diff --git a/plugins/outputs/http/README.md b/plugins/outputs/http/README.md
index 69c6dd249..f30388fa8 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/http/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/http/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ to use them.
   ## Timeout for HTTP message
   # timeout = "5s"
 
-  ## HTTP method, one of: "POST" or "PUT"
+  ## HTTP method, one of: "POST" or "PUT" or "PATCH"
   # method = "POST"
 
   ## HTTP Basic Auth credentials
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/http/http.go b/plugins/outputs/http/http.go
index 77d55e654..57ff49968 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/http/http.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/http/http.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (h *HTTP) Connect() error {
 		h.Method = http.MethodPost
 	}
 	h.Method = strings.ToUpper(h.Method)
-	if h.Method != http.MethodPost && h.Method != http.MethodPut {
+	if h.Method != http.MethodPost && h.Method != http.MethodPut && h.Method != http.MethodPatch {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid method [%s] %s", h.URL, h.Method)
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf b/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf
index 63cfd4fcc..742e1ae57 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   ## Timeout for HTTP message
   # timeout = "5s"
 
-  ## HTTP method, one of: "POST" or "PUT"
+  ## HTTP method, one of: "POST" or "PUT" or "PATCH"
   # method = "POST"
 
   ## HTTP Basic Auth credentials