diff --git a/src/node_http_parser.cc b/src/node_http_parser.cc
index b99e205041..8922c9ed1a 100644
--- a/src/node_http_parser.cc
+++ b/src/node_http_parser.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static Persistent<String> put_sym;
 static Persistent<String> connect_sym;
 static Persistent<String> options_sym;
 static Persistent<String> trace_sym;
+static Persistent<String> patch_sym;
 static Persistent<String> copy_sym;
 static Persistent<String> lock_sym;
 static Persistent<String> mkcol_sym;
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ method_to_str(unsigned short m) {
     case HTTP_CONNECT:    return connect_sym;
     case HTTP_OPTIONS:    return options_sym;
     case HTTP_TRACE:      return trace_sym;
+    case HTTP_PATCH:      return patch_sym;
     case HTTP_COPY:       return copy_sym;
     case HTTP_LOCK:       return lock_sym;
     case HTTP_MKCOL:      return mkcol_sym;
@@ -400,6 +402,7 @@ void InitHttpParser(Handle<Object> target) {
   connect_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("CONNECT");
   options_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("OPTIONS");
   trace_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("TRACE");
+  patch_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("PATCH");
   copy_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("COPY");
   lock_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("LOCK");
   mkcol_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("MKCOL");
diff --git a/test/simple/test-http-patch.js b/test/simple/test-http-patch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..142a0934d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-http-patch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var net = require('net');
+var http = require('http');
+
+// Test that the PATCH verb gets passed through correctly
+
+var server_response = '';
+var received_method = null;
+
+var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
+  received_method = req.method;
+  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+  res.write('hello ');
+  res.write('world\n');
+  res.end();
+});
+server.listen(common.PORT);
+
+server.on('listening', function() {
+  var c = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
+
+  c.setEncoding('utf8');
+
+  c.on('connect', function() {
+    c.write('PATCH / HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n');
+  });
+
+  c.on('data', function(chunk) {
+    console.log(chunk);
+    server_response += chunk;
+  });
+
+  c.on('end', function() {
+    c.end();
+  });
+
+  c.on('close', function() {
+    server.close();
+  });
+});
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  var m = server_response.split('\r\n\r\n');
+  assert.equal(m[1], 'hello world\n');
+  assert.equal(received_method, 'PATCH');
+});