_response :no_content
+    assert_response :success
     board.reload
     assert_equal "Flat board", board.name
     assert_equal 7.days, board.entropy.auto_postpone_period
     assert_equal "Flat public desc", board.public_description.to_plain_text
+    assert_equal board.id, @response.parsed_body["id"]
+    assert_equal "Flat board", @response.parsed_body["name"]
   end
 
   test "create column with flat JSON" do
diff --git a/test/controllers/boards_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/boards_controller_test.rb
index e4d4d3103b..896b504382 100644
--- a/test/controllers/boards_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/boards_controller_test.rb
@@ -344,8 +344,27 @@ class BoardsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     put board_path(board), params: { board: { name: "Updated Name" } }, as: :json
 
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_equal "Updated Name", board.reload.name
+
+    json = @response.parsed_body
+    assert_equal board.id, json["id"]
+    assert_equal "Updated Name", json["name"]
+    assert_equal board.creator.id, json["creator"]["id"]
+  end
+
+  test "update as JSON returns no content when user removes themselves from board" do
+    board = boards(:writebook)
+
+    put board_path(board), params: {
+      board: { name: "Updated Name", all_access: false },
+      user_ids: users(:david, :jz).pluck(:id)
+    }, as: :json
+
     assert_response :no_content
     assert_equal "Updated Name", board.reload.name
+    assert_not board.users.include?(users(:kevin))
+    assert_empty response.body
   end
 
   test "destroy as JSON" do