diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/GetMember.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/GetMember.java
index fc610a279c..57fa909d2b 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/GetMember.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/GetMember.java
@@ -14,17 +14,12 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.server.group;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestReadView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.group.MembersCollection.MemberInfo;
 
 public class GetMember implements RestReadView<MemberResource> {
-
   @Override
-  public MemberInfo apply(final MemberResource resource) throws AuthException,
-      BadRequestException, ResourceConflictException, Exception {
+  public MemberInfo apply(MemberResource resource) {
     return MembersCollection.parse(resource.getUser().getAccount());
   }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/Module.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/Module.java
index 3c039b1534..ed9f2221e6 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/Module.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/Module.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static com.google.gerrit.server.group.MemberResource.MEMBER_KIND;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicMap;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.group.DeleteMembers.DeleteMember;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.group.PutMembers.UpdateMember;
 
 public class Module extends RestApiModule {
   @Override
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public class Module extends RestApiModule {
     get(MEMBER_KIND).to(GetMember.class);
     post(GROUP_KIND, "members").to(PostMembers.class);
     put(GROUP_KIND, "members").to(PutMembers.class);
+    put(MEMBER_KIND).to(UpdateMember.class);
     delete(MEMBER_KIND).to(DeleteMember.class);
 
     child(GROUP_KIND, "groups").to(IncludedGroupsCollection.class);
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/PutMembers.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/PutMembers.java
index c6543726dc..e123a3a0f1 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/PutMembers.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/PutMembers.java
@@ -224,4 +224,27 @@ class PutMembers implements RestModifyView<GroupResource, Input> {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  static class UpdateMember implements RestModifyView<MemberResource, PutMember.Input> {
+    static class Input {
+    }
+
+    private final Provider<GetMember> get;
+
+    @Inject
+    UpdateMember(Provider<GetMember> get) {
+      this.get = get;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<PutMember.Input> inputType() {
+      return PutMember.Input.class;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object apply(MemberResource resource, PutMember.Input input) {
+      // Do nothing, the user is already a member.
+      return get.get().apply(resource);
+    }
+  }
 }