diff --git a/packages/ember-data/lib/adapters/build-url-mixin.js b/packages/ember-data/lib/adapters/build-url-mixin.js
index 7f1868bd96a..93e0d2901fa 100644
--- a/packages/ember-data/lib/adapters/build-url-mixin.js
+++ b/packages/ember-data/lib/adapters/build-url-mixin.js
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export default Ember.Mixin.create({
         return this.urlForFindBelongsTo(id, type);
       case 'createRecord':
         return this.urlForCreateRecord(type, snapshot);
+      case 'updateRecord':
+        return this.urlForUpdateRecord(id, type, snapshot);
       case 'deleteRecord':
         return this.urlForDeleteRecord(id, type, snapshot);
       default:
@@ -171,6 +173,17 @@ export default Ember.Mixin.create({
     return this._buildURL(type);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * @method urlForUpdateRecord
+   * @param {String} id
+   * @param {String} type
+   * @param {DS.Snapshot} snapshot
+   * @return {String} url
+   */
+  urlForUpdateRecord: function(id, type, snapshot) {
+    return this._buildURL(type, id);
+  },
+
   /**
    * @method urlForDeleteRecord
    * @param {String} id
diff --git a/packages/ember-data/tests/unit/adapters/build-url-mixin/path-for-type-test.js b/packages/ember-data/tests/unit/adapters/build-url-mixin/path-for-type-test.js
index fcf068d8946..421b1967002 100644
--- a/packages/ember-data/tests/unit/adapters/build-url-mixin/path-for-type-test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-data/tests/unit/adapters/build-url-mixin/path-for-type-test.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test('buildURL - findBelongsTo requestType delegates to urlForFindBelongsTo', fu
   equal(adapter.buildURL('super-user', 1, null, 'findBelongsTo'), '/superUsers/1');
 });
 
-test('buildURL - createRecord requestType delegates to urlForFindBelongsTo', function() {
+test('buildURL - createRecord requestType delegates to urlForCreateRecord', function() {
   expect(3);
   var snapshotStub = { snapshot: true };
   var originalMethod = adapter.urlForCreateRecord;
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ test('buildURL - createRecord requestType delegates to urlForFindBelongsTo', fun
   equal(adapter.buildURL('super-user', null, snapshotStub, 'createRecord'), '/superUsers');
 });
 
+test('buildURL - updateRecord requestType delegates to urlForUpdateRecord', function() {
+  expect(4);
+  var snapshotStub = { snapshot: true };
+  var originalMethod = adapter.urlForUpdateRecord;
+  adapter.urlForUpdateRecord = function(id, type, snapshot) {
+    equal(id, 1);
+    equal(type, 'super-user');
+    equal(snapshot, snapshotStub);
+    return originalMethod.apply(this, arguments);
+  };
+  equal(adapter.buildURL('super-user', 1, snapshotStub, 'updateRecord'), '/superUsers/1');
+});
+
 test('buildURL - deleteRecord requestType delegates to urlForDeleteRecord', function() {
   expect(4);
   var snapshotStub = { snapshot: true };