diff --git a/marklogic/rows.py b/marklogic/rows.py
index 65a74ef..22d657e 100644
--- a/marklogic/rows.py
+++ b/marklogic/rows.py
@@ -67,6 +67,61 @@ def query(
         not 2xx, then the entire response is always returned.
         """
         path = "v1/rows/graphql" if graphql else "v1/rows"
+        return self.__send_request(
+            path,
+            dsl,
+            plan,
+            sql,
+            sparql,
+            graphql,
+            format,
+            tx,
+            return_response,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+    def update(
+        self,
+        dsl: str = None,
+        format: str = "json",
+        tx: Transaction = None,
+        return_response: bool = False,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """
+        Sends an update query to an endpoint at the MarkLogic rows service defined at
+        https://docs.marklogic.com/REST/client/row-management. Note that this feature
+        requires the use of MarkLogic version 11.2 or later.
+
+        For more information about Optic Update and using the Optic DSL,
+        see https://docs.marklogic.com/guide/app-dev/OpticAPI.
+        TODO - add links for Optic Update.
+
+        :param dsl: an Optic DSL query
+        :param tx: optional REST transaction in which to service this request.
+        :param return_response: boolean specifying if the entire original response
+        object should be returned (True) or if only the data should be returned (False)
+        upon a success (2xx) response. Note that if the status code of the response is
+        not 2xx, then the entire response is always returned.
+        """
+        path = "v1/rows/update"
+        return self.__send_request(
+            path, dsl, None, None, None, None, format, tx, return_response, **kwargs
+        )
+
+    def __send_request(
+        self,
+        path: str = None,
+        dsl: str = None,
+        plan: dict = None,
+        sql: str = None,
+        sparql: str = None,
+        graphql: str = None,
+        format: str = "json",
+        tx: Transaction = None,
+        return_response: bool = False,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
         headers = kwargs.pop("headers", {})
         data = None
         if graphql:
diff --git a/tests/test_rows_update.py b/tests/test_rows_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee63e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_rows_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from marklogic.documents import DefaultMetadata, Document
+
+
+def test_update_dsl_remove(admin_client):
+    DEFAULT_PERMS = {"python-tester": ["read", "update"]}
+    DOC_URI = "/temp/doc1.json"
+    response = admin_client.documents.write(
+        [Document(DOC_URI, {"doc": 1}, permissions=DEFAULT_PERMS)]
+    )
+
+    update_query_remove = 'op.fromDocUris("' + DOC_URI + '").lockForUpdate().remove()'
+    response = admin_client.rows.update(update_query_remove, return_response=True)
+    assert 200 == response.status_code
+
+    docs = admin_client.documents.read([DOC_URI])
+    assert 0 == len(docs)
+
+
+def test_update_dsl_wrong_path(admin_client):
+    DEFAULT_PERMS = {"python-tester": ["read", "update"]}
+    DOC_URI = "/temp/doc1.json"
+    response = admin_client.documents.write(
+        [Document(DOC_URI, {"doc": 1}, permissions=DEFAULT_PERMS)]
+    )
+
+    update_query_remove = 'op.fromDocUris("' + DOC_URI + '").lockForUpdate().remove()'
+    response = admin_client.rows.query(update_query_remove, return_response=True)
+    assert 400 == response.status_code
+    assert (
+        "Optic Update need to be run as update transaction"
+        in response.content.decode("utf-8")
+    )