diff --git a/app/app/urls.py b/app/app/urls.py
index d174fca6bc6..f7eb7357f77 100644
--- a/app/app/urls.py
+++ b/app/app/urls.py
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
     path('issue/accept', dashboard.views.accept_bounty, name='process_funding'),
     path('issue/increase', dashboard.views.increase_bounty, name='increase_bounty'),
     path('issue/cancel', dashboard.views.cancel_bounty, name='kill_bounty'),
+    path(
+        'issue/increase/changepayout/<int:amount>',
+        dashboard.views.request_change_payout_amount,
+        name='request_change_payout'
+    ),
 
     # Avatars
     path('avatar/', include('avatar.urls', namespace='avatar')),
diff --git a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js
index c02baa28d61..8413959f476 100644
--- a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js
+++ b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details.js
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
     var kill_bounty_enabled = isBountyOwner(result);
     var submit_work_enabled = !isBountyOwner(result);
     var start_stop_work_enabled = !isBountyOwner(result);
-    var increase_bounty_enabled = isBountyOwner(result);
     var show_accept_submission = isBountyOwner(result) && !is_status_expired && !is_status_done;
     var show_suspend_auto_approval = document.isStaff && result['permission_type'] == 'approval';
     var show_admin_methods = document.isStaff;
@@ -662,9 +661,8 @@ var do_actions = function(result) {
     }
 
     if (show_increase_bounty) {
-      var enabled = increase_bounty_enabled;
       var _entry = {
-        enabled: enabled,
+        enabled: true,
         href: result['action_urls']['increase'],
         text: gettext('Add Contribution'),
         parent: 'right_actions',
diff --git a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/increase_bounty.js b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/increase_bounty.js
index 9c54b181cf1..e0b65e8f743 100644
--- a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/increase_bounty.js
+++ b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/increase_bounty.js
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         mixpanel.track('Submit New Bounty Success', {});
         document.location.href = '/funding/details/?url=' + issueURL;
       }, 1000);
+
+      if (!document.isFunder) {
+        $.get('/issue/increase/changepayout/' + amount + '/?pk=' + bountyId + '&network=' + document.web3network);
+      }
     }
 
     var bountyAmount = parseInt($('input[name=valueInToken]').val(), 10);
@@ -123,9 +127,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     if (bountyAmount == 0 || open == false) {
       errormsg = gettext('No active funded issue found at this address on ' + document.web3network + '. Are you sure this is an active funded issue?');
     }
-    if (fromAddress != web3.eth.coinbase) {
-      errormsg = gettext('Only the address that submitted this funded issue may increase the payout.');
-    }
 
     if (errormsg) {
       _alert({ message: errormsg });
@@ -133,7 +134,20 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       return;
     }
 
-    function do_bounty() {
+    function do_bounty_as_funder_changingFulfillment() {
+      bounty.changeBountyFulfillmentAmount(
+        bountyId,
+        bountyAmount + amount,
+        {
+          from: account,
+          value: 0,
+          gasPrice: web3.toHex($('#gasPrice').val() + Math.pow(10, 9))
+        },
+        web3Callback
+      );
+    }
+
+    function do_bounty_as_funder_increasingPayout() {
       bounty.increasePayout(
         bountyId,
         bountyAmount + amount,
@@ -147,7 +161,28 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       );
     }
 
-    do_bounty();
+    function do_bounty_as_contributor() {
+      bounty.contribute(
+        bountyId,
+        amount,
+        {
+          from: account,
+          value: ethAmount,
+          gasPrice: web3.toHex($('#gasPrice').val() + Math.pow(10, 9))
+        },
+        web3Callback
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (document.isFunder) {
+      if (document.changePayoutAmount) {
+        do_bounty_as_funder_changingFulfillment();
+      } else {
+        do_bounty_as_funder_increasingPayout();
+      }
+    } else {
+      do_bounty_as_contributor();
+    }
 
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/dashboard/templates/increase_bounty.html b/app/dashboard/templates/increase_bounty.html
index a24ee3ede8d..3f93a17873c 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/templates/increase_bounty.html
+++ b/app/dashboard/templates/increase_bounty.html
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ <h3>Increase Funding</h3>
   </body>
 
 
+  <script>
+    document.isFunder = {{is_funder}};
+    document.changePayoutAmount = {{change_payout_amount}};
+  </script>
+
   <!-- jQuery -->
   <script src="{% static "v2/js/ipfs-api.js" %}"></script>
   <script src="{% static "v2/js/ipfs.js" %}"></script>
diff --git a/app/dashboard/views.py b/app/dashboard/views.py
index b7a48797752..a8a62bb64e4 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/views.py
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
     get_auth_url, get_github_emails, get_github_primary_email, get_github_user_data, is_github_token_valid,
 )
 from marketing.mails import (
-    admin_contact_funder, bounty_uninterested, start_work_approved, start_work_new_applicant, start_work_rejected,
+    admin_contact_funder, bounty_uninterested, change_payout_amount, start_work_approved, start_work_new_applicant,
+    start_work_rejected,
+    admin_contact_funder, bounty_uninterested, start_work_approved, start_work_new_applicant, start_work_rejected
 )
 from marketing.models import Keyword
 from ratelimit.decorators import ratelimit
@@ -665,13 +667,28 @@ def increase_bounty(request):
 
     """
     bounty = handle_bounty_views(request)
+    user = request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None
+    if user:
+        is_funder = bounty.is_funder(user.username.lower())
+    else:
+        is_funder = False
+
     params = get_context(
         ref_object=bounty,
-        user=request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None,
+        user=user,
         confirm_time_minutes_target=confirm_time_minutes_target,
         active='increase_bounty',
         title=_('Increase Bounty'),
     )
+    change_payout_amount = request.GET.get('change_payout_amount')
+    if change_payout_amount:
+        params['change_payout_amount'] = True if change_payout_amount == 'true' else False
+    else:
+        params['change_payout_amount'] = False
+
+    params['is_funder'] = json.dumps(is_funder)
+    params['change_payout_amount'] = json.dumps(params['change_payout_amount'])
+
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'increase_bounty.html', params)
 
 
@@ -1123,6 +1140,16 @@ def sync_web3(request):
     return JsonResponse(result, status=result['status'])
 
 
+def request_change_payout_amount(request, amount):
+    bounty = handle_bounty_views(request)
+    change_payout_amount(bounty, amount)
+    result = {
+        'status': '200',
+        'msg': 'email sent'
+    }
+
+    return JsonResponse(result, status=result['status'])
+
 # LEGAL
 
 def terms(request):
diff --git a/app/marketing/mails.py b/app/marketing/mails.py
index bce41e26d6d..b89119f670d 100644
--- a/app/marketing/mails.py
+++ b/app/marketing/mails.py
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@
 from python_http_client.exceptions import HTTPError, UnauthorizedError
 from retail.emails import (
     render_admin_contact_funder, render_bounty_expire_warning, render_bounty_feedback,
+    render_bounty_startwork_expire_warning, render_bounty_unintersted, render_change_payout_amount,
+    render_faucet_rejected, render_faucet_request, render_gdpr_reconsent, render_gdpr_update, render_match_email,
+    render_new_bounty, render_new_bounty_acceptance, render_new_bounty_rejection, render_new_bounty_roundup,
+    render_new_work_submission, render_quarterly_stats, render_start_work_applicant_about_to_expire,
+    render_start_work_applicant_expired, render_start_work_approved, render_start_work_new_applicant,
+    render_start_work_rejected, render_tip_email,
     render_bounty_startwork_expire_warning, render_bounty_unintersted, render_faucet_rejected, render_faucet_request,
     render_gdpr_reconsent, render_gdpr_update, render_match_email, render_new_bounty, render_new_bounty_acceptance,
     render_new_bounty_rejection, render_new_bounty_roundup, render_new_work_submission, render_quarterly_stats,
     render_start_work_applicant_about_to_expire, render_start_work_applicant_expired, render_start_work_approved,
-    render_start_work_new_applicant, render_start_work_rejected, render_tip_email,
+    render_start_work_new_applicant, render_start_work_rejected, render_tip_email, render_change_payout_amount
 )
 from sendgrid.helpers.mail import Content, Email, Mail, Personalization
 
@@ -552,6 +558,18 @@ def start_work_applicant_expired(interest, bounty):
         translation.activate(cur_language)
 
 
+def change_payout_amount(bounty, value):
+    from_email = settings.CONTACT_EMAIL
+    to_email = bounty.bounty_owner_email
+    cur_language = translation.get_language()
+    try:
+        setup_lang(to_email)
+        text, subject = render_change_payout_amount(bounty, value)
+        send_mail(from_email, to_email, subject, text)
+    finally:
+        translation.activate(cur_language)
+
+
 def setup_lang(to_email):
     """Activate the User's language preferences based on their email address.
 
diff --git a/app/retail/emails.py b/app/retail/emails.py
index 19ee672c6c9..996e3adae61 100644
--- a/app/retail/emails.py
+++ b/app/retail/emails.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
@@ -588,6 +589,16 @@ def render_new_bounty_roundup(to_email):
     return response_html, response_txt, subject
 
 
+def render_change_payout_amount(bounty, value):
+    subject = 'Change payout amount'
+    form_link = reverse('request_change_payout', kwargs={'value': value, 'pk': bounty.id, 'network': bounty.network})
+
+    response_text = """There is someone trying to increase the bounty on {value} on your issue,
+    can you change the payout amount of the bounty? The form to do it: {form_link}. You can
+    increase the payout amount in the value {value}."""
+
+    return response_text, subject
+
 # DJANGO REQUESTS