diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a435ef0..2acd756 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Note that all this eager related options are optional.
   [`allowGraph`](https://vincit.github.io/objection.js/api/query-builder/eager-methods.html#allowgraph)
   documentation.
   
-- **`eagerOptions`** - Options object to use with `$eager` and `$joinEager` query operators. 
+- **`eagerOptions`** - options object to use with `$eager` and `$joinEager` query operators. 
   See [`GraphOptions`](https://vincit.github.io/objection.js/api/types/#type-graphoptions)
   documentation.
 
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ Note that all this eager related options are optional.
 
 #### Query Operators
 
+- **`$modify`** - modifiers allow you to easily reuse snippets of query logic. See
+  [`modify`](https://vincit.github.io/objection.js/api/query-builder/other-methods.html#modify) documentation.
+
 - **`$eager`** - eager load relations defined in models' `relationMappings` getter methods. See
   [`withGraphFetched`](https://vincit.github.io/objection.js/api/query-builder/eager-methods.html#withgraphfetched) documentation.
   
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7af8eb9..0bd2b12 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "feathers-objection",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f69937..c972ba2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "feathers-objection",
   "description": "A service plugin for ObjectionJS an ORM based on KnexJS",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.2.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/feathersjs-ecosystem/feathers-objection",
   "keywords": [
     "feathers",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3973738..be24723 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class Service extends AdapterService {
     if (params.$modifyEager) { delete params.$modifyEager; }
     if (params.$mergeEager) { delete params.$mergeEager; }
     if (params.$noSelect) { delete params.$noSelect; }
+    if (params.$modify) { delete params.$modify; }
 
     Object.keys(params || {}).forEach(key => {
       let value = params[key];
@@ -303,6 +304,12 @@ class Service extends AdapterService {
       delete query.$mergeEager;
     }
 
+    if (query && query.$modify) {
+      q.modify(...query.$modify);
+
+      delete query.$modify;
+    }
+
     // apply eager filters if specified
     if (this.eagerFilters) {
       const eagerFilters = Array.isArray(this.eagerFilters) ? this.eagerFilters : [this.eagerFilters];
diff --git a/test/company.js b/test/company.js
index c9e5233..bab48f9 100644
--- a/test/company.js
+++ b/test/company.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default class Company extends Model {
       id: { type: 'integer' },
       name: { type: 'string' },
       ceo: { type: ['integer', 'null'] },
+      size: { type: ['string', 'null'], enum: ['small', 'medium', 'large', null] },
       jsonObject: {
         type: ['object', 'null'],
         properties: {
@@ -32,6 +33,24 @@ export default class Company extends Model {
     }
   }
 
+  static modifiers = {
+    google: (builder, hasCeo) => {
+      builder.where('name', 'Google');
+
+      if (hasCeo) { builder.whereNot('ceo', null); }
+    },
+    apple: (builder, hasCeo) => {
+      builder.where('name', 'Apple');
+
+      if (hasCeo) { builder.whereNot('ceo', null); }
+    },
+    large: (builder, hasCeo) => {
+      builder.where('size', 'large');
+
+      if (hasCeo) { builder.whereNot('ceo', null); }
+    }
+  }
+
   // This object defines the relations to other models.
   static relationMappings = {
     ceos: {
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 5fb2f34..743ada9 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ const app = feathers()
       model: Company,
       id: 'id',
       multi: ['create', 'remove', 'patch'],
-      whitelist: ['$eager', '$joinRelation', '$modifyEager', '$mergeEager', '$between', '$notBetween', '$containsKey', '$contains', '$contained', '$any', '$all', '$noSelect', '$like', '$null'],
+      whitelist: ['$eager', '$joinRelation', '$modifyEager', '$mergeEager', '$between', '$notBetween', '$containsKey', '$contains', '$contained', '$any', '$all', '$noSelect', '$like', '$null', '$modify'],
       allowedEager: '[ceos, clients, employees]',
       eagerFilters: [
         {
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ function clean (done) {
               table.increments('id');
               table.string('name');
               table.integer('ceo');
+              table.enum('size', ['small', 'medium', 'large']);
               table.json('jsonObject');
               table.json('jsonArray');
               table.jsonb('jsonbObject');
@@ -1661,4 +1662,52 @@ describe('Feathers Objection Service', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('$modify', () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      await companies
+        .create([
+          {
+            name: 'Google',
+            ceo: 1
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'Apple',
+            ceo: null,
+            size: 'large'
+          }
+        ]);
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      await companies.remove(null);
+    });
+
+    it('allow $modify query', () => {
+      return companies.find({ query: { $modify: ['google'] } }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.be.equal(1);
+        expect(data[0].name).to.be.equal('Google');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('allow $modify query with args', () => {
+      return companies.find({ query: { $modify: ['large', false] } }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.be.equal(1);
+        expect(data[0].name).to.be.equal('Apple');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('allow $modify query with multiple modifiers', () => {
+      return companies.find({ query: { $modify: [['apple', 'large']] } }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.be.equal(1);
+        expect(data[0].name).to.be.equal('Apple');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('allow $modify query with multiple modifiers and args', () => {
+      return companies.find({ query: { $modify: [['apple', 'large'], true] } }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.be.equal(0);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });