diff --git a/src/dialect/postgresql.rs b/src/dialect/postgresql.rs
index 0c2eb99f0..87d9fd9d4 100644
--- a/src/dialect/postgresql.rs
+++ b/src/dialect/postgresql.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl Dialect for PostgreSqlDialect {
         // See https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS
         // We don't yet support identifiers beginning with "letters with
         // diacritical marks and non-Latin letters"
-        ('a'..='z').contains(&ch) || ('A'..='Z').contains(&ch) || ch == '_'
+        ('a'..='z').contains(&ch) || ('A'..='Z').contains(&ch) || ch == '_' || ch == '#'
     }
 
     fn is_identifier_part(&self, ch: char) -> bool {
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ impl Dialect for PostgreSqlDialect {
             || ('0'..='9').contains(&ch)
             || ch == '$'
             || ch == '_'
+            || ch == '#'
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tokenizer.rs b/src/tokenizer.rs
index 566deacec..525652ba1 100644
--- a/src/tokenizer.rs
+++ b/src/tokenizer.rs
@@ -361,6 +361,25 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
         Ok(tokens)
     }
 
+    fn consume_sharp(
+        &self,
+        chars: &mut Peekable<Chars<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Token>, TokenizerError> {
+        match chars.peek() {
+            Some('>') => {
+                chars.next();
+                match chars.peek() {
+                    Some('>') => {
+                        chars.next();
+                        Ok(Some(Token::HashLongArrow))
+                    }
+                    _ => Ok(Some(Token::HashArrow)),
+                }
+            }
+            _ => Ok(Some(Token::Sharp)),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Get the next token or return None
     fn next_token(&self, chars: &mut Peekable<Chars<'_>>) -> Result<Option<Token>, TokenizerError> {
         //println!("next_token: {:?}", chars.peek());
@@ -422,7 +441,11 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
                         s += s2.as_str();
                         return Ok(Some(Token::Number(s, false)));
                     }
-                    Ok(Some(Token::make_word(&s, None)))
+                    if s == "#" {
+                        self.consume_sharp(chars)
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(Some(Token::make_word(&s, None)))
+                    }
                 }
                 // string
                 '\'' => {
@@ -624,19 +647,7 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
                 }
                 '#' => {
                     chars.next();
-                    match chars.peek() {
-                        Some('>') => {
-                            chars.next();
-                            match chars.peek() {
-                                Some('>') => {
-                                    chars.next();
-                                    Ok(Some(Token::HashLongArrow))
-                                }
-                                _ => Ok(Some(Token::HashArrow)),
-                            }
-                        }
-                        _ => Ok(Some(Token::Sharp)),
-                    }
+                    self.consume_sharp(chars)
                 }
                 '@' => self.consume_and_return(chars, Token::AtSign),
                 '?' => self.consume_and_return(chars, Token::Placeholder(String::from("?"))),
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs b/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs
index eb42edc8d..c60e06c06 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs
@@ -1373,3 +1373,13 @@ fn pg_and_generic() -> TestedDialects {
         dialects: vec![Box::new(PostgreSqlDialect {}), Box::new(GenericDialect {})],
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_sharp() {
+    let sql = "SELECT #_of_values";
+    let select = pg().verified_only_select(sql);
+    assert_eq!(
+        SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(Expr::Identifier(Ident::new("#_of_values"))),
+        select.projection[0]
+    );
+}