diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3b3e0c..8e9a8f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # cisco.intersight Ansible Collection Changelog
 
+## Version 2.0.17
+- Fixes #135 to support JSON Patch of existing resources with example port_policy_json_patch.yml playbook
+
 ## Version 2.0.16
 - Fixes #133 to add support for Power Policies in Server Profiles
 
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 33bf5e1..0614bdc 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace: cisco
 name: intersight
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 2.0.16
+version: 2.0.17
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md
diff --git a/playbooks/port_policy_json_patch.yml b/playbooks/port_policy_json_patch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e3fa29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/port_policy_json_patch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+---
+#
+# Configure Fabric Port Policies
+#
+- name: Configure Fabric Port Policies
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    # Create an anchor for api_info that can be used throughout the file
+    api_info: &api_info
+      # if api_key vars are omitted, INTERSIGHT_API_KEY_ID, INTERSIGHT_API_PRIVATE_KEY,
+      # and INTERSIGHT_API_URI environment variables used for API key data
+      api_private_key: "{{ api_private_key | default(omit) }}"
+      api_key_id: "{{ api_key_id | default(omit) }}"
+      api_uri: "{{ api_uri | default(omit) }}"
+      validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs | default(omit) }}"
+    # Port Policy name
+    port_name: eth-pc
+    org_name: dsoper-DevNet
+  tasks:
+    # Get the Organization Moid
+    - name: "Get Organization Moid"
+      cisco.intersight.intersight_rest_api:
+        <<: *api_info
+        resource_path: /organization/Organizations
+        query_params:
+          $filter: "Name eq '{{ org_name }}'"
+      register: org_resp
+    # Config Port Policy
+    - name: "Configure Port Policy"
+      cisco.intersight.intersight_rest_api:
+        <<: *api_info
+        state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
+        resource_path: /fabric/PortPolicies
+        query_params:
+          $filter: "Name eq '{{ port_name }}'"
+        api_body: {
+          "Name": "{{ port_name }}",
+          "DeviceModel": "UCS-FI-6454",
+          "Organization": {
+            "Moid": "{{ org_resp.api_response.Moid }}"
+          }
+        }
+      register: port_resp
+    # Config Uplink Port Channel Roles
+    - name: "Configure Uplink Port Channel Roles"
+      cisco.intersight.intersight_rest_api:
+        <<: *api_info
+        resource_path: /fabric/UplinkPcRoles
+        query_params:
+          $filter: "PortPolicy.Moid eq '{{ port_resp.api_response.Moid }}'"
+        api_body: {
+          "AdminSpeed": "Auto",
+          "PcId": 47,
+          "PortPolicy": {
+            "Moid": "{{ port_resp.api_response.Moid }}"
+          },
+          "Ports": [
+            {
+              "PortId": 47,
+              "SlotId": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      when: port_resp.api_response is defined and port_resp.api_response
+    # JSON Patch for Uplink Port Channel Roles
+    - name: "JSON Patch Uplink Port Channel Roles"
+      cisco.intersight.intersight_rest_api:
+        <<: *api_info
+        resource_path: /fabric/UplinkPcRoles
+        query_params:
+          $filter: "PortPolicy.Moid eq '{{ port_resp.api_response.Moid }}'"
+        update_method: json-patch
+        list_body: [
+          {
+            "op": "add",
+            "path": "/AdminSpeed",
+            "value": "Auto"
+          },
+          {
+            "op": "add",
+            "path": "/PcId",
+            "value": 47
+          },
+          {
+            "op": "add",
+            "path": "/PortPolicy/Moid",
+            "value": "{{ port_resp.api_response.Moid }}"
+          },
+          {
+            "op": "add",
+            "path": "/Ports/-",
+            "value": {
+              "PortId": 48,
+              "SlotId": 1
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      when: port_resp.api_response is defined and port_resp.api_response
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/intersight.py b/plugins/module_utils/intersight.py
index 29c4deb..7585c1e 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/intersight.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/intersight.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def __init__(self, module):
             self.private_key = self.module.params['api_private_key']
         self.digest_algorithm = ''
         self.response_list = []
+        self.update_method = ''
 
     def get_sig_b64encode(self, data):
         """
@@ -285,6 +286,9 @@ def intersight_call(self, http_method="", resource_path="", query_params=None, b
         if (moid is not None and len(moid.encode('utf-8')) != 24):
             raise ValueError('Invalid *moid* value!')
 
+        if (method != 'PATCH' and self.update_method == 'json-patch'):
+            raise ValueError('json-patch is only supported with PATCH on existing resource')
+
         # Check for query_params, encode, and concatenate onto URL
         if query_params:
             query_path = "?" + urlencode(query_params)
@@ -331,9 +335,13 @@ def intersight_call(self, http_method="", resource_path="", query_params=None, b
         auth_header = self.get_auth_header(auth_header, b64_signed_msg)
 
         # Generate the HTTP requests header
+        if self.update_method == 'json-patch':
+            content_type = 'application/json-patch+json'
+        else:
+            content_type = 'application/json'
         request_header = {
             'Accept': 'application/json',
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            'Content-Type': content_type,
             'Host': '{0}'.format(target_host),
             'Date': '{0}'.format(cdate),
             'Digest': 'SHA-256={0}'.format(b64_body_digest.decode('ascii')),
@@ -367,6 +375,7 @@ def get_resource(self, resource_path, query_params, return_list=False):
         self.result['trace_id'] = response.get('trace_id')
 
     def configure_resource(self, moid, resource_path, body, query_params, update_method=''):
+        self.update_method = update_method
         if not self.module.check_mode:
             if moid and update_method != 'post':
                 # update the resource - user has to specify all the props they want updated
diff --git a/plugins/modules/intersight_rest_api.py b/plugins/modules/intersight_rest_api.py
index 1b9e943..c05310c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/intersight_rest_api.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/intersight_rest_api.py
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@
     description:
     - The HTTP method used for update operations.
     - Some Intersight resources require POST operations for modifications.
+    - json-patch is used for partial updates.
+    - json-patch is only supported for patch operations on existing resources and requires the list_body to be a list of dictionaries.
+    - See L(The Intersight API Docs, https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/methods/) for details on JSON Patch.
     type: str
-    choices: [ patch, post ]
+    choices: [ patch, post, json-patch ]
     default: patch
   api_body:
     description:
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         resource_path=dict(type='str', required=True),
         query_params=dict(type='dict'),
-        update_method=dict(type='str', choices=['patch', 'post'], default='patch'),
+        update_method=dict(type='str', choices=['patch', 'post', 'json-patch'], default='patch'),
         api_body=dict(type='dict'),
         list_body=dict(type='list', elements='dict'),
         return_list=dict(type='bool', default=False),
diff --git a/releases/cisco-intersight-2.0.17.tar.gz b/releases/cisco-intersight-2.0.17.tar.gz
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