diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index 4ecc932b427e..8e772f5cb5b5 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -436,6 +436,21 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
           reload: function() {
             forceReload = true;
             $rootScope.$evalAsync(updateRoute);
+          },
+
+          /**
+           * @ngdoc method
+           * @name $route#updateParams
+           *
+           * @description
+           * Causes `$route` service to update the current URL, replacing
+           * current route parameters with those specified in `newParams`.
+           *
+           * @param {Object} newParams mapping of URL parameter names to values
+           */
+          updateParams: function(newParams) {
+            newParams = angular.extend({}, this.current.params, newParams);
+            $location.path(interpolate(this.current.$$route.originalPath, newParams));
           }
         };
 
diff --git a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
index 072cf6bb8ab7..81f031655dde 100644
--- a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
@@ -1046,7 +1046,6 @@ describe('$route', function() {
       });
     });
 
-
     describe('reload', function() {
 
       it('should reload even if reloadOnSearch is false', function() {
@@ -1078,4 +1077,75 @@ describe('$route', function() {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('update', function() {
+    it('should support single-parameter route updating', function() {
+      var routeChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('route change');
+
+      module(function($routeProvider) {
+        $routeProvider.when('/bar/:barId', {controller: angular.noop});
+      });
+
+      inject(function($route, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope) {
+        $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeSuccess', routeChangeSpy);
+
+        $location.path('/bar/1');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        routeChangeSpy.reset();
+
+        $route.updateParams({barId: '2'});
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect($routeParams).toEqual({barId: '2'});
+        expect(routeChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect($location.path()).toEqual('/bar/2');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should support total multi-parameter route updating', function() {
+      var routeChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('route change');
+
+      module(function($routeProvider) {
+        $routeProvider.when('/bar/:barId/:fooId/:spamId/:eggId', {controller: angular.noop});
+      });
+
+      inject(function($route, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope) {
+        $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeSuccess', routeChangeSpy);
+
+        $location.path('/bar/1/2/3/4');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        routeChangeSpy.reset();
+
+        $route.updateParams({barId: '5', fooId: '6', spamId: '7', eggId: '8'});
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect($routeParams).toEqual({barId: '5', fooId: '6', spamId: '7', eggId: '8'});
+        expect(routeChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect($location.path()).toEqual('/bar/5/6/7/8');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should support partial multi-parameter route updating', function() {
+      var routeChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('route change');
+
+      module(function($routeProvider) {
+        $routeProvider.when('/bar/:barId/:fooId/:spamId/:eggId', {controller: angular.noop});
+      });
+
+      inject(function($route, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope) {
+        $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeSuccess', routeChangeSpy);
+
+        $location.path('/bar/1/2/3/4');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        routeChangeSpy.reset();
+
+        $route.updateParams({barId: '5', fooId: '6'});
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect($routeParams).toEqual({barId: '5', fooId: '6', spamId: '3', eggId: '4'});
+        expect(routeChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect($location.path()).toEqual('/bar/5/6/3/4');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });