diff --git a/requests/api.py b/requests/api.py
index 580b3f35..940c3e61 100644
--- a/requests/api.py
+++ b/requests/api.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def put(url, data=None, **kwargs):
 
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
     :param data: (optional) Dictionary, bytes, or file-like object to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
+    :param json: (optional) json data to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
     :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes.
     :return: :class:`Response <Response>` object
     :rtype: requests.Response
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ def patch(url, data=None, **kwargs):
 
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
     :param data: (optional) Dictionary, bytes, or file-like object to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
+    :param json: (optional) json data to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
     :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes.
     :return: :class:`Response <Response>` object
     :rtype: requests.Response