diff --git a/lib/SparqlGenerator.js b/lib/SparqlGenerator.js
index e3319593..fb8ac525 100644
--- a/lib/SparqlGenerator.js
+++ b/lib/SparqlGenerator.js
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ Generator.prototype.toUpdate = function (update) {
   case 'add':
   case 'copy':
   case 'move':
-    return update.type.toUpperCase() + (update.source.default ? ' DEFAULT ' : ' ') +
-           'TO ' + this.toEntity(update.destination.name);
+    return update.type.toUpperCase()+ ' ' +  (update.silent ? 'SILENT ' : '') + (update.source.default ? 'DEFAULT' : this.toEntity(update.source.name)) +
+           ' TO ' + this.toEntity(update.destination.name);
   case 'create':
   case 'clear':
   case 'drop':
diff --git a/test/SparqlGenerator-test.js b/test/SparqlGenerator-test.js
index 9d9fa1f7..fde444e5 100644
--- a/test/SparqlGenerator-test.js
+++ b/test/SparqlGenerator-test.js
@@ -93,6 +93,36 @@ describe('A SPARQL generator', function () {
       'GROUP BY ?k';
     expect(generatedQuery).toEqual(expectedQuery);
   });
+
+  it('should preserve source graph in sparql 1.1 update ADD operation', function () {
+    var parser = new SparqlParser();
+    var parsedQuery = parser.parse('ADD <http://example.com/my-graph> TO <http://example.com/your-graph>');
+    var generator = new SparqlGenerator();
+    var generatedQuery = generator.stringify(parsedQuery);
+    var expectedQuery =
+      'ADD <http://example.com/my-graph> TO <http://example.com/your-graph>';
+    expect(generatedQuery).toEqual(expectedQuery);
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve source, default graph in sparql 1.1 update MOVE operation', function () {
+    var parser = new SparqlParser();
+    var parsedQuery = parser.parse('MOVE DEFAULT TO <http://example.org/named>');
+    var generator = new SparqlGenerator();
+    var generatedQuery = generator.stringify(parsedQuery);
+    var expectedQuery =
+      'MOVE DEFAULT TO <http://example.org/named>';
+    expect(generatedQuery).toEqual(expectedQuery);
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve source, default graph in sparql 1.1 update MOVE operation', function () {
+    var parser = new SparqlParser();
+    var parsedQuery = parser.parse('COPY SILENT DEFAULT TO <http://example.org/named>');
+    var generator = new SparqlGenerator();
+    var generatedQuery = generator.stringify(parsedQuery);
+    var expectedQuery =
+      'COPY SILENT DEFAULT TO <http://example.org/named>';
+    expect(generatedQuery).toEqual(expectedQuery);
+  });
 });
 
 function testQueries(directory, settings) {