diff --git a/lib/SQL/Abstract/More.pm b/lib/SQL/Abstract/More.pm
index db3d6c9..98556ab 100644
--- a/lib/SQL/Abstract/More.pm
+++ b/lib/SQL/Abstract/More.pm
@@ -883,7 +883,10 @@ sub update {
 
     # compute join info if the datasource is a join
     $join_info = $self->_compute_join_info($args{-table});
-    $args{-table} = \($join_info->{sql}) if $join_info;
+    $args{-table} =
+      defined $join_info
+      ? \($join_info->{sql})
+      : \($self->_parse_table( $args{-table})->{sql});
 
     @old_API_args = @args{qw/-table -set -where/};
 
@@ -897,6 +900,7 @@ sub update {
   }
 
   # call parent method and merge with bind values from $join_info
+
   my ($sql, @bind) = $self->_parent_update(@old_API_args);
 
   unshift @bind, @{$join_info->{bind}} if $join_info;
@@ -938,6 +942,8 @@ sub delete {
     @old_API_args = @_;
   }
 
+  $old_API_args[0] = \($self->_parse_table( $old_API_args[0] )->{sql});
+
   # call parent method
   my ($sql, @bind) = $self->next::method(@old_API_args);
 
diff --git a/t/01-sql_abstract_more.t b/t/01-sql_abstract_more.t
index f47466b..679bd93 100644
--- a/t/01-sql_abstract_more.t
+++ b/t/01-sql_abstract_more.t
@@ -945,6 +945,17 @@ is_same_sql_bind(
   [2, 1, 3],
 );
 
+# support for table aliases
+($sql, @bind) = $sqla->update(
+  -table => 'Foo|a',
+  -set => {foo => 1, bar => 2},
+  -where => {buz => 3},
+);
+is_same_sql_bind(
+  $sql, \@bind,
+  'UPDATE Foo SET bar = ?, foo = ? WHERE buz = ?',
+  [2, 1, 3],
+);
 
 # MySQL supports -limit and -order_by in updates !
 # see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/update.html
@@ -1054,6 +1065,17 @@ is_same_sql_bind(
   [3],
 );
 
+# support for table aliases
+($sql, @bind) = $sqla->delete(
+  -from => 'Foo|a',
+  -where => {buz => 3},
+);
+is_same_sql_bind(
+  $sql, \@bind,
+  'DELETE FROM Foo AS a WHERE buz = ?',
+  [3],
+);
+
 # MySQL supports -limit and -order_by in deletes !
 # see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/delete.html
 ($sql, @bind) = $sqla->delete(