diff --git a/lib/storage/metadata/MetadataWrapper.js b/lib/storage/metadata/MetadataWrapper.js
index 446c0fd14..7a1422c64 100644
--- a/lib/storage/metadata/MetadataWrapper.js
+++ b/lib/storage/metadata/MetadataWrapper.js
@@ -255,6 +255,20 @@ class MetadataWrapper {
         });
     }
 
+    updateObjectMD(bucketName, objName, objVersion, update, params, log, cb) {
+        log.debug('updating object in metadata');
+        this.client.updateObject(bucketName, objName, objVersion, update, params, log,
+            err => {
+                if (err) {
+                    log.debug('error from metadata', { implName: this.implName,
+                        error: err });
+                    return cb(err);
+                }
+                log.debug('object successfully updated in metadata');
+                return cb();
+            });
+    }
+
     putObjectMD(bucketName, objName, objVal, params, log, cb) {
         log.debug('putting object in metadata');
         const value = typeof objVal.getValue === 'function' ?
diff --git a/lib/storage/metadata/mongoclient/MongoClientInterface.js b/lib/storage/metadata/mongoclient/MongoClientInterface.js
index 2ab6256e8..bfedee407 100644
--- a/lib/storage/metadata/mongoclient/MongoClientInterface.js
+++ b/lib/storage/metadata/mongoclient/MongoClientInterface.js
@@ -1043,6 +1043,27 @@ class MongoClientInterface {
         return this.putObjectNoVer;
     }
 
+    updateObject(bucketName, objName, versionId, updateOp, params, log, cb) {
+        const c = this.getCollection(bucketName);
+        const filter = {
+            _id: null,
+        };
+        const update = {
+            $set: updateOp,
+        };
+        if (versionId) {
+            const versionKey = formatVersionKey(objName, versionId, params.vFormat);
+            filter._id = versionKey;
+        } else {
+            const key = formatMasterKey(objName, params.vFormat);
+            filter._id = key;
+        }
+        return c.updateOne(filter, update).then(() => cb()).catch(err => {
+            log.error('updateObject: error updating object', { error: err.message });
+            return cb(errors.InternalError);
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * puts object metadata in bucket
      * @param {String} bucketName bucket name