diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 14b9efd5..e0aab76d 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patches and Suggestions
 - Andrew Gardener [@andrew-gardener](https://github.com/andrew-gardener)
 - Anthony Rodriguez [@AnthonyRodriguez726](https://github.com/AnthonyRodriguez726)
 - Ben Liblit [@liblit](https://github.com/liblit)
+- Bill Wrbican [@wjw27](https://github.com/wjw27)
 - Daniel Brinkman [@DanBrink91](https://github.com/DanBrink91)
 - Daniel Grobani [@dgrobani](https://github.com/dgrobani)
 - David Warden [@dfwarden](https://github.com/dfwarden)
@@ -39,5 +40,6 @@ Patches and Suggestions
 - Stephen Woosley [@stephenwoosley](https://github.com/stephenwoosley)
 - [@Tobiaqs](https://github.com/Tobiaqs)
 - Tuan Pham [@tuanvpham](https://github.com/tuanvpham)
+- Tyler Wallace [@wallacetyler](https://github.com/wallacetyler)
 - William Funk [@WilliamRADFunk](https://github.com/WilliamRADFunk)
 - William Wesley Monroe [@purpleHey](https://github.com/purpleHey)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 114c5dda..34caa973 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 - Added support for HTTP response 409 (Thanks, [@wallacetyler](https://github.com/wallacetyler))
 
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Fixed an issue where `Section.edit()` didn't accept keyword arguments (Thanks, [@wjw27](https://github.com/wjw27))
+
 ## [0.11.0] - 2018-09-17
 
 ### New Endpoint Coverage
diff --git a/canvasapi/section.py b/canvasapi/section.py
index efee92f5..d76be750 100644
--- a/canvasapi/section.py
+++ b/canvasapi/section.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def decross_list_section(self):
         )
         return Section(self._requester, response.json())
 
-    def edit(self):
+    def edit(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Edit contents of a target section.
 
@@ -115,9 +115,14 @@ def edit(self):
         """
         response = self._requester.request(
             'PUT',
-            'sections/{}'.format(self.id)
+            'sections/{}'.format(self.id),
+            _kwargs=combine_kwargs(**kwargs)
         )
-        return Section(self._requester, response.json())
+
+        if 'name' in response.json():
+            super(Section, self).set_attributes(response.json())
+
+        return self
 
     def delete(self):
         """