diff --git a/Net/include/Poco/Net/HTTPRequest.h b/Net/include/Poco/Net/HTTPRequest.h
index 497ff26c6..1cf865507 100644
--- a/Net/include/Poco/Net/HTTPRequest.h
+++ b/Net/include/Poco/Net/HTTPRequest.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public:
 	static const std::string HTTP_DELETE;
 	static const std::string HTTP_TRACE;
 	static const std::string HTTP_CONNECT;
+	static const std::string HTTP_PATCH;
 	
 	static const std::string HOST;
 	static const std::string COOKIE;
diff --git a/Net/src/HTTPRequest.cpp b/Net/src/HTTPRequest.cpp
index 74d3a5824..61d7c6651 100644
--- a/Net/src/HTTPRequest.cpp
+++ b/Net/src/HTTPRequest.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const std::string HTTPRequest::HTTP_OPTIONS        = "OPTIONS";
 const std::string HTTPRequest::HTTP_DELETE         = "DELETE";
 const std::string HTTPRequest::HTTP_TRACE          = "TRACE";
 const std::string HTTPRequest::HTTP_CONNECT        = "CONNECT";
+const std::string HTTPRequest::HTTP_PATCH          = "PATCH";
 const std::string HTTPRequest::HOST                = "Host";
 const std::string HTTPRequest::COOKIE              = "Cookie";
 const std::string HTTPRequest::AUTHORIZATION       = "Authorization";