diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/ast.go b/go/vt/sqlparser/ast.go
index 2d7f65268ec..1a3c24317a0 100644
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/ast.go
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/ast.go
@@ -1685,7 +1685,9 @@ func (node *CaseExpr) Format(buf *TrackedBuffer) {
 func (node *Default) Format(buf *TrackedBuffer) {
 	buf.astPrintf(node, "default")
 	if node.ColName != "" {
-		buf.astPrintf(node, "(%s)", node.ColName)
+		buf.WriteString("(")
+		formatID(buf, node.ColName, strings.ToLower(node.ColName), NoAt)
+		buf.WriteString(")")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/ast_test.go b/go/vt/sqlparser/ast_test.go
index 82d680567b8..ad0f190958e 100644
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/ast_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/ast_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"unsafe"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -784,3 +785,9 @@ func TestSplitStatementToPieces(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDefaultStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		String(&Default{ColName: "status"}),
+		"default(`status`)")
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/parse_test.go b/go/vt/sqlparser/parse_test.go
index 915af6dbd3f..3b8681205f4 100644
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/parse_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/parse_test.go
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ var (
 		input: "insert /* bool in on duplicate */ into a values (1, 2, 3) on duplicate key update b = values(a.b), c = d",
 	}, {
 		input: "insert /* bool expression on duplicate */ into a values (1, 2) on duplicate key update b = func(a), c = a > d",
+	}, {
+		input: "insert into user(username, `status`) values ('Chuck', default(`status`))",
 	}, {
 		input: "update /* simple */ a set b = 3",
 	}, {