diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac673ed79..19cda5e30 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-  <version>11.29.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>11.30.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java
index 5a68a6308..a001bcfdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java
@@ -128,6 +128,38 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   <D> DtoQuery<D> asDto(Class<D> dtoClass);
 
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying query as an UpdateQuery.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used with query beans to covert a query bean
+   * query into an UpdateQuery like the examples below.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  int rowsUpdated = new QCustomer()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Rob")
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("active", false)
+   *       .update();;
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   int rowsUpdated = new QContact()
+   *       .notes.note.startsWith("Make Inactive")
+   *       .email.endsWith("@foo.com")
+   *       .customer.id.equalTo(42)
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("inactive", true)
+   *       .setRaw("email = lower(email)")
+   *       .update();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate();
+
   /**
    * Execute using "for update" clause which results in the DB locking the record.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/Query.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/Query.java
index a1d34375d..eb4e0daa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/Query.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/Query.java
@@ -244,6 +244,38 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   <D> DtoQuery<D> asDto(Class<D> dtoClass);
 
+  /**
+   * Convert the query to a UpdateQuery.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used with query beans to covert a query bean
+   * query into an UpdateQuery like the examples below.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  int rowsUpdated = new QCustomer()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Rob")
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("active", false)
+   *       .update();;
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   int rowsUpdated = new QContact()
+   *       .notes.note.startsWith("Make Inactive")
+   *       .email.endsWith("@foo.com")
+   *       .customer.id.equalTo(42)
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("inactive", true)
+   *       .setRaw("email = lower(email)")
+   *       .update();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate();
+
   /**
    * Cancel the query execution if supported by the underlying database and
    * driver.
@@ -1329,7 +1361,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *   count:1 orderStatus:COMPLETE
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
    */
   Query<T> setCountDistinct(CountDistinctOrder orderBy);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java
index 6a64b1b1b..85a8ffb26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import io.ebean.Pairs;
 import io.ebean.Query;
 import io.ebean.QueryIterator;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.UpdateQuery;
 import io.ebean.Version;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanQueryRequest;
 import io.ebean.search.Match;
@@ -302,6 +303,11 @@ public class DefaultExpressionList<T> implements SpiExpressionList<T> {
     return query.asDto(dtoClass);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate() {
+    return query.asUpdate();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Query<T> setIncludeSoftDeletes() {
     return query.setIncludeSoftDeletes();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java
index a4c2206db..e1c5a5a79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import io.ebean.Pairs;
 import io.ebean.Query;
 import io.ebean.QueryIterator;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.UpdateQuery;
 import io.ebean.Version;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanQueryRequest;
 import io.ebean.search.Match;
@@ -349,6 +350,11 @@ class JunctionExpression<T> implements SpiJunction<T>, SpiExpression, Expression
     return exprList.asDto(dtoClass);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate() {
+    return exprList.asUpdate();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Query<T> setIncludeSoftDeletes() {
     return exprList.setIncludeSoftDeletes();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
index 1f9056c3e..fc43615b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.ebean.QueryIterator;
 import io.ebean.QueryType;
 import io.ebean.RawSql;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.UpdateQuery;
 import io.ebean.Version;
 import io.ebean.bean.CallStack;
 import io.ebean.bean.ObjectGraphNode;
@@ -296,6 +297,11 @@ public class DefaultOrmQuery<T> implements SpiQuery<T> {
     return server.findDto(dtoClass, this);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate() {
+    return new DefaultUpdateQuery<>(this);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public BeanDescriptor<T> getBeanDescriptor() {
     return beanDescriptor;
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ebean/UpdateQueryTest.java b/src/test/java/io/ebean/UpdateQueryTest.java
index 545712bc6..5a5d9b698 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/ebean/UpdateQueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ebean/UpdateQueryTest.java
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ public class UpdateQueryTest extends BaseTestCase {
     assertThat(ormQueryMetrics.get(0).getLabel()).isEqualTo("updateAll");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void query_asUpdate() {
+
+    ResetBasicData.reset();
+
+    LoggedSqlCollector.start();
+
+    int rows = server().find(Customer.class)
+      .where()
+      .gt("id", 1000)
+      .asUpdate()
+      .setRaw("status = status")
+      .setLabel("asUpdate")
+      .update();
+
+
+    List<String> sql = LoggedSqlCollector.stop();
+    assertThat(sql).hasSize(1);
+    assertThat(rows).isEqualTo(0);
+
+    assertThat(sql.get(0)).contains("update o_customer set status = status where id > ?");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void update_withTransactionBatch() {