diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/update.js b/src/globals/operations/local/update.js
index e69de29bb2..a287eef9d7 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/update.js
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/update.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+async function update(options) {
+  const {
+    global: globalSlug,
+    depth,
+    locale,
+    fallbackLocale,
+    data,
+  } = options;
+
+  const globalConfig = this.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
+
+  return this.operations.globals.update({
+    slug: globalSlug,
+    data,
+    depth,
+    globalConfig,
+    overrideAccess: true,
+    req: {
+      payloadAPI: 'local',
+      locale,
+      fallbackLocale,
+      payload: this,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = update;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f9f88fd439..906bfedd7b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Payload {
     this.create = this.create.bind(this);
     this.find = this.find.bind(this);
     this.findGlobal = this.findGlobal.bind(this);
+    this.updateGlobal = this.updateGlobal.bind(this);
     this.findByID = this.findByID.bind(this);
     this.update = this.update.bind(this);
     this.register = this.register.bind(this);
@@ -136,6 +137,12 @@ class Payload {
     return findOne(options);
   }
 
+  async updateGlobal(options) {
+    let { update } = localGlobalOperations;
+    update = update.bind(this);
+    return update(options);
+  }
+
   async findByID(options) {
     let { findByID } = localOperations;
     findByID = findByID.bind(this);