diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 447abd5..93d1689 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 * 2.4.next in progress
+  * Fix [#484](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/484) by adding `TABLE` to `TRUNCATE`.
   * Fix [#483](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/483) by adding a function-like `:join` syntax to produce nested `JOIN` expressions.
 * 2.4.1011 -- 2023-03-23
   * Address [#481](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/481) by adding more examples around `:do-update-set`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97d0427..0835380 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -518,11 +518,11 @@ If you want to delete everything from a table, you can use `truncate`:
 ```clojure
 (-> (truncate :films)
     (sql/format))
-=> ["TRUNCATE films"]
+=> ["TRUNCATE TABLE films"]
 ;; or as pure data DSL:
 (-> {:truncate :films}
     (sql/format))
-=> ["TRUNCATE films"]
+=> ["TRUNCATE TABLE films"]
 ```
 
 ### Set operations
diff --git a/doc/clause-reference.md b/doc/clause-reference.md
index 3a8f3e4..49e5544 100644
--- a/doc/clause-reference.md
+++ b/doc/clause-reference.md
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ or a table name followed by various options:
 
 ```clojure
 user=> (sql/format '{truncate transport})
-["TRUNCATE transport"]
+["TRUNCATE TABLE transport"]
 user=> (sql/format '{truncate (transport restart identity)})
-["TRUNCATE transport RESTART IDENTITY"]
+["TRUNCATE TABLE transport RESTART IDENTITY"]
 ```
 
 ## columns
diff --git a/src/honey/sql.cljc b/src/honey/sql.cljc
index 3056769..68cda52 100644
--- a/src/honey/sql.cljc
+++ b/src/honey/sql.cljc
@@ -998,12 +998,12 @@
           (when opts
             (format-ddl-options opts context)))))
 
-(defn- format-truncate [k xs]
+(defn- format-truncate [_ xs]
   (let [[table & options] (ensure-sequential xs)
         [pre table ine options] (destructure-ddl-item [table options] "truncate")]
     (when (seq pre) (throw (ex-info "TRUNCATE syntax error" {:unexpected pre})))
     (when (seq ine) (throw (ex-info "TRUNCATE syntax error" {:unexpected ine})))
-    [(str/join " " (cond-> [(sql-kw k) table]
+    [(str/join " " (cond-> ["TRUNCATE TABLE" table]
                      (seq options)
                      (conj options)))]))
 
diff --git a/test/honey/sql_test.cljc b/test/honey/sql_test.cljc
index a0b3d16..2e8fa0d 100644
--- a/test/honey/sql_test.cljc
+++ b/test/honey/sql_test.cljc
@@ -562,10 +562,10 @@
              (format)))))
 
 (deftest truncate-test
-  (is (= ["TRUNCATE `foo`"]
+  (is (= ["TRUNCATE TABLE `foo`"]
          (-> {:truncate :foo}
              (format {:dialect :mysql}))))
-  (is (= ["TRUNCATE `foo` CONTINUE IDENTITY"]
+  (is (= ["TRUNCATE TABLE `foo` CONTINUE IDENTITY"]
          (-> {:truncate [:foo :continue :identity]}
              (format {:dialect :mysql})))))