diff --git a/samples/samples/snippets.py b/samples/samples/snippets.py
index a447121010..57590551ad 100644
--- a/samples/samples/snippets.py
+++ b/samples/samples/snippets.py
@@ -196,6 +196,27 @@ def create_database(instance_id, database_id):
 # [END spanner_create_database]
 
 
+# [START spanner_update_database]
+def update_database(instance_id, database_id):
+    """Updates the drop protection setting for a database."""
+    spanner_client = spanner.Client()
+    instance = spanner_client.instance(instance_id)
+
+    db = instance.database(database_id)
+    db.enable_drop_protection = True
+
+    operation = db.update(["enable_drop_protection"])
+
+    print("Waiting for update operation for {} to complete...".format(
+      db.name))
+    operation.result(OPERATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+
+    print("Updated database {}.".format(db.name))
+
+
+# [END spanner_update_database]
+
+
 # [START spanner_create_database_with_encryption_key]
 def create_database_with_encryption_key(instance_id, database_id, kms_key_name):
     """Creates a database with tables using a Customer Managed Encryption Key (CMEK)."""
diff --git a/samples/samples/snippets_test.py b/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
index 6d5822e37b..b8e1e093a1 100644
--- a/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
+++ b/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
@@ -154,6 +154,19 @@ def test_create_instance_with_processing_units(capsys, lci_instance_id):
     retry_429(instance.delete)()
 
 
+def test_update_database(capsys, instance_id, sample_database):
+    snippets.update_database(
+        instance_id, sample_database.database_id
+    )
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Updated database {}.".format(sample_database.name) in out
+
+    # Cleanup
+    sample_database.enable_drop_protection = False
+    op = sample_database.update(["enable_drop_protection"])
+    op.result()
+
+
 def test_create_database_with_encryption_config(
   capsys, instance_id, cmek_database_id, kms_key_name
 ):