diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index af035cc..d89342f 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -3707,6 +3707,7 @@
    { (u_char *) "PROPPATCH", (uint32_t) ~NGX_HTTP_PROPPATCH },
    { (u_char *) "LOCK",      (uint32_t) ~NGX_HTTP_LOCK },
    { (u_char *) "UNLOCK",    (uint32_t) ~NGX_HTTP_UNLOCK },
+   { (u_char *) "PATCH",     (uint32_t) ~NGX_HTTP_PATCH },
    { NULL, 0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c b/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
index 272f030..96b3135 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@
                         r->method = NGX_HTTP_MKCOL;
                     }
 
+                    if (ngx_str5cmp(m, 'P', 'A', 'T', 'C', 'H')) {
+                        r->method = NGX_HTTP_PATCH;
+                    }
+
                     if (ngx_str5cmp(m, 'T', 'R', 'A', 'C', 'E')) {
                         r->method = NGX_HTTP_TRACE;
                     }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
index a200972..b757f27 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 #define NGX_HTTP_PROPPATCH                 0x0800
 #define NGX_HTTP_LOCK                      0x1000
 #define NGX_HTTP_UNLOCK                    0x2000
-#define NGX_HTTP_TRACE                     0x4000
+#define NGX_HTTP_PATCH                     0x4000
+#define NGX_HTTP_TRACE                     0x8000
 
 #define NGX_HTTP_CONNECTION_CLOSE          1
 #define NGX_HTTP_CONNECTION_KEEP_ALIVE     2