diff --git a/CHANGES/1299.feature b/CHANGES/1299.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e224a73da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/1299.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow passing `items` to `hset`.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 36953225a..88d12d0ed 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Kyrylo Dehtyarenko
 Leonid Shvechikov
 Maksim Novikov
 Manuel Miranda
+Marek Czaplicki
 Marek Szapiel
 Marijn Giesen
 Martin <the-panda>
diff --git a/aioredis/client.py b/aioredis/client.py
index 9b4e1a3d3..2c33cd9f6 100644
--- a/aioredis/client.py
+++ b/aioredis/client.py
@@ -3497,16 +3497,19 @@ def hset(
         key: Optional[FieldT] = None,
         value: Optional[EncodableT] = None,
         mapping: Optional[Mapping[AnyFieldT, EncodableT]] = None,
+        items: Optional[List[Union[FieldT, Optional[EncodableT]]]] = None,
     ) -> Awaitable:
         """
         Set ``key`` to ``value`` within hash ``name``,
-        ``mapping`` accepts a dict of key/value pairs that that will be
+        ``mapping`` accepts a dict of key/value pairs that will be
+        added to hash ``name``.
+        ``items`` accepts a list of key/value pairs that will be
         added to hash ``name``.
         Returns the number of fields that were added.
         """
-        if key is None and not mapping:
+        if key is None and not mapping and not items:
             raise DataError("'hset' with no key value pairs")
-        items: List[Union[FieldT, Optional[EncodableT]]] = []
+        items: List[Union[FieldT, Optional[EncodableT]]] = items or []
         if key is not None:
             items.extend((key, value))
         if mapping:
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 51ab80738..5070f900a 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -1810,6 +1810,17 @@ async def test_hset_with_multi_key_values(self, r: aioredis.Redis):
         assert await r.hget("b", "2") == b"2"
         assert await r.hget("b", "foo") == b"bar"
 
+    async def test_hset_with_items(self, r: aioredis.Redis):
+        await r.hset("a", items=["1", 1, "2", 2, "3", 3]
+        assert await r.hget("a", "1") == b"1"
+        assert await r.hget("a", "2") == b"2"
+        assert await r.hget("a", "3") == b"3"
+
+        await r.hset("b", "foo", "bar", items=["1", 1, "2", 2])
+        assert await r.hget("b", "1") == b"1"
+        assert await r.hget("b", "2") == b"2"
+        assert await r.hget("b", "foo") == b"bar"
+
     async def test_hset_without_data(self, r: aioredis.Redis):
         with pytest.raises(exceptions.DataError):
             await r.hset("x")