diff --git a/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/EntityType+Builder.swift b/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/EntityType+Builder.swift
index 2a944d3..1506b92 100644
--- a/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/EntityType+Builder.swift
+++ b/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/EntityType+Builder.swift
@@ -135,11 +135,32 @@ public extension TypedEntityType where FullEntity: CodeEntity<Self> {
     _ value: V
   ) -> TypedFetchSpecification<Self>
     where V: AttributeValue
+  {
+    return `where`(key, .EqualTo, value)
+  }
+  
+  @inlinable
+  static func `where`<V>(
+    _ key: Swift.KeyPath<FullEntity, CodeAttribute<V?>>,
+    _ operation: ComparisonOperation,
+    _ value: V?
+  ) -> TypedFetchSpecification<Self>
+    where V: AttributeValue
   {
     // if we need no attributes
     var fs = TypedFetchSpecification<Self>(entity: Self.entity)
     let attribute = Self.e[keyPath: key]
-    fs.qualifier = KeyValueQualifier(AttributeKey(attribute), .EqualTo, value)
+    fs.qualifier = KeyValueQualifier(AttributeKey(attribute), operation, value)
     return fs
   }
+  
+  @inlinable
+  static func `where`<V>(
+    _ key: Swift.KeyPath<FullEntity, CodeAttribute<V?>>,
+    _ value: V?
+  ) -> TypedFetchSpecification<Self>
+    where V: AttributeValue
+  {
+    return `where`(key, .EqualTo, value)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/FetchSpecification+Builder.swift b/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/FetchSpecification+Builder.swift
index 8ff91d6..0d46c75 100644
--- a/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/FetchSpecification+Builder.swift
+++ b/Sources/ZeeQL/Control/FetchSpecification+Builder.swift
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ public extension DatabaseFetchSpecification
   
   // TODO: select w/ pack iteration
 
+  // MARK: - Qualifier
+  
   @inlinable
   func `where`<V>(_ key: Swift.KeyPath<Object.FullEntity, CodeAttribute<V>>,
                   _ operation: ComparisonOperation,
@@ -209,9 +211,30 @@ public extension DatabaseFetchSpecification
                   _ value: V) -> Self
     where V: AttributeValue
   {
-    `where`(key, .EqualTo, value)
+    return `where`(key, .EqualTo, value)
   }
 
+  @inlinable
+  func `where`<V>(_ key: Swift.KeyPath<Object.FullEntity, CodeAttribute<V?>>,
+                  _ operation: ComparisonOperation,
+                  _ value: V?) -> Self
+    where V: AttributeValue
+  {
+    let attribute = Object.e[keyPath: key]
+    return `where`(KeyValueQualifier(AttributeKey(attribute), operation, value))
+  }
+  
+  @inlinable
+  func `where`<V>(_ key: Swift.KeyPath<Object.FullEntity, CodeAttribute<V?>>,
+                  _ value: V?) -> Self
+    where V: AttributeValue
+  {
+    return `where`(key, .EqualTo, value)
+  }
+
+  
+  // MARK: - Ordering
+
   #if compiler(>=6)
   func order<each V: AttributeValue>(
     by key: repeat Swift.KeyPath<Object.FullEntity, CodeAttribute<each V>>,
@@ -239,6 +262,9 @@ public extension DatabaseFetchSpecification
   }
   #endif // !compiler(>=6)
   
+  
+  // MARK: - Prefetch
+
   #if compiler(>=6)
   // TODO: can we do both toOne and toMany in one?
   // a KeyPath that has the parent class (CodeRelationship) doesn't work?