diff --git a/go/mysql/binlog/binlog_json.go b/go/mysql/binlog/binlog_json.go
index e3ca52096f2..8db78edfd23 100644
--- a/go/mysql/binlog/binlog_json.go
+++ b/go/mysql/binlog/binlog_json.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql/format"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql/json"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vterrors"
 
 	querypb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/query"
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func ParseBinaryJSONDiff(data []byte) (sqltypes.Value, error) {
 			diff.WriteString(innerStr)
 			diff.WriteString(", ")
 		} else { // Only the inner most function has the field name
-			diff.WriteString("`%s`, ") // This will later be replaced by the field name
+			diff.WriteString("%s, ") // This will later be replaced by the field name
 		}
 
 		pathLen, readTo := readVariableLength(data, pos)
@@ -120,7 +121,10 @@ func ParseBinaryJSONDiff(data []byte) (sqltypes.Value, error) {
 		// We have to specify the unicode character set for the strings we
 		// use in the expression as the connection can be using a different
 		// character set (e.g. vreplication always uses set names binary).
-		diff.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("_utf8mb4'%s'", path))
+		diff.WriteString(sqlparser.Utf8mb4Str)
+		diff.WriteByte('\'')
+		diff.Write(path)
+		diff.WriteByte('\'')
 
 		if opType == jsonDiffOpRemove { // No value for remove
 			diff.WriteString(")")
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ func ParseBinaryJSONDiff(data []byte) (sqltypes.Value, error) {
 			}
 			pos += valueLen
 			if value.Type() == json.TypeString {
-				diff.WriteString("_utf8mb4")
+				diff.WriteString(sqlparser.Utf8mb4Str)
 			}
 			diff.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s)", value))
 		}
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test.go
index a6da24ef8fc..4269bd68cab 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test.go
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ func shardCustomer(t *testing.T, testReverse bool, cells []*Cell, sourceCellOrAl
 		execVtgateQuery(t, vtgateConn, sourceKs, "update json_tbl set j3 = JSON_SET(JSON_REMOVE(JSON_REPLACE(j3, '$.day', 'tuesday'), '$.favorite_color'), '$.hobby', 'skiing') where id = 4")
 		execVtgateQuery(t, vtgateConn, sourceKs, "update json_tbl set j3 = JSON_SET(JSON_SET(j3, '$.salary', 110), '$.role', 'IC') where id = 4")
 		execVtgateQuery(t, vtgateConn, sourceKs, "update json_tbl set j3 = JSON_SET(j3, '$.misc', '{\"address\":\"1012 S Park St\", \"town\":\"Hastings\", \"state\":\"MI\"}') where id = 1")
+		execVtgateQuery(t, vtgateConn, sourceKs, "update json_tbl set id=id+1000, j3=JSON_SET(j3, '$.day', 'friday')")
 		waitForNoWorkflowLag(t, vc, targetKs, workflow)
 		dec80Replicated := false
 		for _, tablet := range []*cluster.VttabletProcess{customerTab1, customerTab2} {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/replicator_plan.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/replicator_plan.go
index 206a1d9f037..697d6c74891 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/replicator_plan.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/replicator_plan.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package vreplication
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	vjson "vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql/json"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql/sqlerror"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/ptr"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqlescape"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/binlog/binlogplayer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser"
@@ -383,30 +385,31 @@ func (tp *TablePlan) applyChange(rowChange *binlogdatapb.RowChange, executor fun
 		after = true
 		vals := sqltypes.MakeRowTrusted(tp.Fields, rowChange.After)
 		for i, field := range tp.Fields {
-			var bindVar *querypb.BindVariable
-			var newVal *sqltypes.Value
-			var err error
+			var (
+				bindVar *querypb.BindVariable
+				newVal  *sqltypes.Value
+				err     error
+			)
 			if field.Type == querypb.Type_JSON {
 				switch {
 				case vals[i].IsNull(): // An SQL NULL and not an actual JSON value
 					newVal = &sqltypes.NULL
 				case rowChange.JsonPartialValues != nil && isBitSet(rowChange.JsonPartialValues.Cols, jsonIndex) &&
 					!slices.Equal(vals[i].Raw(), sqltypes.NullBytes):
-					// An SQL expression that can be converted to a JSON value such
-					// as JSON_INSERT().
-					// This occurs when using partial JSON values as a result of
-					// mysqld using binlog-row-value-options=PARTIAL_JSON.
+					// An SQL expression that can be converted to a JSON value such as JSON_INSERT().
+					// This occurs when using partial JSON values as a result of mysqld using
+					// binlog-row-value-options=PARTIAL_JSON.
 					if len(vals[i].Raw()) == 0 {
 						// When using BOTH binlog_row_image=NOBLOB AND
-						// binlog_row_value_options=PARTIAL_JSON then the JSON
-						// column has the data bit set and the diff is empty. So
-						// we have to account for this by unsetting the data bit
-						// so that the current JSON value is not overwritten.
+						// binlog_row_value_options=PARTIAL_JSON then the JSON column has the data bit
+						// set and the diff is empty when it's not present. So we have to account for
+						// this by unsetting the data bit so that the current JSON value is not lost.
 						setBit(rowChange.DataColumns.Cols, i, false)
 						newVal = ptr.Of(sqltypes.MakeTrusted(querypb.Type_EXPRESSION, nil))
 					} else {
+						escapedName := sqlescape.EscapeID(field.Name)
 						newVal = ptr.Of(sqltypes.MakeTrusted(querypb.Type_EXPRESSION, []byte(
-							fmt.Sprintf(vals[i].RawStr(), field.Name),
+							fmt.Sprintf(vals[i].RawStr(), escapedName),
 						)))
 					}
 				default: // A JSON value (which may be a JSON null literal value)
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ func (tp *TablePlan) applyChange(rowChange *binlogdatapb.RowChange, executor fun
 	}
 	switch {
 	case !before && after:
-		// only apply inserts for rows whose primary keys are within the range of rows already copied
+		// Only apply inserts for rows whose primary keys are within the range of rows already copied.
 		if tp.isOutsidePKRange(bindvars, before, after, "insert") {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -465,15 +468,79 @@ func (tp *TablePlan) applyChange(rowChange *binlogdatapb.RowChange, executor fun
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		// TODO: the INSERTs done here after deleting the row with the original PK
-		// need to use the values from the BEFORE image for the columns NOT present
-		// in the AFTER image due to being a partial image due to the source's usage
-		// of binlog-row-image=NOBLOB.
-		// For JSON columns when binlog-row-value-options=PARTIAL_JSON is used, we
-		// need to wrap the JSON diff function(s) around the BEFORE value.
 		if tp.isOutsidePKRange(bindvars, before, after, "insert") {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
+		if tp.isPartial(rowChange) {
+			// We need to use a combination of the values in the BEFORE and AFTER image to generate
+			// the new row.
+			vals := sqltypes.MakeRowTrusted(tp.Fields, rowChange.After)
+			jsonIndex := 0
+			for i, field := range tp.Fields {
+				if field.Type == querypb.Type_JSON && rowChange.JsonPartialValues != nil {
+					if isBitSet(rowChange.JsonPartialValues.Cols, jsonIndex) {
+						if len(vals[i].Raw()) == 0 {
+							// When using BOTH binlog_row_image=NOBLOB AND
+							// binlog_row_value_options=PARTIAL_JSON then the JSON column has the data bit
+							// set and the diff is empty when it's not present. So we want to use the
+							// BEFORE image value.
+							if bindvars["b_"+field.Name] == nil {
+								return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INTERNAL,
+									"binary log event missing a needed value for %s.%s due to the usage of binlog-row-image=NOBLOB; you will need to re-run the workflow with binlog-row-image=FULL",
+									tp.TargetName, field.Name)
+							}
+							beforeVal, err := vjson.MarshalSQLValue(bindvars["b_"+field.Name].Value)
+							if err != nil {
+								return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to convert JSON to SQL field value for %s.%s when building insert query",
+									tp.TargetName, field.Name)
+							}
+							bindvars["a_"+field.Name], err = tp.bindFieldVal(field, beforeVal)
+							if err != nil {
+								return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to bind field value for %s.%s when building insert query",
+									tp.TargetName, field.Name)
+							}
+						} else {
+							// For JSON columns when binlog-row-value-options=PARTIAL_JSON is used, we
+							// need to wrap the JSON diff function(s) around the BEFORE value.
+							diff := bindvars["a_"+field.Name].Value
+							if bindvars["b_"+field.Name] == nil {
+								return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INTERNAL,
+									"binary log event missing a needed value for %s.%s due to the usage of binlog-row-value-options=PARTIAL_JSON; you will need to re-run the workflow without this option enabled",
+									tp.TargetName, field.Name)
+							}
+							beforeVal := bindvars["b_"+field.Name].Value
+							afterVal := bytes.Buffer{}
+							afterVal.Grow(len(diff) + len(beforeVal) + len(sqlparser.Utf8mb4Str) + 2) // +2 is for the enclosing quotes
+							// If the JSON column is partial, we need to specify the BEFORE value as
+							// the input for the diff function(s).
+							afterVal.WriteString(sqlparser.Utf8mb4Str)
+							afterVal.WriteByte('\'')
+							afterVal.Write(beforeVal)
+							afterVal.WriteByte('\'')
+							newVal := sqltypes.MakeTrusted(querypb.Type_EXPRESSION, []byte(
+								fmt.Sprintf(vals[i].RawStr(), afterVal.String()),
+							))
+							bindVar, err := tp.bindFieldVal(field, &newVal)
+							if err != nil {
+								return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to bind field value for %s.%s when building insert query",
+									tp.TargetName, field.Name)
+							}
+							bindvars["a_"+field.Name] = bindVar
+						}
+					}
+					jsonIndex++
+				}
+				if bindvars["a_"+field.Name] == nil {
+					if bindvars["b_"+field.Name] == nil {
+						return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INTERNAL,
+							"binary log event missing a needed value for %s.%s due to the usage of binlog-row-image=NOBLOB; you will need to re-run the workflow with binlog-row-image=FULL",
+							tp.TargetName, field.Name)
+					}
+					// Use the BEFORE image value for the new row.
+					bindvars["a_"+field.Name] = bindvars["b_"+field.Name]
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		return execParsedQuery(tp.Insert, bindvars, executor)
 	}
 	// Unreachable.
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/table_plan_partial.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/table_plan_partial.go
index a4e177a9f14..ea2fc563a1e 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/table_plan_partial.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/table_plan_partial.go
@@ -208,3 +208,7 @@ func (tp *TablePlan) getPartialUpdateQuery(dataColumns *binlogdatapb.RowChange_B
 	tp.Stats.PartialQueryCacheSize.Add([]string{"update"}, 1)
 	return upd, nil
 }
+
+func (tp *TablePlan) getInsertForPartialRow(dataColumns *binlogdatapb.RowChange_Bitmap, jsonPartialValues *binlogdatapb.RowChange_Bitmap) (*sqlparser.ParsedQuery, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_flaky_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_flaky_test.go
index 50d93e60e5a..835f066e7f6 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_flaky_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_flaky_test.go
@@ -1519,6 +1519,65 @@ func TestPlayerRowMove(t *testing.T) {
 	validateQueryCountStat(t, "replicate", 3)
 }
 
+func TestPlayerUpdatePK(t *testing.T) {
+	defer deleteTablet(addTablet(100))
+
+	execStatements(t, []string{
+		"create table src(id int, bd blob, jd json, primary key(id))",
+		fmt.Sprintf("create table %s.dst(id int, bd blob, jd json, primary key(id))", vrepldb),
+	})
+	defer execStatements(t, []string{
+		"drop table src",
+		fmt.Sprintf("drop table %s.dst", vrepldb),
+	})
+
+	filter := &binlogdatapb.Filter{
+		Rules: []*binlogdatapb.Rule{{
+			Match:  "dst",
+			Filter: "select * from src",
+		}},
+	}
+	bls := &binlogdatapb.BinlogSource{
+		Keyspace: env.KeyspaceName,
+		Shard:    env.ShardName,
+		Filter:   filter,
+		OnDdl:    binlogdatapb.OnDDLAction_IGNORE,
+	}
+	cancel, _ := startVReplication(t, bls, "")
+	defer cancel()
+
+	execStatements(t, []string{
+		"insert into src values(1, 'blob data', _utf8mb4'{\"key1\":\"val1\"}'), (2, 'blob data2', _utf8mb4'{\"key2\":\"val2\"}'), (3, 'blob data3', _utf8mb4'{\"key3\":\"val3\"}')",
+	})
+	expectDBClientQueries(t, qh.Expect(
+		"begin",
+		"insert into dst(id,bd,jd) values (1,_binary'blob data','{\"key1\": \"val1\"}'), (2,_binary'blob data2','{\"key2\": \"val2\"}'), (3,_binary'blob data3','{\"key3\": \"val3\"}')",
+		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
+		"commit",
+	))
+	expectData(t, "dst", [][]string{
+		{"1", "1", "1"},
+		{"2", "5", "2"},
+	})
+	validateQueryCountStat(t, "replicate", 1)
+
+	execStatements(t, []string{
+		"update src set val1=1, val2=4 where id=3",
+	})
+	expectDBClientQueries(t, qh.Expect(
+		"begin",
+		"update dst set sval2=sval2-ifnull(3, 0), rcount=rcount-1 where val1=2",
+		"insert into dst(val1,sval2,rcount) values (1,ifnull(4, 0),1) on duplicate key update sval2=sval2+ifnull(values(sval2), 0), rcount=rcount+1",
+		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
+		"commit",
+	))
+	expectData(t, "dst", [][]string{
+		{"1", "5", "2"},
+		{"2", "2", "1"},
+	})
+	validateQueryCountStat(t, "replicate", 3)
+}
+
 func TestPlayerTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	defer deleteTablet(addTablet(100))
 	execStatements(t, []string{