diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b3ac30..d222e8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,4 +42,22 @@ include the library itself (`knex`), but also transaction variables (`trx`,
 
 ### `knex/avoid-injections`
 
-Avoid some issues related to SQL injection by disallowing plain strings as the query argument to the raw queries. Check out [the tests](https://github.com/AntonNiklasson/eslint-plugin-knex/blob/master/rules/avoid-injections.test.js) to get a sense for what is valid and not.
+Avoid some issues related to SQL injection by disallowing plain strings as the query argument to the raw queries. Check
+out [the tests](https://github.com/AntonNiklasson/eslint-plugin-knex/blob/master/rules/avoid-injections.test.js) to get
+a sense for what is valid and not.
+
+### `knex/avoid-updating-all-rows`
+
+Avoid updating all rows of a table when unwanted.
+You can ignore tables for which it is a legitimate usage.
+
+```
+{
+  settings: {
+    knex: {
+      rule: { "avoid-updating-all-rows": { tablesToIgnore: ["author"] } },
+    },
+  }
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a73ac9c..5e3215e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   rules: {
-    'avoid-injections': require('./rules/avoid-injections')
+    'avoid-injections': require('./rules/avoid-injections'),
+    'avoid-updating-all-rows': require('./rules/avoid-updating-all-rows')
   }
 }
diff --git a/rules/avoid-updating-all-rows.js b/rules/avoid-updating-all-rows.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1c75e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/avoid-updating-all-rows.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+const meta = {
+  type: "problem",
+  docs: {
+    description: "Avoid updating all rows",
+  },
+  messages: {
+    avoid: `Avoid updating all rows`,
+  },
+};
+
+const create = function(context) {
+  return {
+    [`CallExpression[callee.property.name='update'][callee.object.callee.name='knex']`](node) {
+      check(context, node);
+    },
+  };
+};
+const check = function(context, node) {
+
+  if (context.settings && context.settings.knex && context.settings.knex.rule) {
+    const ruleSettings = context.settings.knex.rule["avoid-updating-all-rows"];
+    const tablesToIgnore = ruleSettings.tablesToIgnore;
+    const tableToUpdate = node.callee.object.arguments[0].value;
+    if (tablesToIgnore.includes(tableToUpdate)) {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  context.report({
+    node,
+    messageId: "avoid",
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = { meta, create };
diff --git a/rules/avoid-updating-all-rows.test.js b/rules/avoid-updating-all-rows.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5585551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/avoid-updating-all-rows.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const { RuleTester } = require("eslint");
+const rule = require("./avoid-updating-all-rows");
+
+function invalidCase(code, errors = [], others = {}) {
+  return Object.assign(
+    {
+      code,
+      errors,
+    },
+    others,
+  );
+}
+
+const tester = new RuleTester({
+  parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2015 },
+});
+
+tester.run("avoid-updating-all-rows", rule, {
+  valid: ["knex('books').where({id:1}).update({'status': 'archived'})",
+    "sequelize('books').update({'status': 'archived'})",
+    {
+      code: "knex('books').update({'status': 'archived'})",
+      settings: {
+        knex: {
+          rule: { "avoid-updating-all-rows": { tablesToIgnore: ["books"] } },
+        },
+      },
+    }],
+  invalid: [
+    invalidCase("knex('books').update({'status': 'archived'})", [
+      { messageId: "avoid" },
+    ]),
+    invalidCase("knex('books').update({'status': 'archived'})", [
+        { messageId: "avoid" }],
+      {
+        settings: {
+          knex: {
+            rule: { "avoid-updating-all-rows": { tablesToIgnore: ["author"] } },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ),
+
+  ],
+});