diff --git a/crates/squawk_parser/src/grammar.rs b/crates/squawk_parser/src/grammar.rs
index a16cbbff..f749e7fb 100644
--- a/crates/squawk_parser/src/grammar.rs
+++ b/crates/squawk_parser/src/grammar.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn opt_paren_select(p: &mut Parser<'_>, m: Option<Marker>) -> Option<CompletedMa
     }
 }
 
-const SELECT_FIRST: TokenSet = TokenSet::new(&[SELECT_KW, TABLE_KW, WITH_KW, VALUES_KW]);
+const SELECT_FIRST: TokenSet = TokenSet::new(&[SELECT_KW, TABLE_KW, WITH_KW, VALUES_KW, FROM_KW]);
 const PAREN_SELECT_FIRST: TokenSet = TokenSet::new(&[L_PAREN]).union(SELECT_FIRST);
 
 fn tuple_expr(p: &mut Parser<'_>) -> CompletedMarker {
@@ -2697,6 +2697,12 @@ fn compound_select(p: &mut Parser<'_>, cm: CompletedMarker) -> CompletedMarker {
     m.complete(p, COMPOUND_SELECT)
 }
 
+fn opt_select_clause(p: &mut Parser<'_>) {
+    if p.at(SELECT_KW) {
+        select_clause(p);
+    }
+}
+
 // error recovery:
 // - <https://youtu.be/0HlrqwLjCxA?feature=shared&t=2172>
 /// <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/sql-select.html>
@@ -2724,7 +2730,11 @@ fn select(p: &mut Parser, m: Option<Marker>, r: &SelectRestrictions) -> Option<C
         relation_name(p);
         out_kind = TABLE;
     } else {
-        select_clause(p);
+        if opt_from_clause(p).is_some() {
+            opt_select_clause(p)
+        } else {
+            select_clause(p);
+        }
     }
     if opt_into_clause(p).is_some() {
         out_kind = SELECT_INTO;
@@ -5844,7 +5854,9 @@ fn stmt(p: &mut Parser, r: &StmtRestrictions) -> Option<CompletedMarker> {
         (ROLLBACK_KW, _) => Some(rollback(p)),
         (SAVEPOINT_KW, _) => Some(savepoint(p)),
         (SECURITY_KW, LABEL_KW) => Some(security_label(p)),
-        (SELECT_KW | TABLE_KW | VALUES_KW, _) => select(p, None, &SelectRestrictions::default()),
+        (SELECT_KW | TABLE_KW | VALUES_KW | FROM_KW, _) => {
+            select(p, None, &SelectRestrictions::default())
+        }
         (SET_KW, CONSTRAINTS_KW) => Some(set_constraints(p)),
         (SET_KW, LOCAL_KW) => match p.nth(2) {
             ROLE_KW => Some(set_role(p)),
@@ -12622,7 +12634,9 @@ fn with(p: &mut Parser<'_>, m: Option<Marker>) -> Option<CompletedMarker> {
     with_query_clause(p);
     match p.current() {
         DELETE_KW => Some(delete(p, Some(m))),
-        SELECT_KW | TABLE_KW | VALUES_KW => select(p, Some(m), &SelectRestrictions::default()),
+        SELECT_KW | TABLE_KW | VALUES_KW | FROM_KW => {
+            select(p, Some(m), &SelectRestrictions::default())
+        }
         INSERT_KW => Some(insert(p, Some(m))),
         UPDATE_KW => Some(update(p, Some(m))),
         MERGE_KW => Some(merge(p, Some(m))),
diff --git a/crates/squawk_syntax/src/snapshots/squawk_syntax__test__select_validation.snap b/crates/squawk_syntax/src/snapshots/squawk_syntax__test__select_validation.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c05c620f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/squawk_syntax/src/snapshots/squawk_syntax__test__select_validation.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+source: crates/squawk_syntax/src/test.rs
+input_file: crates/squawk_syntax/test_data/validation/select.sql
+---
+SOURCE_FILE@0..64
+  WHITESPACE@0..1 "\n"
+  SELECT@1..16
+    FROM_CLAUSE@1..7
+      FROM_KW@1..5 "from"
+      WHITESPACE@5..6 " "
+      FROM_ITEM@6..7
+        NAME_REF@6..7
+          IDENT@6..7 "t"
+    WHITESPACE@7..8 " "
+    SELECT_CLAUSE@8..16
+      SELECT_KW@8..14 "select"
+      WHITESPACE@14..15 " "
+      TARGET_LIST@15..16
+        TARGET@15..16
+          NAME_REF@15..16
+            IDENT@15..16 "c"
+  SEMICOLON@16..17 ";"
+  WHITESPACE@17..19 "\n\n"
+  SELECT@19..25
+    FROM_CLAUSE@19..25
+      FROM_KW@19..23 "from"
+      WHITESPACE@23..24 " "
+      FROM_ITEM@24..25
+        NAME_REF@24..25
+          IDENT@24..25 "t"
+  SEMICOLON@25..26 ";"
+  WHITESPACE@26..28 "\n\n"
+  SELECT@28..62
+    WITH_CLAUSE@28..46
+      WITH_KW@28..32 "with"
+      WHITESPACE@32..33 " "
+      WITH_TABLE@33..46
+        NAME@33..34
+          IDENT@33..34 "t"
+        WHITESPACE@34..35 " "
+        AS_KW@35..37 "as"
+        WHITESPACE@37..38 " "
+        L_PAREN@38..39 "("
+        SELECT@39..45
+          FROM_CLAUSE@39..45
+            FROM_KW@39..43 "from"
+            WHITESPACE@43..44 " "
+            FROM_ITEM@44..45
+              NAME_REF@44..45
+                IDENT@44..45 "k"
+        R_PAREN@45..46 ")"
+    WHITESPACE@46..47 "\n"
+    SELECT_CLAUSE@47..55
+      SELECT_KW@47..53 "select"
+      WHITESPACE@53..54 " "
+      TARGET_LIST@54..55
+        TARGET@54..55
+          STAR@54..55 "*"
+    WHITESPACE@55..56 " "
+    FROM_CLAUSE@56..62
+      FROM_KW@56..60 "from"
+      WHITESPACE@60..61 " "
+      FROM_ITEM@61..62
+        NAME_REF@61..62
+          IDENT@61..62 "t"
+  SEMICOLON@62..63 ";"
+  WHITESPACE@63..64 "\n"
+
+error[syntax-error]: Leading from clauses are not supported in Postgres
+  ╭▸ 
+2 │ from t select c;
+  ╰╴━━━━━━
+error[syntax-error]: Missing select clause
+  ╭▸ 
+4 │ from t;
+  ╰╴━
+error[syntax-error]: Missing select clause
+  ╭▸ 
+6 │ with t as (from k)
+  ╰╴           ━
diff --git a/crates/squawk_syntax/src/validation.rs b/crates/squawk_syntax/src/validation.rs
index c535999b..d4cc6f1f 100644
--- a/crates/squawk_syntax/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/squawk_syntax/src/validation.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,34 @@ pub(crate) fn validate(root: &SyntaxNode, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
                 ast::JoinExpr(it) => validate_join_expr(it, errors),
                 ast::Literal(it) => validate_literal(it, errors),
                 ast::NonStandardParam(it) => validate_non_standard_param(it, errors),
+                ast::Select(it) => validate_select(it, errors),
                 _ => (),
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn validate_select(it: ast::Select, acc: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
+    let Some(from_clause) = it.from_clause() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if let Some(select_clause) = it.select_clause() {
+        if from_clause.syntax().text_range().end() < select_clause.syntax().text_range().start() {
+            // Postgres dialect doesn't support leading from clauses, e.g., `from t select c`
+            acc.push(SyntaxError::new(
+                "Leading from clauses are not supported in Postgres",
+                from_clause.syntax().text_range(),
+            ));
+        }
+    } else {
+        // Postgres dialect doesn't support missing select clauses, e.g., `from t`
+        acc.push(SyntaxError::new(
+            "Missing select clause",
+            TextRange::empty(from_clause.syntax().text_range().start()),
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
 fn validate_create_table(it: ast::CreateTable, acc: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
     let Some(arg_list) = it.table_arg_list() else {
         return;
diff --git a/crates/squawk_syntax/test_data/validation/select.sql b/crates/squawk_syntax/test_data/validation/select.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc6f52fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/squawk_syntax/test_data/validation/select.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+from t select c;
+
+from t;
+
+with t as (from k)
+select * from t;