diff --git a/http/sys_mount.go b/http/sys_mount.go
index 36499cfabf..68eae02e41 100644
--- a/http/sys_mount.go
+++ b/http/sys_mount.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func handleSysMounts(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
 		switch r.Method {
 		case "GET":
 			handleSysListMounts(core).ServeHTTP(w, r)
-		case "POST":
+		case "PUT", "POST":
 			fallthrough
 		case "DELETE":
 			handleSysMountUnmount(core, w, r)
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ func handleSysMounts(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
 func handleSysRemount(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		switch r.Method {
-		case "POST":
-		case "PUT":
+		case "PUT", "POST":
 		default:
 			respondError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, nil)
 			return
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func handleSysListMounts(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
 
 func handleSysMountUnmount(core *vault.Core, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	switch r.Method {
-	case "POST":
+	case "PUT", "POST":
 	case "DELETE":
 	default:
 		respondError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, nil)
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func handleSysMountUnmount(core *vault.Core, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 
 	switch r.Method {
-	case "POST":
+	case "PUT", "POST":
 		handleSysMount(core, w, r, path)
 	case "DELETE":
 		handleSysUnmount(core, w, r, path)
diff --git a/http/sys_mount_test.go b/http/sys_mount_test.go
index c91cd66024..9e7a943405 100644
--- a/http/sys_mount_test.go
+++ b/http/sys_mount_test.go
@@ -76,6 +76,22 @@ func TestSysMount(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSysMount_put(t *testing.T) {
+	core, _, token := vault.TestCoreUnsealed(t)
+	ln, addr := TestServer(t, core)
+	defer ln.Close()
+	TestServerAuth(t, addr, token)
+
+	resp := testHttpPut(t, addr+"/v1/sys/mounts/foo", map[string]interface{}{
+		"type":        "generic",
+		"description": "foo",
+	})
+	testResponseStatus(t, resp, 204)
+
+	// The TestSysMount test tests the thing is actually created. See that test
+	// for more info.
+}
+
 func TestSysRemount(t *testing.T) {
 	core, _, token := vault.TestCoreUnsealed(t)
 	ln, addr := TestServer(t, core)