diff --git a/api/http/api.go b/api/http/api.go
index f931bc22ff5..65c2d436d61 100644
--- a/api/http/api.go
+++ b/api/http/api.go
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ func (self *HttpServer) Serve(listener net.Listener) {
 	self.registerEndpoint(p, "get", "/cluster/shard_spaces", self.getShardSpaces)
 	self.registerEndpoint(p, "post", "/cluster/shard_spaces/:db", self.createShardSpace)
 	self.registerEndpoint(p, "del", "/cluster/shard_spaces/:db/:name", self.dropShardSpace)
+	self.registerEndpoint(p, "post", "/cluster/shard_spaces/:db/:name", self.updateShardSpace)
 	self.registerEndpoint(p, "post", "/cluster/database_configs/:db", self.configureDatabase)
 
 	// migrates leveldb data from 0.7 to 0.8 format.
@@ -1272,3 +1273,27 @@ func (self *HttpServer) migrateData(w libhttp.ResponseWriter, r *libhttp.Request
 		return libhttp.StatusAccepted, nil
 	})
 }
+
+func (self *HttpServer) updateShardSpace(w libhttp.ResponseWriter, r *libhttp.Request) {
+	self.tryAsClusterAdmin(w, r, func(u User) (int, interface{}) {
+		space := &cluster.ShardSpace{}
+		decoder := json.NewDecoder(r.Body)
+		err := decoder.Decode(space)
+		if err != nil {
+			return libhttp.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error()
+		}
+		space.Database = r.URL.Query().Get(":db")
+		space.Name = r.URL.Query().Get(":name")
+		if !self.clusterConfig.DatabaseExists(space.Database) {
+			return libhttp.StatusNotAcceptable, "Can't update a shard space for a database that doesn't exist"
+		}
+		if !self.clusterConfig.ShardSpaceExists(space) {
+			return libhttp.StatusNotAcceptable, "Can't update a shard space that doesn't exist"
+		}
+
+		if err := self.raftServer.UpdateShardSpace(space); err != nil {
+			return libhttp.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error()
+		}
+		return libhttp.StatusOK, nil
+	})
+}
diff --git a/client/influxdb.go b/client/influxdb.go
index f81ce35c0b8..1aa178a98ca 100644
--- a/client/influxdb.go
+++ b/client/influxdb.go
@@ -608,3 +608,14 @@ func (self *Client) DropShard(id uint32, serverIds []uint32) error {
 	_, err = self.delWithBody(url, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
 	return err
 }
+
+// Added to InfluxDB in 0.8.2
+func (self *Client) UpdateShardSpace(database, name string, space *ShardSpace) error {
+	url := self.getUrl(fmt.Sprintf("/cluster/shard_spaces/%s/%s", database, name))
+	data, err := json.Marshal(space)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	resp, err := self.httpClient.Post(url, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+	return responseToError(resp, err, true)
+}
diff --git a/cluster/cluster_configuration.go b/cluster/cluster_configuration.go
index c58d3cc8aae..d82e2aeb822 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster_configuration.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster_configuration.go
@@ -125,16 +125,16 @@ func NewClusterConfiguration(
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *ClusterConfiguration) DoesShardSpaceExist(space *ShardSpace) error {
+func (self *ClusterConfiguration) ShardSpaceExists(space *ShardSpace) bool {
 	self.shardLock.RLock()
 	defer self.shardLock.RUnlock()
 	dbSpaces := self.databaseShardSpaces[space.Database]
 	for _, s := range dbSpaces {
 		if s.Name == space.Name {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Shard space %s exists", space.Name)
+			return true
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return false
 }
 
 func (self *ClusterConfiguration) SetShardCreator(shardCreator ShardCreator) {
@@ -1314,6 +1314,17 @@ func (self *ClusterConfiguration) AddShardSpace(space *ShardSpace) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (self *ClusterConfiguration) UpdateShardSpace(space *ShardSpace) error {
+	self.shardLock.Lock()
+	defer self.shardLock.Unlock()
+	oldSpace := self.getShardSpaceByDatabaseAndName(space.Database, space.Name)
+	if oldSpace == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	oldSpace.UpdateFromSpace(space)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (self *ClusterConfiguration) RemoveShardSpace(database, name string) error {
 	log.Info("Dropping shard space %s on db %s", name, database)
 	self.shardLock.Lock()
diff --git a/cluster/shard_space.go b/cluster/shard_space.go
index eb5e1a9a2cf..4a99b5cf43e 100644
--- a/cluster/shard_space.go
+++ b/cluster/shard_space.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func NewShardSpace(database, name string) *ShardSpace {
 }
 
 func (s *ShardSpace) Validate(clusterConfig *ClusterConfiguration, checkForDb bool) error {
-	if err := clusterConfig.DoesShardSpaceExist(s); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if clusterConfig.ShardSpaceExists(s) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Shard space %s exists for db %s", s.Name, s.Database)
 	}
 	if checkForDb {
 		if !clusterConfig.DatabaseExists(s.Database) {
@@ -132,3 +132,17 @@ func (s *ShardSpace) ParsedShardDuration() time.Duration {
 	}
 	return DEFAULT_SHARD_DURATION
 }
+
+func (s *ShardSpace) UpdateFromSpace(space *ShardSpace) error {
+	r, err := s.compileRegex(space.Regex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	s.Regex = space.Regex
+	s.compiledRegex = r
+	s.RetentionPolicy = space.RetentionPolicy
+	s.ShardDuration = space.ShardDuration
+	s.ReplicationFactor = space.ReplicationFactor
+	s.Split = space.Split
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/coordinator/command.go b/coordinator/command.go
index 45ba741854b..9dcd3a87c93 100644
--- a/coordinator/command.go
+++ b/coordinator/command.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func init() {
 		&DropSeriesCommand{},
 		&CreateShardSpaceCommand{},
 		&DropShardSpaceCommand{},
+		&UpdateShardSpaceCommand{},
 	} {
 		internalRaftCommands[command.CommandName()] = command
 	}
@@ -471,3 +472,21 @@ func (c *DropShardSpaceCommand) Apply(server raft.Server) (interface{}, error) {
 	err := config.RemoveShardSpace(c.Database, c.Name)
 	return nil, err
 }
+
+type UpdateShardSpaceCommand struct {
+	ShardSpace *cluster.ShardSpace
+}
+
+func NewUpdateShardSpaceCommand(space *cluster.ShardSpace) *UpdateShardSpaceCommand {
+	return &UpdateShardSpaceCommand{ShardSpace: space}
+}
+
+func (c *UpdateShardSpaceCommand) CommandName() string {
+	return "update_shard_space"
+}
+
+func (c *UpdateShardSpaceCommand) Apply(server raft.Server) (interface{}, error) {
+	config := server.Context().(*cluster.ClusterConfiguration)
+	err := config.UpdateShardSpace(c.ShardSpace)
+	return nil, err
+}
diff --git a/coordinator/raft_server.go b/coordinator/raft_server.go
index fa23b905fd1..e422773775f 100644
--- a/coordinator/raft_server.go
+++ b/coordinator/raft_server.go
@@ -830,3 +830,9 @@ func (self *RaftServer) DropShardSpace(database, name string) error {
 	_, err := self.doOrProxyCommand(command)
 	return err
 }
+
+func (self *RaftServer) UpdateShardSpace(shardSpace *cluster.ShardSpace) error {
+	command := NewUpdateShardSpaceCommand(shardSpace)
+	_, err := self.doOrProxyCommand(command)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/integration/single_server_test.go b/integration/single_server_test.go
index 18afe4f857f..b66c37d369f 100644
--- a/integration/single_server_test.go
+++ b/integration/single_server_test.go
@@ -952,10 +952,9 @@ func (self *SingleServerSuite) TestSeriesShouldReturnSorted(c *C) {
 	}
 }
 
-// fix for #886 - https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/issues/886
-func (self *SingleServerSuite) TestShardSpacesCorrectAfterRestart(c *C) {
+func (self *SingleServerSuite) TestUpdateShardSpace(c *C) {
 	client := self.server.GetClient("", c)
-	db := "test_shard_restart"
+	db := "test_update_shard_space"
 	c.Assert(client.CreateDatabase(db), IsNil)
 	client = self.server.GetClient(db, c)
 
@@ -993,23 +992,34 @@ func (self *SingleServerSuite) TestShardSpacesCorrectAfterRestart(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(series[1].Name, Equals, "space2.foo")
 	c.Assert(series[1].Points[0][1], Equals, float64(1))
 
-	_, err = http.Post("http://localhost:8086/raft/force_compaction?u=root&p=root", "", nil)
+	space2.Regex = "/^(space2|foo).*/"
+	err = client.UpdateShardSpace(db, "space2", space2)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
-	self.server.Stop()
-	c.Assert(self.server.Start(), IsNil)
-	self.server.WaitForServerToStart()
+	spaces, err = client.GetShardSpaces()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(self.getSpace(db, "space2", "/^(space2|foo).*/", spaces), NotNil)
+	c.Assert(self.getSpace(db, "space1", "/.*/", spaces), NotNil)
 
+	// foo should now be effectively hidden from us.
 	series, err = client.Query("select count(val) from /.*/")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(series, HasLen, 2)
-	c.Assert(series[0].Name, Equals, "foo")
+	c.Assert(series, HasLen, 1)
+	c.Assert(series[0].Name, Equals, "space2.foo")
 	c.Assert(series[0].Points[0][1], Equals, float64(1))
-	c.Assert(series[1].Name, Equals, "space2.foo")
-	c.Assert(series[1].Points[0][1], Equals, float64(1))
 
-	spaces, err = client.GetShardSpaces()
+	self.server.WriteDataToDatabase(db, `
+[
+  {
+    "name": "foo",
+    "columns": ["val"],
+    "points":[[5]]
+  }
+]`, c)
+
+	series, err = client.Query("select * from foo")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(self.getSpace(db, "space2", "/^space2.*/", spaces), NotNil)
-	c.Assert(self.getSpace(db, "space1", "/.*/", spaces), NotNil)
+	c.Assert(series, HasLen, 1)
+	c.Assert(series[0].Name, Equals, "foo")
+	c.Assert(series[0].Points[0][2], Equals, float64(5))
 }