diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountAsyncClient.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountAsyncClient.java
index 87485a93c7..88f0746f69 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountAsyncClient.java
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountAsyncClient.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import org.jclouds.cloudstack.domain.Account;
 import org.jclouds.cloudstack.filters.QuerySigner;
 import org.jclouds.cloudstack.options.CreateAccountOptions;
+import org.jclouds.cloudstack.options.UpdateAccountOptions;
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.ExceptionParser;
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.QueryParams;
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.RequestFilters;
@@ -60,6 +61,17 @@ public interface GlobalAccountAsyncClient extends DomainAccountAsyncClient {
       @QueryParam("firstname") String firstName, @QueryParam("lastname") String lastName,
       @QueryParam("password") String hashedPassword, CreateAccountOptions... options);
 
+   /**
+    * @see GlobalAccountClient#updateAccount
+    */
+   @GET
+   @QueryParams(keys = "command", values = "updateAccount")
+   @SelectJson("account")
+   @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+   @ExceptionParser(ReturnNullOnNotFoundOr404.class)
+   ListenableFuture<Account> updateAccount(@QueryParam("account") String accountName,
+      @QueryParam("domainid") long domainId, @QueryParam("newname") String newName, UpdateAccountOptions... options);
+
    /**
     * @see GlobalAccountClient#deleteAccount
     */
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClient.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClient.java
index d7c09c8d5f..76d72cc0ec 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClient.java
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClient.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.jclouds.cloudstack.domain.Account;
 import org.jclouds.cloudstack.options.CreateAccountOptions;
+import org.jclouds.cloudstack.options.UpdateAccountOptions;
 import org.jclouds.concurrent.Timeout;
 
 /**
@@ -54,6 +55,17 @@ public interface GlobalAccountClient extends DomainAccountClient {
    Account createAccount(String userName, Account.Type accountType, String email,
       String firstName, String lastName, String hashedPassword, CreateAccountOptions... options);
 
+   /**
+    * Update an existing account
+    *
+    * @param accountName the current account name
+    * @param domainId the ID of the domain were the account exists
+    * @param newName new name for the account
+    * @param options optional arguments
+    * @return
+    */
+   Account updateAccount(String accountName, long domainId, String newName, UpdateAccountOptions... options);
+
    /**
     * Delete an account with the specified ID
     *
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/options/UpdateAccountOptions.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/options/UpdateAccountOptions.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cde893b9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/options/UpdateAccountOptions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.cloudstack.options;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import org.jclouds.http.options.BaseHttpRequestOptions;
+
+/**
+ * Optional arguments for updating an Account
+ * 
+ * @see <a
+ *      href="http://download.cloud.com/releases/2.2.0/api_2.2.12/global_admin/updateAccount.html"
+ *      />
+ * @author Andrei Savu
+ */
+public class UpdateAccountOptions extends BaseHttpRequestOptions {
+
+   public static final UpdateAccountOptions NONE = new UpdateAccountOptions();
+
+   /**
+    * @param networkDomain
+    *       network domain for the account's networks
+    */
+   public UpdateAccountOptions networkDomain(String networkDomain) {
+      this.queryParameters.replaceValues("networkdomain", ImmutableSet.<String>of(networkDomain));
+      return this;
+   }
+
+   public static class Builder {
+
+      /**
+       * @see UpdateAccountOptions#networkDomain
+       */
+      public static UpdateAccountOptions networkDomain(String networkDomain) {
+         UpdateAccountOptions options = new UpdateAccountOptions();
+         return options.networkDomain(networkDomain);
+      }
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClientLiveTest.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClientLiveTest.java
index bfa2d00c5d..3f3431b14d 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalAccountClientLiveTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.jclouds.cloudstack.features;
 
 import org.jclouds.cloudstack.domain.Account;
-import org.jclouds.logging.Logger;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -45,6 +44,12 @@ public class GlobalAccountClientLiveTest extends BaseCloudStackClientLiveTest {
          assertEquals(account.getName(), prefix + "-account");
          assertEquals(account.getType(), Account.Type.USER);
 
+         Account updated = globalAdminClient.getAccountClient().updateAccount(
+            account.getName(), account.getDomainId(), prefix + "-account-2");
+
+         assertNotNull(updated);
+         assertEquals(updated.getName(), prefix + "-account-2");
+
       } finally {
          if (account != null) {
             globalAdminClient.getAccountClient().deleteAccount(account.getId());