diff --git a/src/Abstracts/DataModel.php b/src/Abstracts/DataModel.php
index 088fdd0..b409706 100644
--- a/src/Abstracts/DataModel.php
+++ b/src/Abstracts/DataModel.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * @author 10 Quality <info@10quality.com>
  * @license MIT
  * @package wp-query-builder
- * @version 1.0.7
+ * @version 1.0.12
  */
 abstract class DataModel extends Model
 {
@@ -181,6 +181,37 @@ public function delete()
             do_action( 'data_model_' . $this->table . '_deleted', $this );
         return $deleted;
     }
+    /**
+     * Updates specific columns of the model (not the whole object like save()).
+     * @since 1.0.12
+     *
+     * @param array $data Data to update.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function update( $data = [] )
+    {
+        // If not data, let save() handle this
+        if ( empty( $data ) || !is_array( $data ) ) {
+            return $this->save();
+        }
+        global $wpdb;
+        $success = false;
+        $protected = $this->protected_properties();
+        if ( $this->{$this->primary_key} ) {
+            // Update
+            $success = $wpdb->update( $this->tablename, array_filter( $data, function( $key ) use( $protected ) {
+                return ! in_array( $key , $protected );
+            }, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY ), [$this->primary_key => $this->attributes[$this->primary_key]] );
+            if ( $success ) {
+                foreach ( $data as $key => $value ) {
+                    $this->$key = $value;
+                }
+                do_action( 'data_model_' . $this->table . '_updated', $this );
+            }
+        }
+        return $success;
+    }
     /**
      * Deletes where query.
      * @since 1.0.0
diff --git a/tests/cases/AbstractModelTest.php b/tests/cases/AbstractModelTest.php
index 96ae362..12ac782 100644
--- a/tests/cases/AbstractModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/cases/AbstractModelTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @author 10 Quality <info@10quality.com>
  * @license MIT
  * @package wp-query-builder
- * @version 1.0.7
+ * @version 1.0.12
  */
 class AbstractModelTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -169,4 +169,25 @@ public function testSaveTimestamps()
         $this->assertTrue( $created_at && $created_at->format( $date_format ) === $model->created_at );
         $this->assertTrue( $updated_at && $updated_at->format( $date_format ) === $model->updated_at );
     }
+    /**
+     * Test abstract
+     * @since 1.0.12
+     * @group abstract
+     * @group model
+     * @group update
+     */
+    public function testUpdate()
+    {
+        // Preapre
+        global $wpdb;
+        $model = new Model( [
+            'model_id'  => 888999,
+            'name'  => 'test',
+        ] );
+        // Exec
+        $flag = $model->update( ['name' => 'updated'] );
+        // Assert
+        $this->assertTrue( $flag );
+        $this->assertEquals( 'updated', $model->name );
+    }
 }
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