diff --git a/backend/app/Element/Element.php b/backend/app/Element/Element.php
index 41fec0d..37be364 100644
--- a/backend/app/Element/Element.php
+++ b/backend/app/Element/Element.php
@@ -29,31 +29,61 @@ class Element
         return $this->title;
     }
 
+    public function setTitle(string $title): void
+    {
+        $this->title = $title;
+    }
+
     public function getDescription(): string
     {
         return $this->description;
     }
 
+    public function setDescription(string $description): void
+    {
+        $this->description = $description;
+    }
+
     public function getIconImageUrl(): ?string
     {
         return $this->iconImageUrl;
     }
 
+    public function setIconImageUrl(?string $iconImageUrl): void
+    {
+        $this->iconImageUrl = $iconImageUrl;
+    }
+
     public function getRichText(): string
     {
         return $this->richText;
     }
 
+    public function setRichText(string $richText): void
+    {
+        $this->richText = $richText;
+    }
+
     public function getPdfPath(): ?string
     {
         return $this->pdfPath;
     }
 
+    public function setPdfPath(?string $pdfPath): void
+    {
+        $this->pdfPath = $pdfPath;
+    }
+
     public function getYoutubeUrl(): ?string
     {
         return $this->youtubeUrl;
     }
 
+    public function setYoutubeUrl(?string $youtubeUrl): void
+    {
+        $this->youtubeUrl = $youtubeUrl;
+    }
+
     public function getSet(): Set
     {
         return $this->set;
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/ElementRepository.php b/backend/app/Element/ElementRepository.php
index b733611..e4fa74e 100644
--- a/backend/app/Element/ElementRepository.php
+++ b/backend/app/Element/ElementRepository.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface ElementRepository
 {
     public function create(CreateElementDto $dto): Element;
 
-    public function update(Element $element, UpdateElementDto $dto): Element;
+    public function update(Element $element): Element;
 
     public function find(int $id): ?Element;
 
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/EloquentElementRepository.php b/backend/app/Element/EloquentElementRepository.php
index 65dc061..379abe0 100644
--- a/backend/app/Element/EloquentElementRepository.php
+++ b/backend/app/Element/EloquentElementRepository.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class EloquentElementRepository implements ElementRepository
         );
     }
 
-    public function update(Element $element, UpdateElementDto $dto): Element
+    public function update(Element $element): Element
     {
         $model = ElementModel::find($element->getId());
         if ($model === null) {
@@ -47,25 +47,17 @@ class EloquentElementRepository implements ElementRepository
             );
         }
 
-        $model->title = $dto->title;
-        $model->description = $dto->description;
-        $model->icon_image_url = $dto->iconImageUrl;
-        $model->rich_text = $dto->richText;
-        $model->pdf_path = $dto->pdfPath;
-        $model->youtube_url = $dto->youtubeUrl;
+        $model->set_id = $element->getSet()->getId();
+        $model->title = $element->getTitle();
+        $model->description = $element->getDescription();
+        $model->icon_image_url = $element->getIconImageUrl();
+        $model->rich_text = $element->getRichText();
+        $model->pdf_path = $element->getPdfPath();
+        $model->youtube_url = $element->getYoutubeUrl();
+        $model->parent_element_id = $element->getParentElement()?->getId();
         $model->save();
 
-        return new Element(
-            id: $element->getId(),
-            title: $dto->title,
-            description: $dto->description,
-            iconImageUrl: $dto->iconImageUrl,
-            richText: $dto->richText,
-            pdfPath: $dto->pdfPath,
-            youtubeUrl: $dto->youtubeUrl,
-            set: $element->getSet(),
-            parentElement: $element->getParentElement(),
-        );
+        return $this->toDomain($model);
     }
 
     public function find(int $id): ?Element
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UpdateElementDto.php b/backend/app/Element/UpdateElementDto.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c4b0b7..0000000
--- a/backend/app/Element/UpdateElementDto.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Element;
-
-class UpdateElementDto
-{
-    public function __construct(
-        public string $title,
-        public string $description,
-        public ?string $iconImageUrl,
-        public string $richText,
-        public ?string $pdfPath,
-        public ?string $youtubeUrl,
-    ) {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateDescription.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateDescription.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e277b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateDescription.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+use App\Element\Element;
+use App\Element\ElementRepository;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
+
+class UpdateDescription
+{
+    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function execute(UpdateDescriptionRequest $request): Element
+    {
+        if ($request->id === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->description === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('description is required');
+        }
+
+        $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
+        if ($element === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
+        }
+
+        $element->setDescription($request->description);
+
+        return $this->elementRepository->update($element);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateDescriptionRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateDescriptionRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..882d4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateDescriptionRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+class UpdateDescriptionRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?int $id,
+        public ?string $description,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php
index e660f93..9f8811a 100644
--- a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@ namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
 
 use App\Element\Element;
 use App\Element\ElementRepository;
-use App\Element\UpdateElementDto;
 use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
 use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
 
 class UpdateElement
 {
-    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
-    {
+    public function __construct(
+        private UpdateTitle $updateTitle,
+        private UpdateDescription $updateDescription,
+        private UpdateIconImageUrl $updateIconImageUrl,
+        private UpdateRichText $updateRichText,
+        private UpdatePdfPath $updatePdfPath,
+        private UpdateYoutubeUrl $updateYoutubeUrl,
+        private ElementRepository $elementRepository,
+    ) {
     }
 
     /**
@@ -24,8 +30,53 @@ class UpdateElement
             throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
         }
 
-        if ($request->title === null || trim($request->title) === '') {
-            throw new BadRequestException('title is required');
+        $hasNoFields = $request->title === null
+            && $request->description === null
+            && $request->iconImageUrl === null
+            && $request->richText === null
+            && $request->pdfPath === null
+            && $request->youtubeUrl === null;
+        if ($hasNoFields) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('nothing to update');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->title !== null) {
+            $this->updateTitle->execute(new UpdateTitleRequest(
+                id: $request->id,
+                title: $request->title,
+            ));
+        }
+        if ($request->description !== null) {
+            $this->updateDescription->execute(new UpdateDescriptionRequest(
+                id: $request->id,
+                description: $request->description,
+            ));
+        }
+        if ($request->iconImageUrl !== null) {
+            $this->updateIconImageUrl->execute(
+                new UpdateIconImageUrlRequest(
+                    id: $request->id,
+                    iconImageUrl: $request->iconImageUrl,
+                )
+            );
+        }
+        if ($request->richText !== null) {
+            $this->updateRichText->execute(new UpdateRichTextRequest(
+                id: $request->id,
+                richText: $request->richText,
+            ));
+        }
+        if ($request->pdfPath !== null) {
+            $this->updatePdfPath->execute(new UpdatePdfPathRequest(
+                id: $request->id,
+                pdfPath: $request->pdfPath,
+            ));
+        }
+        if ($request->youtubeUrl !== null) {
+            $this->updateYoutubeUrl->execute(new UpdateYoutubeUrlRequest(
+                id: $request->id,
+                youtubeUrl: $request->youtubeUrl,
+            ));
         }
 
         $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
@@ -33,25 +84,6 @@ class UpdateElement
             throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
         }
 
-        return $this->elementRepository->update(
-            $element,
-            new UpdateElementDto(
-                title: $request->title,
-                description: $request->description ?? '',
-                iconImageUrl: $this->nullableString($request->iconImageUrl),
-                richText: $request->richText ?? '',
-                pdfPath: $this->nullableString($request->pdfPath),
-                youtubeUrl: $this->nullableString($request->youtubeUrl),
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-    private function nullableString(?string $value): ?string
-    {
-        if ($value === null || $value === '') {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return $value;
+        return $element;
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateIconImageUrl.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateIconImageUrl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc07171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateIconImageUrl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+use App\Element\Element;
+use App\Element\ElementRepository;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
+
+class UpdateIconImageUrl
+{
+    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function execute(UpdateIconImageUrlRequest $request): Element
+    {
+        if ($request->id === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->iconImageUrl === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('iconImageUrl is required');
+        }
+
+        $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
+        if ($element === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
+        }
+
+        $element->setIconImageUrl($this->nullableString(
+            $request->iconImageUrl,
+        ));
+
+        return $this->elementRepository->update($element);
+    }
+
+    private function nullableString(string $value): ?string
+    {
+        if ($value === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateIconImageUrlRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateIconImageUrlRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d328af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateIconImageUrlRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+class UpdateIconImageUrlRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?int $id,
+        public ?string $iconImageUrl,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdatePdfPath.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdatePdfPath.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6fde1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdatePdfPath.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+use App\Element\Element;
+use App\Element\ElementRepository;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
+
+class UpdatePdfPath
+{
+    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function execute(UpdatePdfPathRequest $request): Element
+    {
+        if ($request->id === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->pdfPath === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('pdfPath is required');
+        }
+
+        $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
+        if ($element === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
+        }
+
+        $element->setPdfPath($this->nullableString($request->pdfPath));
+
+        return $this->elementRepository->update($element);
+    }
+
+    private function nullableString(string $value): ?string
+    {
+        if ($value === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdatePdfPathRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdatePdfPathRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c48c47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdatePdfPathRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+class UpdatePdfPathRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?int $id,
+        public ?string $pdfPath,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateRichText.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateRichText.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6064a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateRichText.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+use App\Element\Element;
+use App\Element\ElementRepository;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
+
+class UpdateRichText
+{
+    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function execute(UpdateRichTextRequest $request): Element
+    {
+        if ($request->id === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->richText === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('richText is required');
+        }
+
+        $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
+        if ($element === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
+        }
+
+        $element->setRichText($request->richText);
+
+        return $this->elementRepository->update($element);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateRichTextRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateRichTextRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe29972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateRichTextRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+class UpdateRichTextRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?int $id,
+        public ?string $richText,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateTitle.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94c29f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+use App\Element\Element;
+use App\Element\ElementRepository;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
+
+class UpdateTitle
+{
+    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function execute(UpdateTitleRequest $request): Element
+    {
+        if ($request->id === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->title === null || trim($request->title) === '') {
+            throw new BadRequestException('title is required');
+        }
+
+        $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
+        if ($element === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
+        }
+
+        $element->setTitle(trim($request->title));
+
+        return $this->elementRepository->update($element);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateTitleRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateTitleRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a13ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateTitleRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+class UpdateTitleRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?int $id,
+        public ?string $title,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateYoutubeUrl.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateYoutubeUrl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7adcf33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateYoutubeUrl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+use App\Element\Element;
+use App\Element\ElementRepository;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
+
+class UpdateYoutubeUrl
+{
+    public function __construct(private ElementRepository $elementRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function execute(UpdateYoutubeUrlRequest $request): Element
+    {
+        if ($request->id === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('id is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->youtubeUrl === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('youtubeUrl is required');
+        }
+
+        $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
+        if ($element === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException('Element not found');
+        }
+
+        $element->setYoutubeUrl($this->nullableString(
+            $request->youtubeUrl,
+        ));
+
+        return $this->elementRepository->update($element);
+    }
+
+    private function nullableString(string $value): ?string
+    {
+        if ($value === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateYoutubeUrlRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateYoutubeUrlRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a7e06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateYoutubeUrlRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement;
+
+class UpdateYoutubeUrlRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?int $id,
+        public ?string $youtubeUrl,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeElementRepository.php b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeElementRepository.php
index 037fae7..9c08e1c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeElementRepository.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeElementRepository.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace Tests\Fakes;
 use App\Element\CreateElementDto;
 use App\Element\Element;
 use App\Element\ElementRepository;
-use App\Element\UpdateElementDto;
 use App\Set\Set as DomainSet;
 
 class FakeElementRepository implements ElementRepository
@@ -34,20 +33,10 @@ class FakeElementRepository implements ElementRepository
         return $element;
     }
 
-    public function update(Element $element, UpdateElementDto $dto): Element
+    public function update(Element $element): Element
     {
-        $updatedElement = new Element(
-            id: $element->getId(),
-            title: $dto->title,
-            description: $dto->description,
-            iconImageUrl: $dto->iconImageUrl,
-            richText: $dto->richText,
-            pdfPath: $dto->pdfPath,
-            youtubeUrl: $dto->youtubeUrl,
-            set: $element->getSet(),
-            parentElement: $element->getParentElement(),
-        );
-        $this->elementsById[$element->getId()] = $updatedElement;
+        $updatedElement = $this->cloneElement($element);
+        $this->elementsById[$updatedElement->getId()] = $updatedElement;
 
         return $this->cloneElement($updatedElement);
     }
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Controllers/ElementControllerTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Controllers/ElementControllerTest.php
index 64fcfb5..99bfa3e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Unit/Controllers/ElementControllerTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Controllers/ElementControllerTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ use App\Controllers\ElementController;
 use App\Element\CreateElementDto;
 use App\Element\Element;
 use App\Element\UseCases\GetElement\GetElement;
+use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateDescription;
 use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElement;
+use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateIconImageUrl;
+use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdatePdfPath;
+use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateRichText;
+use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateTitle;
+use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateYoutubeUrl;
 use App\Set\Set as DomainSet;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeElementRepository;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -21,7 +27,15 @@ class ElementControllerTest extends TestCase
     {
         $this->elementRepo = new FakeElementRepository();
         $getElement = new GetElement($this->elementRepo);
-        $updateElement = new UpdateElement($this->elementRepo);
+        $updateElement = new UpdateElement(
+            new UpdateTitle($this->elementRepo),
+            new UpdateDescription($this->elementRepo),
+            new UpdateIconImageUrl($this->elementRepo),
+            new UpdateRichText($this->elementRepo),
+            new UpdatePdfPath($this->elementRepo),
+            new UpdateYoutubeUrl($this->elementRepo),
+            $this->elementRepo,
+        );
         $this->controller = new ElementController($getElement, $updateElement);
     }