diff --git a/src/metadata-builder/JunctionEntityMetadataBuilder.ts b/src/metadata-builder/JunctionEntityMetadataBuilder.ts
index e5464329075..76495c88e1f 100644
--- a/src/metadata-builder/JunctionEntityMetadataBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/metadata-builder/JunctionEntityMetadataBuilder.ts
@@ -143,14 +143,16 @@ export class JunctionEntityMetadataBuilder {
                 referencedEntityMetadata: relation.entityMetadata,
                 columns: junctionColumns,
                 referencedColumns: referencedColumns,
-                onDelete: relation.onDelete ||  "CASCADE"
+                onDelete: relation.onDelete ||  "CASCADE",
+                onUpdate: relation.onUpdate ||  "CASCADE"
             }),
             new ForeignKeyMetadata({
                 entityMetadata: entityMetadata,
                 referencedEntityMetadata: relation.inverseEntityMetadata,
                 columns: inverseJunctionColumns,
                 referencedColumns: inverseReferencedColumns,
-                onDelete: relation.onDelete || "CASCADE"
+                onDelete: relation.inverseRelation ? relation.inverseRelation.onDelete : "CASCADE",
+                onUpdate: relation.inverseRelation ? relation.inverseRelation.onUpdate : "CASCADE",
             }),
         ];
 
diff --git a/test/github-issues/4980/entity/Author.ts b/test/github-issues/4980/entity/Author.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00aff4d7631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github-issues/4980/entity/Author.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { PrimaryGeneratedColumn, JoinTable, ManyToMany, Entity } from "../../../../src";
+import { Book } from "./Book";
+
+@Entity("author")
+export class Author {
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number;
+
+    @ManyToMany(
+        () => Book,
+        book => book.authors,
+        { onDelete: "CASCADE", onUpdate: "CASCADE" }
+    )
+    @JoinTable({
+        name: "author_to_books",
+        joinColumn: {
+            name: "author_id",
+            referencedColumnName: "id",
+        },
+        inverseJoinColumn: {
+            name: "book_id",
+            referencedColumnName: "id",
+        },
+    })
+    books: Book[];
+}
diff --git a/test/github-issues/4980/entity/Book.ts b/test/github-issues/4980/entity/Book.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2065bfd9302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github-issues/4980/entity/Book.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { PrimaryGeneratedColumn, ManyToMany, Entity } from "../../../../src";
+import { Author } from "./Author";
+
+@Entity("book")
+export class Book {
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number;
+
+    @ManyToMany(
+        () => Author,
+        author => author.books,
+        { onDelete: "NO ACTION", onUpdate: "CASCADE"}
+    )
+    authors: Author[];
+}
diff --git a/test/github-issues/4980/issue-4980.ts b/test/github-issues/4980/issue-4980.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d60e13ed667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github-issues/4980/issue-4980.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Connection } from "../../../src";
+import { closeTestingConnections, createTestingConnections, reloadTestingDatabases } from "../../utils/test-utils";
+import { Author } from "./entity/Author";
+import { Book } from "./entity/Book";
+import { expect } from "chai";
+
+describe("github issues > #4980 (Postgres) onUpdate: 'CASCADE' doesn't work on many-to-many relation", () => {
+    let connections: Connection[];
+    before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
+        entities: [Author, Book],
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
+    after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
+
+    it("should generate onDelete: CASCADE and onUpdate: CASCADE for 'books' side of many-to-many relation", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+        const booksRelation = connection.getMetadata(Author).manyToManyRelations.find(mtm => mtm.propertyName === "books");
+        expect(booksRelation).not.to.be.undefined;
+        expect(booksRelation!.onDelete).to.be.equal("CASCADE");
+        expect(booksRelation!.onUpdate).to.be.equal("CASCADE");
+    })));
+    it("should generate onDelete: NO ACTION and onUpdate: CASCADE for 'authors' side of many-to-many relation", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+        const authorsRelation = connection.getMetadata(Book).manyToManyRelations.find(mtm => mtm.propertyName === "authors");
+        expect(authorsRelation).not.to.be.undefined;
+        expect(authorsRelation!.onDelete).to.be.equal("NO ACTION");
+        expect(authorsRelation!.onUpdate).to.be.equal("CASCADE");
+    })));
+    it("should generate onDelete: NO ACTION and onUpdate: CASCADE for foreign key pointing to Book", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+        const booksRelation = connection.getMetadata(Author).manyToManyRelations.find(mtm => mtm.propertyName === "books")!;
+        const booksFk = booksRelation.foreignKeys.find(fk => fk.referencedTablePath === "book");
+        expect(booksFk).not.to.be.undefined;
+        expect(booksFk!.onDelete).to.be.equal("NO ACTION");
+        expect(booksFk!.onUpdate).to.be.equal("CASCADE");
+    })));
+    it("should generate onDelete: CASCADE and onUpdate: CASCADE for foreign key pinting to Author", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+        // take books relation bc foreign keys are on owning side
+        const booksRelation = connection.getMetadata(Author).manyToManyRelations.find(mtm => mtm.propertyName === "books")!;
+        const authorsFk = booksRelation.foreignKeys.find(fk => fk.referencedTablePath === "author");
+        expect(authorsFk).not.to.be.undefined;
+        expect(authorsFk!.onDelete).to.be.equal("CASCADE");
+        expect(authorsFk!.onUpdate).to.be.equal("CASCADE");
+    })));
+});