diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.html b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.html
index 073d0ad9f..816529916 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.html
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     <ul>
         <li><code>url</code>, if set, is used as the url of the request. Must start with http: or https:</li>
         <li><code>method</code>, if set, is used as the HTTP method of the request.
-        Must be one of <code>GET</code>, <code>PUT</code>, <code>POST</code> or <code>DELETE</code> (default: GET)</li>
+        Must be one of <code>GET</code>, <code>PUT</code>, <code>POST</code>, <code>PATCH</code> or <code>DELETE</code> (default: GET)</li>
         <li><code>headers</code>, if set, should be an object containing field/value
         pairs to be added as request headers</li>
         <li><code>payload</code> is sent as the body of the request</li>
diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
index 9d65b286d..1a749e6e0 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
             var payload = null;
 
-            if (msg.payload && (method == "POST" || method == "PUT") ) {
+            if (msg.payload && (method == "POST" || method == "PUT" || method == "PATCH" ) ) {
                 if (typeof msg.payload === "string" || Buffer.isBuffer(msg.payload)) {
                     payload = msg.payload;
                 } else if (typeof msg.payload == "number") {