4 files changed, 61 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/decorators.py b/rest_framework/tests/decorators.py
index 8079c8cb..bc44a45b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/decorators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/decorators.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from rest_framework.decorators import (
     permission_classes,
 )
 
+from rest_framework.tests.utils import RequestFactory
+
 
 class DecoratorTestCase(TestCase):
 
@@ -63,6 +65,20 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(TestCase):
         response = view(request)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
 
+    def test_calling_patch_method(self):
+
+        @api_view(['GET', 'PATCH'])
+        def view(request):
+            return Response({})
+
+        request = self.factory.patch('/')
+        response = view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        request = self.factory.post('/')
+        response = view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
+
     def test_renderer_classes(self):
 
         @api_view(['GET'])
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
index 7c24d84e..843017eb 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase
-from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from django.utils import simplejson as json
 from rest_framework import generics, serializers, status
+from rest_framework.tests.utils import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework.tests.models import BasicModel, Comment, SlugBasedModel
 
 
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@ class TestInstanceView(TestCase):
         updated = self.objects.get(id=1)
         self.assertEquals(updated.text, 'foobar')
 
+    def test_patch_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        PATCH requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should update an object.
+        """
+        content = {'text': 'foobar'}
+        request = factory.patch('/1', json.dumps(content),
+                              content_type='application/json')
+
+        response = self.view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEquals(response.data, {'id': 1, 'text': 'foobar'})
+        updated = self.objects.get(id=1)
+        self.assertEquals(updated.text, 'foobar')
+
     def test_delete_instance_view(self):
         """
         DELETE requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should delete an object.
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/utils.py b/rest_framework/tests/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3906adb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory, FakePayload
+from django.test.client import MULTIPART_CONTENT
+from urlparse import urlparse
+
+
+class RequestFactory(RequestFactory):
+
+    def __init__(self, **defaults):
+        super(RequestFactory, self).__init__(**defaults)
+
+    def patch(self, path, data={}, content_type=MULTIPART_CONTENT,
+            **extra):
+        "Construct a PATCH request."
+
+        patch_data = self._encode_data(data, content_type)
+
+        parsed = urlparse(path)
+        r = {
+            'CONTENT_LENGTH': len(patch_data),
+            'CONTENT_TYPE':   content_type,
+            'PATH_INFO':      self._get_path(parsed),
+            'QUERY_STRING':   parsed[4],
+            'REQUEST_METHOD': 'PATCH',
+            'wsgi.input':     FakePayload(patch_data),
+        }
+        r.update(extra)
+        return self.request(**r)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/views.py b/rest_framework/tests/views.py
index 43365e07..7cd82656 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/views.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class BasicView(APIView):
         return Response({'method': 'POST', 'data': request.DATA})
 
 
-@api_view(['GET', 'POST', 'PUT'])
+@api_view(['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH'])
 def basic_view(request):
     if request.method == 'GET':
         return {'method': 'GET'}
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def basic_view(request):
         return {'method': 'POST', 'data': request.DATA}
     elif request.method == 'PUT':
         return {'method': 'PUT', 'data': request.DATA}
+    elif request.method == 'PATCH':
+        return {'method': 'PATCH', 'data': request.DATA}
 
 
 def sanitise_json_error(error_dict):