diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c1fa60..bade664 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 * 2.2.next in progress
+  * Address [#399](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/399) by correcting multi-column `RETURNING` clauses in docs and tests.
   * Address [#398](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/398) by adding `honey.sql.pg-json` namespace that registers PostgreSQL JSON operators and provides symbolic names for "unwritable" operators (that contain `@`).
   * Fix [#387](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/387) again.
   * Update CI to reflect Clojure 1.11 release (master -> 1.11; new master is 1.12).
diff --git a/doc/postgresql.md b/doc/postgresql.md
index 9f60600..e7e1e1f 100644
--- a/doc/postgresql.md
+++ b/doc/postgresql.md
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ user=> (sql/format {:delete-from :distributors
 user=> (-> (update :distributors)
            (set {:dname "Foo Bar Designs"})
            (where [:= :did 2])
-           (returning [:did :dname])
+           (returning :did :dname)
            sql/format)
-["UPDATE distributors SET dname = ? WHERE did = ? RETURNING did dname"
+["UPDATE distributors SET dname = ? WHERE did = ? RETURNING did, dname"
  "Foo Bar Designs" 2]
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/honey/sql/helpers.cljc b/src/honey/sql/helpers.cljc
index 3c6346c..f6a21e4 100644
--- a/src/honey/sql/helpers.cljc
+++ b/src/honey/sql/helpers.cljc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;; copyright (c) 2020-2021 sean corfield, all rights reserved
+;; copyright (c) 2020-2022 sean corfield, all rights reserved
 
 (ns honey.sql.helpers
   "Helper functions for the built-in clauses in honey.sql.
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@
   "Accepts any number of column names to return from an
   insert operation:
 
-  (returning :*)
+  (returning :*) and (returning :a :b)
 
-  Produces: RETURNING *"
+  Produce: RETURNING * and RETURNING a, b respectively."
   [& cols]
   (generic :returning cols))
 
diff --git a/test/honey/sql/postgres_test.cljc b/test/honey/sql/postgres_test.cljc
index 9649a66..00218b1 100644
--- a/test/honey/sql/postgres_test.cljc
+++ b/test/honey/sql/postgres_test.cljc
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@
            (sql/format {:delete-from :distributors
                         :where [:> :did :10]
                         :returning [:*]})))
-    (is (= ["UPDATE distributors SET dname = ? WHERE did = 2 RETURNING did dname" "Foo Bar Designs"]
+    (is (= ["UPDATE distributors SET dname = ? WHERE did = 2 RETURNING did, dname" "Foo Bar Designs"]
            (-> (update :distributors)
                (set {:dname "Foo Bar Designs"})
                (where [:= :did :2])
-               (returning [:did :dname])
+               (returning :did :dname)
                sql/format)))))
 
 (deftest create-view-test