diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-update-to-osc-05eb21c5fa18a788.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-update-to-osc-05eb21c5fa18a788.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad5c25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-update-to-osc-05eb21c5fa18a788.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The command ``trove update`` is now available to use in the
+    python-openstackclient CLI as ``openstack database instance update``.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e8d58365..41a4d6ec 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ openstack.database.v1 =
     database_instance_resize_volume = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:ResizeDatabaseInstanceVolume
     database_instance_restart = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:RestartDatabaseInstance
     database_instance_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:ShowDatabaseInstance
+    database_instance_update = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:UpdateDatabaseInstance
     database_instance_upgrade = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:UpgradeDatabaseInstance
     database_limit_list = troveclient.osc.v1.database_limits:ListDatabaseLimits
     database_quota_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_quota:ShowDatabaseQuota
diff --git a/troveclient/osc/v1/database_instances.py b/troveclient/osc/v1/database_instances.py
index 76fcb3e7..0234de3d 100644
--- a/troveclient/osc/v1/database_instances.py
+++ b/troveclient/osc/v1/database_instances.py
@@ -552,3 +552,59 @@ class RestartDatabaseInstance(command.Command):
         instance = osc_utils.find_resource(db_instances,
                                            parsed_args.instance)
         db_instances.restart(instance)
+
+
+class UpdateDatabaseInstance(command.Command):
+
+    _description = _("Updates an instance: Edits name, "
+                     "configuration, or replica source.")
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(UpdateDatabaseInstance, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'instance',
+            metavar='<instance>',
+            type=str,
+            help=_('ID or name of the instance.'),
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--name',
+            metavar='<name>',
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help=_('ID or name of the instance.'),
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--configuration',
+            metavar='<configuration>',
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help=_('ID of the configuration reference to attach.'),
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--detach_replica_source',
+            '--detach-replica-source',
+            dest='detach_replica_source',
+            action="store_true",
+            default=False,
+            help=_('Detach the replica instance from its replication source. '
+                   '--detach-replica-source may be deprecated in the future '
+                   'in favor of just --detach_replica_source'),
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--remove_configuration',
+            dest='remove_configuration',
+            action="store_true",
+            default=False,
+            help=_('Drops the current configuration reference.'),
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        db_instances = self.app.client_manager.database.instances
+        instance = osc_utils.find_resource(db_instances,
+                                           parsed_args.instance)
+        db_instances.edit(instance, parsed_args.configuration,
+                          parsed_args.name,
+                          parsed_args.detach_replica_source,
+                          parsed_args.remove_configuration)
diff --git a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_instances.py b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_instances.py
index 1d8b67a8..a188436a 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_instances.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_instances.py
@@ -300,3 +300,25 @@ class TestDatabaseInstanceRestart(TestInstances):
         result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
         self.instance_client.restart.assert_called_with('instance1')
         self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+
+class TestDatabaseInstanceUpdate(TestInstances):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDatabaseInstanceUpdate, self).setUp()
+        self.cmd = database_instances.UpdateDatabaseInstance(self.app, None)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'find_resource')
+    def test_instance_update(self, mock_find):
+        args = ['instance1',
+                '--name', 'new_instance_name',
+                '--detach_replica_source',
+                '--remove_configuration']
+        mock_find.return_value = args[0]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, args, [])
+        result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.instance_client.edit.assert_called_with('instance1',
+                                                     None,
+                                                     'new_instance_name',
+                                                     True, True)
+        self.assertIsNone(result)