4 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/lock.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/lock.rb
index e5fb258e26..f4eaf125e0 100644
--- a/lib/arel/nodes/lock.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/lock.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 module Arel
   module Nodes
     class Lock < Arel::Nodes::Node
+      attr_reader :locking
+      def initialize locking = true
+        @locking = locking
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/arel/select_manager.rb b/lib/arel/select_manager.rb
index b4103144fe..fce6ca17d8 100644
--- a/lib/arel/select_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/select_manager.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Arel
     def lock locking = true
       # FIXME: do we even need to store this?  If locking is +false+ shouldn't
       # we just remove the node from the AST?
-      @ast.lock = Nodes::Lock.new
+      @ast.lock = Nodes::Lock.new(locking)
       self
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/arel/visitors/mysql.rb b/lib/arel/visitors/mysql.rb
index e90161eee4..8f9c3cc809 100644
--- a/lib/arel/visitors/mysql.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/visitors/mysql.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ module Arel
     class MySQL < Arel::Visitors::ToSql
       private
       def visit_Arel_Nodes_Lock o
-        "FOR UPDATE"
+        if o.locking.is_a?(String)
+          o.locking
+        else
+          "FOR UPDATE"
+        end
       end
 
       ###
diff --git a/lib/arel/visitors/postgresql.rb b/lib/arel/visitors/postgresql.rb
index 0e82a703ca..45e7349fd3 100644
--- a/lib/arel/visitors/postgresql.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/visitors/postgresql.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ module Arel
     class PostgreSQL < Arel::Visitors::ToSql
       private
       def visit_Arel_Nodes_Lock o
-        "FOR UPDATE"
+        if o.locking.is_a?(String)
+          o.locking
+        else
+          "FOR UPDATE"
+        end
       end
 
       def visit_Arel_Nodes_SelectStatement o