diff --git a/app/resources/locales/en_US/default.po b/app/resources/locales/en_US/default.po
index 4caee09a..26730c74 100644
--- a/app/resources/locales/en_US/default.po
+++ b/app/resources/locales/en_US/default.po
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ msgstr "A Matchgrid with table name {0} already exists"
 msgid "match.er.mg.notfound"
 msgstr "Matchgrid table not found, was the Matchgrid built? ({0})"
 
+msgid "match.er.mg.rename"
+msgstr "A Matchgrid cannot be renamed"
+
 msgid "match.er.mgid"
 msgstr "Could not find Matchgrid ID in request"
 
diff --git a/app/src/Model/Table/MatchgridsTable.php b/app/src/Model/Table/MatchgridsTable.php
index 83c63ec0..c8ad0a8c 100644
--- a/app/src/Model/Table/MatchgridsTable.php
+++ b/app/src/Model/Table/MatchgridsTable.php
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ public function buildRules(RulesChecker $rules): RulesChecker {
                       'isActive',
                       ['errorField' => 'status']);
 
+    // The Matchgrid table name cannot be changed once created. For a discussion of
+    // the complexities of renaming a Matchgrid, see CO-2441.
+    $rules->addUpdate([$this, 'ruleMatchgridRenamed'],
+                      'matchgridRenamed',
+                      ['errorField' => 'table_name']);
+
     return $rules;
   }
 
@@ -277,6 +283,24 @@ public function ruleIsUnique($entity, array $options): bool|string {
 
     return true;
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Application Rule to determine if the Matchgrid is being renamed.
+   *
+   * @param   Entity  $entity   Entity to be validated
+   * @param   array   $options  Application rule options
+   *
+   * @return bool|string true if the Rule check passes, false otherwise
+   * @since  COmanage Match v1.2.2
+   */
+
+  public function ruleMatchgridRenamed($entity, array $options): bool|string {
+    if($entity->isDirty('table_name')) {
+      return __('match.er.mg.rename');
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Determine if the Matchgrid table exists.
diff --git a/app/templates/Matchgrids/columns.inc b/app/templates/Matchgrids/columns.inc
index c001f7be..e4cfd69a 100644
--- a/app/templates/Matchgrids/columns.inc
+++ b/app/templates/Matchgrids/columns.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ $indexColumns = [
     'type' => 'link',
     'cssClass' => 'row-link'
   ],
+  'description' => [
+    'type' => 'echo'
+  ],
   'status' => [
     'type' => 'enum',
     'class' => 'StatusEnum'