diff --git a/ssql.scm b/ssql.scm
index 24953cb..a9af980 100644
--- a/ssql.scm
+++ b/ssql.scm
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@
                                                   (string-upcase (symbol->string type))
                                                   (string-join (map (lambda (x) (self 'ssql->sql x)) rest))))))
 
+               ((set values)
+                (string-append "SET "
+                               (string-intersperse (map (lambda (val)
+                                                          (sprintf "~A = ~A" 
+                                                                   (first val)
+                                                                   (self 'ssql->sql (second val))))
+                                                        values)
+                                                   ", ")))
+
                ((operator->sql type operator separator operands)
                 (case type
                   ((infix)
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@
 
 (define-operators *ansi-translator*
   (select prefix)
+  (update prefix)
   (from prefix "FROM" ", ")
   (where prefix)
   (order prefix "ORDER BY" ", ")
diff --git a/tests/ansi-test.scm b/tests/ansi-test.scm
index 72ea54b..a6ef650 100644
--- a/tests/ansi-test.scm
+++ b/tests/ansi-test.scm
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
     "SELECT lastname, firstname FROM people ORDER BY lastname DESC, firstname"
     (ssql->sql #f '(select (columns lastname firstname) (from people) (order (desc lastname) firstname)))))
 
+(test-group "updates"
+  (test "simple case"
+    "UPDATE actors SET firstname = 'Rube', lastname = 'Goldberg'"
+    (ssql->sql #f '(update actors (set (firstname "Rube") (lastname "Goldberg")))))
+
+  (test "with condition"
+    "UPDATE actors SET firstname = 'Felix' WHERE (lastname = 'Winkelmann')"
+    (ssql->sql #f '(update actors (set (firstname "Felix")) (where (= lastname "Winkelmann"))))))
+
 
 (test-group "syntax"
   (test "set literals"