diff --git a/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/ast.dart b/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/ast.dart
index f6732730..869a5d43 100644
--- a/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/ast.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/ast.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ part 'moor/declared_statement.dart';
 part 'moor/import_statement.dart';
 part 'moor/inline_dart.dart';
 part 'moor/moor_file.dart';
+part 'moor/nested_star_result_column.dart';
 part 'schema/column_definition.dart';
 part 'schema/table_definition.dart';
 part 'statements/block.dart';
diff --git a/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/moor/nested_star_result_column.dart b/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/moor/nested_star_result_column.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d73a02a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlparser/lib/src/ast/moor/nested_star_result_column.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+part of '../ast.dart';
+
+/// A nested star result column, denoted by `**` in user queries.
+///
+/// Nested star result columns behave similar to a regular [StarResultColumn]
+/// when the query is actually run. However, they will affect generated code
+/// when using moor.
+class NestedStarResultColumn extends StarResultColumn {
+  NestedStarResultColumn(String tableName) : super(tableName);
+}
diff --git a/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/parser/crud.dart b/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/parser/crud.dart
index b25e9db2..8969d93d 100644
--- a/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/parser/crud.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/parser/crud.dart
@@ -209,11 +209,16 @@ mixin CrudParser on ParserBase {
       // we have a star result column. If it's followed by anything else, it can
       // still refer to a column in a table as part of a expression
       // result column
-      final identifier = _previous;
+      final identifier = _previous as IdentifierToken;
 
-      if (_match(const [TokenType.dot]) && _match(const [TokenType.star])) {
-        return StarResultColumn((identifier as IdentifierToken).identifier)
-          ..setSpan(identifier, _previous);
+      if (_matchOne(TokenType.dot)) {
+        if (_matchOne(TokenType.star)) {
+          return StarResultColumn(identifier.identifier)
+            ..setSpan(identifier, _previous);
+        } else if (enableMoorExtensions && _matchOne(TokenType.doubleStar)) {
+          return NestedStarResultColumn(identifier.identifier)
+            ..setSpan(identifier, _previous);
+        }
       }
 
       // not a star result column. go back and parse the expression.
diff --git a/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/scanner.dart b/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/scanner.dart
index 66accd6d..eaabebd3 100644
--- a/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/scanner.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/scanner.dart
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class Scanner {
         }
         break;
       case charStar:
+        if (scanMoorTokens && _match(charStar)) {
+          _addToken(TokenType.doubleStar);
+        }
         _addToken(TokenType.star);
         break;
       case charSlash:
diff --git a/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/token.dart b/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/token.dart
index b74065b0..e86b8765 100644
--- a/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/token.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/lib/src/reader/tokenizer/token.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ enum TokenType {
   $do,
   doublePipe,
   star,
+
+  /// A `**` token. This is only scanned when scanning for moor tokens.
+  doubleStar,
   slash,
   percent,
   plus,
diff --git a/sqlparser/test/parser/moor_file_test.dart b/sqlparser/test/parser/moor_file_test.dart
index 22a240e7..4f200d6e 100644
--- a/sqlparser/test/parser/moor_file_test.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/test/parser/moor_file_test.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CREATE TABLE tbl (
 all: SELECT /* COUNT(*), */ * FROM tbl WHERE $predicate;
 @special: SELECT * FROM tbl;
 typeHints(:foo AS TEXT): SELECT :foo;
+nested: SELECT foo.** FROM tbl foo;
 ''';
 
 void main() {
@@ -87,6 +88,13 @@ void main() {
             )
           ],
         ),
+        DeclaredStatement(
+          SimpleName('nested'),
+          SelectStatement(
+            columns: [NestedStarResultColumn('foo')],
+            from: TableReference('tbl', 'foo'),
+          ),
+        ),
       ]),
     );
   });
diff --git a/sqlparser/test/scanner/moor_tokens_test.dart b/sqlparser/test/scanner/moor_tokens_test.dart
index 7f121549..a463cce5 100644
--- a/sqlparser/test/scanner/moor_tokens_test.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/test/scanner/moor_tokens_test.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import 'package:sqlparser/src/reader/tokenizer/token.dart';
 
 void main() {
   test('parses moor specific tokens', () {
-    const part = 'c INTEGER MAPPED BY `const Mapper()` NOT NULL';
+    const part = 'c INTEGER MAPPED BY `const Mapper()` NOT NULL **';
     final scanner = Scanner(part, scanMoorTokens: true);
     final tokens = scanner.scanTokens();
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void main() {
       TokenType.inlineDart, // `const Mapper()`
       TokenType.not,
       TokenType.$null,
+      TokenType.doubleStar,
       TokenType.eof,
     ]);
 
diff --git a/sqlparser/test/scanner/scanner_test.dart b/sqlparser/test/scanner/scanner_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02b3f219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlparser/test/scanner/scanner_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import 'package:sqlparser/sqlparser.dart';
+import 'package:sqlparser/src/reader/tokenizer/scanner.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('parses ** as two tokens when not using moor mode', () {
+    final tokens = Scanner('**').scanTokens();
+    expect(tokens.map((e) => e.type),
+        containsAllInOrder([TokenType.star, TokenType.star]));
+  });
+}