diff --git a/typed_sql/lib/src/dialect/mysql_dialect.dart b/typed_sql/lib/src/dialect/mysql_dialect.dart
index f42d4ab4..cf0490b9 100644
--- a/typed_sql/lib/src/dialect/mysql_dialect.dart
+++ b/typed_sql/lib/src/dialect/mysql_dialect.dart
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ final class _MysqlSqlDialect extends SqlDialect {
 /// Example: 'my string' -> '`my string`'
 ///
 /// Throws if [name] cannot be safely escaped.
-String escape(String name) => '`$name`'; // TODO: escape `
+String escape(String name) => '`${name.replaceAll('`', '``')}`';
 
 abstract class SqlContext {
   String addParameter(Object? value);
diff --git a/typed_sql/test/dialect/mysql_escape_test.dart b/typed_sql/test/dialect/mysql_escape_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b930b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typed_sql/test/dialect/mysql_escape_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'package:typed_sql/src/dialect/mysql_dialect.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('MySQL escape', () {
+    test('simple name', () {
+      expect(escape('my_table'), '`my_table`');
+    });
+
+    test('name with backtick', () {
+      expect(escape('my`table'), '`my``table`');
+    });
+
+    test('multiple backticks', () {
+      expect(escape('`a``b`'), '```a````b```');
+    });
+  });
+}