diff --git a/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py b/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py
index daa035a3f..8a0cea5e9 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py
+++ b/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py
@@ -789,6 +789,11 @@ class TestOperationIntrospection(TestCase):
                             '$ref': '#/components/schemas/Request'
                         }
                     },
+                    'application/json-patch+json': {
+                        'schema': {
+                            '$ref': '#/components/schemas/Request'
+                        }
+                    },
                     'application/x-www-form-urlencoded': {
                         'schema': {
                             '$ref': '#/components/schemas/Request'
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_metadata.py
index 4abc0fc07..f45ec05df 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TestMetadata:
             ],
             'parses': [
                 'application/json',
+                'application/json-patch+json',
                 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
                 'multipart/form-data'
             ]
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class TestMetadata:
             ],
             'parses': [
                 'application/json',
+                'application/json-patch+json',
                 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
                 'multipart/form-data'
             ],
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ class TestModelSerializerMetadata(TestCase):
             ],
             'parses': [
                 'application/json',
+                'application/json-patch+json',
                 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
                 'multipart/form-data'
             ],