diff --git a/example/tests/test_model_viewsets.py b/example/tests/test_model_viewsets.py
index 895f63e4..71859e1f 100644
--- a/example/tests/test_model_viewsets.py
+++ b/example/tests/test_model_viewsets.py
@@ -184,6 +184,25 @@ def test_key_in_detail_result(self):
 
         assert expected_dump == content_dump
 
+    def test_patch_requires_id(self):
+        """
+        Verify that 'id' is required to be passed in an update request.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'data': {
+                'type': 'users',
+                'attributes': {
+                    'first-name': 'DifferentName'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.patch(self.detail_url,
+                                     content_type='application/vnd.api+json',
+                                     data=dump_json(data))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
     def test_key_in_post(self):
         """
         Ensure a key is in the post.
diff --git a/example/tests/test_views.py b/example/tests/test_views.py
index a4f4ce75..7a1a07a8 100644
--- a/example/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/example/tests/test_views.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ def test_delete_relationship_overriding_with_none(self):
         request_data = {
             'data': {
                 'type': 'comments',
+                'id': self.second_comment.id,
                 'relationships': {
                     'author': {
                         'data': None
diff --git a/rest_framework_json_api/parsers.py b/rest_framework_json_api/parsers.py
index 30b9ad0e..dc24a2df 100644
--- a/rest_framework_json_api/parsers.py
+++ b/rest_framework_json_api/parsers.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def parse(self, stream, media_type=None, parser_context=None):
                         resource_type=resource_name
                     )
                 )
+            if not data.get('id') and request.method in ('PATCH', 'PUT'):
+                raise ParseError("The resource identifier object must contain an 'id' member")
 
             # Construct the return data
             parsed_data = {'id': data.get('id')}