diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
index f800429e4b..126798736e 100644
--- a/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn test_orm_sqlite() {
 	name := 'sam'
 
 	db.exec("insert into User (name, age) values ('Sam', 29)")
-	db.exec("insert into User (name) values ('Peter')")
+	db.exec("insert into User (name, age) values ('Peter', 31)")
 	db.exec("insert into User (name) values ('Kate')")
 	nr_all_users := sql db {
 		select count from User
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ fn test_orm_sqlite() {
 	assert user.name == 'Sam'
 	assert user.id == 1
 	assert user.age == 29
+	//
+	users := sql db {
+		select from User where id > 0
+	}
+	println(users)
+	assert users.len == 3
+	assert users[0].name == 'Sam'
+	assert users[1].name == 'Peter'
+	assert users[1].age == 31
 }
 
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 36ed395e40..a8b43dcd2b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub struct ExprStmt {
 pub:
 	expr    Expr
 	pos     token.Position
-	// is used for `x++` in `for x:=1; ; x++`
 	is_expr bool
 pub mut:
 	typ     table.Type
@@ -567,6 +566,7 @@ pub struct Attr {
 pub:
 	name string
 }
+
 pub fn (attrs []Attr) contains(attr Attr) bool {
 	for a in attrs {
 		if attr.name == a.name {
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@ pub:
 	where_expr  Expr
 	has_where   bool
 	fields      []table.Field
+	is_array    bool
 }
 
 [inline]
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
index 5cbb23c710..cc83258125 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
 	/*
 	`nr_users := sql db { ... }` =>
 	```
-	sql_init_stmt()
-	sql_bind_int()
-	sql_bind_string()
-	...
-	int nr_users = get_int(stmt)
+		sql_init_stmt()
+		sql_bind_int()
+		sql_bind_string()
+		...
+		int nr_users = get_int(stmt)
 	```
 	*/
 	cur_line := g.go_before_stmt(0)
@@ -65,9 +65,26 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
 	} else {
 		// `user := sql db { select from User where id = 1 }`
 		tmp := g.new_tmp_var()
-		g.write(g.typ(node.typ))
-		g.writeln(' $tmp;')
-		g.writeln('sqlite3_step($g.sql_stmt_name);')
+		styp := g.typ(node.typ)
+		mut elem_type_str := ''
+		if node.is_array {
+			sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.typ)
+			info := sym.info as table.Array
+			elem_type_str = g.typ(info.elem_type)
+			// array_User array_tmp;
+			// for { User tmp; ... array_tmp << tmp; }
+			g.writeln('$styp ${tmp}_array = __new_array(0, 10, sizeof($elem_type_str));')
+			g.writeln('while (1) {')
+			g.writeln('\t$elem_type_str $tmp;')
+		} else {
+			// `User tmp;`
+			g.writeln('$styp $tmp;')
+		}
+		//
+		g.writeln('int _step_res$tmp = sqlite3_step($g.sql_stmt_name);')
+		if node.is_array {
+			g.writeln('\tif (_step_res$tmp == SQLITE_DONE) break;')
+		}
 		for i, field in node.fields {
 			mut func := 'sqlite3_column_int'
 			if field.typ == table.string_type {
@@ -77,8 +94,16 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
 				g.writeln('${tmp}.$field.name = ${func}($g.sql_stmt_name, $i);')
 			}
 		}
+		if node.is_array {
+			g.writeln('\t array_push(&${tmp}_array, _MOV(($elem_type_str[]){ $tmp }));')
+			g.writeln('} // for')
+		}
 		g.writeln('sqlite3_finalize($g.sql_stmt_name);')
-		g.writeln('$cur_line $tmp; ') // `User user = tmp;`
+		if node.is_array {
+			g.writeln('$cur_line ${tmp}_array; ') // `array_User users = tmp_array;`
+		} else {
+			g.writeln('$cur_line $tmp; ') // `User user = tmp;`
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +118,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_to_sql(expr ast.Expr) {
 			g.expr_to_sql(it.left)
 			match it.op {
 				.eq { g.write(' = ') }
+				.gt { g.write(' > ') }
 				.and { g.write(' and ') }
 				else {}
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/sql.v b/vlib/v/parser/sql.v
index f25116a0d5..a232c0516e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/sql.v
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.SqlExpr {
 	table_name := sym.name
 	mut where_expr := ast.Expr{}
 	has_where := p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'where'
+	mut query_one := false // one object is returned, not an array
 	if has_where {
 		p.next()
 		where_expr = p.expr(0)
@@ -34,11 +35,18 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.SqlExpr {
 			if e.op == .eq && e.left is ast.Ident {
 				ident := e.left as ast.Ident
 				if ident.name == 'id' {
+					// TODO optional
+					query_one = true
 					typ = table_type
+					// typ = table_type.set_flag(.optional)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if !query_one && !is_count {
+		// return an array
+		typ = table.new_type(p.table.find_or_register_array(table_type, 1, p.mod))
+	}
 	p.check(.rcbr)
 	// /////////
 	// Register this type's fields as variables so they can be used in `where`
@@ -86,5 +94,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.SqlExpr {
 		where_expr: where_expr
 		has_where: has_where
 		fields: fields
+		is_array: !query_one
 	}
 }