diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumns.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumns.java
index 08b8532e3..749cdbf99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumns.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumns.java
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@
  */
 package net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.select;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.Expression;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.ExpressionVisitor;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.relational.ExpressionList;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.parser.ASTNodeAccessImpl;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.schema.Column;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 public class AllColumns extends ASTNodeAccessImpl implements Expression {
     protected ExpressionList<Column> exceptColumns;
     protected List<SelectItem<?>> replaceExpressions;
@@ -87,7 +86,8 @@ public AllColumns setExceptKeyword(String exceptKeyword) {
     public StringBuilder appendTo(StringBuilder builder) {
         builder.append("*");
         if (exceptColumns != null && !exceptColumns.isEmpty()) {
-            builder.append(" ").append(exceptKeyword).append("( ");
+            builder.append(" ").append(exceptKeyword == null ? "EXCEPT" : exceptKeyword)
+                    .append("( ");
             exceptColumns.appendTo(builder);
             builder.append(" )");
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumnsTest.java b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumnsTest.java
index 7f5aaba4c..2feeb33b3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumnsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/select/AllColumnsTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@
  */
 package net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.select;
 
+import static net.sf.jsqlparser.test.TestUtils.assertDeparse;
+import static net.sf.jsqlparser.test.TestUtils.assertSqlCanBeParsedAndDeparsed;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.JSQLParserException;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.expression.operators.relational.ExpressionList;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.parser.CCJSqlParserUtil;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.schema.Column;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.schema.Table;
 import net.sf.jsqlparser.test.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -31,4 +39,52 @@ void testDuckDBQuerySyntax() throws JSQLParserException {
                         + "FROM orders";
         TestUtils.assertSqlCanBeParsedAndDeparsed(sqlStr, true);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void addExceptColumnToNewWildcard() throws JSQLParserException {
+        AllColumns columns = new AllColumns();
+        columns.addExceptColumn(new Column("hidden"));
+        PlainSelect select = new PlainSelect().addSelectItem(columns).withFromItem(new Table("t"));
+
+        String expected = "SELECT * EXCEPT( hidden ) FROM t";
+        assertEquals(expected, select.toString());
+        assertDeparse(select, expected);
+        assertSqlCanBeParsedAndDeparsed(expected);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void setExceptColumnsOnParsedWildcard() throws JSQLParserException {
+        PlainSelect select = (PlainSelect) CCJSqlParserUtil.parse("SELECT * FROM t");
+        AllColumns columns = select.getSelectItem(0).getExpression(AllColumns.class);
+        columns.setExceptColumns(new ExpressionList<>(new Column("hidden")));
+
+        String expected = "SELECT * EXCEPT( hidden ) FROM t";
+        assertEquals(expected, select.toString());
+        assertDeparse(select, expected);
+        assertSqlCanBeParsedAndDeparsed(expected);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void addExceptColumnToParsedTableWildcard() throws JSQLParserException {
+        PlainSelect select = (PlainSelect) CCJSqlParserUtil.parse("SELECT t.* FROM t");
+        AllTableColumns columns = select.getSelectItem(0).getExpression(AllTableColumns.class);
+        columns.addExceptColumn(new Column("hidden"));
+
+        String expected = "SELECT t.* EXCEPT( hidden ) FROM t";
+        assertEquals(expected, select.toString());
+        assertDeparse(select, expected);
+        assertSqlCanBeParsedAndDeparsed(expected);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void preserveExplicitExceptKeywordAndEmptyColumns() {
+        AllColumns columns = new AllColumns().setExceptKeyword("EXCLUDE");
+        columns.addExceptColumn(new Column("hidden"));
+        assertEquals("* EXCLUDE( hidden )", columns.toString());
+
+        columns.setExceptColumns(new ExpressionList<>());
+        assertEquals("*", columns.toString());
+        columns.setExceptColumns(null);
+        assertEquals("*", columns.toString());
+    }
 }