diff --git a/src/Mapping.php b/src/Mapping.php
index 9227b8e..ba39c8c 100644
--- a/src/Mapping.php
+++ b/src/Mapping.php
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ public function findAll()
         return $this->map(parent::findAll());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if any records exist matching the current conditions.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function exists()
+    {
+        if ($this->definition->getDeletionTimestamp()) {
+            $this->isNull($this->prefixTableNameTo($this->definition->getDeletionTimestamp()));
+        }
+
+        return parent::exists();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Counts all records.
      *
@@ -249,8 +263,7 @@ public function save(array $data)
             }
         }
 
-        $original = $this->findOne();
-        return $original ? $this->update($data) : $this->insert($data);
+        return $this->exists() ? $this->update($data) : $this->insert($data);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/MappingTest.php b/tests/MappingTest.php
index b7d31dc..56e3018 100644
--- a/tests/MappingTest.php
+++ b/tests/MappingTest.php
@@ -192,6 +192,19 @@ public function testRemove()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testExists()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->getMapping()->eq('id', 1)->exists());
+        $this->assertFalse($this->getMapping()->eq('id', 999)->exists());
+    }
+
+    public function testExistsReturnsFalseForSoftDeletedRecord()
+    {
+        $this->getMapping()->eq('id', 1)->remove();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->getMapping()->eq('id', 1)->exists());
+    }
+
     public function testReadOnlyInsert()
     {
         $customer = [