diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/policy/test_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/policy/test_resources.py
index 646e5e50..7baca05f 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/policy/test_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/policy/test_resources.py
@@ -7189,6 +7189,26 @@ class TestPolicyTier0PrefixList(NsxPolicyLibTestCase):
 
             self.assert_called_with_def(update_call, expected_def)
 
+    def test_non_partial_update(self):
+        tier0_id = 't0_test'
+        prefix_list_id = 'prefix_list_test'
+        name = 'new_name'
+        prefixes = []
+        with self.mock_get(tier0_id, name), \
+            self.mock_create_update() as update_call:
+            self.resourceApi.update(name, tier0_id, prefix_list_id, prefixes,
+                                    tenant=TEST_TENANT,
+                                    allow_partial_updates=False)
+            expected_def = core_defs.Tier0PrefixListDef(
+                tier0_id=tier0_id,
+                prefix_list_id=prefix_list_id,
+                name=name,
+                prefixes=prefixes,
+                tenant=TEST_TENANT)
+            update_call.assert_called_with(mock.ANY, partial_updates=False,
+                                           force=False)
+            self.assert_called_with_def(update_call, expected_def)
+
     def test_build_prefix_entry(self):
         network = "network_test"
         le = mock.ANY
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/policy/core_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/policy/core_resources.py
index 189bf05d..5f7436df 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/policy/core_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/policy/core_resources.py
@@ -5170,14 +5170,16 @@ class NsxPolicyTier0PrefixListApi(NsxPolicyResourceBase):
                prefixes,
                description=IGNORE,
                tags=IGNORE,
-               tenant=constants.POLICY_INFRA_TENANT):
+               tenant=constants.POLICY_INFRA_TENANT,
+               allow_partial_updates=True):
         self._update(tier0_id=tier0_id,
                      prefix_list_id=prefix_list_id,
                      name=name,
                      prefixes=prefixes,
                      description=description,
                      tags=tags,
-                     tenant=tenant)
+                     tenant=tenant,
+                     allow_partial_updates=allow_partial_updates)
 
     def build_prefix_entry(self, network, le=None, ge=None,
                            action=constants.ADV_RULE_PERMIT):