diff --git a/basis/db/postgresql/postgresql.factor b/basis/db/postgresql/postgresql.factor
index f9c9ea73ec..2b4cadf489 100644
--- a/basis/db/postgresql/postgresql.factor
+++ b/basis/db/postgresql/postgresql.factor
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ M: postgresql-db persistent-table ( -- hashtable )
 
         { +foreign-id+ { f f "references" } }
 
+        { +on-update+ { f f "on update" } }
         { +on-delete+ { f f "on delete" } }
         { +restrict+ { f f "restrict" } }
         { +cascade+ { f f "cascade" } }
diff --git a/basis/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor b/basis/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor
index 216f324bbf..93135a23e3 100644
--- a/basis/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor
+++ b/basis/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ M: sqlite-db persistent-table ( -- assoc )
         { +random-id+ { "integer" "integer" f } }
         { +foreign-id+ { "integer" "integer" "references" } }
 
+        { +on-update+ { f f "on update" } }
         { +on-delete+ { f f "on delete" } }
         { +restrict+ { f f "restrict" } }
         { +cascade+ { f f "cascade" } }
diff --git a/basis/db/types/types.factor b/basis/db/types/types.factor
index ac9e3397f8..ad9c9b0acf 100644
--- a/basis/db/types/types.factor
+++ b/basis/db/types/types.factor
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ SINGLETONS: +db-assigned-id+ +user-assigned-id+ +random-id+ ;
 UNION: +primary-key+ +db-assigned-id+ +user-assigned-id+ +random-id+ ;
 
 SYMBOLS: +autoincrement+ +serial+ +unique+ +default+ +null+ +not-null+
-+foreign-id+ +has-many+ +on-delete+ +restrict+ +cascade+ +set-null+
-+set-default+ ;
++foreign-id+ +has-many+ +on-update+ +on-delete+ +restrict+ +cascade+
++set-null+ +set-default+ ;
 
 SYMBOL: IGNORE