diff --git a/lib/httparty.rb b/lib/httparty.rb
index 70e294f3..504ae78a 100644
--- a/lib/httparty.rb
+++ b/lib/httparty.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def self.included(base)
   end
 
   # == Common Request Options
-  # Request methods (get, post, put, delete, head, options) all take a common set of options. These are:
+  # Request methods (get, post, patch, put, delete, head, options) all take a common set of options. These are:
   #
   # [:+body+:] Body of the request. If passed a Hash, will try to normalize it first, by default passing it to ActiveSupport::to_params. Any other kind of object will get used as-is.
   # [:+http_proxyaddr+:] Address of proxy server to use.
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ def post(path, options={}, &block)
       perform_request Net::HTTP::Post, path, options, &block
     end
 
+    # Perform a PATCH request to a path
+    def patch(path, options={}, &block)
+      perform_request Net::HTTP::Patch, path, options, &block
+    end
+
     # Perform a PUT request to a path
     def put(path, options={}, &block)
       perform_request Net::HTTP::Put, path, options, &block
@@ -431,6 +436,10 @@ def self.post(*args, &block)
     Basement.post(*args, &block)
   end
 
+  def self.patch(*args, &block)
+    Basement.patch(*args, &block)
+  end
+
   def self.put(*args, &block)
     Basement.put(*args, &block)
   end
diff --git a/lib/httparty/request.rb b/lib/httparty/request.rb
index b2a7bfda..ef34a08c 100644
--- a/lib/httparty/request.rb
+++ b/lib/httparty/request.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class Request #:nodoc:
     SupportedHTTPMethods = [
       Net::HTTP::Get,
       Net::HTTP::Post,
+      Net::HTTP::Patch,
       Net::HTTP::Put,
       Net::HTTP::Delete,
       Net::HTTP::Head,
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ def format_from_mimetype(mimetype)
 
     def validate
       raise HTTParty::RedirectionTooDeep.new(last_response), 'HTTP redirects too deep' if options[:limit].to_i <= 0
-      raise ArgumentError, 'only get, post, put, delete, head, and options methods are supported' unless SupportedHTTPMethods.include?(http_method)
+      raise ArgumentError, 'only get, post, patch, put, delete, head, and options methods are supported' unless SupportedHTTPMethods.include?(http_method)
       raise ArgumentError, ':headers must be a hash' if options[:headers] && !options[:headers].is_a?(Hash)
       raise ArgumentError, 'only one authentication method, :basic_auth or :digest_auth may be used at a time' if options[:basic_auth] && options[:digest_auth]
       raise ArgumentError, ':basic_auth must be a hash' if options[:basic_auth] && !options[:basic_auth].is_a?(Hash)
diff --git a/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb b/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb
index f31415b9..7b723740 100644
--- a/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb
@@ -456,6 +456,11 @@
         @request.perform.should == {"hash" => {"foo" => "bar"}}
       end
 
+      it "should be handled by PATCH transparently" do
+        @request.http_method = Net::HTTP::Patch
+        @request.perform.should == {"hash" => {"foo" => "bar"}}
+      end
+
       it "should be handled by PUT transparently" do
         @request.http_method = Net::HTTP::Put
         @request.perform.should == {"hash" => {"foo" => "bar"}}
diff --git a/spec/httparty_spec.rb b/spec/httparty_spec.rb
index a9c18b9e..ec90ace3 100644
--- a/spec/httparty_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/httparty_spec.rb
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ class MyParser < HTTParty::Parser
       end.should raise_error(HTTParty::RedirectionTooDeep) {|e| e.response.body.should == 'first redirect'}
     end
 
+    it "should fail with redirected PATCH" do
+      lambda do
+        @klass.patch('/foo', :no_follow => true)
+      end.should raise_error(HTTParty::RedirectionTooDeep) {|e| e.response.body.should == 'first redirect'}
+    end
+
     it "should fail with redirected DELETE" do
       lambda do
         @klass.delete('/foo', :no_follow => true)