diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java
index bd5b3853e..e76626cdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java
@@ -27,10 +27,21 @@ public class GHTeam {
         return id;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the current members.
+     */
     public Set<GHUser> getMembers() throws IOException {
         return org.root.retrieveWithAuth(getApiURL("/members"),JsonUsersWithDetails.class).toSet(org.root);
     }
 
+    public void add(GHUser u) throws IOException {
+        org.root.retrieveWithAuth(getApiURL("/members?name="+u.getLogin()),null, "POST");
+    }
+
+    public void remove(GHUser u) throws IOException {
+        org.root.retrieveWithAuth(getApiURL("/members?name="+u.getLogin()),null, "DELETE");
+    }
+
     private URL getApiURL(String tail) throws IOException {
         return org.root.getApiURL("/organizations/"+org.getLogin()+"/teams/"+id+tail);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
index 93292f099..8216ed6ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
@@ -108,13 +108,17 @@ public class GitHub {
     }
 
     /*package*/ <T> T retrieveWithAuth(URL url, Class<T> type) throws IOException {
+        return retrieveWithAuth(url,type,"GET");
+    }
+    /*package*/ <T> T retrieveWithAuth(URL url, Class<T> type, String method) throws IOException {
         HttpURLConnection uc = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
 
         BASE64Encoder enc = new sun.misc.BASE64Encoder();
         String userpassword = login + "/token" + ":" + token;
         String encodedAuthorization = enc.encode(userpassword.getBytes());
         uc.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Basic " + encodedAuthorization);
-
+        uc.setRequestMethod(method);
+        
         try {
             InputStreamReader r = new InputStreamReader(uc.getInputStream(), "UTF-8");
             if (type==null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Poster.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Poster.java
index 4ae23de89..0f4a93935 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Poster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Poster.java
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ class Poster {
      *      {@link Reader} that reads the response.
      */
     public <T> T to(URL url, Class<T> type) throws IOException {
+        return to(url,type,"POST");
+    }
+
+    public <T> T to(URL url, Class<T> type, String method) throws IOException {
         HttpURLConnection uc = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
 
         uc.setDoOutput(true);
         uc.setRequestProperty("Content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
-        uc.setRequestMethod("POST");
+        uc.setRequestMethod(method);
 
 
         StringBuilder body = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/AppTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/AppTest.java
index 084c42523..07267ce7f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/AppTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/AppTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import junit.framework.Test;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import junit.framework.TestSuite;
 import org.kohsuke.github.GHRepository;
+import org.kohsuke.github.GHTeam;
 import org.kohsuke.github.GitHub;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -13,7 +14,12 @@ import java.io.IOException;
  */
 public class AppTest extends TestCase {
     public void testApp() throws IOException {
-        System.out.println(GitHub.connect().getOrganization("HudsonLabs").getTeams().get("Core Developers").getMembers());
+        GitHub gitHub = GitHub.connect();
+        GHTeam t = gitHub.getOrganization("HudsonLabs").getTeams().get("Core Developers");
+        t.add(gitHub.getMyself());
+        System.out.println(t.getMembers());
+        t.remove(gitHub.getMyself());
+        System.out.println(t.getMembers());
 
 //        GHRepository r = GitHub.connect().getOrganization("HudsonLabs").createRepository("auto-test", "some description", "http://kohsuke.org/", "Plugin Developers", true);