diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index bc16470..5667dc5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -165,7 +165,15 @@ Documentation
         :param dates_to_str: Boolean, convert all date or datetime values to string.
         :returns: dictionary object
 
-    
+    JSONObject.update([Dict|List|Tuple]) accepts either a dictionary object or an iterable of key/value
+        pairs (as tuples or other iterables of length two). If keyword arguments are specified, the dictionary
+        is then updated with those key/value pairs: obj.update(sky=1, cloud=2).
+
+    Plus Operator: Two JSONObjects may be merged using the plus (+) operator: obj = obj + other_obj.
+
+    Number of Properties: The number of managed properties may be determined by using the Python 'len()'
+        function: len(obj) == 5.
+
 Project Links
 =============
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2aae694..2175a13 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-__VERSION__ = "1.1.9"
+__VERSION__ = "1.1.10"
 
 base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/src/python_easy_json/json_object.py b/src/python_easy_json/json_object.py
index 6cedb87..dc10b54 100644
--- a/src/python_easy_json/json_object.py
+++ b/src/python_easy_json/json_object.py
@@ -267,3 +267,34 @@ def to_dict(self, recursive: bool = True, dates_to_str: bool = False):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.to_json()
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.__data_dict__.keys())
+
+    def __add__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, JSONObject):
+            raise TypeError(f"Invalid operand type for +: 'JSONObject' and '{str(other)}'")
+        return self.update(**other.to_dict())
+
+    def update(self, *args, **kwargs) -> "JSONObject":
+        """
+        Update or add additional properties to this object by passing a dictionary or list of key value pairs.
+        """
+        if args:
+            for arg in args:
+                if isinstance(arg, dict):
+                    for k, v in arg.items():
+                        setattr(self, k, v)
+                elif isinstance(arg, (list, tuple)):
+                    for item in arg:
+                        if len(item) != 2:
+                            raise ValueError('Invalid tuple size')
+                        setattr(self, item[0], item[1])
+                else:
+                    raise TypeError(f"TypeError: '{type(arg)}' object is not iterable")
+
+        elif kwargs:
+            for k, v in kwargs.items():
+                setattr(self, k, v)
+
+        return self
diff --git a/tests/test_simple_json.py b/tests/test_simple_json.py
index 0be77c2..6fdb6bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_simple_json.py
+++ b/tests/test_simple_json.py
@@ -109,3 +109,104 @@ def test_setattr_after_init(self):
         data = obj.to_dict()
         self.assertEqual(data['new_prop'], 'abc')
         self.assertEqual(data['test_prop'], 123)
+
+    def test_update_with_dict(self):
+        """ Test we can update the JSONObject by passing a dict object """
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        obj = obj.update({'test_prop': 456, 'new_prop': 987})
+
+        self.assertEqual(obj.new_prop, 987)
+        self.assertEqual(obj.test_prop, 456)
+
+        data = obj.to_dict()
+
+        self.assertEqual(data['new_prop'], 987)
+        self.assertEqual(data['test_prop'], 456)
+
+    def test_update_with_keyword_args(self):
+        """ Test we can update the JSONObject by passing key word arguments """
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        obj = obj.update(test_prop=456, new_prop=987)
+
+        self.assertEqual(obj.new_prop, 987)
+        self.assertEqual(obj.test_prop, 456)
+
+        data = obj.to_dict()
+
+        self.assertEqual(data['new_prop'], 987)
+        self.assertEqual(data['test_prop'], 456)
+
+    def test_update_with_iterable_pairs(self):
+        """ Test we can update the JSONObject by passing iterable pair arguments """
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        obj = obj.update([('test_prop', 456), ('new_prop', 987)])
+
+        self.assertEqual(obj.new_prop, 987)
+        self.assertEqual(obj.test_prop, 456)
+
+        data = obj.to_dict()
+
+        self.assertEqual(data['new_prop'], 987)
+        self.assertEqual(data['test_prop'], 456)
+
+    def test_update_exceptions(self):
+        """ Test update using bad data to cause exceptions """
+
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        # Test no args, should not raise an error.
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj.update({}), JSONObject)
+
+        # Test non-iterable value raises TypeError
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, obj.update, None)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, obj.update, 123)
+
+        # Test bad iterable pair raise ValueError
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, obj.update, [('test_prop', 456, 333)])
+
+    def test_number_of_properties(self):
+        """ Test the number of properties by calling len() function """
+
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123, 'another_prop': 'abc'})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(obj), 2)
+
+    def test_add_object(self):
+        """ Test add object """
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        other_obj = JSONObject({'another_prop': 'abc'})
+        self.assertIsInstance(other_obj, JSONObject)
+
+        island_other_obj = JSONObject({'island_prop': 'sandy'})
+        self.assertIsInstance(island_other_obj, JSONObject)
+
+        obj += other_obj
+
+        self.assertEqual(obj.test_prop, 123)
+        self.assertEqual(obj.another_prop, 'abc')
+
+        obj = obj + island_other_obj
+
+        self.assertEqual(obj.island_prop, 'sandy')
+
+    def test_add_invalid_operand(self):
+        """ Test adding an invalid operand """
+        obj = JSONObject({'test_prop': 123})
+        self.assertIsInstance(obj, JSONObject)
+
+        try:
+            obj += {'other_prop': 'abc'}
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(obj, 'other_prop'))