diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_views.py
index 075271e22a..c7e497d878 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_views.py
@@ -469,24 +469,48 @@ class CreditCourseViewSetTests(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(self.path, **headers)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
-    def test_create(self):
-        """ Verify the endpoint supports creating new CreditCourse objects. """
-        course_key = CourseKey.from_string('a/b/c')
+    def assert_course_created(self, course_id, response):
+        """ Verify an API request created a new CreditCourse object. """
         enabled = True
         data = {
-            'course_key': unicode(course_key),
+            'course_key': unicode(course_id),
             'enabled': enabled
         }
 
-        response = self.client.post(self.path, data=json.dumps(data), content_type=JSON)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
 
         # Verify the API returns the serialized CreditCourse
         self.assertDictEqual(json.loads(response.content), data)
 
         # Verify the CreditCourse was actually created
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
         self.assertTrue(CreditCourse.objects.filter(course_key=course_key, enabled=enabled).exists())
 
+    def test_create(self):
+        """ Verify the endpoint supports creating new CreditCourse objects. """
+        course_id = 'a/b/c'
+        enabled = True
+        data = {
+            'course_key': unicode(course_id),
+            'enabled': enabled
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(self.path, data=json.dumps(data), content_type=JSON)
+        self.assert_course_created(course_id, response)
+
+    def test_put_as_create(self):
+        """ Verify the update endpoint supports creating a new CreditCourse object. """
+        course_id = 'd/e/f'
+        enabled = True
+        data = {
+            'course_key': unicode(course_id),
+            'enabled': enabled
+        }
+
+        path = reverse('credit:creditcourse-detail', args=[course_id])
+        response = self.client.put(path, data=json.dumps(data), content_type=JSON)
+        self.assert_course_created(course_id, response)
+
     def test_get(self):
         """ Verify the endpoint supports retrieving CreditCourse objects. """
         course_id = 'a/b/c'
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/views.py
index 2ef961e919..03ebf8f19f 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """
 Views for the credit Django app.
 """
-import json
 import datetime
+import json
 import logging
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ import pytz
 from rest_framework import viewsets, mixins, permissions
 from rest_framework.authentication import SessionAuthentication
 from rest_framework_oauth.authentication import OAuth2Authentication
-from util.json_request import JsonResponse
-from util.date_utils import from_timestamp
+
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.credit import api
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.credit.exceptions import CreditApiBadRequest, CreditRequestNotFound
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.credit.models import CreditCourse
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.credit.serializers import CreditCourseSerializer
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.credit.signature import signature, get_shared_secret_key
+from openedx.core.lib.api.mixins import PutAsCreateMixin
+from util.date_utils import from_timestamp
+from util.json_request import JsonResponse
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ def _validate_timestamp(timestamp_value, provider_id):
         return HttpResponseForbidden(u"Timestamp is too far in the past.")
 
 
-class CreditCourseViewSet(mixins.CreateModelMixin, mixins.UpdateModelMixin, viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
+class CreditCourseViewSet(PutAsCreateMixin, mixins.UpdateModelMixin, viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
     """ CreditCourse endpoints. """
 
     lookup_field = 'course_key'