diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java
index 58a7341852..570c5a1f0e 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ public abstract class FrameworkServlet extends HttpServletBean {
 
 		String method = request.getMethod();
 		if (method.equalsIgnoreCase(RequestMethod.PATCH.name())) {
-			doPatch(request, response);
+			processRequest(request, response);
 		}
 		else {
 			super.service(request, response);
@@ -828,16 +828,6 @@ public abstract class FrameworkServlet extends HttpServletBean {
 		processRequest(request, response);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Delegate PATCH requests to {@link #processRequest}.
-	 * @see #doService
-	 */
-	protected final void doPatch(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
-			throws ServletException, IOException {
-
-		processRequest(request, response);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Delegate DELETE requests to {@link #processRequest}.
 	 * @see #doService
@@ -867,6 +857,9 @@ public abstract class FrameworkServlet extends HttpServletBean {
 			}
 		}
 		super.doOptions(request, response);
+		String allowedMethods = response.getHeader("Allow");
+		allowedMethods += ", " + RequestMethod.PATCH.name();
+		response.setHeader("Allow", allowedMethods);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServletTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServletTests.java
index 6a5ec06388..6549c4dde0 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServletTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServletTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.springframework.web.servlet;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.sameInstance;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -60,9 +66,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.AbstractThemeResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
 /**
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
@@ -855,6 +858,14 @@ public class DispatcherServletTests extends TestCase {
 		assertThat(custom.getEnvironment(), instanceOf(CustomServletEnvironment.class));
 	}
 
+	public void testAllowedOptionsIncludesPatchMethod() throws Exception {
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest(getServletContext(), "OPTIONS", "/foo");
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		DispatcherServlet servlet = new DispatcherServlet();
+		servlet.service(request, response);
+		assertThat(response.getHeader("Allow"), equalTo("GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, TRACE, OPTIONS, PATCH"));
+	}
+
 
 	public static class ControllerFromParent implements Controller {