diff --git a/src/Gloudemans/Shoppingcart/Cart.php b/src/Gloudemans/Shoppingcart/Cart.php
index 6bf7fb7..20aa877 100644
--- a/src/Gloudemans/Shoppingcart/Cart.php
+++ b/src/Gloudemans/Shoppingcart/Cart.php
@@ -264,7 +264,15 @@ class Cart {
                          
         foreach($attributes as $key => $value)
         {
-            $row->put($key, $value);
+            if($key == 'options')
+            {
+                $options = $row->options->merge($value);
+                $row->put($key, $options);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $row->put($key, $value);
+            }
         }
 
         if( ! is_null(array_keys($attributes, array('qty', 'price'))))
diff --git a/tests/CartTest.php b/tests/CartTest.php
index fbe5fa2..cfe6637 100644
--- a/tests/CartTest.php
+++ b/tests/CartTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ class CartTest extends TestCase {
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\CartCollection', Cart::content());
     }
 
+    public function testCartCanUpdateOptionsAttribute()
+    {
+        Cart::add(1, 'test', 1, 10.00, ['size' => 'L']);
+
+        $rowId = Cart::content()->first()->rowid;
+
+        Cart::update($rowId, ['options' => ['color' => 'yellow']]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(Cart::get($rowId)->options, new Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\CartRowOptionsCollection(['size' => 'L', 'color' => 'yellow']));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\CartRowOptionsCollection', Cart::get($rowId)->options);
+    }
+
     public function testCartCanRemove()
     {
         Cart::add(1, 'test', 1, 10.00, ['size' => 'L']);