diff --git a/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/active_model.rs b/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/active_model.rs
index fe198063..701c0d71 100644
--- a/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/active_model.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/active_model.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn expand_derive_active_model(ident: Ident, data: Data) -> syn::Result<Token
     let ty: Vec<Type> = fields.into_iter().map(|Field { ty, .. }| ty).collect();
 
     Ok(quote!(
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
         pub struct ActiveModel {
             #(pub #field: sea_orm::ActiveValue<#ty>),*
         }
diff --git a/src/database/statement.rs b/src/database/statement.rs
index f27578bd..8b265433 100644
--- a/src/database/statement.rs
+++ b/src/database/statement.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ pub struct Statement {
     pub values: Option<Values>,
 }
 
+impl From<String> for Statement {
+    fn from(stmt: String) -> Statement {
+        Statement {
+            sql: stmt,
+            values: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<(String, Values)> for Statement {
     fn from(stmt: (String, Values)) -> Statement {
         Statement {
diff --git a/src/entity/active_model.rs b/src/entity/active_model.rs
index 3969826c..f306cb6a 100644
--- a/src/entity/active_model.rs
+++ b/src/entity/active_model.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<V> PartialEq for ActiveValue<V>
+where
+    V: Into<Value> + Default + std::cmp::PartialEq,
+{
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.value == other.value
+    }
+}
+
 impl<A> OneOrManyActiveModel<A> for A
 where
     A: ActiveModelTrait,
diff --git a/tests/basic.rs b/tests/basic.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f920ff02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basic.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use sea_orm::{DbConn, entity::*, query::*, sea_query, tests_cfg::*};
+
+mod setup;
+
+#[async_std::test]
+// cargo test --test basic -- --nocapture
+async fn main() {
+    let db: DbConn = setup::setup().await;
+
+    setup_schema(&db).await;
+
+    crud_cake(&db).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+async fn setup_schema(db: &DbConn) {
+    use sea_query::*;
+
+    let stmt = sea_query::Table::create()
+        .table(cake::Entity)
+        .col(
+            ColumnDef::new(cake::Column::Id)
+                .integer()
+                .not_null()
+                .auto_increment()
+                .primary_key(),
+        )
+        .col(ColumnDef::new(cake::Column::Name).string())
+        .build(SqliteQueryBuilder);
+
+    let result = db.execute(stmt.into()).await;
+    println!("Create table cake: {:?}", result);
+}
+
+async fn crud_cake(db: &DbConn) -> Result<(), ExecErr> {
+    let apple = cake::ActiveModel {
+        name: Set("Apple Pie".to_owned()),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let mut apple = apple.save(db).await?;
+
+    println!();
+    println!("Inserted: {:?}", apple);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        cake::ActiveModel {
+            id: Set(1),
+            name: Set("Apple Pie".to_owned()),
+        },
+        apple
+    );
+
+    apple.name = Set("Lemon Tart".to_owned());
+
+    let apple = apple.save(db).await?;
+
+    println!();
+    println!("Updated: {:?}", apple);
+
+    let apple = cake::Entity::find_by_id(1)
+        .one(db)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| ExecErr)?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        Some(cake::Model {
+            id: 1,
+            name: "Lemon Tart".to_owned(),
+        }),
+        apple
+    );
+
+    let apple: cake::ActiveModel = apple.unwrap().into();
+
+    let result = apple.delete(db).await?;
+
+    println!();
+    println!("Deleted: {:?}", result);
+
+    let apple = cake::Entity::find_by_id(1)
+        .one(db)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| ExecErr)?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        None,
+        apple
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
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diff --git a/tests/setup/mod.rs b/tests/setup/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6a5079b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setup/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use sea_orm::{Database, DatabaseConnection};
+
+pub async fn setup() -> DatabaseConnection {
+    Database::connect("sqlite::memory:")
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+}
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