diff --git a/lib/adapters/mysql.js b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
index bdfb6cca..563559f2 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
@@ -66,7 +66,17 @@ MySQL.prototype.toFields = function (model, data) {
     var props = this._models[model].properties;
     Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
         if (props[key]) {
-            fields.push(key + ' = ' + this.toDatabase(props[key], data[key]));
+        	if(key.indexOf('.') != -1) {
+        		keys = key.split('.');
+        		
+        		for(var item = 0; item < keys.length; item++) {
+        			keys[item] = '`' + keys[item] + '`';
+        		}
+        		
+        		key = keys.join('.');
+        	}
+        	
+            fields.push('`' + key + '` = ' + this.toDatabase(props[key], data[key]));
         }
     }.bind(this));
     return fields.join(',');