diff --git a/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/request/MockMvcRequestBuilders.java b/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/request/MockMvcRequestBuilders.java
index bb0c109a099..7b51604f3a9 100644
--- a/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/request/MockMvcRequestBuilders.java
+++ b/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/request/MockMvcRequestBuilders.java
@@ -28,21 +28,18 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 /**
  * Static factory methods for {@link RequestBuilder}s.
  *
- * <p><strong>Eclipse users:</strong> consider adding this class as a Java
+ * <p><strong>Eclipse users:</strong> Consider adding this class as a Java
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  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
  * @since 3.2
  */
 public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 
-	private MockMvcRequestBuilders() {
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a GET request.
-	 *
 	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
 	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
 	 */
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a POST request.
-	 *
 	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
 	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
 	 */
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a PUT request.
-	 *
 	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
 	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
 	 */
@@ -70,9 +65,17 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 		return new MockHttpServletRequestBuilder(HttpMethod.PUT, urlTemplate, urlVariables);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a PATCH request.
+	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
+	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
+	 */
+	public static MockHttpServletRequestBuilder patch(String urlTemplate, Object... urlVariables) {
+		return new MockHttpServletRequestBuilder(HttpMethod.PATCH, urlTemplate, urlVariables);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a DELETE request.
-	 *
 	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
 	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
 	 */
@@ -82,7 +85,6 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 
 	/**
      * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for an OPTIONS request.
-     *
      * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
      * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
      */
@@ -93,7 +95,6 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a request with the given HTTP method.
-	 *
 	 * @param httpMethod the HTTP method
 	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
 	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link MockHttpServletRequestBuilder} for a multipart request.
-	 *
 	 * @param urlTemplate a URL template; the resulting URL will be encoded
 	 * @param urlVariables zero or more URL variables
 	 */
@@ -115,22 +115,19 @@ public abstract class MockMvcRequestBuilders {
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link RequestBuilder} for an async dispatch from the
 	 * {@link MvcResult} of the request that started async processing.
-	 *
 	 * <p>Usage involves performing one request first that starts async processing:
-	 * <pre>
+	 * <pre class="code">
 	 * MvcResult mvcResult = this.mockMvc.perform(get("/1"))
 	 *	.andExpect(request().asyncStarted())
 	 *	.andReturn();
 	 *  </pre>
-	 *
 	 * <p>And then performing the async dispatch re-using the {@code MvcResult}:
-	 * <pre>
+	 * <pre class="code">
 	 * this.mockMvc.perform(asyncDispatch(mvcResult))
 	 * 	.andExpect(status().isOk())
 	 * 	.andExpect(content().contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
 	 * 	.andExpect(content().string("{\"name\":\"Joe\",\"someDouble\":0.0,\"someBoolean\":false}"));
 	 * </pre>
-	 *
 	 * @param mvcResult the result from the request that started async processing
 	 */
 	public static RequestBuilder asyncDispatch(final MvcResult mvcResult) {