diff --git a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md
index 428323b89..ef09dfe50 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ Provides `get` and `post` method handlers.
 
 Extends: [MultipleObjectAPIView], [ListModelMixin], [CreateModelMixin]
 
+## RetrieveUpdateAPIView
+
+Used for **read or update** endpoints to represent a **single model instance**.
+
+Provides `get` and `put` method handlers.
+
+Extends: [SingleObjectAPIView], [RetrieveModelMixin], [UpdateModelMixin]
+
 ## RetrieveDestroyAPIView
 
 Used for **read or delete** endpoints to represent a **single model instance**.
diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index 4f83cfd8f..a74ee5202 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 >
 > — Eric S. Raymond, [The Cathedral and the Bazaar][cite].
 
+## Master
+
+* Added `RetrieveUpdateAPIView`
+
 ## 2.1.9
 
 **Date**: 11th Dec 2012
diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index dd8dfcf8d..3e4f29ad2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -185,6 +185,18 @@ class ListCreateAPIView(mixins.ListModelMixin,
         return self.create(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
+class RetrieveUpdateAPIView(mixins.RetrieveModelMixin,
+                            mixins.UpdateModelMixin,
+                            SingleObjectAPIView):
+    """
+    Concrete view for retrieving, updating a model instance.
+    """
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def put(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.update(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
 class RetrieveDestroyAPIView(mixins.RetrieveModelMixin,
                              mixins.DestroyModelMixin,
                              SingleObjectAPIView):