diff --git a/lib/relation-definition.js b/lib/relation-definition.js
index 541de1e3..eb726ebd 100644
--- a/lib/relation-definition.js
+++ b/lib/relation-definition.js
@@ -1626,6 +1626,7 @@ RelationDefinition.embedsOne = function (modelFrom, modelTo, params) {
       var relationMethod = relation.related.bind(relation)
       relationMethod.create = relation.create.bind(relation);
       relationMethod.build = relation.build.bind(relation);
+      relationMethod.update = relation.update.bind(relation);
       relationMethod.destroy = relation.destroy.bind(relation);
       relationMethod._targetClass = definition.modelTo.modelName;
       return relationMethod;
@@ -1706,12 +1707,39 @@ EmbedsOne.prototype.create = function (targetModelData, cb) {
 EmbedsOne.prototype.build = function (targetModelData) {
   var modelTo = this.definition.modelTo;
   var modelInstance = this.modelInstance;
+  var propertyName = this.definition.keyFrom;
   
   targetModelData = targetModelData || {};
   
   this.definition.applyProperties(modelInstance, targetModelData);
   
-  return new modelTo(targetModelData);
+  var embeddedInstance = new modelTo(targetModelData);
+  modelInstance[propertyName] = embeddedInstance;
+  
+  return embeddedInstance;
+};
+
+EmbedsOne.prototype.update = function (targetModelData, cb) {
+  var modelTo = this.definition.modelTo;
+  var modelInstance = this.modelInstance;
+  var propertyName = this.definition.keyFrom;
+  
+  var isInst = targetModelData instanceof ModelBaseClass;
+  var data = isInst ? targetModelData.toObject() : targetModelData;
+  
+  var embeddedInstance = modelInstance[propertyName];
+  if (embeddedInstance instanceof modelTo) {
+    embeddedInstance.setAttributes(data);
+    if (typeof cb === 'function') {
+      modelInstance.save(function(err, inst) {
+        cb(err, inst ? inst[propertyName] : embeddedInstance);
+      });
+    }
+  } else if (!embeddedInstance && cb) {
+    this.create(data, db);
+  } else if (!embeddedInstance) {
+    this.build(data);
+  }
 };
 
 EmbedsOne.prototype.destroy = function (cb) {
diff --git a/test/relations.test.js b/test/relations.test.js
index 55b6350f..5ba2b01f 100644
--- a/test/relations.test.js
+++ b/test/relations.test.js
@@ -1429,6 +1429,28 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });
     });
     
+    it('should update an embedded item on scope', function(done) {
+      Person.findById(personId, function(err, p) {
+        p.passportItem.update({name: 'Freddy'}, function(err, passport) {
+          should.not.exist(err);
+          var passport = p.passportItem();
+          passport.toObject().should.eql({name: 'Freddy'});
+          passport.should.be.an.instanceOf(Passport);
+          passport.should.equal(p.passport);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+    
+    it('should get an embedded item on scope - verify', function(done) {
+      Person.findById(personId, function(err, p) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        var passport = p.passportItem();
+        passport.toObject().should.eql({name: 'Freddy'});
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
     it('should destroy an embedded item on scope', function(done) {
       Person.findById(personId, function(err, p) {
         p.passportItem.destroy(function(err) {