diff --git a/clientbase/ops.go b/clientbase/ops.go
index 36af41d6..f75d112d 100644
--- a/clientbase/ops.go
+++ b/clientbase/ops.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -183,7 +184,15 @@ func (a *APIOperations) DoCreate(schemaType string, createObj interface{}, respO
 	return a.DoModify("POST", a.Opts.URL+"/"+schemaType, createObj, respObject)
 }
 
+func (a *APIOperations) DoReplace(schemaType string, existing *types.Resource, updates interface{}, respObject interface{}) error {
+	return a.doUpdate(schemaType, true, existing, updates, respObject)
+}
+
 func (a *APIOperations) DoUpdate(schemaType string, existing *types.Resource, updates interface{}, respObject interface{}) error {
+	return a.doUpdate(schemaType, false, existing, updates, respObject)
+}
+
+func (a *APIOperations) doUpdate(schemaType string, replace bool, existing *types.Resource, updates interface{}, respObject interface{}) error {
 	if existing == nil {
 		return errors.New("Existing object is nil")
 	}
@@ -193,6 +202,17 @@ func (a *APIOperations) DoUpdate(schemaType string, existing *types.Resource, up
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find self URL of [%v]", existing)
 	}
 
+	if replace {
+		u, err := url.Parse(selfURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse url %s: %v", selfURL, err)
+		}
+		q := u.Query()
+		q.Set("_replace", "true")
+		u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+		selfURL = u.String()
+	}
+
 	if updates == nil {
 		updates = map[string]string{}
 	}
diff --git a/generator/type_template.go b/generator/type_template.go
index 1dfd6262..7503859d 100644
--- a/generator/type_template.go
+++ b/generator/type_template.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type {{.schema.CodeName}}Operations interface {
     List(opts *types.ListOpts) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}Collection, error)
     Create(opts *{{.schema.CodeName}}) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}, error)
     Update(existing *{{.schema.CodeName}}, updates interface{}) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}, error)
+    Replace(existing *{{.schema.CodeName}}) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}, error)
     ByID(id string) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}, error)
     Delete(container *{{.schema.CodeName}}) error
     {{range $key, $value := .resourceActions}}
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ func (c *{{.schema.CodeName}}Client) Update(existing *{{.schema.CodeName}}, upda
     return resp, err
 }
 
+func (c *{{.schema.CodeName}}Client) Replace(obj *{{.schema.CodeName}}) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}, error) {
+	resp := &{{.schema.CodeName}}{}
+	err := c.apiClient.Ops.DoReplace({{.schema.CodeName}}Type, &obj.Resource, obj, resp)
+	return resp, err
+}
+
 func (c *{{.schema.CodeName}}Client) List(opts *types.ListOpts) (*{{.schema.CodeName}}Collection, error) {
     resp := &{{.schema.CodeName}}Collection{}
     err := c.apiClient.Ops.DoList({{.schema.CodeName}}Type, opts, resp)