diff --git a/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst b/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst
index 810b10168..e023c2c6a 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst
+++ b/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ serviceUnavailable (503)
   - stop-on-failure: stop_on_failure
   - subcloud-apply-type: subcloud_apply_type
   - type: sw_update_strategy_type
+  - upload-only: patch_strategy_upload_only
 
 Request Example
 ----------------
diff --git a/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml b/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
index 60dd49f22..0f85214b1 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
+++ b/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ openstack_installed:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: boolean
+patch_strategy_upload_only:
+  description: |
+    Flag to indicate whether patches should only be uploaded to the subclouds
+    or not. This parameter is only used by 'patch' type strategies.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: boolean
 region_name:
   description: |
     The name provisioned for the subcloud (synonym for subcloud name).
diff --git a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-get-response.json b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-get-response.json
index ea0864ec5..3553c118f 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-get-response.json
+++ b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-get-response.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "stop-on-failure": true,
   "max-parallel-subclouds": "2",
   "subcloud-apply-type": "serial",
-  "extra-args": null,
+  "extra-args": {
+    "upload-only": true
+  },
   "created-at": "2018-02-25T23:23:53.852473",
   "updated-at": null
 }
diff --git a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json
index f35ae5fd1..32572e1ed 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json
+++ b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
      "subcloud-apply-type": "serial",
      "type": "patch",
      "stop-on-failure": "true",
-     "max-parallel-subclouds": 2
+     "max-parallel-subclouds": 2,
+     "upload-only": "true"
 }
diff --git a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-response.json b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-response.json
index ea0864ec5..3553c118f 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-response.json
+++ b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-response.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "stop-on-failure": true,
   "max-parallel-subclouds": "2",
   "subcloud-apply-type": "serial",
-  "extra-args": null,
+  "extra-args": {
+    "upload-only": true
+  },
   "created-at": "2018-02-25T23:23:53.852473",
   "updated-at": null
 }