diff --git a/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt b/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt
index e2a4c900d..902ece9a7 100644
--- a/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt
+++ b/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ public class CCJSqlParser extends AbstractJSqlParser<CCJSqlParser> {
 
     /**
      * Pratt arithmetic operator precedence loop.
-     * Handles: *, /, %, ^, DIV (prec=6)  and  +, -, ||, |, &, <<, >> (prec=5)
+     * Handles: ^, ** (prec=7), *, /, %, DIV (prec=6)  and  +, -, ||, |, &, <<, >> (prec=5)
      * Called only in real-parse mode (not syntactic-LOOKAHEAD mode) so action
      * blocks execute correctly. Safe now that no syntactic production LOOKAHEADs
      * scan through arithmetic expressions.
@@ -759,8 +759,9 @@ public class CCJSqlParser extends AbstractJSqlParser<CCJSqlParser> {
             if (jsonAccess || op == OP_JSON_PATH_DELETE || op == OP_JSON_PATH_EXISTS
                     || (op == OP_CONCAT && Dialect.POSTGRESQL.name()
                             .equals(getAsString(Feature.dialect))))          prec = 4;
-            else if (op == OP_SLASH || op == OP_CARET || op == K_DIV)         prec = 6;
-            else if (op == OP_POWER)                                          prec = 7;
+            else if (op == OP_SLASH || op == K_DIV)                           prec = 6;
+            // ^ binds tighter than * / %, both as PostgreSQL's power and as MySQL's XOR
+            else if (op == OP_CARET || op == OP_POWER)                        prec = 7;
             else if (op == S_HASH_OPERATOR)                                   prec = 5;
             else if (op == OP_CONCAT || op == OP_PIPE
                   || op == OP_LSHIFT || op == OP_RSHIFT)                      prec = 5;
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/expression/ExpressionPrecedenceTest.java b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/expression/ExpressionPrecedenceTest.java
index a0a497371..12e15e877 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/expression/ExpressionPrecedenceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/expression/ExpressionPrecedenceTest.java
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.JSQLParserException;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.Addition;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.BitwiseAnd;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.BitwiseXor;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.Concat;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.Division;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.Modulo;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.arithmetic.Multiplication;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.conditional.AndExpression;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.relational.Between;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.relational.EqualsTo;
@@ -217,4 +221,35 @@ public void testValuePositionNotStaysOnOperand() throws JSQLParserException {
         Addition add = Assertions.assertInstanceOf(Addition.class, addition);
         Assertions.assertInstanceOf(NotExpression.class, add.getRightExpression());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCaretBindsTighterThanMultiplication() throws JSQLParserException {
+        // PostgreSQL's power and MySQL's XOR both evaluate 2 * 3 ^ 2 as 2 * (3 ^ 2)
+        Multiplication multiplication = Assertions.assertInstanceOf(Multiplication.class,
+                CCJSqlParserUtil.parseExpression("2 * 3 ^ 2"));
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(LongValue.class, multiplication.getLeftExpression());
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(BitwiseXor.class, multiplication.getRightExpression());
+
+        Division division = Assertions.assertInstanceOf(Division.class,
+                CCJSqlParserUtil.parseExpression("10 / 2 ^ 2"));
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(BitwiseXor.class, division.getRightExpression());
+
+        Modulo modulo = Assertions.assertInstanceOf(Modulo.class,
+                CCJSqlParserUtil.parseExpression("18 % 4 ^ 2"));
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(BitwiseXor.class, modulo.getRightExpression());
+
+        multiplication = Assertions.assertInstanceOf(Multiplication.class,
+                CCJSqlParserUtil.parseExpression("2 ^ 3 * 2"));
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(BitwiseXor.class, multiplication.getLeftExpression());
+
+        TestUtils.assertSqlCanBeParsedAndDeparsed("SELECT pi() * r ^ 2 FROM circles");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCaretIsLeftAssociative() throws JSQLParserException {
+        BitwiseXor outer = Assertions.assertInstanceOf(BitwiseXor.class,
+                CCJSqlParserUtil.parseExpression("2 ^ 3 ^ 2"));
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(BitwiseXor.class, outer.getLeftExpression());
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(LongValue.class, outer.getRightExpression());
+    }
 }