diff --git a/pkg/dataplane/container.go b/pkg/dataplane/container.go
index 4079bd6..74ce1fc 100644
--- a/pkg/dataplane/container.go
+++ b/pkg/dataplane/container.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ type Container interface {
 	// PutObjectSync
 	PutObjectSync(*PutObjectInput) error
 
+	// UpdateObjectSync
+	UpdateObjectSync(*UpdateObjectInput) error
+
 	// DeleteObject
 	DeleteObject(*DeleteObjectInput, interface{}, chan *Response) (*Request, error)
 
diff --git a/pkg/dataplane/http/container.go b/pkg/dataplane/http/container.go
index 1b421b7..538229f 100644
--- a/pkg/dataplane/http/container.go
+++ b/pkg/dataplane/http/container.go
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ func (c *container) PutObjectSync(putObjectInput *v3io.PutObjectInput) error {
 	return c.session.context.PutObjectSync(putObjectInput)
 }
 
+// UpdateObjectSync
+func (c *container) UpdateObjectSync(updateObjectInput *v3io.UpdateObjectInput) error {
+	c.populateInputFields(&updateObjectInput.DataPlaneInput)
+	return c.session.context.UpdateObjectSync(updateObjectInput)
+}
+
 // DeleteObject
 func (c *container) DeleteObject(deleteObjectInput *v3io.DeleteObjectInput,
 	context interface{},
diff --git a/pkg/dataplane/http/context.go b/pkg/dataplane/http/context.go
index 5157611..cdf9c2a 100755
--- a/pkg/dataplane/http/context.go
+++ b/pkg/dataplane/http/context.go
@@ -563,6 +563,28 @@ func (c *context) PutObjectSync(putObjectInput *v3io.PutObjectInput) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// UpdateObjectSync
+func (c *context) UpdateObjectSync(updateObjectInput *v3io.UpdateObjectInput) error {
+	headers := map[string]string{
+		"X-v3io-function": "DirSetAttr",
+	}
+
+	marshaledDirAttributes, err := json.Marshal(updateObjectInput.DirAttributes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = c.sendRequest(&updateObjectInput.DataPlaneInput,
+		http.MethodPut,
+		updateObjectInput.Path,
+		"",
+		headers,
+		marshaledDirAttributes,
+		true)
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // DeleteObject
 func (c *context) DeleteObject(deleteObjectInput *v3io.DeleteObjectInput,
 	context interface{},
diff --git a/pkg/dataplane/test/sync_test.go b/pkg/dataplane/test/sync_test.go
index dbdddf1..be58a41 100644
--- a/pkg/dataplane/test/sync_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dataplane/test/sync_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -209,6 +210,77 @@ func (suite *syncContainerTestSuite) TestGetContainerContentsDirsWithAllAttrs()
 	}
 }
 
+func (suite *syncContainerTestSuite) TestSetDirsAttrs() {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("tmp/test/sync_test/TestSetDirsAttrs/%d/", time.Now().Unix())
+
+	// create empty directory
+	putObjectInput := &v3io.PutObjectInput{}
+	putObjectInput.Path = fmt.Sprintf("%sdir-test/", path)
+	putObjectInput.Body = nil
+
+	// when run against a context
+	suite.populateDataPlaneInput(&putObjectInput.DataPlaneInput)
+	err := suite.container.PutObjectSync(putObjectInput)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err, "Failed to create test directory")
+
+	// Update directory's attributes
+	updateObjectInput := &v3io.UpdateObjectInput{}
+	updateObjectInput.Path = fmt.Sprintf("%sdir-test/", path)
+	layout := "2006-01-02T15:04:05.00Z"
+	atime, err := time.Parse(layout, "2020-11-22T19:27:33.49Z")
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	ctime, err := time.Parse(layout, "2020-09-20T15:10:35.08Z")
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	mtime, err := time.Parse(layout, "2020-09-24T12:55:35.08Z")
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	dirAttributes := &v3io.DirAttributes{
+		Mode:      511,
+		UID:       67,
+		GID:       68,
+		AtimeSec:  int(atime.Unix()),
+		AtimeNSec: int(atime.UnixNano() % 1000000000),
+		CtimeSec:  int(ctime.Unix()),
+		CtimeNSec: int(ctime.UnixNano() % 1000000000),
+		MtimeSec:  int(mtime.Unix()),
+		MtimeNSec: int(mtime.UnixNano() % 1000000000),
+	}
+	updateObjectInput.DirAttributes = dirAttributes
+
+	// when run against a context
+	suite.populateDataPlaneInput(&updateObjectInput.DataPlaneInput)
+	err = suite.container.UpdateObjectSync(updateObjectInput)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err, "Failed to update test directory")
+
+	// Read directory and compare attributes
+	getContainerContentsInput := v3io.GetContainerContentsInput{
+		Path:             path,
+		GetAllAttributes: true,
+		DirectoriesOnly:  true,
+		Limit:            10,
+	}
+
+	// when run against a context
+	suite.populateDataPlaneInput(&getContainerContentsInput.DataPlaneInput)
+
+	// get container contents
+	response, err := suite.container.GetContainerContentsSync(&getContainerContentsInput)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err, "Failed to get container contents")
+	response.Release()
+
+	getContainerContentsOutput := response.Output.(*v3io.GetContainerContentsOutput)
+	suite.Require().Empty(len(getContainerContentsOutput.Contents))
+	suite.Require().Equal(1, len(getContainerContentsOutput.CommonPrefixes))
+	suite.Require().Equal(false, getContainerContentsOutput.IsTruncated)
+
+	prefix := getContainerContentsOutput.CommonPrefixes[0]
+	suite.Require().Equal(atime.Format(layout), prefix.AccessTime)
+	suite.Require().Equal(mtime.Format(layout), prefix.LastModified)
+	suite.Require().Equal(ctime.Format(layout), prefix.CreatingTime)
+	suite.Require().Equal(strconv.FormatInt(int64(dirAttributes.GID), 16), prefix.GID)
+	suite.Require().Equal(strconv.FormatInt(int64(dirAttributes.UID), 16), prefix.UID)
+	suite.Require().Equal("040777", string(prefix.Mode))
+}
+
 type syncContextContainerTestSuite struct {
 	syncContainerTestSuite
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dataplane/types.go b/pkg/dataplane/types.go
index 9d131f9..ed73df8 100644
--- a/pkg/dataplane/types.go
+++ b/pkg/dataplane/types.go
@@ -201,6 +201,24 @@ type DeleteObjectInput struct {
 	Path string
 }
 
+type UpdateObjectInput struct {
+	DataPlaneInput
+	Path          string
+	DirAttributes *DirAttributes
+}
+
+type DirAttributes struct {
+	Mode      int `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	UID       int `json:"uid,omitempty"`
+	GID       int `json:"gid,omitempty"`
+	AtimeSec  int `json:"atime.sec,omitempty"`
+	AtimeNSec int `json:"atime.nsec,omitempty"`
+	CtimeSec  int `json:"ctime.sec,omitempty"`
+	CtimeNSec int `json:"ctime.nsec,omitempty"`
+	MtimeSec  int `json:"mtime.sec,omitempty"`
+	MtimeNSec int `json:"mtime.nsec,omitempty"`
+}
+
 //
 // KV
 //