diff --git a/example/update.js b/example/update.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d9e2902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/update.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// file: example/update.js
+
+process.env.DEBUG = 'node-vault'; // switch on debug mode
+
+const vault = require('./../src/index')();
+
+vault.update('secret/hello', { value: 'world', lease: '1s' })
+    .then(() => vault.read('secret/hello'))
+    .catch((err) => console.error(err.message));
+
+vault.update('secret/hello', { value: 'everyone', lease: '1s' })
+    .then(() => vault.read('secret/hello'))
+    .catch((err) => console.error(err.message));
+
+vault.update('secret/hello', { value: { 'foo': 'bar', 'world': 'everyone' } })
+    .then(() => vault.read('secret/hello'))
+    .catch((err) => console.error(err.message));
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 8385001c..981580b9 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ declare namespace NodeVault {
         read(path: string, requestOptions?: Option): Promise<any>;
         list(path: string, requestOptions?: Option): Promise<any>;
         delete(path: string, requestOptions?: Option): Promise<any>;
+        update(path: string, data: any, requestOptions?: Option): Promise<any>;
 
         generateFunction(name: string, conf: functionConf): void;
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57907e07..2d0d1ada 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "Sean Gallavan (https://github.com/seangallavan)",
     "seyfert (https://github.com/seyfert)",
     "Simon Boulet (https://github.com/siboulet)",
+    "skeletonz28 (https://github.com/skeletonz28)",
     "Tim Robinson (https://github.com/timjrobinson)",
     "Tom Vogel (https://github.com/tavogel)",
     "Trevor Robinson (https://github.com/trevorr)",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index faccfead..d868d408 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ module.exports = (config = {}) => {
         return client.request(options);
     };
 
+    client.update = (path, data, requestOptions) => {
+        debug('update %o to %s', data, path);
+        const options = { ...config.requestOptions, ...requestOptions };
+        options.path = `/${path}`;
+        options.json = data;
+        options.method = 'PATCH';
+        options.headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/merge-patch+json' };
+        return client.request(options);
+    };
+
     client.read = (path, requestOptions) => {
         debug(`read ${path}`);
         const options = { ...config.requestOptions, ...requestOptions };
diff --git a/test/unit.js b/test/unit.js
index 51e07ef1..2ac9525b 100644
--- a/test/unit.js
+++ b/test/unit.js
@@ -217,6 +217,36 @@ describe('node-vault', () => {
             });
         });
 
+        describe('update(path, data, options)', () => {
+            it('should update data to path', (done) => {
+                const path = 'secret/hello';
+                const data = {
+                    value: 'everyone',
+                };
+                const params = {
+                    method: 'PATCH',
+                    uri: getURI(path),
+                };
+                vault.update(path, data)
+                    .then(assertRequest(request, params, done))
+                    .catch(done);
+            });
+
+            it('should handle undefined options', (done) => {
+                const path = 'secret/hello';
+                const data = {
+                    value: 'everyone',
+                };
+                const params = {
+                    method: 'PATCH',
+                    uri: getURI(path),
+                };
+                vault.update(path, data)
+                    .then(assertRequest(request, params, done))
+                    .catch(done);
+            });
+        });
+
         describe('read(path, options)', () => {
             it('should read data from path', (done) => {
                 const path = 'secret/hello';