diff --git a/db/modify.go b/db/modify.go
index 479c54d6..5ccf0792 100644
--- a/db/modify.go
+++ b/db/modify.go
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ func executeModifyStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.ModifyStatement) (out []interfa
 			}
 		}
 
+		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Table); ok {
+			beg := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Prefix}
+			end := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Suffix}
+			kvs, _ := txn.RGet(beg.Encode(), end.Encode(), 0)
+			for _, kv := range kvs {
+				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil)
+				if ret, err := modify(doc, ast); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				} else if ret != nil {
+					out = append(out, ret)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	if local {
diff --git a/sql/modify.go b/sql/modify.go
index 406e4a80..2e268743 100644
--- a/sql/modify.go
+++ b/sql/modify.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (p *Parser) parseModifyStatement(explain bool) (stmt *ModifyStatement, err
 	stmt.NS = p.c.Get("NS").(string)
 	stmt.DB = p.c.Get("DB").(string)
 
-	if stmt.What, err = p.parseThings(); err != nil {
+	if stmt.What, err = p.parseWhat(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}