diff --git a/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/SqlExecutor.java b/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/SqlExecutor.java
index cfca1ee..a843af6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/SqlExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/SqlExecutor.java
@@ -179,6 +179,56 @@ public class SqlExecutor {
 
     return queryResultBuilder.rows(rows).build();
   }
+  public static QueryResult executeUpdate(Connection conn, String sql, Object... parameters) throws SQLException {
+    log.trace("SQL: " + sql.trim());
+    String updateQuery = sql.replaceAll(";$", "").trim();
+
+    @Cleanup
+    PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(updateQuery);
+
+    if (parameters != null) {
+      int parameterIndex = 1;
+      for (Object object : parameters) {
+        if (object != null) {
+          if (object instanceof String) {
+            stmt.setString(parameterIndex, (String) object);
+          } else if (object instanceof Integer) {
+            stmt.setInt(parameterIndex, (Integer) object);
+          } else if (object instanceof Long) {
+            stmt.setLong(parameterIndex, (Long) object);
+          } else {
+            stmt.setString(parameterIndex, (String) object);
+            String message = String.format("Unhandled paramter type <%s>.  Defaulting to String", object.getClass().getName());
+            log.warn(message);
+          }
+        } else {
+          log.warn("parameter is null");
+        }
+        parameterIndex++;
+      }
+    }
+
+  long affectedRows = 0L;
+  QueryResultBuilder queryResultBuilder = QueryResult.builder();
+  try {
+    affectedRows = stmt.executeUpdate();
+  } catch (SQLException e) {
+    return queryResultBuilder //
+        .exception(e.getClass().getName()) //
+        .exceptionMessage(e.getMessage()) //
+        .build();
+  }
+
+  try {
+    handleUserErrors(conn, sql, stmt);
+  } catch (SqlExecutionException e) {
+    log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+
+    return queryResultBuilder.userErrors(e.getUserErrors()).build();
+  }
+
+  return queryResultBuilder.affectedRows(affectedRows).build();
+}
 
   private static Vector<ColumnDefinition> getColumnDefinitions(ResultSetMetaData metaData) throws SQLException {
     Vector<ColumnDefinition> columnDefinitions = new Vector<ColumnDefinition>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/main/Main.java b/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/main/Main.java
index 29d6c45..da2f484 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/main/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/main/Main.java
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ public class Main {
           String result;
           if (query.toLowerCase().startsWith("select")) {
             result = formatJsonObject(SqlExecutor.executeQuery(conn, query, null));
+          } else if (query.toLowerCase().startsWith("update") || query.toLowerCase().startsWith("insert")) {
+            result = formatJsonObject(SqlExecutor.executeUpdate(conn, query));
           } else {
             result = formatJsonObject(SqlExecutor.execute(conn, query));
           }
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/model/QueryResult.java b/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/model/QueryResult.java
index cdcd3d4..2828652 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/model/QueryResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/compax/tools/sql/model/QueryResult.java
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ public class QueryResult {
   private List<UserError> userErrors;
   private String exception;
   private String exceptionMessage;
+  private long affectedRows;
 }