diff --git a/src/angular-local-storage.js b/src/angular-local-storage.js
index b6ac1a8..a35d588 100644
--- a/src/angular-local-storage.js
+++ b/src/angular-local-storage.js
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ angularLocalStorage.provider('localStorageService', function() {
       isSupported: browserSupportsLocalStorage,
       getStorageType: getStorageType,
       set: addToLocalStorage,
+      put: addToLocalStorage,
       add: addToLocalStorage, //DEPRECATED
       get: getFromLocalStorage,
       keys: getKeysForLocalStorage,
diff --git a/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js b/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
index 95c463a..1c28805 100644
--- a/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ describe('localStorageService', function() {
     };
   }
 
+  function addItem(key, value) {
+    return function($window, localStorageService) {
+      elmSpy = spyOn($window.localStorage, 'setItem').andCallThrough();
+      localStorageService.put(key, value);
+    };
+  }
+
+
   function removeItem(key) {
     return function($window, localStorageService) {
       elmSpy = spyOn($window.localStorage, 'removeItem').andCallThrough();