diff --git a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-backend/src/routes/agentRoutes.ts b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-backend/src/routes/agentRoutes.ts
index 9a831d9037..65aab3ca78 100644
--- a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-backend/src/routes/agentRoutes.ts
+++ b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-backend/src/routes/agentRoutes.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ export function registerAgentRoutes(
         version: cfg?.version ?? 0,
         promotedAt: cfg?.promotedAt,
         promotedBy: cfg?.promotedBy,
+        createdBy: cfg?.createdBy,
+        rejectionReason: cfg?.rejectionReason,
+        rejectedBy: cfg?.rejectedBy,
+        rejectedAt: cfg?.rejectedAt,
       };
     }
 
@@ -311,6 +315,11 @@ export function registerAgentRoutes(
           existing.version = (existing.version ?? 0) + 1;
           existing.promotedAt = now;
           existing.promotedBy = userRef;
+          if (isSubmitForReview) {
+            existing.rejectionReason = undefined;
+            existing.rejectedBy = undefined;
+            existing.rejectedAt = undefined;
+          }
         } else {
           configs.push({
             agentId,
@@ -363,7 +372,10 @@ export function registerAgentRoutes(
       'Failed to demote agent',
       async (req, res) => {
         const agentId = decodeURIComponent(req.params.agentId);
-        const { targetStage } = req.body as { targetStage?: string };
+        const { targetStage, reason } = req.body as {
+          targetStage?: string;
+          reason?: string;
+        };
         const resolved = targetStage
           ? normalizeLifecycleStage(targetStage)
           : undefined;
@@ -393,6 +405,7 @@ export function registerAgentRoutes(
 
         const now = new Date().toISOString();
         const isProd = isProductionStage(nextStage);
+        const isRejection = currentStage === 'review' && nextStage === 'draft';
 
         if (existing) {
           existing.lifecycleStage = nextStage;
@@ -403,6 +416,11 @@ export function registerAgentRoutes(
           }
           existing.promotedAt = now;
           existing.promotedBy = userRef;
+          if (isRejection) {
+            existing.rejectionReason = reason || undefined;
+            existing.rejectedBy = userRef;
+            existing.rejectedAt = now;
+          }
         } else {
           configs.push({
             agentId,
@@ -422,7 +440,12 @@ export function registerAgentRoutes(
           target: agentId,
           outcome: 'success',
           sourceIp: AuditLogger.extractIp(req),
-          meta: { from: currentStage, to: nextStage, direction: 'demote' },
+          meta: {
+            from: currentStage,
+            to: nextStage,
+            direction: 'demote',
+            ...(isRejection && reason ? { rejectionReason: reason } : {}),
+          },
         });
         logger.info(`Agent "${agentId}" demoted to ${nextStage} by ${userRef}`);
         res.json({ success: true, agentId, lifecycleStage: nextStage });
diff --git a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/report.api.md b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/report.api.md
index 217aed3085..e2aa65cf20 100644
--- a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/report.api.md
+++ b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/report.api.md
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ export interface ChatAgent {
   agentRole?: AgentRole;
   avatarUrl?: string;
   createdAt?: string;
+  createdBy?: string;
   description?: string;
   framework?: string;
   id: string;
@@ -269,6 +270,9 @@ export interface ChatAgent {
   protocols?: string[];
   providerType: string;
   published?: boolean;
+  rejectedAt?: string;
+  rejectedBy?: string;
+  rejectionReason?: string;
   source?: string;
   starters?: string[];
   status: string;
@@ -281,6 +285,7 @@ export interface ChatAgentConfig {
   agentId: string;
   avatarUrl?: string;
   conversationStarters?: string[];
+  createdBy?: string;
   description?: string;
   displayName?: string;
   featured: boolean;
@@ -290,6 +295,9 @@ export interface ChatAgentConfig {
   promotedAt?: string;
   promotedBy?: string;
   published: boolean;
+  rejectedAt?: string;
+  rejectedBy?: string;
+  rejectionReason?: string;
   version?: number;
   visible: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/src/types/shared.ts b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/src/types/shared.ts
index 44d83f6334..c93759b893 100644
--- a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/src/types/shared.ts
+++ b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment-common/src/types/shared.ts
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ export interface ChatAgentConfig {
   greeting?: string;
   /** Suggested prompts shown on the agent card and below the input */
   conversationStarters?: string[];
+  /** User ref of who originally created this agent config entry */
+  createdBy?: string;
+  /** Reason provided by admin when rejecting (demoting review→draft) */
+  rejectionReason?: string;
+  /** User ref of who rejected this agent */
+  rejectedBy?: string;
+  /** ISO timestamp of when the rejection occurred */
+  rejectedAt?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -614,6 +622,14 @@ export interface ChatAgent {
   promotedBy?: string;
   /** Role of this agent in the orchestration topology */
   agentRole?: AgentRole;
+  /** User ref of who originally created this agent */
+  createdBy?: string;
+  /** Reason provided by admin when rejecting (demoting review→draft) */
+  rejectionReason?: string;
+  /** User ref of who rejected this agent */
+  rejectedBy?: string;
+  /** ISO timestamp of when the rejection occurred */
+  rejectedAt?: string;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/report.api.md b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/report.api.md
index d342dcd378..442ff0f275 100644
--- a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/report.api.md
+++ b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/report.api.md
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ export interface AugmentApi {
   demoteAgent(
     agentId: string,
     targetStage?: AgentLifecycleStage,
+    reason?: string,
   ): Promise<{
     lifecycleStage: string;
   }>;
diff --git a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/src/api/AugmentApi.ts b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/src/api/AugmentApi.ts
index e79f9af0c2..2583cd8844 100644
--- a/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/src/api/AugmentApi.ts
+++ b/workspaces/augment/plugins/augment/src/api/AugmentApi.ts
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ export interface AugmentApi {
 
   /**
    * Demote an agent to a previous lifecycle stage (deployed → registered → draft).
+   * @param reason - optional rejection reason (used when demoting review→draft)
    */
   demoteAgent(
     agentId: string,
     targetStage?: import('@red-hat-developer-hub/backstage-plugin-augment-common').AgentLifecycleStage,
+    reason?: string,
   ): Promise<{ lifecycleStage: string }>;
 
   /**
@@ -775,11 +777,12 @@ export class AugmentApiClient implements AugmentApi {
   async demoteAgent(
     agentId: string,
     targetStage?: import('@red-hat-developer-hub/backstage-plugin-augment-common').AgentLifecycleStage,
+    reason?: string,
   ): Promise<{ lifecycleStage: string }> {
     return this.fetchJson(`/agents/${encodeURIComponent(agentId)}/demote`, {
       method: 'PUT',
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ targetStage }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ targetStage, reason }),
     });
   }