diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/all_of.h b/include/sqlpp11/all_of.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb4f50b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/all_of.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Roland Bock
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+ * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ *   Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 
+ *   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
+ *   list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
+ *   other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SQLPP_ALL_OF_H
+#define SQLPP_ALL_OF_H
+
+#include <sqlpp11/interpret.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/alias.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/multi_column.h>
+
+namespace sqlpp
+{
+	template<typename Table>
+	struct all_of_t
+ 	{
+		using _column_tuple_t = typename Table::_column_tuple_t;
+
+		template<typename AliasProvider>
+			detail::copy_tuple_args_t<multi_column_alias_t, AliasProvider, _column_tuple_t> as(const AliasProvider& alias)
+			{
+				return ::sqlpp::multi_column(_column_tuple_t{}).as(alias);
+			}
+	};
+
+	template<typename Table>
+	auto all_of(Table t) -> all_of_t<Table>
+	{
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	namespace vendor
+	{
+		template<typename Context, typename Table>
+			struct interpreter_t<Context, all_of_t<Table>>
+			{
+				using T = all_of_t<Table>;
+
+				static Context& _(const T& t, const Context&)
+				{
+					static_assert(wrong_t<T>::value, "all_of(table) does not seem to be used in select");
+				}
+			};
+	}
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h b/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h
index f41d2443..644424e6 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h
@@ -31,12 +31,21 @@
 
 namespace sqlpp
 {
+	template<typename Table>
+	struct all_of_t;
+
 	namespace detail
 	{
 		template<typename T>
 			struct as_tuple
 			{
-				static std::tuple<T> _(T t) { return std::tuple<T>{ t }; };
+				static std::tuple<T> _(T t) { return std::tuple<T>{ t }; }
+			};
+
+		template<typename T>
+			struct as_tuple<::sqlpp::all_of_t<T>>
+			{
+				static typename ::sqlpp::all_of_t<T>::_column_tuple_t _(::sqlpp::all_of_t<T>) { return { }; }
 			};
 
 		template<typename... Args>
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h b/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h
index c60ee57d..f75169e7 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@
 namespace sqlpp
 {
 	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
+		struct multi_column_alias_t;
+
+	template<typename Unused, typename... Columns>
 		struct multi_column_t
 		{
 			static_assert(detail::and_t<is_named_expression_t, Columns...>::value, "multi_column parameters need to be named expressions");
 
-			using _name_t = typename AliasProvider::_name_t;
-
 			multi_column_t(std::tuple<Columns...> columns):
 				_columns(columns)
 			{}
@@ -55,6 +56,43 @@ namespace sqlpp
 			multi_column_t& operator=(multi_column_t&&) = default;
 			~multi_column_t() = default;
 
+			template<typename AliasProvider>
+				multi_column_alias_t<AliasProvider, Columns...> as(const AliasProvider&)
+				{
+					return { *this };
+				}
+
+
+			using _value_type = no_value_t;
+			using _is_multi_column = std::true_type;
+
+			std::tuple<Columns...> _columns;
+		};
+
+	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
+		struct multi_column_alias_t
+		{
+			static_assert(detail::and_t<is_named_expression_t, Columns...>::value, "multi_column parameters need to be named expressions");
+
+			using _name_t = typename AliasProvider::_name_t;
+
+			multi_column_alias_t(multi_column_t<void, Columns...> multi_column):
+				_columns(multi_column._columns)
+			{}
+
+			multi_column_alias_t(std::tuple<Columns...> columns):
+				_columns(columns)
+			{}
+
+			multi_column_alias_t(Columns... columns):
+				_columns(columns...)
+			{}
+
+			multi_column_alias_t(const multi_column_alias_t&) = default;
+			multi_column_alias_t(multi_column_alias_t&&) = default;
+			multi_column_alias_t& operator=(const multi_column_alias_t&) = default;
+			multi_column_alias_t& operator=(multi_column_alias_t&&) = default;
+			~multi_column_alias_t() = default;
 
 			struct _value_type: public no_value_t
 			{
@@ -67,10 +105,21 @@ namespace sqlpp
 
 	namespace vendor
 	{
-		template<typename Context, typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
-			struct interpreter_t<Context, multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>>
+		template<typename Context, typename... Columns>
+			struct interpreter_t<Context, multi_column_t<void, Columns...>>
 			{
-				using T = multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>;
+				using T = multi_column_t<void, Columns...>;
+
+				static void _(const T& t, Context& context)
+				{
+					static_assert(wrong_t<Columns...>::value, "multi_column must be used with an alias");
+				}
+			};
+
+		template<typename Context, typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
+			struct interpreter_t<Context, multi_column_alias_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>>
+			{
+				using T = multi_column_alias_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>;
 
 				static Context& _(const T& t, Context& context)
 				{
@@ -82,17 +131,17 @@ namespace sqlpp
 
 	namespace detail
 	{
-		template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
+		template<typename... Columns>
 			using make_multi_column_t = 
-			detail::copy_tuple_args_t<multi_column_t, AliasProvider, 
+			detail::copy_tuple_args_t<multi_column_t, void, 
 			decltype(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(std::declval<Columns>())...))>;
 	}
 
-	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
-		auto multi_column(const AliasProvider&, Columns... columns)
-		-> detail::make_multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>
+	template<typename... Columns>
+		auto multi_column(Columns... columns)
+		-> detail::make_multi_column_t<Columns...>
 		{
-			return detail::make_multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...));
+			return detail::make_multi_column_t<Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...));
 		}
 
 
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/table.h b/include/sqlpp11/table.h
index afa9f95e..d8930c73 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/table.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/table.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <sqlpp11/type_traits.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/table_alias.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/all_of.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/column.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/detail/type_set.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/join.h>
@@ -42,10 +43,9 @@ namespace sqlpp
 	struct table_t: public table_base_t, public ColumnSpec::_name_t::template _member_t<column_t<Table, ColumnSpec>>...
 	{
 		using _table_set = detail::type_set<Table>; // Hint need a type_set here to be similar to a join (which always represents more than one table)
-		using _all_columns = typename detail::make_set<column_t<Table, ColumnSpec>...>::type;
-		static_assert(_all_columns::size::value, "at least one column required per table");
+		static_assert(sizeof...(ColumnSpec), "at least one column required per table");
 		using _required_insert_columns = typename detail::make_set_if<require_insert_t, column_t<Table, ColumnSpec>...>::type;
-		using _all_of_t = std::tuple<column_t<Table, ColumnSpec>...>;
+		using _column_tuple_t = std::tuple<column_t<Table, ColumnSpec>...>;
 		template<typename AliasProvider>
 			using _alias_t = table_alias_t<AliasProvider, Table, ColumnSpec...>;
 
@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ namespace sqlpp
 		}
 	};
 
-	template<typename Table>
-	auto all_of(Table t) -> typename Table::_all_of_t
-	{
-		return {};
-	}
-
 	namespace vendor
 	{
 		template<typename Context, typename X>
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/table_alias.h b/include/sqlpp11/table_alias.h
index 269d80b1..f4760eed 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/table_alias.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/table_alias.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 		};
 
 		using _name_t = typename AliasProvider::_name_t;
-		using _all_of_t = std::tuple<column_t<AliasProvider, ColumnSpec>...>;
+		using _column_tuple_t = std::tuple<column_t<Table, ColumnSpec>...>;
 
 		table_alias_t(Table table):
 			_table(table)
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/vendor/field.h b/include/sqlpp11/vendor/field.h
index 33dad90e..ca8847ec 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/vendor/field.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/vendor/field.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 				};
 
 			template<typename AliasProvider, typename... NamedExpr>
-				struct make_field_t_impl<multi_column_t<AliasProvider, NamedExpr...>>
+				struct make_field_t_impl<multi_column_alias_t<AliasProvider, NamedExpr...>>
 				{
 					using type = multi_field_t<AliasProvider, std::tuple<typename make_field_t_impl<NamedExpr>::type...>>;
 				};
diff --git a/tests/InterpretTest.cpp b/tests/InterpretTest.cpp
index 9772e10f..729091e0 100644
--- a/tests/InterpretTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/InterpretTest.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ int main()
 	interpret(t.inner_join(t.as(t.alpha)).on(t.beta == t.as(t.alpha).beta), printer).flush();
 
 	// multi_column
-	interpret(multi_column(t.alpha, t.alpha, (t.beta + "cake").as(t.gamma)), printer).flush();
-	interpret(multi_column(t, all_of(t)), printer).flush();
+	interpret(multi_column(t.alpha, (t.beta + "cake").as(t.gamma)).as(t.alpha), printer).flush();
+	interpret(multi_column(all_of(t)).as(t), printer).flush();
+	interpret(all_of(t).as(t), printer).flush();
 
 	// dynamic select
 	{
diff --git a/tests/SelectTest.cpp b/tests/SelectTest.cpp
index c41c4d85..56c3fbd4 100644
--- a/tests/SelectTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/SelectTest.cpp
@@ -281,21 +281,14 @@ int main()
 
 	// Test that select(all_of(tab)) is expanded in multi_column
 	{
-		auto a = multi_column(alias::a, all_of(t));
-		auto b = multi_column(alias::a, t.alpha, t.beta, t.gamma, t.delta);
+		auto a = multi_column(all_of(t)).as(alias::a);
+		auto b = multi_column(t.alpha, t.beta, t.gamma, t.delta).as(alias::a);
 		static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(a), decltype(b)>::value, "all_of(t) has to be expanded by multi_column");
 	}
 
-	// Test that select(tab) is expanded in multi_column
-	{
-		auto a = multi_column(alias::a, all_of(t));
-		auto b = multi_column(alias::a, t.alpha, t.beta, t.gamma, t.delta);
-		static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(a), decltype(b)>::value, "t has to be expanded by multi_column");
-	}
-
 	// Test that a multicolumn is not a value
 	{
-		auto m = multi_column(alias::a, t.alpha, t.beta);
+		auto m = multi_column(t.alpha, t.beta).as(alias::a);
 		auto a = select(m).from(t).as(alias::b).a;
 		static_assert(not sqlpp::is_value_t<decltype(a)>::value, "a multi_column is not a value");
 	}