diff --git a/jira/client.py b/jira/client.py
index 3fe01faf6..0c456a3f9 100644
--- a/jira/client.py
+++ b/jira/client.py
@@ -5322,6 +5322,7 @@ def update_sprint(
         startDate: Any | None = None,
         endDate: Any | None = None,
         state: str | None = None,
+        goal: str | None = None,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Updates the sprint with the given values.
 
@@ -5330,7 +5331,8 @@ def update_sprint(
             name (Optional[str]): The name to update your sprint to
             startDate (Optional[Any]): The start date for the sprint
             endDate (Optional[Any]): The start date for the sprint
-            state: (Optional[str]): The start date for the sprint
+            state: (Optional[str]): The state of the sprint
+            goal: (Optional[str]): The goal of the sprint
 
         Returns:
             Dict[str, Any]
@@ -5344,6 +5346,8 @@ def update_sprint(
             payload["endDate"] = endDate
         if state:
             payload["state"] = state
+        if goal:
+            payload["goal"] = goal
 
         url = self._get_url(f"sprint/{id}", base=self.AGILE_BASE_URL)
         r = self._session.put(url, data=json.dumps(payload))
@@ -5473,6 +5477,7 @@ def create_sprint(
         board_id: int,
         startDate: Any | None = None,
         endDate: Any | None = None,
+        goal: str | None = None,
     ) -> Sprint:
         """Create a new sprint for the ``board_id``.
 
@@ -5481,6 +5486,7 @@ def create_sprint(
             board_id (int): Which board the sprint should be assigned.
             startDate (Optional[Any]): Start date for the sprint.
             endDate (Optional[Any]): End date for the sprint.
+            goal (Optional[str]): Goal for the sprint.
 
         Returns:
             Sprint: The newly created Sprint
@@ -5490,14 +5496,16 @@ def create_sprint(
             payload["startDate"] = startDate
         if endDate:
             payload["endDate"] = endDate
+        if goal:
+            payload["goal"] = goal
 
-        raw_issue_json: dict[str, Any]
+        raw_sprint_json: dict[str, Any]
         url = self._get_url("sprint", base=self.AGILE_BASE_URL)
         payload["originBoardId"] = board_id
         r = self._session.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload))
-        raw_issue_json = json_loads(r)
+        raw_sprint_json = json_loads(r)
 
-        return Sprint(self._options, self._session, raw=raw_issue_json)
+        return Sprint(self._options, self._session, raw=raw_sprint_json)
 
     def add_issues_to_sprint(self, sprint_id: int, issue_keys: list[str]) -> Response:
         """Add the issues in ``issue_keys`` to the ``sprint_id``.
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_sprint.py b/tests/resources/test_sprint.py
index 81e86fdcc..83c0d43b1 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_sprint.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_sprint.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.board_name = f"board-{uniq}"
         self.sprint_name = f"sprint-{uniq}"
         self.filter_name = f"filter-{uniq}"
+        self.sprint_goal = f"goal-{uniq}"
 
         self.board, self.filter = self._create_board_and_filter()
 
@@ -76,6 +77,36 @@ def test_create_and_delete(self):
             assert sprint.state.upper() == "FUTURE"
         # THEN: the sprint .delete() is called successfully
 
+    def test_create_with_goal(self):
+        # GIVEN: The board, sprint name, and goal
+        # WHEN: we create the sprint
+        sprint = self.jira.create_sprint(
+            self.sprint_name, self.board.id, goal=self.sprint_goal
+        )
+        # THEN: we create the sprint with a goal
+        assert isinstance(sprint.id, int)
+        assert sprint.name == self.sprint_name
+        assert sprint.goal == self.sprint_goal
+
+    def test_update_sprint(self):
+        # GIVEN: The sprint ID
+        # WHEN: we update the sprint
+        sprint = self.jira.create_sprint(
+            self.sprint_name, self.board.id, goal=self.sprint_goal
+        )
+        assert isinstance(sprint.id, int)
+        assert sprint.name == self.sprint_name
+        assert sprint.goal == self.sprint_goal
+        # THEN: the name changes
+        updated_sprint = self.jira.update_sprint(
+            sprint.id,
+            "new_name",
+            state="future",
+            startDate="2015-04-11T15:22:00.000+10:00",
+            endDate="2015-04-20T01:22:00.000+10:00",
+        )
+        assert updated_sprint["name"] == "new_name"
+
     def test_add_issue_to_sprint(self):
         # GIVEN: The sprint
         with self._create_sprint() as sprint: