diff --git a/lib/oauth.js b/lib/oauth.js
index 61a8bd1..10d3e7a 100644
--- a/lib/oauth.js
+++ b/lib/oauth.js
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ exports.OAuth.prototype._performSecureRequest= function( oauth_token, oauth_toke
     }
   }
 
-  if( method == "POST"  && ( post_body == null && extra_params != null) ) {
+  if( (method == "POST" || method == "PUT")  && ( post_body == null && extra_params != null) ) {
     post_body= querystring.stringify(extra_params);
   }
 
@@ -295,13 +295,14 @@ exports.OAuth.prototype._performSecureRequest= function( oauth_token, oauth_toke
     });
   
     request.socket.addListener("error",callback);
-    if( method == "POST" && post_body != null && post_body != "" ) {
+    
+    if( (method == "POST" || method =="PUT") && post_body != null && post_body != "" ) {
       request.write(post_body);
     }
     request.end();
   }
   else {
-    if( method == "POST" && post_body != null && post_body != "" ) {
+    if( (method == "POST" || method =="PUT") && post_body != null && post_body != "" ) {
       request.write(post_body);
     }
     return request;
@@ -336,11 +337,15 @@ exports.OAuth.prototype.getProtectedResource= function(url, method, oauth_token,
   this._performSecureRequest( oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, method, url, null, "", null, callback );
 }
 
+exports.OAuth.prototype.delete= function(url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, callback) {
+  return this._performSecureRequest( oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, "DELETE", url, null, "", null, callback );
+}
+
 exports.OAuth.prototype.get= function(url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, callback) {
   return this._performSecureRequest( oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, "GET", url, null, "", null, callback );
 }
 
-exports.OAuth.prototype.post= function(url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, post_body, post_content_type, callback) {
+exports.OAuth.prototype._putOrPost= function(method, url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, post_body, post_content_type, callback) {
   var extra_params= null;
   if( typeof post_content_type == "function" ) {
     callback= post_content_type;
@@ -351,9 +356,18 @@ exports.OAuth.prototype.post= function(url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, pos
     extra_params= post_body;
     post_body= null;
   }
-  return this._performSecureRequest( oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, "POST", url, extra_params, post_body, post_content_type, callback );
+  return this._performSecureRequest( oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, method, url, extra_params, post_body, post_content_type, callback );
 }
  
+
+exports.OAuth.prototype.put= function(url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, post_body, post_content_type, callback) {
+  return this._putOrPost("PUT", url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, post_body, post_content_type, callback);
+}
+
+exports.OAuth.prototype.post= function(url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, post_body, post_content_type, callback) {
+  return this._putOrPost("POST", url, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, post_body, post_content_type, callback);
+}
+
 exports.OAuth.prototype.getOAuthRequestToken= function(extraParams, callback) {
   if( typeof extraParams == "function" ){
     callback = extraParams;
diff --git a/tests/oauth.js b/tests/oauth.js
index c58fac6..219a472 100644
--- a/tests/oauth.js
+++ b/tests/oauth.js
@@ -377,7 +377,173 @@ vows.describe('OAuth').addBatch({
                oa._createClient= op;
              }
            }
+         }
+       },
+       'PUT' : {
+         'if no callback is passed' : {
+           'it should return a request object': function(oa) {
+             var request= oa.put("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret", "BLAH", "text/plain")
+             assert.isObject(request);
+             assert.equal(request.method, "PUT");
+             request.end();
+           }
          },
+         'if a callback is passed' : {
+           "it should call the internal request's end method and return nothing": function(oa) {
+             var callbackCalled= false;
+             var op= oa._createClient;
+             try {
+               oa._createClient= function() {
+                 return {
+                   request: function(method, path, headers) {
+                     return {
+                       write: function(){},
+                       socket: {addListener: function(){}},
+                       addListener: function() {},
+                       end: function() {
+                         callbackCalled= true;
+                       }
+                     }
+                   }
+                 }
+               }
+               var request= oa.put("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret", "BLAH", "text/plain", function(e,d){})
+               assert.equal(callbackCalled, true);
+               assert.isUndefined(request);
+             }
+             finally {
+               oa._createClient= op;
+             }
+           }
+         },
+         'if the post_body is not a string' : {
+           "It should be url encoded and the content type set to be x-www-form-urlencoded" : function(oa) {
+             var op= oa._createClient;
+             try {
+               var callbackCalled= false;
+               oa._createClient= function() {
+                 return {
+                   request: function(method, path, headers) {
+                     assert.equal(headers["Content-Type"], "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+                     return {
+                       socket: {addListener: function(){}},
+                       write: function(data) {
+                           callbackCalled= true;
+                           assert.equal(data, "foo=1%2C2%2C3&bar=1%2B2");
+                        },
+                       addListener: function() {},
+                       end: function() {}
+                     }
+                   }
+                 }
+               }
+               var request= oa.put("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret", {"foo":"1,2,3", "bar":"1+2"})
+               assert.equal(callbackCalled, true);
+             }
+             finally {
+               oa._createClient= op;
+             }
+           }
+         },
+         'if the post_body is a string' : {
+           "and no post_content_type is specified" : {
+             "It should be written as is, with a content length specified, and the encoding should be set to be x-www-form-urlencoded" : function(oa) {
+               var op= oa._createClient;
+               try {
+                 var callbackCalled= false;
+                  oa._createClient= function() {
+                    return {
+                      request: function(method, path, headers) {
+                        assert.equal(headers["Content-Type"], "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+                        assert.equal(headers["Content-length"], 23);
+                        return {
+                          socket: {addListener: function(){}},
+                          write: function(data) {
+                             callbackCalled= true;
+                             assert.equal(data, "foo=1%2C2%2C3&bar=1%2B2");
+                           },
+                          addListener: function() {},
+                          end: function() {}
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                  var request= oa.put("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret", "foo=1%2C2%2C3&bar=1%2B2")
+                  assert.equal(callbackCalled, true);
+                }
+                finally {
+                  oa._createClient= op;
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "and a post_content_type is specified" : {
+              "It should be written as is, with a content length specified, and the encoding should be set to be as specified" : function(oa) {
+                var op= oa._createClient;
+                try { 
+                  var callbackCalled= false;
+                  oa._createClient= function() {
+                    return {
+                      request: function(method, path, headers) {
+                        assert.equal(headers["Content-Type"], "unicorn/encoded");
+                        assert.equal(headers["Content-length"], 23);
+                        return {
+                          socket: {addListener: function(){}},
+                          write: function(data) {
+                             callbackCalled= true;
+                             assert.equal(data, "foo=1%2C2%2C3&bar=1%2B2");
+                           },
+                          addListener: function() {},
+                          end: function() {}
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                  var request= oa.put("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret", "foo=1%2C2%2C3&bar=1%2B2", "unicorn/encoded")
+                  assert.equal(callbackCalled, true);
+                }
+                finally {
+                  oa._createClient= op;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+       'DELETE' : {
+         'if no callback is passed' : {
+           'it should return a request object': function(oa) {
+             var request= oa.delete("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret")
+             assert.isObject(request); 
+             assert.equal(request.method, "DELETE");
+             request.end();
+           }
+         },
+         'if a callback is passed' : {
+           "it should call the internal request's end method and return nothing": function(oa) {
+             var callbackCalled= false;
+             var op= oa._createClient;
+             try {
+               oa._createClient= function() {
+                 return {
+                   request: function(method, path, headers) {
+                     return {
+                       socket: {addListener: function(){}},
+                       addListener: function() {},
+                       end: function() {
+                         callbackCalled= true;
+                       }
+                     }
+                   }
+                 }
+               }
+               var request= oa.delete("http://foo.com/blah", "token", "token_secret", function(e,d) {})
+               assert.equal(callbackCalled, true);
+               assert.isUndefined(request);
+             }
+             finally {
+               oa._createClient= op;
+             }
+           }
+         }
        }
      }
 }).export(module);