diff --git a/physionet-django/console/templates/console/user_management.html b/physionet-django/console/templates/console/user_management.html
index f82f3863ea..270f36ad65 100644
--- a/physionet-django/console/templates/console/user_management.html
+++ b/physionet-django/console/templates/console/user_management.html
@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@
 
 {% load static %}
 
+{% load user_templatetags %}
+
 {% block title %}User management{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
 <div class="col-md-9 no-pd">
+  {% if perms.self.invite_event_host %}
+      <form action="{% url 'event_invite_host' subject.username %}" method="post" class="form-signin" onsubmit="return confirm('Are you sure you would like to add this user as an event host?')">
+      {% csrf_token %}
+      <button class="btn btn-success btn-fixed" id="invite_host_button">Invite event host</button>
+      </form>
+    {% elif is_event_host %}
+      <p>{{ subject.username }} is already an Event host.</p>
+  {% endif %}
   <h1>{{ subject.get_full_name }} ({{ subject.username }})</h1>
   <br />
   <h3>Profile</h3>
@@ -207,6 +217,5 @@ <h3>Credentialing history</h3>
     <li>No applications found.</li>
   {% endfor %}
   </ul>
-  
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/physionet-django/console/urls.py b/physionet-django/console/urls.py
index 59f93f1692..af98a9beaf 100644
--- a/physionet-django/console/urls.py
+++ b/physionet-django/console/urls.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
     path('event_agreements/<int:pk>/delete/', views.event_agreement_delete, name='event_agreement_delete'),
     path('event_agreements/<int:pk>/new-version/', views.event_agreement_new_version,
          name='event_agreement_new_version'),
+    path('console/user/manage/<username>/', views.event_invite_host, name='event_invite_host'),
 
     # Courses/On Platform Training
     path('courses/', training_views.courses, name='courses'),
diff --git a/physionet-django/console/views.py b/physionet-django/console/views.py
index f7cd7f4868..8714ac4dc4 100644
--- a/physionet-django/console/views.py
+++ b/physionet-django/console/views.py
@@ -3315,3 +3315,26 @@ def event_agreement_delete(request, pk):
         messages.success(request, "The Event Agreement has been deleted.")
 
     return redirect("event_agreement_list")
+
+
+@permission_required('user.invite_event_host', raise_exception=True)
+def event_invite_host(request, username):
+    """
+    Gives the user permissions to be an event host
+    """
+    try:
+        user = get_object_or_404(User, username=username)
+        group = Group.objects.get(name='Event Host')
+        is_event_host = user.groups.filter(name='Event Host').exists()
+
+        if not is_event_host and request.method == 'POST':
+            user.groups.add(group)
+            user.save()
+            messages.success(request, f"{user} has been added to the Event Host group.")
+        elif is_event_host:
+            messages.error(request, f"{user} is already an Event Host.")
+
+    except User.DoesNotExist:
+        messages.error(request, "User not found.")
+
+    return redirect(reverse('user_management', args=[username]))
diff --git a/physionet-django/events/migrations/0009_alter_event_options.py b/physionet-django/events/migrations/0009_alter_event_options.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9032560191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/physionet-django/events/migrations/0009_alter_event_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.9 on 2023-11-17 20:27
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('events', '0008_alter_event_description'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='event',
+            options={
+                'permissions': [
+                    ('view_all_events', 'Can view all events in the console'),
+                    ('invite_event_host', 'Can grant event host status to a user'),
+                    ('view_event_menu', 'Can view event menu in the navbar'),
+                ]
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/physionet-django/events/models.py b/physionet-django/events/models.py
index 0c253c58b6..a6fbe22266 100644
--- a/physionet-django/events/models.py
+++ b/physionet-django/events/models.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Event(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         unique_together = ('title', 'host')
         permissions = [('view_all_events', 'Can view all events in the console'),
+                       ('invite_event_host', 'Can grant event host status to a user'),
                        ('view_event_menu', 'Can view event menu in the navbar')]
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):