diff --git a/ietf/doc/urls_material.py b/ietf/doc/urls_material.py
index 32272cbd5..22cf0de6c 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/urls_material.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/urls_material.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('ietf.doc.views_material',
-    url(r'^(?P<action>state|title|revise)/$', "edit_material", name="material_edit"),
+    url(r'^(?P<action>state|title|abstract|revise)/$', "edit_material", name="material_edit"),
     url(r'^sessions/$', "material_presentations", name="material_presentations"),
 )
 
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_material.py b/ietf/doc/views_material.py
index 26b031b14..9ddcf6b0e 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_material.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_material.py
@@ -55,16 +55,14 @@ class UploadMaterialForm(forms.Form):
             del self.fields["name"]
 
             self.fields["title"].initial = doc.title
+            self.fields["abstract"].initial = doc.abstract
             self.fields["state"].initial = doc.get_state().pk if doc.get_state() else None
             if doc.get_state_slug() == "deleted":
                 self.fields["state"].help_text = "Note: If you wish to revise this document, you may wish to change the state so it's not deleted."
 
-            if action == "title":
-                del self.fields["state"]
-                del self.fields["material"]
-            elif action == "state":
-                del self.fields["title"]
-                del self.fields["material"]
+            for fieldname in ["title","state","material","abstract"]: 
+                if fieldname != action:
+                    del self.fields[fieldname]
 
     def clean_name(self):
         name = self.cleaned_data["name"].strip().rstrip("-")
diff --git a/ietf/templates/doc/document_material.html b/ietf/templates/doc/document_material.html
index 5c27972d5..be36ed394 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/doc/document_material.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/doc/document_material.html
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
     {% if doc.abstract %}
     <tr>
      <td>Abstract:</td>
-     <td> {{ doc.abstract | format_snippet }} </td>
+     <td> 
+        <a {% if not snapshot and can_manage_material %} class="editlink" href="{% url "material_edit" name=doc.name action="abstract" name=doc.name %}"{% endif %}>
+          {{ doc.abstract | format_snippet }} 
+        </a>
+     </td>
     </tr>
     {% endif %}