diff --git a/dibi/dibi.php b/dibi/dibi.php
index f037a19c..f7b89658 100644
--- a/dibi/dibi.php
+++ b/dibi/dibi.php
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class dibi
 	 */
 	public static function command()
 	{
-		return new DibiFluent(self::getConnection());
+		return self::getConnection()->command();
 	}
 
 
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class dibi
 	public static function select($args)
 	{
 		$args = func_get_args();
-		return self::command()->__call('select', $args);
+		return self::getConnection()->command()->__call('select', $args);
 	}
 
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class dibi
 	 */
 	public static function update($table, array $args)
 	{
-		return self::command()->update('%n', $table)->set($args);
+		return self::getConnection()->update($table, $args);
 	}
 
 
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ class dibi
 	 */
 	public static function insert($table, array $args)
 	{
-		return self::command()->insert()
-			->into('%n', $table, '(%n)', array_keys($args))->values('%l', array_values($args));
+		return self::getConnection()->insert($table, $args);
 	}
 
 
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ class dibi
 	 */
 	public static function delete($table)
 	{
-		return self::command()->delete()->from('%n', $table);
+		return self::getConnection()->delete($table);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/dibi/drivers/mysql.php b/dibi/drivers/mysql.php
index 9c165075..ffdfb103 100644
--- a/dibi/drivers/mysql.php
+++ b/dibi/drivers/mysql.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class DibiMySqlDriver extends DibiObject implements IDibiDriver
 				if (!$ok) {
 					throw new DibiDriverException(mysql_error($this->connection), mysql_errno($this->connection));
 				}
-			}	
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (isset($config['database'])) {
diff --git a/dibi/drivers/mysqli.php b/dibi/drivers/mysqli.php
index 98690fc4..97684e59 100644
--- a/dibi/drivers/mysqli.php
+++ b/dibi/drivers/mysqli.php
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ class DibiMySqliDriver extends DibiObject implements IDibiDriver
 				$ok = @mysqli_query($this->connection, "SET NAMES '$config[charset]'"); // intentionally @
 				if (!$ok) {
 					throw new DibiDriverException(mysqli_error($this->connection), mysqli_errno($this->connection));
-				}	
-			}	
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (isset($config['sqlmode'])) {
 			if (!@mysqli_query($this->connection, "SET sql_mode='$config[sqlmode]'")) { // intentionally @
 				throw new DibiDriverException(mysqli_error($this->connection), mysqli_errno($this->connection));
-			}	
+			}
 		}
 
 		$this->buffered = empty($config['unbuffered']);
diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiConnection.php b/dibi/libs/DibiConnection.php
index 1e0f147d..316e05ea 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiConnection.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiConnection.php
@@ -456,6 +456,72 @@ class DibiConnection extends DibiObject
 
 
 
+	/********************* fluent SQL builders ****************d*g**/
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function command()
+	{
+		return new DibiFluent($this);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param  string    column name
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function select($args)
+	{
+		$args = func_get_args();
+		return $this->command()->__call('select', $args);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param  string   table
+	 * @param  array
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function update($table, array $args)
+	{
+		return $this->command()->update('%n', $table)->set($args);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param  string   table
+	 * @param  array
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function insert($table, array $args)
+	{
+		return $this->command()->insert()
+			->into('%n', $table, '(%n)', array_keys($args))->values('%l', array_values($args));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param  string   table
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function delete($table)
+	{
+		return $this->command()->delete()->from('%n', $table);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/********************* misc ****************d*g**/
+
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Import SQL dump from file - extreme fast!
 	 *
diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiFluent.php b/dibi/libs/DibiFluent.php
index 27054cd4..3bcbf75b 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiFluent.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiFluent.php
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class DibiFluent extends DibiObject
 		if ($this->command === 'SELECT') {
 			$this->clauses['LIMIT'] = array(1);
 		}
-		return $this->connection->query($this->_export())->fetch();
+		return $this->execute()->fetch();
 	}
 
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class DibiFluent extends DibiObject
 		if ($this->command === 'SELECT') {
 			$this->clauses['LIMIT'] = array(1);
 		}
-		return $this->connection->query($this->_export())->fetchSingle();
+		return $this->execute()->fetchSingle();
 	}
 
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class DibiFluent extends DibiObject
 	 */
 	public function fetchAll($offset = NULL, $limit = NULL, $simplify = TRUE)
 	{
-		return $this->connection->query($this->_export())->fetchAll($offset, $limit, $simplify);
+		return $this->execute()->fetchAll($offset, $limit, $simplify);
 	}
 
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class DibiFluent extends DibiObject
 	 */
 	public function fetchAssoc($assoc)
 	{
-		return $this->connection->query($this->_export())->fetchAssoc($assoc);
+		return $this->execute()->fetchAssoc($assoc);
 	}
 
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class DibiFluent extends DibiObject
 	 */
 	public function fetchPairs($key = NULL, $value = NULL)
 	{
-		return $this->connection->query($this->_export())->fetchPairs($key, $value);
+		return $this->execute()->fetchPairs($key, $value);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiResult.php b/dibi/libs/DibiResult.php
index c13b0625..fdb24c79 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiResult.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiResult.php
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class DibiResult extends DibiObject implements IDataSource
 
 			if ($x === NULL) { // build leaf
 				if ($leaf === '=') {
-					$x = $row; 
+					$x = $row;
 				} elseif ($leaf === TRUE || $leaf === '@') {
 					$x = (object) $row;
 				} else {
diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiTable.php b/dibi/libs/DibiTable.php
index 3908bd3f..13204661 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiTable.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiTable.php
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ abstract class DibiTable extends DibiObject
 
 
 
+	/********************* basic commands ****************d*g**/
+
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Inserts row into a table.
 	 * @param  array|object
@@ -297,4 +301,31 @@ abstract class DibiTable extends DibiObject
 		return $res;
 	}
 
+
+
+	/********************* fluent SQL builders ****************d*g**/
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates fluent SQL builder.
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function command()
+	{
+		return new DibiFluent($this->connection);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param  string    column name
+	 * @return DibiFluent
+	 */
+	public function select($args)
+	{
+		$args = func_get_args();
+		return $this->command()->__call('select', $args)->from($this->name);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php b/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
index 36995d25..cd3063f8 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ final class DibiTranslator extends DibiObject
 				} else {
 					foreach ($value as $k => $v) {
 						$pair = explode('%', $k, 2); // split into identifier & modifier
-						$k = $this->delimite($pair[0]);						
+						$k = $this->delimite($pair[0]);
 						if (isset($pair[1])) {
 							$pair = explode(' ', $pair[1], 2); // split into modifier & operator
 							$op = isset($pair[1]) ? $pair[1] : '=';
diff --git a/examples/dibi.table.php b/examples/dibi.table.php
index 6d321b9a..01a1ea5c 100644
--- a/examples/dibi.table.php
+++ b/examples/dibi.table.php
@@ -87,3 +87,7 @@ var_dump($id); // generated id
 $key = '3 OR 1=1';
 $products->delete($key);
 // --> DELETE FROM  [products] WHERE  [product_id] IN ( 3 )
+
+
+// select all using fluent interface
+var_dump($products->select('*')->orderBy('title')->fetchAll());
diff --git a/examples/fluent.test.php b/examples/fluent.test.php
index 374a6363..75cd2739 100644
--- a/examples/fluent.test.php
+++ b/examples/fluent.test.php
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ dibi::select('product_id')->as('id')
 
 echo "\n";
 
+// SELECT ...
+echo dibi::select('title')->as('id')
+	->from('products')
+	->fetchSingle();
+
+echo "\n";
+
 // INSERT ...
 dibi::insert('products', $record)
 	->setFlag('IGNORE')