diff --git a/boil/_fixtures/05.sql b/boil/_fixtures/05.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8adf761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boil/_fixtures/05.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SELECT "a"."happy" as "a.happy","r"."fun" as "r.fun","q" FROM happiness as a INNER JOIN rainbows r on a.id = r.happy_id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/boil/_fixtures/06.sql b/boil/_fixtures/06.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ff89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boil/_fixtures/06.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SELECT "a".* FROM happiness as a INNER JOIN rainbows r on a.id = r.happy_id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/boil/query_builders.go b/boil/query_builders.go
index 0f1c729..1f90b4f 100644
--- a/boil/query_builders.go
+++ b/boil/query_builders.go
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	rgxIdentifier      = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?i)"?[a-z_][_a-z0-9]*"?(?:\."?[_a-z][_a-z0-9]*"?)*$`)
-	rgxJoinIdentifiers = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?i)(?:join|inner|natural|outer|left|right)$`)
+	rgxIdentifier = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?i)"?[a-z_][_a-z0-9]*"?(?:\."?[_a-z][_a-z0-9]*"?)*$`)
 )
 
 func buildQuery(q *Query) (string, []interface{}) {
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func buildSelectQuery(q *Query) (*bytes.Buffer, []interface{}) {
 
 	hasSelectCols := len(q.selectCols) != 0
 	hasJoins := len(q.joins) != 0
-	if hasJoins && !hasModFunc {
+	if hasSelectCols && hasJoins && !hasModFunc {
 		selectColsWithAs := writeAsStatements(q)
 		// Don't identQuoteSlice - writeAsStatements does this
 		buf.WriteString(strings.Join(selectColsWithAs, `,`))
@@ -90,13 +89,51 @@ func buildSelectQuery(q *Query) (*bytes.Buffer, []interface{}) {
 	return buf, args
 }
 
-func writeComplexSelect(q *Query, buf *bytes.Buffer) {
-	cols := make([]string, len(q.selectCols))
-	for _, col := range q.selectCols {
-		if !rgxIdentifier.Match {
-			cols
+func writeStars(q *Query) []string {
+	cols := make([]string, 0, len(q.from))
+	for _, f := range q.from {
+		toks := strings.Split(f, " ")
+		if len(toks) == 1 {
+			cols = append(cols, fmt.Sprintf(`%s.*`, strmangle.IdentQuote(toks[0])))
+			continue
 		}
+
+		alias, name, ok := parseFromClause(toks)
+		if !ok {
+		}
+
+		if len(alias) != 0 {
+			name = alias
+		}
+		cols = append(cols, fmt.Sprintf(`%s.*`, strmangle.IdentQuote(name)))
 	}
+
+	return cols
+}
+
+func writeAsStatements(q *Query) []string {
+	cols := make([]string, len(q.selectCols))
+	for i, col := range q.selectCols {
+		if !rgxIdentifier.MatchString(col) {
+			cols[i] = col
+			continue
+		}
+
+		toks := strings.Split(col, ".")
+		if len(toks) == 1 {
+			cols[i] = strmangle.IdentQuote(col)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		asParts := make([]string, len(toks))
+		for j, tok := range toks {
+			asParts[j] = strings.Trim(tok, `"`)
+		}
+
+		cols[i] = fmt.Sprintf(`%s as "%s"`, strmangle.IdentQuote(col), strings.Join(asParts, "."))
+	}
+
+	return cols
 }
 
 func buildDeleteQuery(q *Query) (*bytes.Buffer, []interface{}) {
@@ -175,14 +212,25 @@ func identifierMapping(q *Query) map[string]string {
 // It only evaluates the first 3 tokens (anything past that is superfluous)
 // It stops parsing when it finds "on" or an invalid identifier
 func parseIdentifierClause(tokens []string, setID func(string, string)) {
-	var name, alias string
-	sawIdent, sawAs := false, false
-
-	if len(tokens) > 3 {
-		tokens = tokens[:3]
+	alias, name, ok := parseFromClause(tokens)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("could not parse from statement")
 	}
 
-	for _, tok := range tokens {
+	if len(alias) > 0 {
+		setID(alias, name)
+	} else {
+		setID(name, name)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseFromClause(toks []string) (alias, name string, ok bool) {
+	if len(toks) > 3 {
+		toks = toks[:3]
+	}
+
+	sawIdent, sawAs := false, false
+	for _, tok := range toks {
 		if t := strings.ToLower(tok); sawIdent && t == "as" {
 			sawAs = true
 			continue
@@ -201,11 +249,8 @@ func parseIdentifierClause(tokens []string, setID func(string, string)) {
 
 		name = strings.Trim(tok, `"`)
 		sawIdent = true
+		ok = true
 	}
 
-	if len(alias) > 0 {
-		setID(alias, name)
-	} else {
-		setID(name, name)
-	}
+	return alias, name, ok
 }
diff --git a/boil/query_builders_test.go b/boil/query_builders_test.go
index 43955b6..f6f2847 100644
--- a/boil/query_builders_test.go
+++ b/boil/query_builders_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			from:       []string{"happiness as a"},
 			joins:      []join{{clause: "rainbows r on a.id = r.happy_id"}},
 		}, nil},
+		{&Query{
+			from:  []string{"happiness as a"},
+			joins: []join{{clause: "rainbows r on a.id = r.happy_id"}},
+		}, nil},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
@@ -120,3 +124,70 @@ func TestIdentifierMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestWriteStars(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		In  Query
+		Out []string
+	}{
+		{
+			In:  Query{from: []string{`a`}},
+			Out: []string{`"a".*`},
+		},
+		{
+			In:  Query{from: []string{`a as b`}},
+			Out: []string{`"b".*`},
+		},
+		{
+			In:  Query{from: []string{`a as b`, `c`}},
+			Out: []string{`"b".*`, `"c".*`},
+		},
+		{
+			In:  Query{from: []string{`a as b`, `c as d`}},
+			Out: []string{`"b".*`, `"d".*`},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		selects := writeStars(&test.In)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(selects, test.Out) {
+			t.Errorf("writeStar test fail %d\nwant: %v\ngot:  %v", i, test.Out, selects)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteAsStatements(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	query := Query{
+		selectCols: []string{
+			`a`,
+			`a.fun`,
+			`"b"."fun"`,
+			`"b".fun`,
+			`b."fun"`,
+			`a.clown.run`,
+			`COUNT(a)`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	expect := []string{
+		`"a"`,
+		`"a"."fun" as "a.fun"`,
+		`"b"."fun" as "b.fun"`,
+		`"b"."fun" as "b.fun"`,
+		`"b"."fun" as "b.fun"`,
+		`"a"."clown"."run" as "a.clown.run"`,
+		`COUNT(a)`,
+	}
+
+	gots := writeAsStatements(&query)
+
+	for i, got := range gots {
+		if expect[i] != got {
+			t.Errorf(`%d) want: %s, got: %s`, i, expect[i], got)
+		}
+	}
+}