diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7afcbe9a..648bfd75 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-09 11:15:33) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-09 11:21:10) stable
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 4cedaa6e..6ab6672f 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6914,6 +6914,8 @@ class Expression(object):
         return Query(self.db, op, self, value)
 
     def belongs(self, value):
+        if isinstance(value,Query):
+            value = self.db(value)._select(value.first._table._id)
         return Query(self.db, self.db._adapter.BELONGS, self, value)
 
     def startswith(self, value):