diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaData.java b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaData.java
index 6cb6f3e08..bdebcad89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaData.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public boolean supportsPositionedUpdate() {
 
   @Override
   public boolean supportsSelectForUpdate() {
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaDataTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaDataTest.java
index 193fc9605..47ab2e549 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaDataTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetaDataTest.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public void testTrivialMethods() throws SQLException {
     assertTrue(meta.supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions());
     assertTrue(meta.supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls());
     assertTrue(meta.supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions());
-    assertFalse(meta.supportsSelectForUpdate());
+    assertTrue(meta.supportsSelectForUpdate());
     assertFalse(meta.supportsStatementPooling());
     assertFalse(meta.supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax());
     assertFalse(meta.supportsStoredProcedures());