diff --git a/query-engine/core/src/query_ast/write.rs b/query-engine/core/src/query_ast/write.rs
index 3d63c11bebf..b3503ff2b25 100644
--- a/query-engine/core/src/query_ast/write.rs
+++ b/query-engine/core/src/query_ast/write.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ impl UpdateRecord {
             UpdateRecord::WithoutSelection(_) => None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_record_filter(&mut self, record_filter: RecordFilter) {
+        match self {
+            UpdateRecord::WithExplicitSelection(u) => u.record_filter = record_filter,
+            UpdateRecord::WithImplicitSelection(u) => u.record_filter = record_filter,
+            UpdateRecord::WithoutSelection(u) => u.record_filter = record_filter,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/query-engine/core/src/query_graph_builder/write/update.rs b/query-engine/core/src/query_graph_builder/write/update.rs
index 861d9b735fb..50da6aa3157 100644
--- a/query-engine/core/src/query_graph_builder/write/update.rs
+++ b/query-engine/core/src/query_graph_builder/write/update.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,20 @@ pub(crate) fn update_record(
 
         utils::insert_emulated_on_update(graph, query_schema, &model, &read_parent_node, &update_node)?;
 
-        graph.create_edge(&read_parent_node, &update_node, QueryGraphDependency::ExecutionOrder)?;
+        graph.create_edge(
+            &read_parent_node,
+            &update_node,
+            QueryGraphDependency::ProjectedDataDependency(
+                model.primary_identifier(),
+                Box::new(move |mut update_node, parent_ids| {
+                    if let Node::Query(Query::Write(WriteQuery::UpdateRecord(ref mut ur))) = update_node {
+                        ur.set_record_filter(parent_ids.into());
+                    }
+
+                    Ok(update_node)
+                }),
+            ),
+        )?;
     }
 
     // If the update can be done in a single operation (which includes getting the result back),