diff --git a/app/controllers/matches_controller.rb b/app/controllers/matches_controller.rb
index 0d605fd..ce43a3d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/matches_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/matches_controller.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class MatchesController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :set_match, only: %i[show update]
+  before_action :set_match, only: %i[show update swap]
   before_action :set_group, only: %i[create]
   before_action :validate_params, only: %i[update]
-  before_action -> { require_owner! @match.owner }, only: %i[update]
+  before_action :set_swap_target, only: %i[swap]
+  before_action -> { require_owner! @match.owner }, only: %i[update swap]
   before_action -> { require_owner! @group.owner }, only: %i[create]
   before_action :set_tournament, only: %i[index]
-  before_action -> { require_writable_tournament!(@match.tournament) }, only: %i[update]
+  before_action -> { require_writable_tournament!(@match.tournament) }, only: %i[update swap]
   before_action -> { require_writable_tournament!(@group.tournament) }, only: %i[create]
 
   # GET/tournaments/1/matches
@@ -88,6 +89,30 @@ class MatchesController < ApplicationController
     push_sync_if_needed!(synced_tournament) unless synced_tournament.nil?
   end
 
+  # PATCH /matches/1/swap
+  def swap
+    unless @match.swappable_with?(@swap_target)
+      render json: { error: 'Matches must be different group matches from the same group' }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+      return
+    end
+
+    synced_tournament = nil
+
+    Match.transaction do
+      source_position = @match.position
+      target_position = @swap_target.position
+
+      @match.update!(position: target_position)
+      @swap_target.update!(position: source_position)
+
+      synced_tournament = @match.tournament
+    end
+
+    swapped_matches = Match.where(id: [@match.id, @swap_target.id]).order(:position)
+    render json: swapped_matches, each_serializer: ExtendedMatchSerializer, include: %w[match_scores.team bets stage group]
+    push_sync_if_needed!(synced_tournament)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def handle_match_end
@@ -134,6 +159,13 @@ class MatchesController < ApplicationController
     @tournament = Tournament.find(params[:tournament_id])
   end
 
+  def set_swap_target
+    @swap_target = Match.find_by(id: params[:other_match_id])
+    return unless @swap_target.nil?
+
+    render json: { error: 'Match not found' }, status: :not_found
+  end
+
   def set_group
     @group = Group.find(params[:group_id])
   end
diff --git a/app/models/match.rb b/app/models/match.rb
index 2a84518..af4adee 100644
--- a/app/models/match.rb
+++ b/app/models/match.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ class Match < ApplicationRecord
     group.present?
   end
 
+  def swappable_with?(other_match)
+    return false if other_match.nil?
+
+    group_match? && other_match.group_match? && group_id == other_match.group_id && id != other_match.id
+  end
+
   def scored_points_of(team)
     return 0 if decider?
     return 0 unless (finished? || in_progress?) && teams.include?(team)
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index fdb467b..b3dcc6e 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   }
 
   resources :matches, only: %i[show update] do
+    member do
+      patch :swap
+    end
     resources :bets, only: %i[index create]
   end
   resources :groups, only: %i[show] do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
index 6e270dc..3641514 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,72 @@ RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :controller do
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'PATCH #swap' do
+    let(:group_stage_tournament) { create(:group_stage_tournament, group_count: 2, match_factory: :filled_group_match) }
+    let(:group_stage) { group_stage_tournament.stages.find_by(level: -1) }
+    let(:first_group) { group_stage.groups.order(:id).first }
+    let(:second_group) { group_stage.groups.order(:id).second }
+    let(:first_match) do
+      first_group.matches.order(:id).first.tap do |match|
+        match.update!(position: 0)
+      end
+    end
+    let(:last_match) do
+      first_group.matches.order(:id).last.tap do |match|
+        match.update!(position: 3)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'as owner' do
+      before do
+        apply_authentication_headers_for group_stage_tournament.owner
+      end
+
+      it 'swaps positions of two matches from same group' do
+        original_first_position = first_match.position
+        original_last_position = last_match.position
+
+        patch :swap, params: { id: first_match.to_param, other_match_id: last_match.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to be_successful
+        expect(first_match.reload.position).to eq(original_last_position)
+        expect(last_match.reload.position).to eq(original_first_position)
+
+        body = deserialize_response(response)
+        expect(body.map { |match| match[:id] }).to match_array([first_match.id, last_match.id])
+        expect(body.map { |match| match[:position] }).to match_array([original_first_position, original_last_position])
+      end
+
+      it 'rejects matches from different groups' do
+        foreign_match = second_group.matches.order(:id).first
+
+        patch :swap, params: { id: first_match.to_param, other_match_id: foreign_match.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+        expect(deserialize_response(response)[:error]).to eq('Matches must be different group matches from the same group')
+      end
+
+      it 'rejects missing swap target' do
+        patch :swap, params: { id: first_match.to_param, other_match_id: Match.maximum(:id).to_i + 1 }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:not_found)
+        expect(deserialize_response(response)[:error]).to eq('Match not found')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'as another user' do
+      before do
+        apply_authentication_headers_for create(:user)
+      end
+
+      it 'renders a forbidden error response' do
+        patch :swap, params: { id: first_match.to_param, other_match_id: last_match.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'POST #update' do
     context 'on a running playoff match' do
       let(:valid_update) do
diff --git a/spec/e2e/http/api_surface_spec.rb b/spec/e2e/http/api_surface_spec.rb
index 2ca0df9..7829092 100644
--- a/spec/e2e/http/api_surface_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/e2e/http/api_surface_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'securerandom'
+require 'time'
 require_relative '../../../e2e/lib/api_client'
 
 RSpec.describe 'Backend API surface HTTP E2E' do
@@ -300,6 +301,47 @@ RSpec.describe 'Backend API surface HTTP E2E' do
     expect(statistics_after.dig(:json, :least_dominant_score, :id)).to be_a(Integer)
   end
 
+  it 'swaps group match positions and keeps upcoming order consistent afterwards' do
+    tournament = create_group_stage_tournament(client: owner_client, public: false, name_prefix: 'Swap Matches')
+    group_stage = tournament.fetch(:stages).find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+    group = group_stage.fetch(:groups).min_by { |item| item.fetch(:number) }
+    ordered_matches = group.fetch(:matches).sort_by { |item| item.fetch(:position) }
+    first_match = ordered_matches.fetch(0)
+    second_match = ordered_matches.fetch(1)
+    fourth_match = ordered_matches.fetch(3)
+
+    upcoming_before = owner_client.get("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/matches", params: { state: 'upcoming' })
+    swap_response = owner_client.patch("/matches/#{first_match.fetch(:id)}/swap", body: {
+                                         other_match_id: fourth_match.fetch(:id)
+                                       })
+    swapped_tournament = fetch_tournament(client: owner_client, tournament_id: tournament.fetch(:id))
+    swapped_group = swapped_tournament.fetch(:stages)
+                                    .find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+                                    .fetch(:groups)
+                                    .find { |item| item.fetch(:id) == group.fetch(:id) }
+    swapped_matches = swapped_group.fetch(:matches).sort_by { |item| item.fetch(:position) }
+    upcoming_after_swap = owner_client.get("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/matches", params: { state: 'upcoming' })
+
+    finish_group_match_with_winner!(match_id: fourth_match.fetch(:id))
+
+    upcoming_after_finish = owner_client.get("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/matches", params: { state: 'upcoming' })
+
+    expect(upcoming_before[:status]).to eq(200)
+    expect(upcoming_match_for_group(upcoming_before, group_id: group.fetch(:id)).fetch(:id)).to eq(first_match.fetch(:id))
+
+    expect(swap_response[:status]).to eq(200)
+    expect(swap_response[:json].map { |match| match[:id] }).to match_array([first_match.fetch(:id), fourth_match.fetch(:id)])
+
+    expect(swapped_matches.first.fetch(:id)).to eq(fourth_match.fetch(:id))
+    expect(swapped_matches.first.fetch(:position)).to eq(first_match.fetch(:position))
+    expect(swapped_matches.find { |match| match.fetch(:id) == first_match.fetch(:id) }.fetch(:position)).to eq(fourth_match.fetch(:position))
+    expect(upcoming_after_swap[:status]).to eq(200)
+    expect(upcoming_match_for_group(upcoming_after_swap, group_id: group.fetch(:id)).fetch(:id)).to eq(fourth_match.fetch(:id))
+
+    expect(upcoming_after_finish[:status]).to eq(200)
+    expect(upcoming_match_for_group(upcoming_after_finish, group_id: group.fetch(:id)).fetch(:id)).to eq(second_match.fetch(:id))
+  end
+
   def login_client(email:, password:)
     client = TurniereE2E::ApiClient.new(base_url: base_url)
     response = client.login!(email: email, password: password)
@@ -401,6 +443,10 @@ RSpec.describe 'Backend API surface HTTP E2E' do
     end
   end
 
+  def upcoming_match_for_group(response, group_id:)
+    response.fetch(:json).find { |match| match.dig(:group, :id) == group_id }
+  end
+
   def unique_suffix
     @unique_suffix_counter ||= 0
     @unique_suffix_counter += 1
diff --git a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb
index 1c2efa7..2985472 100644
--- a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,65 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
     expect(tournament_signature(follower)).to eq(tournament_signature(source))
     expect(synced_team_id_pairs(source: source, follower: follower)).not_to be_empty
 
+    log_phase!('swap matches on leader and verify follower behavior')
+    source_group_stage = source.fetch(:stages).find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+    first_source_group = source_group_stage.fetch(:groups).sort_by { |group| group.fetch(:number) }.first
+    second_source_group = source_group_stage.fetch(:groups).sort_by { |group| group.fetch(:number) }[1]
+    first_group_matches = first_source_group.fetch(:matches).sort_by { |match| match.fetch(:position) }
+    first_position_match = first_group_matches.fetch(0)
+    fourth_position_match = first_group_matches.fetch(3)
+    wrong_group_match = second_source_group.fetch(:matches).sort_by { |match| match.fetch(:position) }.first
+    follower_group_stage = follower.fetch(:stages).find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+    first_follower_group = follower_group_stage.fetch(:groups).sort_by { |group| group.fetch(:number) }.first
+    follower_first_position_match = first_follower_group.fetch(:matches).find do |match|
+      match_team_names(match) == match_team_names(first_position_match)
+    end
+    follower_fourth_position_match = first_follower_group.fetch(:matches).find do |match|
+      match_team_names(match) == match_team_names(fourth_position_match)
+    end
+
+    leader_swap = source_owner_client.patch("/matches/#{first_position_match.fetch(:id)}/swap", body: {
+                                              other_match_id: fourth_position_match.fetch(:id)
+                                            })
+    expect(leader_swap[:status]).to eq(200)
+    expect(leader_swap[:json].map { |match| match.fetch(:position) }).to match_array([
+      first_position_match.fetch(:position),
+      fourth_position_match.fetch(:position)
+    ])
+    source = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source.fetch(:id))
+    follower = wait_for_tournament_sync!(source_tournament_id: source.fetch(:id), follower_tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id))
+    expect(tournament_signature(follower)).to eq(tournament_signature(source))
+    expect(group_match_positions(source, group_number: first_source_group.fetch(:number))).to eq(
+      group_match_positions(follower, group_number: first_follower_group.fetch(:number))
+    )
+    expect(group_match_positions(source, group_number: first_source_group.fetch(:number)).fetch(match_team_names(first_position_match))).to eq(
+      fourth_position_match.fetch(:position)
+    )
+    expect(group_match_positions(source, group_number: first_source_group.fetch(:number)).fetch(match_team_names(fourth_position_match))).to eq(
+      first_position_match.fetch(:position)
+    )
+
+    follower_before_invalid_swap = tournament_signature(follower)
+    source_before_invalid_swap = tournament_signature(source)
+
+    wrong_group_swap = source_owner_client.patch("/matches/#{first_position_match.fetch(:id)}/swap", body: {
+                                                   other_match_id: wrong_group_match.fetch(:id)
+                                                 })
+    expect(wrong_group_swap[:status]).to eq(422)
+    expect(wrong_group_swap.dig(:json, :error)).to eq('Matches must be different group matches from the same group')
+    source_after_invalid_swap = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source.fetch(:id))
+    follower_after_invalid_swap = fetch_tournament(client: follower_anonymous_client, tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id))
+    expect(tournament_signature(source_after_invalid_swap)).to eq(source_before_invalid_swap)
+    expect(tournament_signature(follower_after_invalid_swap)).to eq(follower_before_invalid_swap)
+
+    follower_swap = follower_owner_client.patch("/matches/#{follower_first_position_match.fetch(:id)}/swap", body: {
+                                                  other_match_id: follower_fourth_position_match.fetch(:id)
+                                                })
+    expect(follower_swap[:status]).to eq(423)
+    expect(follower_swap.dig(:json, :error)).to eq('Tournament is in read only follower mode')
+    follower_after_locked_swap = fetch_tournament(client: follower_anonymous_client, tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id))
+    expect(tournament_signature(follower_after_locked_swap)).to eq(follower_before_invalid_swap)
+
     log_phase!('tighten playoff cutoff and rename teams')
     update_cutoff = source_owner_client.patch("/tournaments/#{source.fetch(:id)}", body: {
                                          playoff_teams_amount: 4,
@@ -427,6 +486,24 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
     }
   end
 
+  def match_team_names(match)
+    match.fetch(:match_scores)
+         .map { |score| score.dig(:team, :name) }
+         .sort
+         .join(' vs ')
+  end
+
+  def group_match_positions(tournament, group_number:)
+    group = tournament.fetch(:stages)
+                      .find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+                      .fetch(:groups)
+                      .find { |candidate| candidate.fetch(:number) == group_number }
+
+    group.fetch(:matches).each_with_object({}) do |match, positions|
+      positions[match_team_names(match)] = match.fetch(:position)
+    end
+  end
+
   def unique_suffix
     @unique_suffix_counter ||= 0
     @unique_suffix_counter += 1
diff --git a/spec/routing/matches_routing_spec.rb b/spec/routing/matches_routing_spec.rb
index 9b5918d..ac3a659 100644
--- a/spec/routing/matches_routing_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/routing/matches_routing_spec.rb
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :routing do
     it 'routes nested group matches to #create' do
       expect(post: '/groups/1/matches').to route_to('matches#create', group_id: '1')
     end
+
+    it 'routes to #swap' do
+      expect(patch: '/matches/1/swap').to route_to('matches#swap', id: '1')
+    end
   end
 end