diff --git a/callback_update.go b/callback_update.go
index 5b1ff338..09c12508 100644
--- a/callback_update.go
+++ b/callback_update.go
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ func AssignUpdateAttributes(scope *Scope) {
 	if attrs, ok := scope.Get("gorm:update_interface"); ok {
 		if maps := convertInterfaceToMap(attrs); len(maps) > 0 {
 			protected, ok := scope.Get("gorm:ignore_protected_attrs")
+			_, updateColumn := scope.Get("gorm:update_column")
 			updateAttrs, hasUpdate := scope.updatedAttrsWithValues(maps, ok && protected.(bool))
-			if len(updateAttrs) > 0 {
+
+			if updateColumn {
+				scope.Set("gorm:update_attrs", maps)
+			} else if len(updateAttrs) > 0 {
 				scope.Set("gorm:update_attrs", updateAttrs)
 			} else if !hasUpdate {
 				scope.SkipLeft()
@@ -22,12 +26,16 @@ func AssignUpdateAttributes(scope *Scope) {
 }
 
 func BeforeUpdate(scope *Scope) {
-	scope.CallMethod("BeforeSave")
-	scope.CallMethod("BeforeUpdate")
+	_, ok := scope.Get("gorm:update_column")
+	if !ok {
+		scope.CallMethod("BeforeSave")
+		scope.CallMethod("BeforeUpdate")
+	}
 }
 
 func UpdateTimeStampWhenUpdate(scope *Scope) {
-	if !scope.HasError() {
+	_, ok := scope.Get("gorm:update_column")
+	if !ok {
 		scope.SetColumn("UpdatedAt", time.Now())
 	}
 }
@@ -62,8 +70,11 @@ func Update(scope *Scope) {
 }
 
 func AfterUpdate(scope *Scope) {
-	scope.CallMethod("AfterUpdate")
-	scope.CallMethod("AfterSave")
+	_, ok := scope.Get("gorm:update_column")
+	if !ok {
+		scope.CallMethod("AfterUpdate")
+		scope.CallMethod("AfterSave")
+	}
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e0a44caf..c9135eba 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -172,11 +172,14 @@ func (s *DB) Updates(values interface{}, ignoreProtectedAttrs ...bool) *DB {
 }
 
 func (s *DB) UpdateColumn(attrs ...interface{}) *DB {
-	return s.UpdateColumns(toSearchableMap(attrs...), true)
+	return s.UpdateColumns(toSearchableMap(attrs...))
 }
 
-func (s *DB) UpdateColumns(values interface{}, ignore_protected_attrs ...bool) *DB {
-	return s.clone().do(s.Value).begin().updateColumns(values).commit_or_rollback().db
+func (s *DB) UpdateColumns(values interface{}) *DB {
+	return s.clone().NewScope(s.Value).
+		Set("gorm:update_interface", values).
+		Set("gorm:update_column", true).
+		callCallbacks(s.parent.callback.updates).db
 }
 
 func (s *DB) Save(value interface{}) *DB {
diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index 5401556c..5ebcde98 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ func (scope *Scope) Err(err error) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (scope *Scope) Log(v ...interface{}) {
+	scope.db.log(v...)
+}
+
 func (scope *Scope) HasError() bool {
 	return scope.db.hasError()
 }