diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md
index 27ccf016..2d296d6e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md
@@ -98,3 +98,59 @@ will output
   value: frog
 ```
 
+## Set path
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a:
+  b: cat
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq 'setpath(["a", "b"]; "things")' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a:
+  b: things
+```
+
+## Set on empty document
+Running
+```bash
+yq --null-input 'setpath(["a", "b"]; "things")'
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a:
+  b: things
+```
+
+## Set array path
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a:
+  - cat
+  - frog
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq 'setpath(["a", 0]; "things")' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a:
+  - things
+  - frog
+```
+
+## Set array path empty
+Running
+```bash
+yq --null-input 'setpath(["a", 0]; "things")'
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a:
+  - things
+```
+
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
index 61454801..1e421cac 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ var participleYqRules = []*participleYqRule{
 	simpleOp("file_?name|fileName", getFilenameOpType),
 	simpleOp("file_?index|fileIndex|fi", getFileIndexOpType),
 	simpleOp("path", getPathOpType),
+	simpleOp("set_?path", setPathOpType),
 
 	simpleOp("to_?entries|toEntries", toEntriesOpType),
 	simpleOp("from_?entries|fromEntries", fromEntriesOpType),
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index 0ff6e806..d0ee6c04 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ var getAliasOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_ALIAS", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 5
 var getDocumentIndexOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_DOCUMENT_INDEX", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: getDocumentIndexOperator}
 var getFilenameOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_FILENAME", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: getFilenameOperator}
 var getFileIndexOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_FILE_INDEX", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: getFileIndexOperator}
+
 var getPathOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_PATH", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: getPathOperator}
+var setPathOpType = &operationType{Type: "SET_PATH", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: setPathOperator}
 
 var explodeOpType = &operationType{Type: "EXPLODE", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: explodeOperator}
 var sortByOpType = &operationType{Type: "SORT_BY", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: sortByOperator}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_path.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_path.go
index 1c249b74..84a91ede 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_path.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_path.go
@@ -16,6 +16,90 @@ func createPathNodeFor(pathElement interface{}) *yaml.Node {
 	}
 }
 
+func getPathArrayFromExp(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, pathExp *ExpressionNode) ([]interface{}, error) {
+	lhsPathContext, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), pathExp)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if lhsPathContext.MatchingNodes.Len() != 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected single path but found %v results instead", lhsPathContext.MatchingNodes.Len())
+	}
+	lhsValue := lhsPathContext.MatchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode)
+	if lhsValue.Node.Kind != yaml.SequenceNode {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected path array, but got %v instead", lhsValue.Node.Tag)
+	}
+
+	path := make([]interface{}, len(lhsValue.Node.Content))
+
+	for i, childNode := range lhsValue.Node.Content {
+		if childNode.Tag == "!!str" {
+			path[i] = childNode.Value
+		} else if childNode.Tag == "!!int" {
+			number, err := parseInt(childNode.Value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse %v as an int: %w", childNode.Value, err)
+			}
+			path[i] = number
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected either a !!str or !!int in the path, found %v instead", childNode.Tag)
+		}
+
+	}
+	return path, nil
+}
+
+// SETPATH(pathArray; value)
+func setPathOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+	log.Debugf("SetPath")
+
+	if expressionNode.RHS.Operation.OperationType != blockOpType {
+		return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("SETPATH must be given a block (;), got %v instead", expressionNode.RHS.Operation.OperationType.Type)
+	}
+
+	lhsPath, err := getPathArrayFromExp(d, context, expressionNode.RHS.LHS)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return Context{}, err
+	}
+
+	lhsTraversalTree := createTraversalTree(lhsPath, traversePreferences{}, false)
+
+	assignmentOp := &Operation{OperationType: assignOpType}
+
+	//TODO if context is empty, create a new one
+
+	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+
+		targetContextValue, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.RHS.RHS)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Context{}, err
+		}
+
+		if targetContextValue.MatchingNodes.Len() != 1 {
+			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("Expected single value on RHS but found %v", targetContextValue.MatchingNodes.Len())
+		}
+
+		rhsOp := &Operation{OperationType: valueOpType, CandidateNode: targetContextValue.MatchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode)}
+
+		assignmentOpNode := &ExpressionNode{
+			Operation: assignmentOp,
+			LHS:       lhsTraversalTree,
+			RHS:       &ExpressionNode{Operation: rhsOp},
+		}
+
+		_, err = d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), assignmentOpNode)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return Context{}, err
+		}
+
+	}
+	return context, nil
+}
+
 func getPathOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("GetPath")
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go
index faf06ce9..549a07f3 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,36 @@ var pathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[a 2], (!!seq)::- path:\n    - a\n    - 2\n  value: frog\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "Set path",
+		document:    `{a: {b: cat}}`,
+		expression:  `setpath(["a", "b"]; "things")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: {b: things}}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Set on empty document",
+		expression:  `setpath(["a", "b"]; "things")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], ()::a:\n    b: things\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Set array path",
+		document:    `a: [cat, frog]`,
+		expression:  `setpath(["a", 0]; "things")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: [things, frog]\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Set array path empty",
+		expression:  `setpath(["a", 0]; "things")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], ()::a:\n    - things\n",
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestPathOperatorsScenarios(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_with.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_with.go
index 92da7348..fd76ec65 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_with.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_with.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func withOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Express
 	// with(path, exp)
 
 	if expressionNode.RHS.Operation.OperationType != blockOpType {
-		return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("with must be given a block, got %v instead", expressionNode.RHS.Operation.OperationType.Type)
+		return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("with must be given a block (;), got %v instead", expressionNode.RHS.Operation.OperationType.Type)
 	}
 
 	pathExp := expressionNode.RHS.LHS