diff --git a/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb
index d0bd13c551..cd07562755 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def update
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.turbo_stream
-      format.json { head :no_content }
+      format.json { render :show }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/docs/api/sections/columns.md b/docs/api/sections/columns.md
index c4fc35d3be..481ad50351 100644
--- a/docs/api/sections/columns.md
+++ b/docs/api/sections/columns.md
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ __Request:__
 
 __Response:__
 
-Returns `204 No Content` on success.
+Returns `200 OK` with the updated column in the same shape as `GET /:account_slug/boards/:board_id/columns/:column_id`.
 
 ## `DELETE /:account_slug/boards/:board_id/columns/:column_id`
 
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
index 77a74f454e..be8c59c8af 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ class FlatJsonParamsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     put board_column_path(column.board, column), params: { name: "Flat Updated" }, as: :json
 
-    assert_response :no_content
+    assert_response :success
     assert_equal "Flat Updated", column.reload.name
+    assert_equal column.id, @response.parsed_body["id"]
+    assert_equal "Flat Updated", @response.parsed_body["name"]
   end
 
   test "create step with flat JSON" do
diff --git a/test/controllers/boards/columns_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/boards/columns_controller_test.rb
index 664e91ea15..45c31724c7 100644
--- a/test/controllers/boards/columns_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/boards/columns_controller_test.rb
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ class Boards::ColumnsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     put board_column_path(column.board, column), params: { column: { name: "Updated Name" } }, as: :json
 
-    assert_response :no_content
+    assert_response :success
     assert_equal "Updated Name", column.reload.name
+
+    json = @response.parsed_body
+    assert_equal column.id, json["id"]
+    assert_equal "Updated Name", json["name"]
   end
 
   test "destroy as JSON" do