diff --git a/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts b/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts
index 7d7d81b04c..9b3feca38f 100644
--- a/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts
+++ b/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
             typeof criteria === "string" ||
             typeof criteria === "number" ||
             criteria instanceof Date ||
-            Array.isArray(criteria)
+            (Array.isArray(criteria) && typeof criteria[0] !== "object" && criteria[0] !== null)
         ) {
             return this.createQueryBuilder()
                 .update(target)
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
             typeof criteria === "string" ||
             typeof criteria === "number" ||
             criteria instanceof Date ||
-            Array.isArray(criteria)
+            (Array.isArray(criteria) && typeof criteria[0] !== "object" && criteria[0] !== null)
         ) {
             return this.createQueryBuilder()
                 .delete()
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
             typeof criteria === "string" ||
             typeof criteria === "number" ||
             criteria instanceof Date ||
-            Array.isArray(criteria)
+            (Array.isArray(criteria) && typeof criteria[0] !== "object" && criteria[0] !== null)
         ) {
             return this.createQueryBuilder()
                 .softDelete()
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
             typeof criteria === "string" ||
             typeof criteria === "number" ||
             criteria instanceof Date ||
-            Array.isArray(criteria)
+            (Array.isArray(criteria) && typeof criteria[0] !== "object" && criteria[0] !== null)
         ) {
             return this.createQueryBuilder()
                 .restore()
diff --git a/src/repository/Repository.ts b/src/repository/Repository.ts
index 5a2d75415e..0fbace7b21 100644
--- a/src/repository/Repository.ts
+++ b/src/repository/Repository.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ export class Repository<Entity extends ObjectLiteral> {
             | Date[]
             | ObjectId
             | ObjectId[]
-            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>,
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>[],
         partialEntity: QueryDeepPartialEntity<Entity>,
     ): Promise<UpdateResult> {
         return this.manager.update(
@@ -399,7 +400,8 @@ export class Repository<Entity extends ObjectLiteral> {
             | Date[]
             | ObjectId
             | ObjectId[]
-            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>,
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>[],
     ): Promise<DeleteResult> {
         return this.manager.delete(this.metadata.target as any, criteria as any)
     }
@@ -420,7 +422,8 @@ export class Repository<Entity extends ObjectLiteral> {
             | Date[]
             | ObjectId
             | ObjectId[]
-            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>,
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>[],
     ): Promise<UpdateResult> {
         return this.manager.softDelete(
             this.metadata.target as any,
@@ -444,7 +447,8 @@ export class Repository<Entity extends ObjectLiteral> {
             | Date[]
             | ObjectId
             | ObjectId[]
-            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>,
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>
+            | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>[],
     ): Promise<UpdateResult> {
         return this.manager.restore(
             this.metadata.target as any,
diff --git a/test/github-issues/10517/entity/Post.ts b/test/github-issues/10517/entity/Post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdcbb69ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github-issues/10517/entity/Post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from "../../../../src"
+
+@Entity()
+export class Post {
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number
+
+    @Column()
+    title: string
+}
diff --git a/test/github-issues/10517/issue-10517.ts b/test/github-issues/10517/issue-10517.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bc916ba78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github-issues/10517/issue-10517.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import "reflect-metadata"
+import { expect } from "chai"
+import { DataSource } from "../../../src/data-source/DataSource"
+import {
+    closeTestingConnections,
+    createTestingConnections,
+    reloadTestingDatabases,
+} from "../../utils/test-utils"
+import { Post } from "./entity/Post"
+
+describe("github issues > #10517 EntityManager update/delete/softDelete don't work with list of where condition objects", function () {
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Configuration
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    let connections: DataSource[]
+    before(
+        async () =>
+            (connections = await createTestingConnections({
+                entities: [Post],
+            })),
+    )
+    beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections))
+    after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections))
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Specifications
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    it("update by array of condition objects", () =>
+        Promise.all(
+            connections.map(async (connection) => {
+                const postRepository = connection.getRepository(Post)
+
+                // save a new posts
+                const newPost1 = postRepository.create()
+                newPost1.title = "Super post #1"
+                const newPost2 = postRepository.create()
+                newPost2.title = "Super post #2"
+                const newPost3 = postRepository.create()
+                newPost3.title = "Super post #3"
+                const newPost4 = postRepository.create()
+                newPost4.title = "Super post #4"
+
+                await postRepository.save(newPost1)
+                await postRepository.save(newPost2)
+                await postRepository.save(newPost3)
+                await postRepository.save(newPost4)
+
+                // update many
+                await postRepository.update(
+                    [
+                        {
+                            title: "Super post #1",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            title: "Super post #2",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    { title: "Super post" },
+                )
+
+                // load to check
+                const loadedPost1 = await postRepository.findOne({
+                    where: {
+                        id: 1,
+                    },
+                })
+                const loadedPost2 = await postRepository.findOne({
+                    where: {
+                        id: 2,
+                    },
+                })
+
+                // assert
+                expect(loadedPost1).to.be.eql({
+                    id: 1,
+                    title: "Super post",
+                })
+
+                expect(loadedPost2).to.be.eql({
+                    id: 2,
+                    title: "Super post",
+                })
+            }),
+        ))
+
+        it("delete by array of condition objects", () =>
+            Promise.all(
+                connections.map(async (connection) => {
+                    const postRepository = connection.getRepository(Post)
+
+                    // save a new posts
+                    const newPost1 = postRepository.create()
+                    newPost1.title = "Super post #1"
+                    const newPost2 = postRepository.create()
+                    newPost2.title = "Super post #2"
+                    const newPost3 = postRepository.create()
+                    newPost3.title = "Super post #3"
+                    const newPost4 = postRepository.create()
+                    newPost4.title = "Super post #4"
+
+                    await postRepository.save(newPost1)
+                    await postRepository.save(newPost2)
+                    await postRepository.save(newPost3)
+                    await postRepository.save(newPost4)
+
+                    // delete many
+                    await postRepository.delete(
+                        [
+                            {
+                                title: "Super post #1",
+                            },
+                            {
+                                title: "Super post #2",
+                            },
+                        ],
+                    )
+
+                    // load to check
+                    const loadedPost1 = await postRepository.findOne({
+                        where: {
+                            id: 1,
+                        },
+                    })
+                    const loadedPost2 = await postRepository.findOne({
+                        where: {
+                            id: 2,
+                        },
+                    })
+
+                    // assert
+                    expect(loadedPost1).to.be.eql(null)
+
+                    expect(loadedPost2).to.be.eql(null)
+                }),
+            ))
+})