diff --git a/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
index 1b4c1524..7276e3b8 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
@@ -236,6 +236,25 @@ namespace Octokit
             return response.BodyAsObject;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates the API resource at the specified URI.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The API resource's type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="uri">URI of the API resource to update</param>
+        /// <param name="data">Object that describes the API resource; this will be serialized and used as the request's body</param>
+        /// <param name="accepts">Accept header to use for the API request</param>
+        /// <returns>The updated API resource.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when an API error occurs.</exception>
+        public async Task<T> Patch<T>(Uri uri, object data, string accepts)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(uri, "uri");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(data, "data");
+
+            var response = await Connection.PatchAsync<T>(uri, data, accepts).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return response.BodyAsObject;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes the API object at the specified URI.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/Connection.cs b/Octokit/Http/Connection.cs
index 9f0f3e7b..d7b79b79 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/Connection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/Connection.cs
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ namespace Octokit
             return SendData<T>(uri, HttpVerb.Patch, body, null, null, CancellationToken.None);
         }
 
+        public Task<IResponse<T>> PatchAsync<T>(Uri uri, object body, string accepts)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(uri, "uri");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(body, "body");
+
+            return SendData<T>(uri, HttpVerb.Patch, body, accepts, null, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+
         public Task<IResponse<T>> PostAsync<T>(Uri uri, object body, string accepts, string contentType)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(uri, "uri");
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
index 353d6c25..3daa3157 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when an API error occurs.</exception>
         Task<T> Patch<T>(Uri uri, object data);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates the API resource at the specified URI.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The API resource's type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="uri">URI of the API resource to update</param>
+        /// <param name="data">Object that describes the API resource; this will be serialized and used as the request's body</param>
+        /// <param name="accepts">Accept header to use for the API request</param>
+        /// <returns>The updated API resource.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when an API error occurs.</exception>
+        Task<T> Patch<T>(Uri uri, object data, string accepts);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes the API object at the specified URI.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/IConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/IConnection.cs
index f1f8f201..94ed1978 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/IConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/IConnection.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <returns><seealso cref="IResponse"/> representing the received HTTP response</returns>
         Task<IResponse<T>> PatchAsync<T>(Uri uri, object body);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs an asynchronous HTTP PATCH request.
+        /// Attempts to map the response body to an object of type <typeparamref name="T"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type to map the response to</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="uri">URI endpoint to send request to</param>
+        /// <param name="body">The object to serialize as the body of the request</param>
+        /// <param name="accepts">Specifies accepted response media types.</param>
+        /// <returns><seealso cref="IResponse"/> representing the received HTTP response</returns>
+        Task<IResponse<T>> PatchAsync<T>(Uri uri, object body, string accepts);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Performs an asynchronous HTTP POST request.
         /// Attempts to map the response body to an object of type <typeparamref name="T"/>