diff --git a/src/honeysql/core.clj b/src/honeysql/core.clj
index d25415c..cae0be6 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/core.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/core.clj
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       :query-values
       :update
       :set
-      :delete-from"
+      :delete-from
+      :returning"
   [& clauses]
   (let [[base clauses] (if (map? (first clauses))
                          [(first clauses) (rest clauses)]
diff --git a/src/honeysql/format.clj b/src/honeysql/format.clj
index 27d33e6..ff95d2b 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/format.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/format.clj
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
   "Determines the order that clauses will be placed within generated SQL"
   [:select :insert-into :update :delete-from :columns :set :from :join
    :left-join :right-join :where :group-by :having :order-by :limit :offset
-   :values :query-values])
+   :values :query-values :returning])
 
 (def known-clauses (set clause-order))
 
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@
 (defmethod format-clause :offset [[_ offset] _]
   (str "OFFSET " (to-sql offset)))
 
+(defmethod format-clause :returning [[_ returning] _]
+  (str "RETURNING " (comma-join (map to-sql returning))))
+
 (defmethod format-clause :insert-into [[_ table] _]
   (str "INSERT INTO " (to-sql table)))
 
diff --git a/src/honeysql/helpers.clj b/src/honeysql/helpers.clj
index a19d2d2..c231dba 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/helpers.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/helpers.clj
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 (defhelper merge-from [m tables]
   (update-in m [:from] concat (collify tables)))
 
+(defhelper returning [m columns]
+  (assoc m :returning (collify columns)))
+
 (defmethod build-clause :where [_ m pred]
   (if (nil? pred)
     m
diff --git a/test/honeysql/core_test.clj b/test/honeysql/core_test.clj
index c3642d6..8a29437 100644
--- a/test/honeysql/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/honeysql/core_test.clj
@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@
 
 ;; TODO: more tests
 
+(deftest test-insert
+  (let [m1 (-> (insert-into :t)
+               (columns     :column_one :column_two)
+               (values [["one"] ["two"]])
+               (returning   :column_one :column_two))
+        m2 {:insert-into :t
+            :columns     [:column_one :column_two]
+            :values      [["one"] ["two"]]
+            :returning   [:column_one :column_two]}
+        m3 (sql/build m2)]
+    (testing "Various construction methods are consistent"
+      (is (= m1 m3)))
+    (testing "SQL data formats correctly"
+      (is (= (sql/format m1)
+             ["INSERT INTO t (column_one, column_two) VALUES (?), (?) RETURNING column_one, column_two" "one" "two"])))))
+
 (deftest test-select
   (let [m1 (-> (select :f.* :b.baz :c.quux [:b.bla :bla-bla]
                        :%now (sql/raw "@x := 10"))