diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d3501f..f884f56 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Change Log
 
 ## [unreleased]
+* Add `u._` placeholder for curried functions.
 
 ## [0.6.0]
 * Remove support for `_.placeholder` in curried methods. This may come back, but it was necessary for the next item.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a881d51..6a9d20b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@ var result = u({ person: { [key]: 21 } }, { person: { name: 'Olivier P.', age: 2
 expect(result).toEqual({ person: { name: 'Olivier P.', age: 21 } });
 ```
 
+### `u._`
+
+All updeep functions are curried.
+If you want to partially apply a function in an order other than the default argument order, you can use the placeholder.
+
+```js
+function increment(i) { return i + 1; }
+var updateJoe = u(u._, { name: "Joe Merrill", age: 21 });
+var result = updateJoe({ age: increment });
+
+expect(result).toEqual({ name: "Joe Merrill", age: 22 });
+```
+
 ### `u.updateIn(path(, value)(, object))`
 
 Update a single value with a simple string or array path.
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 72fb5b4..4c664d8 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import reject from './reject';
 import update from './update';
 import updateIn from './updateIn';
 import withDefault from './withDefault';
+import { _ } from './util/curry';
 
 const u = update;
 
+u._ = _;
 u.if = _if;
 u.ifElse = ifElse;
 u.is = is;
diff --git a/lib/util/curry.js b/lib/util/curry.js
index 1727308..036a66d 100644
--- a/lib/util/curry.js
+++ b/lib/util/curry.js
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
-/* eslint no-shadow:0 */
+/* eslint no-shadow:0, no-param-reassign:0 */
+export const _ = '@@updeep/placeholder';
+
+function countArguments(args, max) {
+  let n = args.length;
+  if (n > max) n = max;
+
+  while (args[n - 1] === _) {
+    n--;
+  }
+
+  return n;
+}
+
 export function curry1(fn) {
   return function curried(a, b, c) {
-    const n = arguments.length;
+    const n = countArguments(arguments);
 
     if (n >= 1) return fn(a, b, c);
     return curried;
@@ -10,9 +23,17 @@ export function curry1(fn) {
 
 export function curry2(fn) {
   return function curried(a, b, c, d) {
-    const n = arguments.length;
+    const n = countArguments(arguments, 2);
+
+    if (b === _ || c === _ || d === _) {
+      throw new Error('Can only use placeholder on first argument of this function.');
+    }
+
+    if (n >= 2) {
+      if (a === _) return curry1((a, c, d) => fn(a, b, c, d));
+      return fn(a, b, c, d);
+    }
 
-    if (n >= 2) return fn(a, b, c, d);
     if (n === 1) return curry1((b, c, d) => fn(a, b, c, d));
     return curried;
   };
@@ -20,22 +41,71 @@ export function curry2(fn) {
 
 export function curry3(fn) {
   return function curried(a, b, c, d, e) {
-    const n = arguments.length;
+    const n = countArguments(arguments, 3);
+
+    if (c === _ || d === _ || e === _) {
+      throw new Error('Can only use placeholder on first or second argument of this function.');
+    }
+
+    if (n >= 3) {
+      if (a === _) {
+        if (b === _) return curry2((a, b, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
+        return curry1((a, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
+      }
+      if (b === _) return curry1((b, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
+      return fn(a, b, c, d, e);
+    }
+
+    if (n === 2) {
+      if (a === _) return curry2((a, c, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
+      return curry1((c, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
+    }
 
-    if (n >= 3) return fn(a, b, c, d, e);
-    if (n === 2) return curry1((c, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
     if (n === 1) return curry2((b, c, d, e) => fn(a, b, c, d, e));
+
     return curried;
   };
 }
 
 export function curry4(fn) {
   return function curried(a, b, c, d, e, f) {
-    const n = arguments.length;
+    const n = countArguments(arguments, 4);
+
+    if (d === _ || e === _ || f === _) {
+      throw new Error('Can only use placeholder on first, second or third argument of this function.');
+    }
+
+    if (n >= 4) {
+      if (a === _) {
+        if (b === _) {
+          if (c === _) return curry3((a, b, c, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+          return curry2((a, b, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+        }
+        if (c === _) return curry2((a, c, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+        return curry1((a, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+      }
+      if (b === _) {
+        if (c === _) return curry2((b, c, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+        return curry1((b, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+      }
+      if (c === _) return curry1((c, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+      return fn(a, b, c, d, e, f);
+    }
+
+    if (n === 3) {
+      if (a === _) {
+        if (b === _) return curry3((a, b, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+        return curry2((a, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+      }
+      if (b === _) return curry2((b, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+      return curry1((d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+    }
+
+    if (n === 2) {
+      if (a === _) return curry3((a, c, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+      return curry2((c, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
+    }
 
-    if (n >= 4) return fn(a, b, c, d, e, f);
-    if (n === 3) return curry1((d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
-    if (n === 2) return curry2((c, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
     if (n === 1) return curry3((b, c, d, e, f) => fn(a, b, c, d, e, f));
     return curried;
   };
diff --git a/perf/index.js b/perf/index.js
index aa8ecbf..409ae88 100644
--- a/perf/index.js
+++ b/perf/index.js
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ const Benchmark = require('benchmark');
 
 const u = require('../lib');
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const { curry2 } = require('../lib/util/curry');
+const { curry4 } = require('../lib/util/curry');
 
-const add = (x, y) => x + y;
+const add = (a, b, c, d) => a + b + c + d;
 const fakeCurryAdd = x => y => x + y;
 const curryAdd = _.curry(add);
-const updeepCurry = curry2(add);
+const updeepCurry = curry4(add);
 // const updeepCurryBig = curry.curryBig(add);
 
 const array = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ function createSuite(suiteName, tests) {
 
 
 const curryVsLodash = createSuite('Curry', {
-  'updeep curry partial call': () => updeepCurry(3)(4),
-  'lodash curry partial call': () => curryAdd(3)(4),
+  'updeep curry partial call': () => updeepCurry(3)(4)(5)(6),
+  'lodash curry partial call': () => curryAdd(3)(4)(5)(6),
 });
 
 const mapVsLodash = createSuite('Map', {
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@ const applyVsDestructure = createSuite('apply vs destructure', {
   'destructure': () => fnDestructure(1, 2, 3, 4, 5),
 });
 
-// curryVsLodash();
-// mapVsLodash();
-applyVsDestructure();
+curryVsLodash();
+mapVsLodash();
+// applyVsDestructure();
diff --git a/test/updeep-spec.js b/test/updeep-spec.js
index 0423a27..f05cee9 100644
--- a/test/updeep-spec.js
+++ b/test/updeep-spec.js
@@ -110,4 +110,12 @@ describe('updeep', () => {
   it('assigns null values', () => {
     expect(u({isNull: null}, {})).to.eql({isNull: null});
   });
+
+  it('can use a placeholder to partially apply', () => {
+    function increment(i) { return i + 1; }
+    const updateJoe = u(u._, { name: 'Joe Merrill', age: 21 });
+    const result = updateJoe({ age: increment });
+
+    expect(result).to.eql({ name: 'Joe Merrill', age: 22 });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/util/curry-spec.js b/test/util/curry-spec.js
index f2ee36c..69b66c8 100644
--- a/test/util/curry-spec.js
+++ b/test/util/curry-spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import { curry1, curry2, curry3, curry4 } from '../../lib/util/curry';
+import { curry1, curry2, curry3, curry4, _ } from '../../lib/util/curry';
 
 describe('curry1', () => {
   it('can curry one arguments', () => {
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@ describe('curry2', () => {
     const curried = curry2((a, b, c, d) => [a, b, c, d]);
     expect(curried(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)).to.eql([1, 2, 3, 4]);
   });
+
+  it('can use the placeholder', () => {
+    const curried = curry2((a, b, c, d) => [a, b, c, d]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2)(1, 3, 4)).to.eql([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('curry3', () => {
   it('can curry three arguments', () => {
     const add = curry3((x, y, z) => x + y + z);
-    expect(add(3)(4)(5)).to.equal(12);
+    expect(add(3, _)(4)(5)).to.equal(12);
     expect(add()(3)()(4, 5)).to.equal(12);
     expect(add(3, 4, 5)).to.equal(12);
   });
@@ -40,12 +45,20 @@ describe('curry3', () => {
     const curried = curry3((a, b, c, d, e) => [a, b, c, d, e]);
     expect(curried(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)).to.eql([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
   });
+
+  it('can use the placeholder', () => {
+    const curried = curry3((a, b, c, d, e) => [a, b, c, d, e]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2)('a', 3, 4, 5)).to.eql(['a', 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+    expect(curried('b', _, 3)(2, 4, 5)).to.eql(['b', 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2, 3)('c', 4, 5)).to.eql(['c', 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+    expect(curried(_, _, 3)('d', 2, 4, 5)).to.eql(['d', 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('curry4', () => {
   it('can curry four arguments', () => {
     const add = curry4((x, y, z, u) => x + y + z + u);
-    expect(add(3)(4)(5)(6)).to.equal(18);
+    expect(add(3, _)(4)(5)(6)).to.equal(18);
     expect(add()(3)()(4, 5, 6)).to.equal(18);
     expect(add(3, 4, 5, 6)).to.equal(18);
   });
@@ -54,4 +67,24 @@ describe('curry4', () => {
     const curried = curry4((a, b, c, d, e, f) => [a, b, c, d, e, f]);
     expect(curried(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)).to.eql([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
   });
+
+  it('can use the placeholder', () => {
+    const curried = curry4((a, b, c, d, e, f) => [a, b, c, d, e, f]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2)('a', 3, 4, 5, 6)).to.eql(['a', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2, 3)('b', 4, 5, 6)).to.eql(['b', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2, 3, 4)('c', 5, 6)).to.eql(['c', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+
+    expect(curried('d', _, 3)(2, 4, 5, 6)).to.eql(['d', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    expect(curried('e', _, 3, 4)(2, 5, 6)).to.eql(['e', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+
+    expect(curried('f', 2, _, 4)(3, 5, 6)).to.eql(['f', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+
+    expect(curried(_, _, 3)('g', 2, 4, 5, 6)).to.eql(['g', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    expect(curried(_, _, 3, 4)('h', 2, 5, 6)).to.eql(['h', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    expect(curried(_, 2, _, 4)('i', 3, 5, 6)).to.eql(['i', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+
+    expect(curried('j', _, _, 4)(2, 3, 5, 6)).to.eql(['j', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+
+    expect(curried(_, _, _, 4)('k', 2, 3, 5, 6)).to.eql(['k', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+  });
 });