diff --git a/src/format_request.js b/src/format_request.js
index 93d58bf..3d66a67 100644
--- a/src/format_request.js
+++ b/src/format_request.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async function format_request(options, dareInstance) {
 	} else if (
 		options.method === 'patch' &&
 		!options.parent &&
-		!dareInstance.applyTableAliasOnUpdate
+		!dareInstance.applyAliasesOnUpdate
 	) {
 		options.sql_alias = options.sql_table;
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index ad040b3..278b0ff 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ Dare.prototype.patch = async function patch(table, filter, body, options = {}) {
 
 	// Construct a db update
 	const sql = SQL`
-		UPDATE ${raw(exec)}${raw(req.sql_table)} ${dareInstance.applyTableAliasOnUpdate ? raw(req.sql_alias) : empty}
+		UPDATE ${raw(exec)}${raw(req.sql_table)} ${dareInstance.applyAliasesOnUpdate ? raw(req.sql_alias) : empty}
 		${req.sql_joins.length ? join(req.sql_joins, '\n') : empty}
 		SET ${sql_set}
 		WHERE
diff --git a/src/sqlite.js b/src/sqlite.js
index 84fca72..8867904 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.js
+++ b/src/sqlite.js
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ SQLiteDare.prototype.applySubqueryOnDML = true;
  */
 SQLiteDare.prototype.applyAliasesOnUpdate = false;
 
-/**
- * SQLite does not support UPDATE tbl alias SET ...
- * @type {boolean}
- */
-SQLiteDare.prototype.applyTableAliasOnUpdate = false;
-
 /**
  * SQL insert suffix - SQLite uses RETURNING clause
  * @type {string}
diff --git a/test/integration/patch.spec.js b/test/integration/patch.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa4b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/patch.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import {DareError} from '../../src/index.js';
+import defaultAPI from './helpers/api.js';
+
+describe('dare.patch', () => {
+	let dare;
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		dare = defaultAPI();
+	});
+
+	it('should update a single record by id', async () => {
+		const username = 'patchUser';
+		const newName = 'patchedUser';
+
+		const {insertId} = await dare.post('users', {username});
+
+		const resp = await dare.patch(
+			'users',
+			{id: insertId},
+			{username: newName}
+		);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(resp.affectedRows, 1);
+
+		const result = await dare.get('users', ['username'], {id: insertId});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.username, newName);
+	});
+
+	it('should update multiple records with a limit', async () => {
+		const body = ['patchA', 'patchB', 'patchC'].map(username => ({
+			username,
+		}));
+		await dare.post('users', body);
+
+		const resp = await dare.patch({
+			table: 'users',
+			filter: {username: 'patch%'},
+			body: {first_name: 'updated'},
+			limit: 100,
+		});
+
+		assert.strictEqual(resp.affectedRows, 3);
+	});
+
+	it('should throw NOT_FOUND when no records match', async () => {
+		await assert.rejects(
+			dare.patch('users', {id: -999}, {username: 'nope'}),
+			error =>
+				error instanceof DareError && error.code === DareError.NOT_FOUND
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('should return notfound value when no records match and notfound option is set', async () => {
+		const notfound = null;
+
+		const resp = await dare.patch(
+			'users',
+			{id: -999},
+			{username: 'nope'},
+			{notfound}
+		);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(resp, notfound);
+	});
+
+	it('should support object-style request', async () => {
+		const username = 'objStylePatch';
+		const {insertId} = await dare.post('users', {username});
+
+		const resp = await dare.patch({
+			table: 'users',
+			filter: {id: insertId},
+			body: {username: 'objPatched'},
+		});
+
+		assert.strictEqual(resp.affectedRows, 1);
+
+		const result = await dare.get('users', ['username'], {id: insertId});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.username, 'objPatched');
+	});
+
+	it('should patch with a cross-table filter', async () => {
+		const code = 'PX';
+		const {insertId: country_id} = await dare.post('country', {code});
+
+		const {insertId} = await dare.post('users', {
+			username: 'crossPatch',
+			country_id,
+		});
+
+		const resp = await dare.patch({
+			table: 'users',
+			filter: {
+				id: insertId,
+				country: {code},
+			},
+			body: {username: 'crossPatched'},
+		});
+
+		assert.strictEqual(resp.affectedRows, 1);
+
+		const result = await dare.get('users', ['username'], {id: insertId});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.username, 'crossPatched');
+	});
+
+	it('should set a field to null', async () => {
+		const {insertId} = await dare.post('users', {
+			username: 'nullTest',
+			first_name: 'hasValue',
+		});
+
+		await dare.patch('users', {id: insertId}, {first_name: null});
+
+		const result = await dare.get('users', ['first_name'], {id: insertId});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.first_name, null);
+	});
+
+	it('should trigger model patch handler', async () => {
+		const {insertId} = await dare.post('users', {username: 'handlerTest'});
+
+		dare = dare.use({
+			models: {
+				users: {
+					patch(options) {
+						options.body.first_name = 'injected';
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		await dare.patch('users', {id: insertId}, {username: 'handlerPatched'});
+
+		const result = await dare.get('users', ['username', 'first_name'], {
+			id: insertId,
+		});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.username, 'handlerPatched');
+		assert.strictEqual(result.first_name, 'injected');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/postgres/patch.spec.js b/test/specs/postgres/patch.spec.js
index db9662d..8e9499e 100644
--- a/test/specs/postgres/patch.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/postgres/patch.spec.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('patch', () => {
 		const dareInst = dare.use({engine: 'postgres:16.3'});
 
 		dareInst.execute = async ({sql, values}) => {
-			sqlEqual(sql, 'UPDATE tbl a SET "name" = ? WHERE a.id = ?');
+			sqlEqual(sql, 'UPDATE tbl SET "name" = ? WHERE tbl.id = ?');
 			assert.deepStrictEqual(values, [name, id]);
 			return {success: true};
 		};