diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index 36f5184..c130c1f 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type Application struct {
 	Executor                   *string             `json:"executor,omitempty"`
 	HealthChecks               *[]HealthCheck      `json:"healthChecks,omitempty"`
 	ReadinessChecks            *[]ReadinessCheck   `json:"readinessChecks,omitempty"`
+	Residency                  *Residency          `json:"residency,omitempty"`
 	Instances                  *int                `json:"instances,omitempty"`
 	Mem                        *float64            `json:"mem,omitempty"`
 	Tasks                      []*Task             `json:"tasks,omitempty"`
@@ -463,6 +464,20 @@ func (r *Application) EmptyReadinessChecks() *Application {
 	return r
 }
 
+// SetResidency sets the upgrade strategy.
+func (r *Application) SetResidency(us Residency) *Application {
+	r.Residency = &us
+	return r
+}
+
+// EmptyResidency explicitly empties the residency -- use this if
+// you need to empty the residency of an application that already has
+// the residency set (setting it to nil will keep the current value).
+func (r *Application) EmptyResidency() *Application {
+	r.Residency = &Residency{}
+	return r
+}
+
 // DeploymentIDs retrieves the application deployments IDs
 func (r *Application) DeploymentIDs() []*DeploymentID {
 	var deployments []*DeploymentID