diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveDocumentOperations.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveDocumentOperations.java
index 37109773b..8bc4e006c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveDocumentOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveDocumentOperations.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core;
 
+import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.UpdateResponse;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  *
  * @author Peter-Josef Meisch
  * @author Aleksei Arsenev
+ * @author Roman Puchkovskiy
  * @since 4.0
  */
 public interface ReactiveDocumentOperations {
@@ -324,4 +326,14 @@ public interface ReactiveDocumentOperations {
 	 * @return a {@link Mono} emitting the number of the removed documents.
 	 */
 	Mono<Long> delete(Query query, Class<?> entityType, IndexCoordinates index);
+
+	/**
+	 * Partial update of the document.
+	 *
+	 * @param updateQuery query defining the update
+	 * @param index the index where to update the records
+	 * @return a {@link Mono} emitting the update response
+	 * @since 4.1
+	 */
+	Mono<UpdateResponse> update(UpdateQuery updateQuery, IndexCoordinates index);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java
index bccdbacc8..86d541f7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.IndicesOptions;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.WriteRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.WriteRequest.RefreshPolicy;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.get.GetResult;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.BulkByScrollResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.DeleteByQueryRequest;
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.IndexQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.SeqNoPrimaryTerm;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.UpdateQuery;
+import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.UpdateResponse;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.support.VersionInfo;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentPropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.callback.ReactiveEntityCallbacks;
@@ -524,6 +526,18 @@ public class ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate implements ReactiveElasticsearchOpera
 		return doDeleteBy(query, entityType, index).map(BulkByScrollResponse::getDeleted).publishNext();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Mono<UpdateResponse> update(UpdateQuery updateQuery, IndexCoordinates index) {
+		Assert.notNull(updateQuery, "UpdateQuery must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(index, "Index must not be null");
+
+		return Mono.defer(() -> {
+			UpdateRequest request = requestFactory.updateRequest(updateQuery, index);
+			return Mono.from(execute(client -> client.update(request)))
+					.map(response -> new UpdateResponse(UpdateResponse.Result.valueOf(response.getResult().name())));
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Mono<Long> delete(Query query, Class<?> entityType) {
 		return delete(query, entityType, getIndexCoordinatesFor(entityType));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
index b2dbbbda0..c66b5f511 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
@@ -63,16 +63,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.Field;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.Score;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.reactive.ReactiveElasticsearchClient;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.mapping.IndexCoordinates;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.Criteria;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.CriteriaQuery;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.IndexQuery;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.IndexQueryBuilder;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.NativeSearchQuery;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.NativeSearchQueryBuilder;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.Query;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.SeqNoPrimaryTerm;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.StringQuery;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.UpdateQuery;
+import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.*;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.junit.junit4.ElasticsearchVersion;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.junit.jupiter.SpringIntegrationTest;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -965,6 +956,29 @@ public class ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests {
 		template.save(forEdit).as(StepVerifier::create).expectNextCount(1).verifyComplete();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAES-909
+	void shouldDoUpdate() {
+		SampleEntity entity = randomEntity("test message");
+		entity.rate = 1;
+		index(entity);
+
+		org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.document.Document document = org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.document.Document
+				.create();
+		document.put("message", "updated");
+		UpdateQuery updateQuery = UpdateQuery.builder(entity.getId()) //
+				.withDocument(document) //
+				.build();
+
+		UpdateResponse updateResponse = template.update(updateQuery, IndexCoordinates.of(DEFAULT_INDEX)).block();
+		assertThat(updateResponse).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(updateResponse.getResult()).isEqualTo(UpdateResponse.Result.UPDATED);
+
+		template.get(entity.getId(), SampleEntity.class, IndexCoordinates.of(DEFAULT_INDEX)) //
+				.as(StepVerifier::create) //
+				.expectNextMatches(foundEntity -> foundEntity.getMessage().equals("updated")) //
+				.verifyComplete();
+  }
+  
 	@Test // DATAES-908
 	void shouldFillVersionOnSaveOne() {
 		VersionedEntity saved = template.save(new VersionedEntity()).block();