diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index b7d1760f..41b8357a 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class HTTPHeaderSyntaxError < StandardError; end
   #     Net::HTTP.post(uri, data)
   #     params = {title: 'foo', body: 'bar', userId: 1}
   #     Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, params)
+  #     data = '{"title": "foo", "body": "bar", "userId": 1}'
+  #     Net::HTTP.put(uri, data)
   #
   # - If performance is important, consider using sessions, which lower request overhead.
   #   This {session}[rdoc-ref:Net::HTTP@Sessions] has multiple requests for
@@ -524,6 +526,8 @@ class HTTPHeaderSyntaxError < StandardError; end
   #   Sends a POST request with form data and returns a response object.
   # - {::post}[rdoc-ref:Net::HTTP.post]:
   #   Sends a POST request with data and returns a response object.
+  # - {::put}[rdoc-ref:Net::HTTP.put]:
+  #   Sends a PUT request with data and returns a response object.
   # - {#copy}[rdoc-ref:Net::HTTP#copy]:
   #   Sends a COPY request and returns a response object.
   # - {#delete}[rdoc-ref:Net::HTTP#delete]:
@@ -893,6 +897,39 @@ def HTTP.post_form(url, params)
       }
     end
 
+    # Sends a PUT request to the server; returns a Net::HTTPResponse object.
+    #
+    # Argument +url+ must be a URL;
+    # argument +data+ must be a string:
+    #
+    #   _uri = uri.dup
+    #   _uri.path = '/posts'
+    #   data = '{"title": "foo", "body": "bar", "userId": 1}'
+    #   headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    #   res = Net::HTTP.put(_uri, data, headers) # => #<Net::HTTPCreated 201 Created readbody=true>
+    #   puts res.body
+    #
+    # Output:
+    #
+    #   {
+    #     "title": "foo",
+    #     "body": "bar",
+    #     "userId": 1,
+    #     "id": 101
+    #   }
+    #
+    # Related:
+    #
+    # - Net::HTTP::Put: request class for \HTTP method +PUT+.
+    # - Net::HTTP#put: convenience method for \HTTP method +PUT+.
+    #
+    def HTTP.put(url, data, header = nil)
+      start(url.hostname, url.port,
+            :use_ssl => url.scheme == 'https' ) {|http|
+        http.put(url, data, header)
+      }
+    end
+
     #
     # \HTTP session management
     #
@@ -2016,6 +2053,11 @@ def patch(path, data, initheader = nil, dest = nil, &block) # :yield: +body_segm
     #   http = Net::HTTP.new(hostname)
     #   http.put('/todos/1', data) # => #<Net::HTTPOK 200 OK readbody=true>
     #
+    # Related:
+    #
+    # - Net::HTTP::Put: request class for \HTTP method PUT.
+    # - Net::HTTP.put: sends PUT request, returns response body.
+    #
     def put(path, data, initheader = nil)
       request(Put.new(path, initheader), data)
     end
diff --git a/lib/net/http/requests.rb b/lib/net/http/requests.rb
index 57241642..e58057ad 100644
--- a/lib/net/http/requests.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http/requests.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class Net::HTTP::Post < Net::HTTPRequest
 # - {Idempotent}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Idempotent_methods]: yes.
 # - {Cacheable}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Cacheable_methods]: no.
 #
+# Related:
+#
+# - Net::HTTP.put: sends +PUT+ request, returns response object.
+# - Net::HTTP#put: sends +PUT+ request, returns response object.
+#
 class Net::HTTP::Put < Net::HTTPRequest
   METHOD = 'PUT'
   REQUEST_HAS_BODY = true