diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/Dialect.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/Dialect.kt
index 273e89f..c7c4d41 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/Dialect.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/Dialect.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ interface Dialect {
                 .joinToString(" ")
         return sql + "\n" + limitAndOffset
     }
+
+    fun escapeName(columnName: String): String = columnName
 }
 
 internal fun String.truncate(limit: Int): String {
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/MysqlDialect.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/MysqlDialect.kt
index 54f68d5..b79a1a2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/MysqlDialect.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/MysqlDialect.kt
@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ open class MysqlDialect : Dialect {
     override fun allocateIds(count: Int, sequence: String, columnName: String) = throw UnsupportedOperationException()
 
     override val supportsFetchingGeneratedKeysByName = false
+
+    override fun escapeName(columnName: String): String =
+            '`' + columnName.replace("`", "``") + '`'
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/PostgresDialect.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/PostgresDialect.kt
index cf911c8..0f28201 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/PostgresDialect.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/PostgresDialect.kt
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@ open class PostgresDialect : Dialect {
             "select nextval('$sequence') as $columnName from generate_series(1, $count)"
 
     override val supportsFetchingGeneratedKeysByName = true
+
+    override fun escapeName(columnName: String): String =
+            '"' + columnName.replace("\"", "\"\"") + '"'
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/SqliteDialect.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/SqliteDialect.kt
index 5b788d5..742ef5d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/SqliteDialect.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/core/dialect/SqliteDialect.kt
@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ open class SqliteDialect : Dialect {
     override fun allocateIds(count: Int, sequence: String, columnName: String) = throw UnsupportedOperationException()
 
     override val supportsFetchingGeneratedKeysByName = false
+
+    override fun escapeName(columnName: String): String =
+            '"' + columnName.replace("\"", "\"\"") + '"'
+
 }
diff --git a/mapper/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/mapper/AbstractDao.kt b/mapper/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/mapper/AbstractDao.kt
index 4d63339..b4dce41 100644
--- a/mapper/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/mapper/AbstractDao.kt
+++ b/mapper/src/main/kotlin/com/github/andrewoma/kwery/mapper/AbstractDao.kt
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
 
     override val defaultColumns = table.defaultColumns
 
-    protected val columns = table.defaultColumns.join()
+    protected val columns = table.defaultColumns.joinNames()
 
     private val listeners = linkedSetOf<Listener>()
 
+    private val escapedTableName = session.dialect.escapeName(table.name)
+
     fun addListener(listener: Listener) {
         listeners.add(listener)
     }
@@ -75,12 +77,16 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         return this.groupBy { it.first }.map { apply(it.key, it.value.map { it.second }) }
     }
 
-    protected fun Iterable<Column<T, *>>.join(separator: String = ", ", f: (Column<T, *>) -> String = nf): String {
-        return this.map { f(it) }.joinToString(separator)
+    protected fun Iterable<Column<T, *>>.joinNames(separator: String = ", ", f: (Column<T, *>) -> String = nf): String {
+        return this.joinToString(separator) { session.dialect.escapeName(f(it)) }
+    }
+
+    protected fun Iterable<Column<T, *>>.joinStrings(separator: String = ", ", f: (Column<T, *>) -> String = nf): String {
+        return this.joinToString(separator) { f(it) }
     }
 
     protected fun Iterable<Column<T, *>>.equate(separator: String = ", ", f: (Column<T, *>) -> String = nf): String {
-        return this.map { "${f(it)} = :${f(it)}" }.joinToString(separator)
+        return this.joinToString(separator) { "${session.dialect.escapeName(f(it))} = :${f(it)}" }
     }
 
     protected fun Collection<ID>.copyToSqlArray(): java.sql.Array {
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
     override fun findById(id: ID, columns: Set<Column<T, *>>): T? = withTransaction {
         val name = "findById"
         val sql = sql(name to columns) {
-            "select ${columns.join()} \nfrom ${table.name} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}"
+            "select ${columns.joinNames()} \nfrom $escapedTableName \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}"
         }
         session.select(sql, table.idMap(session, id, nf), options(name), table.rowMapper(columns)).firstOrNull()
     }
@@ -111,14 +117,14 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
     override fun findByIdForUpdate(id: ID, columns: Set<Column<T, *>>): T? = withTransaction {
         val name = "findByIdForUpdate"
         val sql = sql(name to columns) {
-            "select ${columns.join()} \nfrom ${table.name} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}\nfor update"
+            "select ${columns.joinNames()} \nfrom $escapedTableName \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}\nfor update"
         }
         session.select(sql, table.idMap(session, id, nf), options(name), table.rowMapper(columns)).firstOrNull()
     }
 
     override fun findAll(columns: Set<Column<T, *>>): List<T> = withTransaction {
         val name = "findAll"
-        val sql = sql(name to columns) { "select ${columns.join()} \nfrom ${table.name}" }
+        val sql = sql(name to columns) { "select ${columns.joinNames()} \nfrom $escapedTableName" }
         session.select(sql, mapOf(), options(name), table.rowMapper(columns))
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
 
                 val exampleMap = table.objectMap(session, example, exampleColumns, nf)
                 val sql = sql(Triple(name, exampleColumns, columns)) {
-                    "select ${columns.join()} \nfrom ${table.name}\nwhere ${exampleColumns.equate(" and ")}"
+                    "select ${columns.joinNames()} \nfrom $escapedTableName\nwhere ${exampleColumns.equate(" and ")}"
                 }
                 session.select(sql, exampleMap, options(name), table.rowMapper(columns))
             }
@@ -165,8 +171,10 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         fun delta(): Pair<String, Map<String, Any?>> {
             val differences = difference(oldMap, newMap)
             val sql = sql(name to differences) {
-                val columns = differences.keys.map { "$it = :$it" }.joinToString(", ")
-                "update ${table.name}\nset $columns \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")} and $versionCol = :$oldVersionParam"
+                val columns = differences.keys.joinToString(", ") { "$it = :$it" }
+                "update $escapedTableName \n" +
+                        "set $columns \n" +
+                        "where ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")} and $versionCol = :$oldVersionParam"
             }
             val parameters = hashMapOfExpectedSize<String, Any?>(differences.size + table.idColumns.size + 1)
             parameters.putAll(differences)
@@ -177,7 +185,9 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
 
         fun full(): Pair<String, HashMap<String, Any?>> {
             val sql = sql(name) {
-                "update ${table.name}\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")} and $versionCol = :$oldVersionParam"
+                "update $escapedTableName \n" +
+                        "set ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \n" +
+                        "where ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")} and $versionCol = :$oldVersionParam"
             }
             val parameters = hashMapOfExpectedSize<String, Any?>(newMap.size + table.idColumns.size + 1)
             parameters.putAll(newMap)
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
 
     override fun delete(id: ID): Int = withTransaction {
         val name = "delete"
-        val sql = sql(name) { "delete from ${table.name} where ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}" }
+        val sql = sql(name) { "delete from $escapedTableName where ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}" }
         val count = session.update(sql, table.idMap(session, id, nf), options(name))
 
         fireEvent { DeleteEvent(table, id, null) }
@@ -221,7 +231,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         val new = fireTransformingEvent(newValue) { PreUpdateEvent(table, id(newValue), newValue, null) }
 
         val sql = sql(name) {
-            "update ${table.name}\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}"
+            "update $escapedTableName\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}"
         }
         val newMap = table.objectMap(session, new, table.allColumns)
 
@@ -247,7 +257,8 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         }
 
         val columns = if (generateKeys) table.dataColumns else table.allColumns
-        val sql = sql(name) { "insert into ${table.name}(${columns.join()}) \nvalues (${columns.join { ":${it.name}" }})" }
+        val sql = sql(name) { "insert into $escapedTableName (${columns.joinNames()}) \n" +
+                "values (${columns.joinStrings { ":${it.name}" }})" }
 
         val inserted = if (generateKeys) {
             val list = session.batchInsert(sql, new.map { table.objectMap(session, it, columns, nf) }, options(name),
@@ -281,7 +292,8 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         val generateKeys = isGeneratedKey(new, idStrategy)
 
         val columns = if (generateKeys) table.dataColumns else table.allColumns
-        val sql = sql(name to columns) { "insert into ${table.name}(${columns.join()}) \nvalues (${columns.join { ":${it.name}" }})" }
+        val sql = sql(name to columns) { "insert into $escapedTableName (${columns.joinNames()}) \n" +
+                "values (${columns.joinStrings { ":${it.name}" }})" }
         val parameters = table.objectMap(session, new, columns, nf)
 
         val (count, inserted) = if (generateKeys) {
@@ -314,7 +326,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
 
             val values = if (session.dialect.supportsArrayBasedIn) {
                 val sql = sql(name to columns) {
-                    "select ${columns.join()} \nfrom ${table.name} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.first().name} " +
+                    "select ${columns.joinNames()} \nfrom $escapedTableName \nwhere ${session.dialect.escapeName(table.idColumns.first().name)} " +
                             session.dialect.arrayBasedIn("ids")
                 }
                 val array = ids.copyToSqlArray()
@@ -325,7 +337,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
                 }
             } else {
                 val sql = sql(name to columns) {
-                    "select ${columns.join()} \nfrom ${table.name} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.first().name} in (:ids)"
+                    "select ${columns.joinNames()} \nfrom $escapedTableName \nwhere ${session.dialect.escapeName(table.idColumns.first().name)} in (:ids)"
                 }
                 session.select(sql, mapOf("ids" to ids), options(name), table.rowMapper(columns))
             }
@@ -353,7 +365,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         val updates = new.map { table.objectMap(session, it, table.allColumns) }
 
         val sql = sql(name) {
-            "update ${table.name}\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}"
+            "update $escapedTableName\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")}"
         }
 
         val counts = session.batchUpdate(sql, updates, options(name))
@@ -402,7 +414,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDao<T : Any, ID : Any>(
         }
 
         val sql = sql(name) {
-            "update ${table.name}\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")} and $versionCol = :$oldVersionParam"
+            "update $escapedTableName\nset ${table.dataColumns.equate()} \nwhere ${table.idColumns.equate(" and ")} and $versionCol = :$oldVersionParam"
         }
 
         val counts = session.batchUpdate(sql, updates.map { it.first }, options(name))