diff --git a/lib/connectors/memory.js b/lib/connectors/memory.js
index b0c81ca1..b568a0f3 100644
--- a/lib/connectors/memory.js
+++ b/lib/connectors/memory.js
@@ -363,8 +363,40 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
     return pass;
   }
 
+  function toRegExp(pattern) {
+    if (pattern instanceof RegExp) {
+      return pattern;
+    }
+    var regex = '';
+    // Escaping user input to be treated as a literal string within a regular expression
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions#Writing_a_Regular_Expression_Pattern
+    pattern = pattern.replace(/([.*+?^=!:${}()|\[\]\/\\])/g, "\\$1");
+    for (var i = 0, n = pattern.length; i < n; i++) {
+      var char = pattern.charAt(i);
+      if (char === '\\') {
+        i++; // Skip to next char
+        if (i < n) {
+          regex += pattern.charAt(i);
+        }
+        continue;
+      } else if (char === '%') {
+        regex += '.*';
+      } else if (char === '_') {
+        regex += '.';
+      } else if (char === '.') {
+        regex += '\\.';
+      } else if (char === '*') {
+        regex += '\\*';
+      }
+      else {
+        regex += char;
+      }
+    }
+    return regex;
+  }
+
   function test(example, value) {
-    if (typeof value === 'string' && example && example.constructor.name === 'RegExp') {
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && (example instanceof RegExp)) {
       return value.match(example);
     }
     if (example === undefined || value === undefined) {
@@ -386,6 +418,21 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
         return false;
       }
 
+      if (example.like || example.nlike) {
+
+        var like = example.like || example.nlike;
+        if (typeof like === 'string') {
+          like = toRegExp(like);
+        }
+        if (example.like) {
+          return !!new RegExp(like).test(value);
+        }
+
+        if (example.nlike) {
+          return !new RegExp(like).test(value);
+        }
+      }
+
       if (testInEquality(example, value)) {
         return true;
       }
@@ -476,6 +523,29 @@ Memory.prototype.count = function count(model, callback, where) {
   });
 };
 
+Memory.prototype.update =
+  Memory.prototype.updateAll = function updateAll(model, where, data, cb) {
+    var self = this;
+    var cache = this.cache[model];
+    var filter = null;
+    where = where || {};
+    filter = applyFilter({where: where});
+
+    var ids = Object.keys(cache);
+    async.each(ids, function (id, done) {
+      var inst = self.fromDb(model, cache[id]);
+      if (!filter || filter(inst)) {
+        self.updateAttributes(model, id, data, done);
+      } else {
+        process.nextTick(done);
+      }
+    }, function (err) {
+      if (!err) {
+        self.saveToFile(null, cb);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
 Memory.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(model, id, data, cb) {
   if (!id) {
     var err = new Error('You must provide an id when updating attributes!');
diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 82ab951b..745b6996 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var utils = require('./utils');
 var fieldsToArray = utils.fieldsToArray;
 var removeUndefined = utils.removeUndefined;
 var util = require('util');
+var assert = require('assert');
 
 /**
  * Base class for all persistent objects.
@@ -958,6 +959,70 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, callback) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Update multiple instances that match the where clause
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ *```js
+ * Employee.update({managerId: 'x001'}, {managerId: 'x002'}, function(err) {
+ *     ...
+ * });
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param {Object} [where] Search conditions (optional)
+ * @param {Object} data Changes to be made
+ * @param {Function} cb Callback, called with (err, count)
+ */
+DataAccessObject.update =
+DataAccessObject.updateAll = function (where, data, cb) {
+  if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
+
+  if (arguments.length === 1) {
+    // update(data) is being called
+    data = where;
+    where = null;
+    cb = null;
+  } else if (arguments.length === 2) {
+    if (typeof data === 'function') {
+      // update(data, cb) is being called
+      cb = data;
+      data = where;
+      where = null;
+    } else {
+      // update(where, data) is being called
+      cb = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  assert(typeof where === 'object', 'The where argument should be an object');
+  assert(typeof data === 'object', 'The data argument should be an object');
+  assert(cb === null || typeof cb === 'function', 'The cb argument should be a function');
+
+  try {
+    where = removeUndefined(where);
+    where = this._coerce(where);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return process.nextTick(function () {
+      cb && cb(err);
+    });
+  }
+  var connector = this.getDataSource().connector;
+  connector.update(this.modelName, where, data, cb);
+};
+
+// updateAll ~ remoting attributes
+setRemoting(DataAccessObject.updateAll, {
+  description: 'Update instances of the model matched by where from the data source',
+  accepts: [
+    {arg: 'where', type: 'object', http: {source: 'query'},
+      description: 'Criteria to match model instances'},
+    {arg: 'data', type: 'object', http: {source: 'body'},
+      description: 'An object of model property name/value pairs'},
+  ],
+  http: {verb: 'post', path: '/update'}
+});
+
 DataAccessObject.prototype.isNewRecord = function () {
   return !getIdValue(this.constructor, this);
 };
diff --git a/test/basic-querying.test.js b/test/basic-querying.test.js
index cfb51be8..e5a41549 100644
--- a/test/basic-querying.test.js
+++ b/test/basic-querying.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // This test written in mocha+should.js
 var should = require('./init.js');
+var async = require('async');
 var db, User;
 
 describe('basic-querying', function () {
@@ -552,10 +553,43 @@ describe('basic-querying', function () {
 
   });
 
+  describe('updateAll ', function () {
+
+    beforeEach(seed);
+
+    it('should only update instances that satisfy the where condition', function (done) {
+      User.update({name: 'John Lennon'}, {name: 'John Smith'}, function () {
+        User.find({where: {name: 'John Lennon'}}, function (err, data) {
+          should.not.exist(err);
+          data.length.should.equal(0);
+          User.find({where: {name: 'John Smith'}}, function (err, data) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            data.length.should.equal(1);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should update all instances without where', function (done) {
+      User.update({name: 'John Smith'}, function () {
+        User.find({where: {name: 'John Lennon'}}, function (err, data) {
+          should.not.exist(err);
+          data.length.should.equal(0);
+          User.find({where: {name: 'John Smith'}}, function (err, data) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            data.length.should.equal(6);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
 
 function seed(done) {
-  var count = 0;
   var beatles = [
     {
       seq: 0,
@@ -580,15 +614,11 @@ function seed(done) {
     {seq: 4, name: 'Pete Best', order: 4},
     {seq: 5, name: 'Stuart Sutcliffe', order: 3, vip: true}
   ];
-  User.destroyAll(function () {
-    beatles.forEach(function (beatle) {
-      User.create(beatle, ok);
-    });
-  });
 
-  function ok() {
-    if (++count === beatles.length) {
-      done();
+  async.series([
+    User.destroyAll.bind(User),
+    function(cb) {
+      async.each(beatles, User.create.bind(User), cb);
     }
-  }
+  ], done);
 }
diff --git a/test/memory.test.js b/test/memory.test.js
index 4c613270..4016209e 100644
--- a/test/memory.test.js
+++ b/test/memory.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var async = require('async');
+var should = require('./init.js');
 
 describe('Memory connector', function () {
   var file = path.join(__dirname, 'memory.json');
@@ -91,5 +92,92 @@ describe('Memory connector', function () {
     });
 
   });
+
+  describe('Query for memory connector', function () {
+    var ds = new DataSource({
+      connector: 'memory'
+    });
+
+    var User = ds.define('User', {
+      seq: {type: Number, index: true},
+      name: {type: String, index: true, sort: true},
+      email: {type: String, index: true},
+      birthday: {type: Date, index: true},
+      role: {type: String, index: true},
+      order: {type: Number, index: true, sort: true},
+      vip: {type: Boolean}
+    });
+
+    before(seed);
+    it('should allow to find using like', function (done) {
+      User.find({where: {name: {like: '%St%'}}}, function (err, posts) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        posts.should.have.property('length', 2);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should support like for no match', function (done) {
+      User.find({where: {name: {like: 'M%XY'}}}, function (err, posts) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        posts.should.have.property('length', 0);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should allow to find using nlike', function (done) {
+      User.find({where: {name: {nlike: '%St%'}}}, function (err, posts) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        posts.should.have.property('length', 4);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should support nlike for no match', function (done) {
+      User.find({where: {name: {nlike: 'M%XY'}}}, function (err, posts) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        posts.should.have.property('length', 6);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    function seed(done) {
+      var beatles = [
+        {
+          seq: 0,
+          name: 'John Lennon',
+          email: 'john@b3atl3s.co.uk',
+          role: 'lead',
+          birthday: new Date('1980-12-08'),
+          order: 2,
+          vip: true
+        },
+        {
+          seq: 1,
+          name: 'Paul McCartney',
+          email: 'paul@b3atl3s.co.uk',
+          role: 'lead',
+          birthday: new Date('1942-06-18'),
+          order: 1,
+          vip: true
+        },
+        {seq: 2, name: 'George Harrison', order: 5, vip: false},
+        {seq: 3, name: 'Ringo Starr', order: 6, vip: false},
+        {seq: 4, name: 'Pete Best', order: 4},
+        {seq: 5, name: 'Stuart Sutcliffe', order: 3, vip: true}
+      ];
+
+      async.series([
+        User.destroyAll.bind(User),
+        function(cb) {
+          async.each(beatles, User.create.bind(User), cb);
+        }
+      ], done);
+    }
+
+  });
+
 });
 
+
+