diff --git a/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/Channel.kt b/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/Channel.kt
index cdf86f25..7387beb6 100644
--- a/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/Channel.kt
+++ b/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/Channel.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ interface Channel {
     /**
      * Get a new `Channel` instance that is a copy of this `Channel` with its properties updated with information coming from `update`.
      */
-    fun plus(update: PNChannelMetadata): Channel
+    operator fun plus(update: PNChannelMetadata): Channel
 
     // Companion object required for extending this class elsewhere
     companion object
diff --git a/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/User.kt b/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/User.kt
index f3626f51..2d912ff9 100644
--- a/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/User.kt
+++ b/pubnub-chat-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/User.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ interface User {
     /**
      * Get a new `User` instance that is a copy of this `User` with its properties updated with information coming from `update`.
      */
-    fun plus(update: PNUUIDMetadata): User
+    operator fun plus(update: PNUUIDMetadata): User
 
     companion object
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/UserImpl.kt b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/UserImpl.kt
index 3aeddf23..370dc383 100644
--- a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/UserImpl.kt
+++ b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/UserImpl.kt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ data class UserImpl(
         return chat.emitEvent(channelId = INTERNAL_ADMIN_CHANNEL, payload = payload)
     }
 
-    override fun plus(update: PNUUIDMetadata): User {
+    override operator fun plus(update: PNUUIDMetadata): User {
         return fromDTO(chat, toUUIDMetadata() + update)
     }
 
diff --git a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/channel/BaseChannel.kt b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/channel/BaseChannel.kt
index 7d62dcac..3cd77e81 100644
--- a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/channel/BaseChannel.kt
+++ b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/chat/internal/channel/BaseChannel.kt
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ abstract class BaseChannel<C : Channel, M : Message>(
         )
     }
 
-    override fun plus(update: PNChannelMetadata): Channel {
+    override operator fun plus(update: PNChannelMetadata): Channel {
         return channelFactory(chat, toPNChannelMetadata() + update)
     }
 
diff --git a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/ChannelTest.kt b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/ChannelTest.kt
index e93356f4..f8c755da 100644
--- a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/ChannelTest.kt
+++ b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/ChannelTest.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.history.PNFetchMessagesResult
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.PNMemberKey
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.PNPage
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.PNSortKey
+import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.channel.PNChannelMetadata
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.member.PNUUIDDetailsLevel
+import com.pubnub.api.utils.PatchValue
 import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Consumer
 import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Result
 import com.pubnub.api.v2.createPNConfiguration
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import com.pubnub.chat.types.MessageMentionedUser
 import com.pubnub.chat.types.MessageReferencedChannel
 import com.pubnub.kmp.utils.BaseTest
 import com.pubnub.test.await
+import com.pubnub.test.randomString
 import dev.mokkery.MockMode
 import dev.mokkery.answering.calls
 import dev.mokkery.answering.returns
@@ -765,6 +768,16 @@ class ChannelTest : BaseTest() {
 
         verify { chat.updateChannel(channelId, name, custom, description, status, type) }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun plus() {
+        val channel = createChannel(ChannelType.PUBLIC)
+        val expectedChannel = channel.copy(name = randomString(), description = randomString())
+
+        val newChannel = channel + PNChannelMetadata(expectedChannel.id, name = PatchValue.of(expectedChannel.name), description = PatchValue.of(expectedChannel.description))
+
+        assertEquals(expectedChannel, newChannel)
+    }
 }
 
 private operator fun Any?.get(s: String): Any? {
diff --git a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/UserTest.kt b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/UserTest.kt
index ee5283da..15fe4b7a 100644
--- a/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/UserTest.kt
+++ b/pubnub-chat-impl/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/UserTest.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.channel.PNChannelMetadata
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.membership.PNChannelDetailsLevel
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.membership.PNChannelMembership
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.membership.PNChannelMembershipArrayResult
+import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.uuid.PNUUIDMetadata
+import com.pubnub.api.utils.PatchValue
 import com.pubnub.api.v2.PNConfiguration
 import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Consumer
 import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Result
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import com.pubnub.chat.internal.ChatInternal
 import com.pubnub.chat.internal.UserImpl
 import com.pubnub.chat.internal.channel.ChannelImpl
 import com.pubnub.kmp.utils.FakeChat
+import com.pubnub.test.randomString
 import dev.mokkery.MockMode
 import dev.mokkery.answering.calls
 import dev.mokkery.answering.returns
@@ -354,6 +357,16 @@ class UserTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun plus() {
+        val user = createUser(chat)
+        val expectedUser = user.copy(name = randomString(), email = randomString())
+
+        val newUser = user + PNUUIDMetadata(expectedUser.id, name = PatchValue.of(expectedUser.name), email = PatchValue.of(expectedUser.email))
+
+        assertEquals(expectedUser, newUser)
+    }
+
     private fun getPNChannelMembershipArrayResult(): PNChannelMembershipArrayResult {
         val channelMetadata = PNChannelMetadata(
             id = channelId,