diff --git a/gcloud/logging/metric.py b/gcloud/logging/metric.py
index c4a358a93abb..cc8d4d783329 100644
--- a/gcloud/logging/metric.py
+++ b/gcloud/logging/metric.py
@@ -129,3 +129,19 @@ def reload(self, client=None):
         data = client.connection.api_request(method='GET', path=self.path)
         self.description = data.get('description', '')
         self.filter_ = data['filter']
+
+    def update(self, client=None):
+        """API call:  update metric configuration via a PUT request
+
+        See
+        https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/api/ref_v2beta1/rest/v2beta1/projects.metrics/update
+
+        :type client: :class:`gcloud.logging.client.Client` or ``NoneType``
+        :param client: the client to use.  If not passed, falls back to the
+                       ``client`` stored on the current metric.
+        """
+        client = self._require_client(client)
+        data = {'name': self.name, 'filter': self.filter_}
+        if self.description:
+            data['description'] = self.description
+        client.connection.api_request(method='PUT', path=self.path, data=data)
diff --git a/gcloud/logging/test_metric.py b/gcloud/logging/test_metric.py
index a491d4e0c845..a592176a7084 100644
--- a/gcloud/logging/test_metric.py
+++ b/gcloud/logging/test_metric.py
@@ -161,6 +161,44 @@ def test_reload_w_alternate_client(self):
         self.assertEqual(req['method'], 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(req['path'], '/%s' % FULL)
 
+    def test_update_w_bound_client(self):
+        FULL = 'projects/%s/metrics/%s' % (self.PROJECT, self.METRIC_NAME)
+        RESOURCE = {
+            'name': self.METRIC_NAME,
+            'filter': self.FILTER,
+        }
+        conn = _Connection(RESOURCE)
+        CLIENT = _Client(project=self.PROJECT, connection=conn)
+        metric = self._makeOne(self.METRIC_NAME, self.FILTER, client=CLIENT)
+        metric.update()
+        self.assertEqual(len(conn._requested), 1)
+        req = conn._requested[0]
+        self.assertEqual(req['method'], 'PUT')
+        self.assertEqual(req['path'], '/%s' % FULL)
+        self.assertEqual(req['data'], RESOURCE)
+
+    def test_update_w_alternate_client(self):
+        FULL = 'projects/%s/metrics/%s' % (self.PROJECT, self.METRIC_NAME)
+        DESCRIPTION = 'DESCRIPTION'
+        RESOURCE = {
+            'name': self.METRIC_NAME,
+            'description': DESCRIPTION,
+            'filter': self.FILTER,
+        }
+        conn1 = _Connection()
+        CLIENT1 = _Client(project=self.PROJECT, connection=conn1)
+        conn2 = _Connection(RESOURCE)
+        CLIENT2 = _Client(project=self.PROJECT, connection=conn2)
+        metric = self._makeOne(self.METRIC_NAME, self.FILTER, client=CLIENT1,
+                               description=DESCRIPTION)
+        metric.update(client=CLIENT2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(conn1._requested), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(conn2._requested), 1)
+        req = conn2._requested[0]
+        self.assertEqual(req['method'], 'PUT')
+        self.assertEqual(req['path'], '/%s' % FULL)
+        self.assertEqual(req['data'], RESOURCE)
+
 
 class _Connection(object):