diff --git a/lib/globalize/model/active_record/adapter.rb b/lib/globalize/model/active_record/adapter.rb
index d52e940..fadedf2 100644
--- a/lib/globalize/model/active_record/adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/globalize/model/active_record/adapter.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ module Globalize
       
       def write(locale, attr_name, value)
         locale = locale.to_sym
-        self[locale] ||= {}
-        self[locale][attr_name] = value
+        if value.is_a?(String)
+          self[locale] ||= {}
+          self[locale][attr_name] = value
+        elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
+          value.each do |locale, value|
+            self.write(locale, attr_name, value)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
     
diff --git a/test/model/active_record/translated_test.rb b/test/model/active_record/translated_test.rb
index 1c0e69b..d54b0b9 100644
--- a/test/model/active_record/translated_test.rb
+++ b/test/model/active_record/translated_test.rb
@@ -215,6 +215,23 @@ class TranslatedTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     post = Post.find_by_subject('foo')
     assert_equal foo, post
   end
+
+  test "create with multiple translation at once" do
+    foo = Post.create :subject => {:'en-US' => 'foo', :'de-DE' => 'bar'}
+    I18n.locale = 'en-US'
+    assert_equal 'foo', foo.subject
+    I18n.locale = 'de-DE'
+    assert_equal 'bar', foo.subject
+  end
+
+  test "should be able update with multiple translation" do
+    foo = Post.create :subject => {:'en-US' => 'foo', :'de-DE' => 'bar'}
+    foo.subject = {:'en-US' => 'bar', :'de-DE' => 'foo'}
+    I18n.locale = 'en-US'
+    assert_equal 'bar', foo.subject
+    I18n.locale = 'de-DE'
+    assert_equal 'foo', foo.subject
+  end
 end
 
 # TODO error checking for fields that exist in main table, don't exist in