diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bdd38e..6192932 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<groupId>fi.foyt</groupId>
 	<artifactId>foursquare-api</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>1.0.5-VinTank</version>
+	<version>1.0.6-VinTank</version>
 	<name>Foursquare API</name>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
diff --git a/src/main/java/fi/foyt/foursquare/api/FoursquareApi.java b/src/main/java/fi/foyt/foursquare/api/FoursquareApi.java
index 31fc382..e0cb3ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fi/foyt/foursquare/api/FoursquareApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fi/foyt/foursquare/api/FoursquareApi.java
@@ -971,6 +971,27 @@ public Result<VenuesSearchResult> venuesSearch(String ll, Double llAcc, Double a
   }
   
   
+  /**
+   * Allows the authenticated user to claim a venue. This is a non-public API that requires permission from 
+   * Foursquare for your application's client ID.
+   * 
+   * @see <a href="https://developer.foursquare.com/docs/venues/claim" target="_blank">https://developer.foursquare.com/docs/venues/claim</a>.
+   * 
+   * @param id the venue id for the venue being claimed
+   * @param visible whether authenticated user should be shown as a venue manager on the venue page
+   * @return Result object
+   * @throws FoursquareApiException when something unexpected happens
+   */
+  public Result<Object> venueClaim(String id, boolean visible) throws FoursquareApiException {
+    try {
+      ApiRequestResponse response = doApiRequest(Method.POST, "venues/" + id + "/claim", true, "visible", visible);
+      return new Result<Object>(response.getMeta(), null);
+    } catch (JSONException e) {
+      throw new FoursquareApiException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  
   /**
    * handle parsing a venue search result and parsing the data
    * @param response