diff --git a/src/honeysql/format.clj b/src/honeysql/format.clj
index b42b020..3533230 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/format.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/format.clj
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
    :limit 200
    :offset 210
    :values 220
+   :returning 225
    :query-values 230})
 
 (def clause-store (atom default-clause-priorities))
@@ -366,14 +367,20 @@
 (defmethod format-clause :default [& _]
   "")
 
-(defmethod format-clause :select [[_ fields] sql-map]
-  (str "SELECT "
+(defn- select-fields [keyword fields sql-map]
+  (str keyword " "
        (when (:modifiers sql-map)
          (str (space-join (map (comp string/upper-case name)
                                (:modifiers sql-map)))
               " "))
        (comma-join (map to-sql fields))))
 
+(defmethod format-clause :select [[_ fields] sql-map]
+  (select-fields "SELECT" fields sql-map))
+
+(defmethod format-clause :returning [[_ fields] sql-map]
+  (select-fields "RETURNING" fields sql-map))
+
 (defmethod format-clause :from [[_ tables] _]
   (str "FROM " (comma-join (map to-sql tables))))
 
diff --git a/test/honeysql/format_test.clj b/test/honeysql/format_test.clj
index 1a7ee40..de2a53f 100644
--- a/test/honeysql/format_test.clj
+++ b/test/honeysql/format_test.clj
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@
          "INSERT INTO foo SELECT bar FROM baz"))
   (is (= (format-clause (first {:insert-into [[:foo [:a :b :c]] {:select [:d :e :f] :from [:baz]}]}) nil)
          "INSERT INTO foo (a, b, c) SELECT d, e, f FROM baz")))
+
+(deftest returning
+  (is (= (format-clause (first {:returning [:*]}) nil)
+         "RETURNING *")))