diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index 1cf5a7688..d08ef0e2b 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -1540,8 +1540,15 @@ pub enum Statement {
     ///
     /// Note: This is a MySQL-specific statement.
     Use { db_name: Ident },
-    /// `{ BEGIN [ TRANSACTION | WORK ] | START TRANSACTION } ...`
-    StartTransaction { modes: Vec<TransactionMode> },
+    /// `START  [ TRANSACTION | WORK ] | START TRANSACTION } ...`
+    /// If `begin` is false.
+    ///
+    /// `BEGIN  [ TRANSACTION | WORK ] | START TRANSACTION } ...`
+    /// If `begin` is true
+    StartTransaction {
+        modes: Vec<TransactionMode>,
+        begin: bool,
+    },
     /// `SET TRANSACTION ...`
     SetTransaction {
         modes: Vec<TransactionMode>,
@@ -2720,8 +2727,15 @@ impl fmt::Display for Statement {
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Statement::StartTransaction { modes } => {
-                write!(f, "START TRANSACTION")?;
+            Statement::StartTransaction {
+                modes,
+                begin: syntax_begin,
+            } => {
+                if *syntax_begin {
+                    write!(f, "BEGIN TRANSACTION")?;
+                } else {
+                    write!(f, "START TRANSACTION")?;
+                }
                 if !modes.is_empty() {
                     write!(f, " {}", display_comma_separated(modes))?;
                 }
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index b8f36332e..7dd07d050 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -6905,6 +6905,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.expect_keyword(Keyword::TRANSACTION)?;
         Ok(Statement::StartTransaction {
             modes: self.parse_transaction_modes()?,
+            begin: false,
         })
     }
 
@@ -6912,6 +6913,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         let _ = self.parse_one_of_keywords(&[Keyword::TRANSACTION, Keyword::WORK]);
         Ok(Statement::StartTransaction {
             modes: self.parse_transaction_modes()?,
+            begin: true,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 31f252204..444e6d346 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -5732,7 +5732,7 @@ fn lateral_derived() {
 #[test]
 fn parse_start_transaction() {
     match verified_stmt("START TRANSACTION READ ONLY, READ WRITE, ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE") {
-        Statement::StartTransaction { modes } => assert_eq!(
+        Statement::StartTransaction { modes, .. } => assert_eq!(
             modes,
             vec![
                 TransactionMode::AccessMode(TransactionAccessMode::ReadOnly),
@@ -5749,7 +5749,7 @@ fn parse_start_transaction() {
         "START TRANSACTION READ ONLY READ WRITE ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE",
         "START TRANSACTION READ ONLY, READ WRITE, ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE",
     ) {
-        Statement::StartTransaction { modes } => assert_eq!(
+        Statement::StartTransaction { modes, .. } => assert_eq!(
             modes,
             vec![
                 TransactionMode::AccessMode(TransactionAccessMode::ReadOnly),
@@ -5761,9 +5761,9 @@ fn parse_start_transaction() {
     }
 
     verified_stmt("START TRANSACTION");
-    one_statement_parses_to("BEGIN", "START TRANSACTION");
-    one_statement_parses_to("BEGIN WORK", "START TRANSACTION");
-    one_statement_parses_to("BEGIN TRANSACTION", "START TRANSACTION");
+    one_statement_parses_to("BEGIN", "BEGIN TRANSACTION");
+    one_statement_parses_to("BEGIN WORK", "BEGIN TRANSACTION");
+    one_statement_parses_to("BEGIN TRANSACTION", "BEGIN TRANSACTION");
 
     verified_stmt("START TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED");
     verified_stmt("START TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED");