diff --git a/nodejs/__test__/table.test.ts b/nodejs/__test__/table.test.ts
index 94d9d138..5e752f38 100644
--- a/nodejs/__test__/table.test.ts
+++ b/nodejs/__test__/table.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,50 @@ describe.each([arrow, arrowOld])("Given a table", (arrow: any) => {
     expect(await table.countRows("id == 10")).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it("should let me update values with `values`", async () => {
+    await table.add([{ id: 1 }]);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 1")).toBe(1);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 7")).toBe(0);
+    await table.update({ values: { id: 7 } });
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 1")).toBe(0);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 7")).toBe(1);
+    await table.add([{ id: 2 }]);
+    // Test Map as input
+    await table.update({
+      values: {
+        id: "10",
+      },
+      where: "id % 2 == 0",
+    });
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 2")).toBe(0);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 7")).toBe(1);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 10")).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should let me update values with `valuesSql`", async () => {
+    await table.add([{ id: 1 }]);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 1")).toBe(1);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 7")).toBe(0);
+    await table.update({
+      valuesSql: {
+        id: "7",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 1")).toBe(0);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 7")).toBe(1);
+    await table.add([{ id: 2 }]);
+    // Test Map as input
+    await table.update({
+      valuesSql: {
+        id: "10",
+      },
+      where: "id % 2 == 0",
+    });
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 2")).toBe(0);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 7")).toBe(1);
+    expect(await table.countRows("id == 10")).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   // https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/1293
   test.each([new arrow.Float16(), new arrow.Float32(), new arrow.Float64()])(
     "can create empty table with non default float type: %s",
diff --git a/nodejs/__test__/util.test.ts b/nodejs/__test__/util.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49654ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodejs/__test__/util.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { IntoSql, toSQL } from "../lancedb/util";
+test.each([
+  ["string", "'string'"],
+  [123, "123"],
+  [1.11, "1.11"],
+  [true, "TRUE"],
+  [false, "FALSE"],
+  [null, "NULL"],
+  [new Date("2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"), "'2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'"],
+  [[1, 2, 3], "[1, 2, 3]"],
+  [new ArrayBuffer(8), "X'0000000000000000'"],
+  [Buffer.from("hello"), "X'68656c6c6f'"],
+  ["Hello 'world'", "'Hello ''world'''"],
+])("toSQL(%p) === %p", (value, expected) => {
+  expect(toSQL(value)).toBe(expected);
+});
+
+test("toSQL({}) throws on unsupported value type", () => {
+  expect(() => toSQL({} as unknown as IntoSql)).toThrow(
+    "Unsupported value type: object value: ([object Object])",
+  );
+});
+test("toSQL() throws on unsupported value type", () => {
+  // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: <explanation>
+  expect(() => (<any>toSQL)()).toThrow(
+    "Unsupported value type: undefined value: (undefined)",
+  );
+});
diff --git a/nodejs/lancedb/remote/table.ts b/nodejs/lancedb/remote/table.ts
index f06b0c84..c1712415 100644
--- a/nodejs/lancedb/remote/table.ts
+++ b/nodejs/lancedb/remote/table.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { IndexOptions } from "../indices";
 import { MergeInsertBuilder } from "../merge";
 import { VectorQuery } from "../query";
 import { AddDataOptions, Table, UpdateOptions } from "../table";
+import { IntoSql, toSQL } from "../util";
 import { RestfulLanceDBClient } from "./client";
 
 export class RemoteTable extends Table {
@@ -84,12 +85,66 @@ export class RemoteTable extends Table {
   }
 
   async update(
-    updates: Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>,
+    optsOrUpdates:
+      | (Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>)
+      | ({
+          values: Map<string, IntoSql> | Record<string, IntoSql>;
+        } & Partial<UpdateOptions>)
+      | ({
+          valuesSql: Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>;
+        } & Partial<UpdateOptions>),
     options?: Partial<UpdateOptions>,
   ): Promise<void> {
+    const isValues =
+      "values" in optsOrUpdates && typeof optsOrUpdates.values !== "string";
+    const isValuesSql =
+      "valuesSql" in optsOrUpdates &&
+      typeof optsOrUpdates.valuesSql !== "string";
+    const isMap = (obj: unknown): obj is Map<string, string> => {
+      return obj instanceof Map;
+    };
+
+    let predicate;
+    let columns: [string, string][];
+    switch (true) {
+      case isMap(optsOrUpdates):
+        columns = Array.from(optsOrUpdates.entries());
+        predicate = options?.where;
+        break;
+      case isValues && isMap(optsOrUpdates.values):
+        columns = Array.from(optsOrUpdates.values.entries()).map(([k, v]) => [
+          k,
+          toSQL(v),
+        ]);
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+      case isValues && !isMap(optsOrUpdates.values):
+        columns = Object.entries(optsOrUpdates.values).map(([k, v]) => [
+          k,
+          toSQL(v),
+        ]);
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+
+      case isValuesSql && isMap(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql):
+        columns = Array.from(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql.entries());
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+      case isValuesSql && !isMap(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql):
+        columns = Object.entries(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql).map(([k, v]) => [
+          k,
+          v,
+        ]);
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+      default:
+        columns = Object.entries(optsOrUpdates as Record<string, string>);
+        predicate = options?.where;
+    }
+
     await this.#client.post(`${this.#tablePrefix}/update/`, {
-      predicate: options?.where ?? null,
-      updates: Object.entries(updates).map(([key, value]) => [key, value]),
+      predicate: predicate ?? null,
+      updates: columns,
     });
   }
   async countRows(filter?: unknown): Promise<number> {
diff --git a/nodejs/lancedb/table.ts b/nodejs/lancedb/table.ts
index de8f2733..557c62c0 100644
--- a/nodejs/lancedb/table.ts
+++ b/nodejs/lancedb/table.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
 } from "./native";
 import { Query, VectorQuery } from "./query";
 import { sanitizeTable } from "./sanitize";
+import { IntoSql, toSQL } from "./util";
 export { IndexConfig } from "./native";
 
 /**
@@ -123,6 +124,34 @@ export abstract class Table {
    * @param {Data} data Records to be inserted into the Table
    */
   abstract add(data: Data, options?: Partial<AddDataOptions>): Promise<void>;
+  /**
+   * Update existing records in the Table
+   * @param opts.values The values to update. The keys are the column names and the values
+   * are the values to set.
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * table.update({where:"x = 2", values:{"vector": [10, 10]}})
+   * ```
+   */
+  abstract update(
+    opts: {
+      values: Map<string, IntoSql> | Record<string, IntoSql>;
+    } & Partial<UpdateOptions>,
+  ): Promise<void>;
+  /**
+   * Update existing records in the Table
+   * @param opts.valuesSql The values to update. The keys are the column names and the values
+   * are the values to set. The values are SQL expressions.
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * table.update({where:"x = 2", valuesSql:{"x": "x + 1"}})
+   * ```
+   */
+  abstract update(
+    opts: {
+      valuesSql: Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>;
+    } & Partial<UpdateOptions>,
+  ): Promise<void>;
   /**
    * Update existing records in the Table
    *
@@ -152,6 +181,7 @@ export abstract class Table {
     updates: Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>,
     options?: Partial<UpdateOptions>,
   ): Promise<void>;
+
   /** Count the total number of rows in the dataset. */
   abstract countRows(filter?: string): Promise<number>;
   /** Delete the rows that satisfy the predicate. */
@@ -471,17 +501,63 @@ export class LocalTable extends Table {
   }
 
   async update(
-    updates: Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>,
+    optsOrUpdates:
+      | (Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>)
+      | ({
+          values: Map<string, IntoSql> | Record<string, IntoSql>;
+        } & Partial<UpdateOptions>)
+      | ({
+          valuesSql: Map<string, string> | Record<string, string>;
+        } & Partial<UpdateOptions>),
     options?: Partial<UpdateOptions>,
   ) {
-    const onlyIf = options?.where;
+    const isValues =
+      "values" in optsOrUpdates && typeof optsOrUpdates.values !== "string";
+    const isValuesSql =
+      "valuesSql" in optsOrUpdates &&
+      typeof optsOrUpdates.valuesSql !== "string";
+    const isMap = (obj: unknown): obj is Map<string, string> => {
+      return obj instanceof Map;
+    };
+
+    let predicate;
     let columns: [string, string][];
-    if (updates instanceof Map) {
-      columns = Array.from(updates.entries());
-    } else {
-      columns = Object.entries(updates);
+    switch (true) {
+      case isMap(optsOrUpdates):
+        columns = Array.from(optsOrUpdates.entries());
+        predicate = options?.where;
+        break;
+      case isValues && isMap(optsOrUpdates.values):
+        columns = Array.from(optsOrUpdates.values.entries()).map(([k, v]) => [
+          k,
+          toSQL(v),
+        ]);
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+      case isValues && !isMap(optsOrUpdates.values):
+        columns = Object.entries(optsOrUpdates.values).map(([k, v]) => [
+          k,
+          toSQL(v),
+        ]);
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+
+      case isValuesSql && isMap(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql):
+        columns = Array.from(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql.entries());
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+      case isValuesSql && !isMap(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql):
+        columns = Object.entries(optsOrUpdates.valuesSql).map(([k, v]) => [
+          k,
+          v,
+        ]);
+        predicate = optsOrUpdates.where;
+        break;
+      default:
+        columns = Object.entries(optsOrUpdates as Record<string, string>);
+        predicate = options?.where;
     }
-    await this.inner.update(onlyIf, columns);
+    await this.inner.update(predicate, columns);
   }
 
   async countRows(filter?: string): Promise<number> {
diff --git a/nodejs/lancedb/util.ts b/nodejs/lancedb/util.ts
index 6e9e696a..20b84ae1 100644
--- a/nodejs/lancedb/util.ts
+++ b/nodejs/lancedb/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+export type IntoSql =
+  | string
+  | number
+  | boolean
+  | null
+  | Date
+  | ArrayBufferLike
+  | Buffer
+  | IntoSql[];
+
+export function toSQL(value: IntoSql): string {
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return `'${value.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`;
+  } else if (typeof value === "number") {
+    return value.toString();
+  } else if (typeof value === "boolean") {
+    return value ? "TRUE" : "FALSE";
+  } else if (value === null) {
+    return "NULL";
+  } else if (value instanceof Date) {
+    return `'${value.toISOString()}'`;
+  } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return `[${value.map(toSQL).join(", ")}]`;
+  } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(value)) {
+    return `X'${value.toString("hex")}'`;
+  } else if (value instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+    return `X'${Buffer.from(value).toString("hex")}'`;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unsupported value type: ${typeof value} value: (${value})`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export class TTLCache {
   // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: <explanation>
   private readonly cache: Map<string, { value: any; expires: number }>;