diff --git a/src/dialect/mysql.rs b/src/dialect/mysql.rs
index 82cbc536..4a2ff016 100644
--- a/src/dialect/mysql.rs
+++ b/src/dialect/mysql.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ pub struct MySqlDialect {}
 impl Dialect for MySqlDialect {
     fn is_identifier_start(&self, ch: char) -> bool {
         // See https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/identifiers.html.
-        // We don't yet support identifiers beginning with numbers, as that
-        // makes it hard to distinguish numeric literals.
+        // Identifiers which begin with a digit are recognized while tokenizing numbers,
+        // so they can be distinguished from exponent numeric literals.
         ch.is_alphabetic()
             || ch == '_'
             || ch == '$'
diff --git a/src/tokenizer.rs b/src/tokenizer.rs
index 010566d7..a550c4f5 100644
--- a/src/tokenizer.rs
+++ b/src/tokenizer.rs
@@ -673,10 +673,10 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
                         return Ok(Some(Token::Period));
                     }
 
+                    let mut exponent_part = String::new();
                     // Parse exponent as number
                     if chars.peek() == Some(&'e') || chars.peek() == Some(&'E') {
                         let mut char_clone = chars.peekable.clone();
-                        let mut exponent_part = String::new();
                         exponent_part.push(char_clone.next().unwrap());
 
                         // Optional sign
@@ -703,6 +703,18 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    // mysql dialect supports identifiers that start with a numeric prefix,
+                    // as long as they aren't an exponent number.
+                    if dialect_of!(self is MySqlDialect) && exponent_part.is_empty() {
+                        let word =
+                            peeking_take_while(chars, |ch| self.dialect.is_identifier_part(ch));
+
+                        if !word.is_empty() {
+                            s += word.as_str();
+                            return Ok(Some(Token::make_word(s.as_str(), None)));
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     let long = if chars.peek() == Some(&'L') {
                         chars.next();
                         true
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_mysql.rs b/tests/sqlparser_mysql.rs
index 0133cc9d..2b312dc5 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_mysql.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_mysql.rs
@@ -849,6 +849,106 @@ fn parse_insert_with_on_duplicate_update() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_select_with_numeric_prefix_column_name() {
+    let sql = "SELECT 123col_$@123abc FROM \"table\"";
+    match mysql().verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::Query(q) => {
+            assert_eq!(
+                q.body,
+                Box::new(SetExpr::Select(Box::new(Select {
+                    distinct: false,
+                    top: None,
+                    projection: vec![SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(Expr::Identifier(Ident::new(
+                        "123col_$@123abc"
+                    )))],
+                    into: None,
+                    from: vec![TableWithJoins {
+                        relation: TableFactor::Table {
+                            name: ObjectName(vec![Ident::with_quote('"', "table")]),
+                            alias: None,
+                            args: None,
+                            with_hints: vec![],
+                        },
+                        joins: vec![]
+                    }],
+                    lateral_views: vec![],
+                    selection: None,
+                    group_by: vec![],
+                    cluster_by: vec![],
+                    distribute_by: vec![],
+                    sort_by: vec![],
+                    having: None,
+                    qualify: None,
+                })))
+            );
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "bigdecimal"))]
+#[test]
+fn parse_select_with_concatenation_of_exp_number_and_numeric_prefix_column() {
+    let sql = "SELECT 123e4, 123col_$@123abc FROM \"table\"";
+    match mysql().verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::Query(q) => {
+            assert_eq!(
+                q.body,
+                Box::new(SetExpr::Select(Box::new(Select {
+                    distinct: false,
+                    top: None,
+                    projection: vec![
+                        SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(Expr::Value(Value::Number(
+                            "123e4".to_string(),
+                            false
+                        ))),
+                        SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(Expr::Identifier(Ident::new("123col_$@123abc")))
+                    ],
+                    into: None,
+                    from: vec![TableWithJoins {
+                        relation: TableFactor::Table {
+                            name: ObjectName(vec![Ident::with_quote('"', "table")]),
+                            alias: None,
+                            args: None,
+                            with_hints: vec![],
+                        },
+                        joins: vec![]
+                    }],
+                    lateral_views: vec![],
+                    selection: None,
+                    group_by: vec![],
+                    cluster_by: vec![],
+                    distribute_by: vec![],
+                    sort_by: vec![],
+                    having: None,
+                    qualify: None,
+                })))
+            );
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_insert_with_numeric_prefix_column_name() {
+    let sql = "INSERT INTO s1.t1 (123col_$@length123) VALUES (67.654)";
+    match mysql().verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::Insert {
+            table_name,
+            columns,
+            ..
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!(
+                ObjectName(vec![Ident::new("s1"), Ident::new("t1")]),
+                table_name
+            );
+            assert_eq!(vec![Ident::new("123col_$@length123")], columns);
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_update_with_joins() {
     let sql = "UPDATE orders AS o JOIN customers AS c ON o.customer_id = c.id SET o.completed = true WHERE c.firstname = 'Peter'";