diff --git a/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Request.java b/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Request.java
index 5a31948..2aa84fe 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Request.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Request.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 public class Request {
     public enum Method {
-        GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
+        GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
     }
 
     private final Webb webb;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Webb.java b/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Webb.java
index 45c2aec..0c91ab4 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Webb.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/goebl/david/Webb.java
@@ -255,6 +255,16 @@ public Request delete(String pathOrUri) {
         return new Request(this, Request.Method.DELETE, buildPath(pathOrUri));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a <b>PATCH</b> HTTP request with the specified absolute or relative URI.
+     * @param pathOrUri the URI (will be concatenated with global URI or default URI without further checking)
+     *                  If it starts already with http:// or https:// this URI is taken and all base URIs are ignored.
+     * @return the created Request object (in fact it's more a builder than a real request object)
+     */
+    public Request patch(String pathOrUri) {
+        return new Request(this, Request.Method.PATCH, buildPath(pathOrUri));
+    }
+
     private String buildPath(String pathOrUri) {
         if (pathOrUri == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("pathOrUri must not be null");
diff --git a/src/test/api-test-server/routes/simple.js b/src/test/api-test-server/routes/simple.js
index 52542a9..872d950 100755
--- a/src/test/api-test-server/routes/simple.js
+++ b/src/test/api-test-server/routes/simple.js
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ module.exports = function registerRoutes(app) {
         res.send(204);
     });
 
+    app.patch('/simple.json', function (req, res) {
+        res.json(req.body);
+    });
+
     app.get('/no-content', function (req, res) {
         res.send(204);
     });
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/goebl/david/TestWebb.java b/src/test/java/com/goebl/david/TestWebb.java
index 3e8d1d7..3420850 100755
--- a/src/test/java/com/goebl/david/TestWebb.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/goebl/david/TestWebb.java
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ public void testSimpleDelete() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("No Content", response.getResponseMessage());
     }
 
+    public void testSimplePatchJson() throws Exception {
+        JSONObject payload = new JSONObject();
+        payload.put("p1", SIMPLE_ASCII);
+        payload.put("p2", COMPLEX_UTF8);
+
+        Response<JSONObject> response = webb
+                .patch("/simple.json")
+                .body(payload)
+                .asJsonObject();
+
+        assertEquals(200, response.getStatusCode());
+        assertTrue(response.getContentType().startsWith(Webb.APP_JSON));
+        JSONObject result = response.getBody();
+        assertNotNull(result);
+        assertEquals(SIMPLE_ASCII, result.getString("p1"));
+        assertEquals(COMPLEX_UTF8, result.getString("p2"));
+    }
+
     public void testNoContent() throws Exception {
 
         Response<Void> responseAsVoid = webb