diff --git a/.changeset/perfect-zebras-rest.md b/.changeset/perfect-zebras-rest.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1916fe7731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/perfect-zebras-rest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/explorer": patch
+---
+
+When accessing a new table in Explore tab, the SQL editor now encloses column names that are also PostgreSQL keywords in double quotes in order to prevent invalid queries.
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/Explorer.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/Explorer.tsx
index f7d19fbf86..69ca454bf9 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/Explorer.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { indexerForChainId } from "../../../../utils/indexerForChainId";
 import { SQLEditor } from "./SQLEditor";
 import { TableSelector } from "./TableSelector";
 import { TablesViewer } from "./TablesViewer";
+import { postgresKeywords } from "./consts";
 
 export function Explorer() {
   const { worldAddress } = useParams();
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ export function Explorer() {
       if (indexer.type === "sqlite") {
         setQuery(`SELECT * FROM "${tableName}"`);
       } else {
-        setQuery(`SELECT ${Object.keys(table.schema).join(", ")} FROM ${tableName}`);
+        const columns = Object.keys(table.schema).map((column) =>
+          postgresKeywords.includes(column.toLowerCase()) ? `"${column}"` : column,
+        );
+        setQuery(`SELECT ${columns.join(", ")} FROM ${tableName}`);
       }
     }
   }, [chainId, setQuery, selectedTableId, table, worldAddress, prevSelectedTableId, query, indexer.type]);
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/consts.ts b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/consts.ts
index acbc6a9f10..74ecfa50ae 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/consts.ts
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/[chainName]/worlds/[worldAddress]/explore/consts.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,373 @@ export const monacoOptions: editor.IStandaloneEditorConstructionOptions = {
   automaticLayout: true,
   fixedOverflowWidgets: true,
 };
+
+// Ref: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/sql-keywords-appendix.html
+export const postgresKeywords = [
+  "a",
+  "abort",
+  "absolute",
+  "access",
+  "action",
+  "add",
+  "admin",
+  "after",
+  "aggregate",
+  "all",
+  "also",
+  "alter",
+  "always",
+  "analyse",
+  "analyze",
+  "and",
+  "any",
+  "array",
+  "as",
+  "asc",
+  "assertion",
+  "assignment",
+  "asymmetric",
+  "at",
+  "authorization",
+  "backward",
+  "before",
+  "begin",
+  "between",
+  "bigint",
+  "binary",
+  "bit",
+  "boolean",
+  "both",
+  "by",
+  "cache",
+  "called",
+  "cascade",
+  "cascaded",
+  "case",
+  "cast",
+  "catalog",
+  "chain",
+  "char",
+  "character",
+  "characteristics",
+  "check",
+  "checkpoint",
+  "class",
+  "close",
+  "cluster",
+  "coalesce",
+  "collate",
+  "column",
+  "comment",
+  "commit",
+  "committed",
+  "configuration",
+  "connection",
+  "constraint",
+  "constraints",
+  "content",
+  "continue",
+  "conversion",
+  "copy",
+  "cost",
+  "create",
+  "cross",
+  "csv",
+  "current",
+  "current_catalog",
+  "current_date",
+  "current_role",
+  "current_time",
+  "current_timestamp",
+  "current_user",
+  "cursor",
+  "cycle",
+  "database",
+  "day",
+  "deallocate",
+  "dec",
+  "decimal",
+  "declare",
+  "default",
+  "defaults",
+  "deferrable",
+  "deferred",
+  "delete",
+  "delimiter",
+  "delimiters",
+  "desc",
+  "dictionary",
+  "disable",
+  "discard",
+  "distinct",
+  "do",
+  "document",
+  "domain",
+  "double",
+  "drop",
+  "each",
+  "else",
+  "enable",
+  "encoding",
+  "encrypted",
+  "end",
+  "escape",
+  "except",
+  "exclude",
+  "excluding",
+  "exclusive",
+  "execute",
+  "exists",
+  "explain",
+  "external",
+  "extract",
+  "false",
+  "family",
+  "fetch",
+  "first",
+  "float",
+  "following",
+  "for",
+  "force",
+  "foreign",
+  "forward",
+  "freeze",
+  "from",
+  "full",
+  "function",
+  "functions",
+  "global",
+  "grant",
+  "granted",
+  "greatest",
+  "group",
+  "handler",
+  "having",
+  "header",
+  "hold",
+  "hour",
+  "identity",
+  "if",
+  "ilike",
+  "immediate",
+  "immutable",
+  "implicit",
+  "in",
+  "including",
+  "increment",
+  "index",
+  "indexes",
+  "inherit",
+  "inherits",
+  "initially",
+  "inner",
+  "inout",
+  "input",
+  "insensitive",
+  "insert",
+  "instead",
+  "int",
+  "integer",
+  "intersect",
+  "interval",
+  "into",
+  "invoker",
+  "is",
+  "isnull",
+  "isolation",
+  "join",
+  "key",
+  "language",
+  "large",
+  "last",
+  "lateral",
+  "leading",
+  "least",
+  "left",
+  "level",
+  "like",
+  "limit",
+  "listen",
+  "load",
+  "local",
+  "localtime",
+  "localtimestamp",
+  "location",
+  "lock",
+  "mapping",
+  "match",
+  "maxvalue",
+  "minute",
+  "minvalue",
+  "mode",
+  "month",
+  "move",
+  "name",
+  "names",
+  "national",
+  "natural",
+  "nchar",
+  "new",
+  "next",
+  "no",
+  "none",
+  "not",
+  "nothing",
+  "notify",
+  "notnull",
+  "nowait",
+  "null",
+  "nullif",
+  "numeric",
+  "object",
+  "of",
+  "off",
+  "offset",
+  "oids",
+  "old",
+  "on",
+  "only",
+  "operator",
+  "option",
+  "options",
+  "or",
+  "order",
+  "out",
+  "outer",
+  "over",
+  "overlaps",
+  "overlay",
+  "owned",
+  "owner",
+  "parser",
+  "partial",
+  "partition",
+  "passing",
+  "password",
+  "placing",
+  "plans",
+  "position",
+  "preceding",
+  "precision",
+  "prepare",
+  "prepared",
+  "preserve",
+  "primary",
+  "prior",
+  "privileges",
+  "procedural",
+  "procedure",
+  "quote",
+  "range",
+  "read",
+  "real",
+  "reassign",
+  "recheck",
+  "recursive",
+  "ref",
+  "references",
+  "reindex",
+  "relative",
+  "release",
+  "rename",
+  "repeatable",
+  "replace",
+  "replica",
+  "reset",
+  "restart",
+  "restrict",
+  "returning",
+  "returns",
+  "revoke",
+  "right",
+  "role",
+  "rollback",
+  "row",
+  "rows",
+  "rule",
+  "savepoint",
+  "schema",
+  "scroll",
+  "search",
+  "second",
+  "security",
+  "select",
+  "sequence",
+  "sequences",
+  "serializable",
+  "server",
+  "session",
+  "session_user",
+  "set",
+  "setof",
+  "share",
+  "show",
+  "similar",
+  "simple",
+  "smallint",
+  "some",
+  "stable",
+  "standalone",
+  "start",
+  "statement",
+  "statistics",
+  "stdin",
+  "stdout",
+  "storage",
+  "strict",
+  "strip",
+  "substring",
+  "symmetric",
+  "sysid",
+  "system",
+  "table",
+  "tablespace",
+  "temp",
+  "template",
+  "temporary",
+  "text",
+  "then",
+  "time",
+  "timestamp",
+  "to",
+  "trailing",
+  "transaction",
+  "treat",
+  "trigger",
+  "trim",
+  "true",
+  "truncate",
+  "trusted",
+  "type",
+  "unbounded",
+  "uncommitted",
+  "unencrypted",
+  "union",
+  "unique",
+  "unknown",
+  "unlisten",
+  "until",
+  "update",
+  "vacuum",
+  "valid",
+  "validator",
+  "value",
+  "values",
+  "varchar",
+  "variadic",
+  "varying",
+  "verbose",
+  "version",
+  "view",
+  "volatile",
+  "when",
+  "where",
+  "whitespace",
+  "window",
+  "with",
+  "without",
+  "work",
+  "write",
+  "year",
+  "zone",
+];