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He'd put pen to paper on a four year deal and was a major player in our promotion during his first season, scoring no fewer than 12 league goals, plus that wonderful play off goal at Reading.
Last season saw him score his first Premier League goals, four of them in total, but it was a season when he missed a lot of football due to a knee injury sustained in the Carling Cup defeat at Barnsley.
Once fit, he returned to score those goals including the dramatic first in the 4-1 win at Hull and one in his man of the match performance on the last day of the season win against Spurs.
Now, half way through his contract, he's agreed to a one extension that will now see him remain a Burnley player until the end of the 2012/13 season.
Paterson is delighted to have signed and said: "I have a lot to thank the club for and the people here because they have looked after me.
"I think sometimes loyalty is a dying thing in football, but the club has shown that to me and I will continue to return it as long as they look after me.
"Yes, I still had two years left, but I am really confident about the future of the club and I believe that next year, if we are at it and concentrate, it's going to go really well.
"I wanted to be a part of that, so I made it clear to the manager at the end of the season that I wanted to stay at Burnley. Thankfully, the club have rewarded me with this new contract."
Manager Brian Laws added: "It's absolutely marvellous to see the likes of Martin signing a new contract. We feel he is a major player and the fact that he is extending his contract now shows he has ambition to help this club back into the Premier League.
"It is a reward for the season he had. Even though he was injured for a good part, Martin certainly made an impact and we want him to be here and nowhere else. That's how important he is to the club, but just as importantly he wants to be here too."