diff --git a/clients/remote/remote.go b/clients/remote/remote.go
index ecfa434..89a32e9 100644
--- a/clients/remote/remote.go
+++ b/clients/remote/remote.go
@@ -57,6 +57,54 @@ func (c Client) Create(ctx context.Context, params *CreateParams) error {
 	return c.printRemote(printRemoteOpts{remote: &res})
 }
 
+type UpdateParams struct {
+	RemoteID         string
+	Name             string
+	Description      string
+	RemoteURL        string
+	RemoteAPIToken   string
+	RemoteOrgID      string
+	AllowInsecureTLS bool
+	TLSFlagIsSet     bool
+}
+
+func (c Client) Update(ctx context.Context, params *UpdateParams) error {
+	// build request
+	body := api.RemoteConnenctionUpdateRequest{}
+
+	if params.Name != "" {
+		body.SetName(params.Name)
+	}
+
+	if params.Description != "" {
+		body.SetDescription(params.Description)
+	}
+
+	if params.RemoteURL != "" {
+		body.SetRemoteURL(params.RemoteURL)
+	}
+
+	if params.RemoteAPIToken != "" {
+		body.SetRemoteAPIToken(params.RemoteAPIToken)
+	}
+
+	if params.RemoteOrgID != "" {
+		body.SetRemoteOrgID(params.RemoteOrgID)
+	}
+
+	if params.TLSFlagIsSet {
+		body.SetAllowInsecureTLS(params.AllowInsecureTLS)
+	}
+
+	// send patch request
+	res, err := c.PatchRemoteConnectionByID(ctx, params.RemoteID).RemoteConnenctionUpdateRequest(body).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update remote connection %q: %w", params.RemoteID, err)
+	}
+	// print updated remote connection info
+	return c.printRemote(printRemoteOpts{remote: &res})
+}
+
 type ListParams struct {
 	Name      string
 	OrgID     string
diff --git a/cmd/influx/remote.go b/cmd/influx/remote.go
index d55f04f..6eaff76 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/remote.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/remote.go
@@ -166,13 +166,61 @@ func newRemoteListCmd() cli.Command {
 }
 
 func newRemoteUpdateCmd() cli.Command {
+	var params remote.UpdateParams
 	return cli.Command{
 		Name:   "update",
 		Usage:  "Update an existing remote connection",
 		Before: middleware.WithBeforeFns(withCli(), withApi(true), middleware.NoArgs),
-		Flags:  commonFlags(),
-		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) {
-			fmt.Println("remote update command was called")
+		Flags: append(
+			commonFlags(),
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "remote-id, id",
+				Usage:       "Remote connection ID",
+				Required:    true,
+				Destination: &params.RemoteID,
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "name, n",
+				Usage:       "New name for the remote connection",
+				Destination: &params.Name,
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "description, d",
+				Usage:       "New description for the remote connection",
+				Destination: &params.Description,
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "remote-url",
+				Usage:       "New url for the remote database",
+				Destination: &params.RemoteURL,
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "remote-api-token",
+				Usage:       "New API token for the remote database",
+				Destination: &params.RemoteAPIToken,
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "remote-org-id",
+				Usage:       "New ID of the remote organization",
+				Destination: &params.RemoteOrgID,
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "allow-insecure-tls",
+				Usage:       "Allows insecure TLS",
+				Destination: &params.AllowInsecureTLS,
+			},
+		),
+		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			api := getAPI(ctx)
+
+			client := remote.Client{
+				CLI:                  getCLI(ctx),
+				RemoteConnectionsApi: api.RemoteConnectionsApi,
+			}
+
+			params.TLSFlagIsSet = ctx.IsSet("allow-insecure-tls")
+
+			return client.Update(getContext(ctx), &params)
 		},
 	}
 }