diff --git a/SqlSelect.h b/SqlSelect.h
index 4f4f04c..3c51bbd 100644
--- a/SqlSelect.h
+++ b/SqlSelect.h
@@ -294,6 +294,30 @@ operator==( const ColumnT1& , const placeholder &p )
     return c;
 }
 
+template <typename ColumnT>
+typename boost::enable_if<typename ColumnT::is_column, ConditionValueLeaf<ColumnT, SqlCondition::NotEquals, typename ColumnT::type> >::type
+operator!=( const ColumnT &, const typename ColumnT::type& value )
+{
+    ConditionValueLeaf<ColumnT, SqlCondition::NotEquals, typename ColumnT::type> newCond;
+    newCond.value = QVariant::fromValue( value );
+    return newCond;
+}
+template <typename ColumnT1, typename ColumnT2>
+typename boost::enable_if<boost::mpl::and_<typename ColumnT1::is_column, typename ColumnT2::is_column>, ConditionColumnLeaf<ColumnT1, SqlCondition::NotEquals, ColumnT2> >::type
+operator!=( const ColumnT1&, const ColumnT2& )
+{
+    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( boost::is_same<typename ColumnT1::type, typename ColumnT2::type> )); // only compare columns of the same type
+    return ConditionColumnLeaf<ColumnT1, SqlCondition::NotEquals, ColumnT2>();
+}
+template <typename ColumnT1>
+typename boost::enable_if<typename ColumnT1::is_column, ConditionPlaceholderLeaf<ColumnT1, SqlCondition::NotEquals> >::type
+operator!=( const ColumnT1& , const placeholder &p )
+{
+    ConditionPlaceholderLeaf<ColumnT1, SqlCondition::NotEquals> c;
+    c.placeholder = p.m_name;
+    return c;
+}
+
 template <typename ColumnT>
 typename boost::enable_if<typename ColumnT::is_column, ConditionValueLeaf<ColumnT, SqlCondition::Less, typename ColumnT::type> >::type
 operator<( const ColumnT &, const typename ColumnT::type& value )
diff --git a/tests/selecttest.cpp b/tests/selecttest.cpp
index bd330f6..c947611 100644
--- a/tests/selecttest.cpp
+++ b/tests/selecttest.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
             << "SELECT tblPerson.id FROM tblPerson WHERE tblPerson.HireRights = :0"
             << (QVector<QVariant>() << true);
 
+        QTest::newRow( "single condition, not equal" )
+            << select( Person.id ).from( Person ).where( Person.HireRights != true ).queryBuilder()
+            << "SELECT tblPerson.id FROM tblPerson WHERE tblPerson.HireRights <> :0"
+            << (QVector<QVariant>() << true);
+
         QTest::newRow( "single condition, less than" )
                 << select( Person.id ).from( Person ).where( Person.Hired < QDateTime( QDate( 2013, 10, 28 ) )).queryBuilder()
                 << "SELECT tblPerson.id FROM tblPerson WHERE tblPerson.Hired < :0"