diff --git a/ssql-postgresql.scm b/ssql-postgresql.scm
index 7071e5d..5dcf3c5 100644
--- a/ssql-postgresql.scm
+++ b/ssql-postgresql.scm
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 (define *postgresql-translator* 
   (let ((type->sql-converters 
          `((,boolean? . boolean->sql)
-           ,@(*ansi-translator* 'type->sql-converters))))
+           ,@(*ansi-translator* 'type->sql-converters)))
+        (clauses-order (append (*ansi-translator* 'clauses-order)
+                               '(returning))))
 
     (derive-object (*ansi-translator*)
                    ((escape-string string)
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@
                    ((boolean->sql boolean)
                     (if boolean "'t'" "'f'"))
 
+                   ((clauses-order) clauses-order)
+
                    ((type->sql-converters) type->sql-converters))))
 
 (define-operators *postgresql-translator*
diff --git a/tests/run.scm b/tests/run.scm
index 851a9be..85169ec 100644
--- a/tests/run.scm
+++ b/tests/run.scm
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
   (test "returning"
     "INSERT INTO widgets VALUES ('foo', 'bar') RETURNING id, name"
-    (ssql->sql #t '(insert (into widgets) (values ("foo" "bar")) (returning id name)))))
+    (ssql->sql #t '(insert (into widgets) (values ("foo" "bar")) (returning id name))))
+
+  (test "compose returning"
+    '(insert (into widgets) (values (1 2 3)) (returning id))
+    (ssql-compose #t '(insert (into widgets) (values (1 2 3))) '((returning id)))))
 
 (test-exit)
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