diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index d5395767e8958b..d2f33d9d2e173c 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class HTTPHeaderSyntaxError < StandardError; end
   #       Net::HTTP::Head
   #       Net::HTTP::Post
   #       Net::HTTP::Put
+  #       Net::HTTP::Patch
   #       Net::HTTP::Proppatch
   #       Net::HTTP::Lock
   #       Net::HTTP::Unlock
@@ -918,6 +919,12 @@ def put(path, data, initheader = nil)   #:nodoc:
       res
     end
 
+    def patch(path, data, initheader = nil) #:nodoc:
+      res = request(Patch.new(path, initheader), data)
+      res.value unless @newimpl
+      res
+    end
+
     # Sends a PROPPATCH request to the +path+ and gets a response,
     # as an HTTPResponse object.
     def proppatch(path, body, initheader = nil)
@@ -1738,6 +1745,12 @@ class Put < HTTPRequest
       RESPONSE_HAS_BODY = true
     end
 
+    class Patch < HTTPRequest
+      METHOD = 'PATCH'
+      REQUEST_HAS_BODY = true
+      RESPONSE_HAS_BODY = true
+    end
+
     class Delete < HTTPRequest
       METHOD = 'DELETE'
       REQUEST_HAS_BODY = false