A joint implant for replacing an interphalangeal joint, comprising: a first component, wherein the first component comprises a first joint section and a first anchoring section, the first joint section including a concave joint surface about a first axis and the first anchoring section extending transverse to the first axis; a second component, wherein the second component comprises a second joint section and a second anchoring section, the second joint section including a circumferential surface about a second axis and the second anchoring section extending transverse to the second axis, wherein the circumferential surface comprises a convex joint surface that is configured to act as a hinge joint with the concave joint surface of the first joint section; the second component further comprising a bone shield arranged between the second joint section and the second anchoring section, wherein the bone shield extends about a third axis and partially covers the circumferential surface of the second joint section with a gap being formed between the circumferential surface and a concave inner surface of the bone shield, which faces the circumferential surface wherein the second joint section is connected to the bone shield via a compensation mechanism, the compensation mechanism allowing for a relative rotation between the second joint section and the bone shield about a fourth axis, the fourth axis being transverse to the second axis of the second joint section, characterized in that the gap is formed by a difference in profiles of the circumferential surface of the second joint section and of the inner surface of the bone shield that allows for a relative rotation between the second joint section and the bone shield about the fourth axis, wherein the difference in profiles is such that the gap increases in width towards the ends of the bone shield along the third axis or towards the ends of the second joint section along the second axis so as to provide room for a relative rotation about the fourth axis and define a range of motion of the bone shield relative to the second joint section about the fourth axis. a first component, wherein the first component comprises a first joint section and a first anchoring section, the first joint section including a concave joint surface about a first axis and the first anchoring section extending transverse to the first axis; a second component, wherein the second component comprises a second joint section and a second anchoring section, the second joint section including a circumferential surface about a second axis and the second anchoring section extending transverse to the second axis, wherein the circumferential surface comprises a convex joint surface that is configured to act as a hinge joint with the concave joint surface of the first joint section; the second component further comprising a bone shield arranged between the second joint section and the second anchoring section, wherein the bone shield extends about a third axis and partially covers the circumferential surface of the second joint section with a gap being formed between the circumferential surface and a concave inner surface of the bone shield, which faces the circumferential surface wherein the second joint section is connected to the bone shield via a compensation mechanism, the compensation mechanism allowing for a relative rotation between the second joint section and the bone shield about a fourth axis, the fourth axis being transverse to the second axis of the second joint section, characterized in that the gap is formed by a difference in profiles of the circumferential surface of the second joint section and of the inner surface of the bone shield that allows for a relative rotation between the second joint section and the bone shield about the fourth axis, wherein the difference in profiles is such that the gap increases in width towards the ends of the bone shield along the third axis or towards the ends of the second joint section along the second axis so as to provide room for a relative rotation about the fourth axis and define a range of motion of the bone shield relative to the second joint section about the fourth axis.