diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 6845188e..42e2e1a1 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ var (
 	ErrCantStartTransaction = errors.New("can't start transaction")
 	// ErrUnaddressable unaddressable value
 	ErrUnaddressable = errors.New("using unaddressable value")
+	// ErrUpdateWithInvalidPrimaryKey ,when update with a invalid primary key
+	ErrUpdateWithInvalidPrimaryKey = errors.New("invalid primary key")
 )
 
 // Errors contains all happened errors
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b23ae2f2..b36748f3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -377,10 +377,19 @@ func (s *DB) Update(attrs ...interface{}) *DB {
 
 // Updates update attributes with callbacks, refer: https://jinzhu.github.io/gorm/crud.html#update
 func (s *DB) Updates(values interface{}, ignoreProtectedAttrs ...bool) *DB {
-	return s.clone().NewScope(s.Value).
-		Set("gorm:ignore_protected_attrs", len(ignoreProtectedAttrs) > 0).
-		InstanceSet("gorm:update_interface", values).
-		callCallbacks(s.parent.callbacks.updates).db
+	scope := s.clone().NewScope(values)
+	// if not primary key ,use old updates rule
+	if scope.PrimaryKeyZero() {
+		return s.clone().NewScope(s.Value).
+			Set("gorm:ignore_protected_attrs", len(ignoreProtectedAttrs) > 0).
+			InstanceSet("gorm:update_interface", values).
+			callCallbacks(s.parent.callbacks.updates).db
+	}
+	newDB := scope.callCallbacks(s.parent.callbacks.updates).db
+	if newDB.Error == nil && newDB.RowsAffected == 0 {
+		newDB.AddError(ErrUpdateWithInvalidPrimaryKey)
+	}
+	return newDB
 }
 
 // UpdateColumn update attributes without callbacks, refer: https://jinzhu.github.io/gorm/crud.html#update
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 34f96a86..6e178dd1 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -861,6 +861,36 @@ func TestBlockGlobalUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUpdatePrimaryKey(t *testing.T) {
+	type Product struct {
+		gorm.Model
+		Name  string
+		Price int
+	}
+	type LightItem struct {
+		gorm.Model
+		Name        string
+		MyProductID uint `gorm:"index"`
+		MyProduct   Product
+	}
+	tables := []interface{}{&LightItem{}, &Product{}}
+	for _, t := range tables {
+		DB.DropTableIfExists(t)
+		DB.CreateTable(t)
+	}
+	p := Product{Name: "mi6", Price: 2499}
+	if err := DB.Save(&p).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failure to Save with product(%v)", err)
+	}
+	l := LightItem{Name: "line", MyProductID: p.ID}
+	if err := DB.Save(&l).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failure to Save with light item(%v)", err)
+	}
+	if err := DB.Updates(&l).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failure to update that have primary key object:reason(%v)", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkGorm(b *testing.B) {
 	b.N = 2000
 	for x := 0; x < b.N; x++ {