diff --git a/chain.go b/chain.go
index 8ccf4d7b..87c410bd 100644
--- a/chain.go
+++ b/chain.go
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ func (s *Chain) DropTable(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *Chain) AutoMigrate(value interface{}) *Chain {
+	s.do(value).autoMigrate().exec()
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *Chain) Unscoped() *Chain {
 	s.unscoped = true
 	return s
diff --git a/do.go b/do.go
index 44bedf22..b20c0841 100644
--- a/do.go
+++ b/do.go
@@ -726,6 +726,14 @@ func (s *Do) dropTable() *Do {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *Do) autoMigrate() *Do {
+	sql := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT column_name, data_type FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = %v", s.tableName())
+	for _, field := range s.model.fields("other") {
+		s.sql = fmt.Sprintf(sql+"and column_name = %v", field.DbName)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *Do) initializeWithSearchCondition() {
 	m := Model{data: s.value, driver: s.driver}
 
diff --git a/gorm_test.go b/gorm_test.go
index f6697399..a1287afe 100644
--- a/gorm_test.go
+++ b/gorm_test.go
@@ -1235,3 +1235,7 @@ func TestTableName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Cart's singular table name should be shopping_cart")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAutoMigration(t *testing.T) {
+	db.AutoMigrate(Address{})
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8bf63aea..55efbf0e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -114,3 +114,7 @@ func (s *DB) CreateTable(value interface{}) *Chain {
 func (s *DB) DropTable(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s.buildChain().DropTable(value)
 }
+
+func (s *DB) AutoMigrate(value interface{}) *Chain {
+	return s.buildChain().AutoMigrate(value)
+}
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index c522734c..9751908e 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -331,10 +331,6 @@ func (m *Model) returningStr() (str string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (m *Model) missingColumns() (results []string) {
-	return
-}
-
 func (m *Model) setValueByColumn(name string, value interface{}, out interface{}) {
 	data := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(out))
 	setFieldValue(data.FieldByName(snakeToUpperCamel(name)), value)