diff --git a/include/matador/object/object_ptr.hpp b/include/matador/object/object_ptr.hpp
index b7830c6..405de04 100644
--- a/include/matador/object/object_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/object/object_ptr.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
   [[nodiscard]] bool is_detached() const { return proxy_->is_detached(); }
   [[nodiscard]] bool is_removed() const { return proxy_->is_removed(); }
 
-  void change_state(object_state s) {
+  void change_state(object_state s) const {
     if (proxy_) {
       proxy_->change_state(s);
     }
diff --git a/include/matador/orm/session.hpp b/include/matador/orm/session.hpp
index 2c313a0..e4678a4 100644
--- a/include/matador/orm/session.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/orm/session.hpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ utils::result<object::object_ptr<Type>, utils::error> session::insert(object::ob
     } else if (const auto exec_result = result->execute(); !exec_result.is_ok()) {
       return utils::failure(exec_result.err());
     }
+    step.make_object_persistent();
   }
 
   obj.change_state(object::object_state::Persistent);
diff --git a/include/matador/query/insert_query_builder.hpp b/include/matador/query/insert_query_builder.hpp
index b3c22ce..0a58394 100644
--- a/include/matador/query/insert_query_builder.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/query/insert_query_builder.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct insert_step {
   std::function<void(const sql::record &)> apply_returning{};
   std::function<void(const utils::identifier &)> apply_primary_key{};
   std::function<void(sql::statement &)> bind_object{};
+  std::function<void()> make_object_persistent{};
 };
 
 template<class ObjectType>
@@ -139,17 +140,28 @@ public:
       return;
     }
 
+    if (processing_many_to_many_relations_.find(id) != processing_many_to_many_relations_.end()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const auto it = schema_.find(std::string{id});
     if (it == schema_.end()) {
       throw query_builder_exception(query_build_error::UnknownType);
     }
 
-    using relation_value_type = object::many_to_many_relation<ObjectType, ForeignType>;
+    using relation_value_type = object::many_to_many_relation<ForeignType, ObjectType>;
 
     if (std::type_index(typeid(relation_value_type)) != it->second.node().info().type_index()) {
       throw query_builder_exception(query_build_error::InvalidRelationType);
     }
 
+    const auto cit = contexts_by_type_.find(it->second.node().info().type_index());
+    if (cit == contexts_by_type_.end()) {
+      throw query_builder_exception(query_build_error::UnknownType);
+    }
+
+    const auto rel_it = processing_many_to_many_relations_.insert(id);
+    std::vector<insert_step> rel_steps;
     for (auto &obj : objects) {
       if (!obj) {
         continue;
@@ -164,24 +176,32 @@ public:
         build_for(obj, relation_steps_);
       }
 
-      auto rel = object::make_object<relation_value_type>(join_column, inverse_join_column, ptr_, obj);
+      auto rel = object::make_object<relation_value_type>(join_column, inverse_join_column, obj, ptr_);
 
-      // Extract FK value from the foreign object
-      insert_step rel_step{};
-      // const auto pk = rel_step.pk_accessor.get(*obj);
-      // if (pk.is_valid()) {
-        // continue;
-      // }
+      access::process(*this, *rel);
 
-      relation_steps_.push_back(std::move(rel_step));
+      insert_step step{};
+      step.pk_generator = utils::generator_type::None;
+      step.ctx = cit->second.insert;
+      step.bind_object = [rel](sql::statement &stmt) { stmt.bind(*rel); };
+      step.make_object_persistent = [] {};
+
+      rel_steps.push_back(std::move(step));
     }
+    relation_steps_.insert(relation_steps_.end(), rel_steps.begin(), rel_steps.end());
+    processing_many_to_many_relations_.erase(id);
   }
+
   template<class ForeignType>
   void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, object::collection<object::object_ptr<ForeignType>> &objects, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
     if (!utils::is_cascade_type_set(attr.cascade(), utils::cascade_type::Insert)) {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (processing_many_to_many_relations_.find(id) != processing_many_to_many_relations_.end()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     object::join_columns_collector collector;
     auto join_columns = collector.collect<ForeignType>();
 
@@ -196,6 +216,13 @@ public:
       throw query_builder_exception(query_build_error::InvalidRelationType);
     }
 
+    const auto cit = contexts_by_type_.find(it->second.node().info().type_index());
+    if (cit == contexts_by_type_.end()) {
+      throw query_builder_exception(query_build_error::UnknownType);
+    }
+
+    const auto rel_it = processing_many_to_many_relations_.insert(id);
+    std::vector<insert_step> rel_steps;
     for (auto &obj : objects) {
       if (!obj) {
         continue;
@@ -212,23 +239,20 @@ public:
 
       auto rel = object::make_object<relation_value_type>(join_columns.inverse_join_column, join_columns.join_column, obj, ptr_);
 
-      // Extract FK value from the foreign object
-      insert_step rel_step{};
-      // const auto pk = rel_step.pk_accessor.get(*obj);
-      // if (pk.is_valid()) {
-        // continue;
-      // }
+      access::process(*this, *rel);
 
-      relation_steps_.push_back(std::move(rel_step));
+      insert_step step{};
+      step.pk_generator = utils::generator_type::None;
+      step.ctx = cit->second.insert;
+      step.bind_object = [rel](sql::statement &stmt) { stmt.bind(*rel); };
+      step.make_object_persistent = [] {};
+
+      rel_steps.push_back(std::move(step));
     }
+    relation_steps_.insert(relation_steps_.end(), rel_steps.begin(), rel_steps.end());
+    processing_many_to_many_relations_.erase(id);
   }
 
-  template<class CollectionType>
-  void process_has_many_to_many(const char *id, CollectionType &objects, const char *join_column, const char *inverse_join_column) {
-    if (id == nullptr || join_column == nullptr || inverse_join_column == nullptr) {
-      return;
-    }
-  }
 private:
   template<class EntityType>
   static std::pair<std::type_index, const void *> make_visit_key(const object::object_ptr<EntityType> &ptr) {
@@ -292,6 +316,7 @@ private:
         step.pk_accessor.set(*ptr, id);
       };
     }
+    step.make_object_persistent = [ptr] { ptr.change_state(object::object_state::Persistent); };
     steps.push_back(std::move(step));
   }
 
@@ -318,6 +343,7 @@ private:
   std::vector<insert_step> steps_;
   std::vector<insert_step> relation_steps_;
   std::unordered_set<std::pair<std::type_index, const void *>, visit_key_hash> visited_;
+  std::unordered_set<std::string> processing_many_to_many_relations_;
 };
 }
 #endif //MATADOR_INSERT_QUERY_BUILDER_HPP
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diff --git a/include/matador/utils/primary_key_generator_type.hpp b/include/matador/utils/primary_key_generator_type.hpp
index b815115..e4eccd1 100644
--- a/include/matador/utils/primary_key_generator_type.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/utils/primary_key_generator_type.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace matador::utils {
 enum class generator_type {
+  None = 0,   /**< No generator type set. */
   Manual,     /**< User sets the primary key value manually. */
   Auto,       /**< Matador chooses the best generator type depending on the underlying dbms. */
   Identity,   /**< DBMS automatically generates the primary key value. */
diff --git a/test/orm/query/InsertQueryBuilderTest.cpp b/test/orm/query/InsertQueryBuilderTest.cpp
index 44aeafa..849250e 100644
--- a/test/orm/query/InsertQueryBuilderTest.cpp
+++ b/test/orm/query/InsertQueryBuilderTest.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "../../models/book.hpp"
 #include "../../models/airplane.hpp"
 #include "../../models/flight.hpp"
+#include "../../models/recipe.hpp"
 
 using namespace matador::object;
 using namespace matador::sql;
@@ -112,4 +113,41 @@ TEST_CASE("Test insert builder has many", "[query][insert_query_builder][has_man
   const auto& stmts = *build_result;
   REQUIRE_FALSE(stmts.empty());
   REQUIRE(stmts.size() == 6);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Test insert builder has many to many", "[query][insert_query_builder][many_to_many]") {
+  using namespace matador::test;
+  backend_provider::instance().register_backend("noop", std::make_unique<orm::test_backend_service>());
+  connection db("noop://noop.db");
+
+  schema scm;
+  const auto result = scm.attach<recipe>("recipes")
+    .and_then( [&scm] { return scm.attach<ingredient>("ingredients"); } );
+  REQUIRE(result.is_ok());
+
+  const std::vector ingredients {
+    make_object<ingredient>(1, "Apple"),
+    make_object<ingredient>(2, "Strawberry"),
+    make_object<ingredient>(3, "Pineapple"),
+    make_object<ingredient>(4, "Sugar"),
+    make_object<ingredient>(5, "Flour"),
+    make_object<ingredient>(6, "Butter"),
+    make_object<ingredient>(7, "Beans")
+  };
+
+  std::vector recipes {
+    make_object<recipe>(1, "Apple Pie", std::vector{ingredients[0], ingredients[3], ingredients[4]}),
+    make_object<recipe>(2, "Strawberry Cake", std::vector{ingredients[5], ingredients[6]}),
+    make_object<recipe>(3, "Pineapple Pie", std::vector{ingredients[0], ingredients[1], ingredients[2]})
+  };
+
+  const auto contexts_by_type = to_contexts_by_name(scm, db.dialect());
+  insert_query_builder<recipe> iqb(scm, contexts_by_type);
+
+  auto build_result = iqb.build(recipes[0]);
+  REQUIRE(build_result.is_ok());
+
+  const auto& stmts = *build_result;
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(stmts.empty());
+  REQUIRE(stmts.size() == 7);
 }
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