diff --git a/config/configuration/bundles/src/bundle/org/sakaiproject/config/bundle/default.sakai.properties b/config/configuration/bundles/src/bundle/org/sakaiproject/config/bundle/default.sakai.properties
index d7d24c3ce0e6..aee543a703b2 100644
--- a/config/configuration/bundles/src/bundle/org/sakaiproject/config/bundle/default.sakai.properties
+++ b/config/configuration/bundles/src/bundle/org/sakaiproject/config/bundle/default.sakai.properties
@@ -2968,6 +2968,11 @@
 # DEFAULT: 500
 # site.entity.pagesize.maximum=200
 
+# Set the site entity broker properties that can be updated by a user with site update permission.
+# Only works for single value properties, not multivalued.
+# DEFAULT: contact-email, contact-name
+# site.entity.updateable.props=contact-email, contact-name
+
 # Show the menu option for duplicate site
 # SAK-27908: disabled this option by default because it is not run in a separate thread like Import from Site
 # DEFAULT: false
diff --git a/entitybroker/core-providers/src/java/org/sakaiproject/entitybroker/providers/SiteEntityProvider.java b/entitybroker/core-providers/src/java/org/sakaiproject/entitybroker/providers/SiteEntityProvider.java
index 183b4a5f5921..6d315dc4de6f 100644
--- a/entitybroker/core-providers/src/java/org/sakaiproject/entitybroker/providers/SiteEntityProvider.java
+++ b/entitybroker/core-providers/src/java/org/sakaiproject/entitybroker/providers/SiteEntityProvider.java
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ public String getEntityPrefix() {
      * a property of "site.entity.pagesize.maximum".
      */
     private int maxPageSize = 500;
+
+    private static String[] updateableSiteProps;
     
     public void init() {
         int dps = serverConfigurationService.getInt(
@@ -174,6 +176,12 @@ public void init() {
         } else {
             maxPageSize = defaultPageSize;
         }
+
+        updateableSiteProps = serverConfigurationService.getStrings("site.entity.updateable.props");
+        // Set defaults as these are the same values that can be changed through the UI.
+        if (updateableSiteProps == null) {
+            updateableSiteProps = new String [] {"contact-email", "contact-name"};
+        }
     }
 
     // ACTIONS
@@ -903,10 +911,19 @@ public void updateEntity(EntityReference ref, Object entity, Map<String, Object>
             s.setSkin(site.getSkin());
             s.setTitle(site.getTitle());
 
-            // put in properties if admin, otherwise ignore
+            // put in properties if admin, otherwise allow update of specific configurable fields.
             if (admin) {
                 ResourcePropertiesEdit rpe = s.getPropertiesEdit();
                 rpe.set(site.getProperties());
+            } else {
+                if (updateableSiteProps != null && updateableSiteProps.length != 0) {
+                    ResourcePropertiesEdit rpe = s.getPropertiesEdit();
+                    for (String prop : updateableSiteProps) {
+                        if (site.getProperties().getProperty(prop) != null) {
+                            rpe.addProperty(prop, site.getProperties().getProperty(prop));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
             
             // set the new publish status
@@ -949,13 +966,25 @@ public void updateEntity(EntityReference ref, Object entity, Map<String, Object>
             if (site.getInfoUrl() != null) 
             	s.setInfoUrl(site.getInfoUrl());
 
-            // put in properties if admin, otherwise ignore
+            // put in properties if admin, otherwise allow update of specific configurable fields.
             if (admin) {
                 ResourcePropertiesEdit rpe = s.getPropertiesEdit();
                 for (String key : site.getProps().keySet()) {
                     String value = site.getProps().get(key);
                     rpe.addProperty(key, value);
                 }
+            } else {
+                if (updateableSiteProps != null && updateableSiteProps.length != 0) {
+                    ResourcePropertiesEdit rpe = s.getPropertiesEdit();
+                    for (String prop: updateableSiteProps) {
+                        for (String key : site.getProps().keySet()) {
+                            if (prop.equals(key)) {
+                                String value = site.getProps().get(key);
+                                rpe.addProperty(key, value);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             // attempt to set the owner as requested