diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index 145f04487..5d89d0597 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -2435,22 +2435,24 @@ pub enum Statement {
         id: u64,
     },
     /// ```sql
-    /// EXPLAIN TABLE
+    /// [EXPLAIN | DESC | DESCRIBE] TABLE
     /// ```
     /// Note: this is a MySQL-specific statement. See <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/explain.html>
     ExplainTable {
-        /// If true, query used the MySQL `DESCRIBE` alias for explain
-        describe_alias: bool,
+        /// `EXPLAIN | DESC | DESCRIBE`
+        describe_alias: DescribeAlias,
+        /// Hive style `FORMATTED | EXTENDED`
+        hive_format: Option<HiveDescribeFormat>,
         /// Table name
         #[cfg_attr(feature = "visitor", visit(with = "visit_relation"))]
         table_name: ObjectName,
     },
     /// ```sql
-    /// [EXPLAIN | DESCRIBE <select statement>
+    /// [EXPLAIN | DESC | DESCRIBE]  <statement>
     /// ```
     Explain {
-        // If true, query used the MySQL `DESCRIBE` alias for explain
-        describe_alias: bool,
+        /// `EXPLAIN | DESC | DESCRIBE`
+        describe_alias: DescribeAlias,
         /// Carry out the command and show actual run times and other statistics.
         analyze: bool,
         // Display additional information regarding the plan.
@@ -2610,12 +2612,13 @@ impl fmt::Display for Statement {
             }
             Statement::ExplainTable {
                 describe_alias,
+                hive_format,
                 table_name,
             } => {
-                if *describe_alias {
-                    write!(f, "DESCRIBE ")?;
-                } else {
-                    write!(f, "EXPLAIN ")?;
+                write!(f, "{describe_alias} ")?;
+
+                if let Some(format) = hive_format {
+                    write!(f, "{} ", format)?;
                 }
 
                 write!(f, "{table_name}")
@@ -2627,11 +2630,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Statement {
                 statement,
                 format,
             } => {
-                if *describe_alias {
-                    write!(f, "DESCRIBE ")?;
-                } else {
-                    write!(f, "EXPLAIN ")?;
-                }
+                write!(f, "{describe_alias} ")?;
 
                 if *analyze {
                     write!(f, "ANALYZE ")?;
@@ -4921,6 +4920,44 @@ impl fmt::Display for HiveDelimiter {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord, Hash)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "visitor", derive(Visit, VisitMut))]
+pub enum HiveDescribeFormat {
+    Extended,
+    Formatted,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for HiveDescribeFormat {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        use HiveDescribeFormat::*;
+        f.write_str(match self {
+            Extended => "EXTENDED",
+            Formatted => "FORMATTED",
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord, Hash)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "visitor", derive(Visit, VisitMut))]
+pub enum DescribeAlias {
+    Describe,
+    Explain,
+    Desc,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for DescribeAlias {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        use DescribeAlias::*;
+        f.write_str(match self {
+            Describe => "DESCRIBE",
+            Explain => "EXPLAIN",
+            Desc => "DESC",
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "visitor", derive(Visit, VisitMut))]
diff --git a/src/keywords.rs b/src/keywords.rs
index dee5eb5cd..c94a6227c 100644
--- a/src/keywords.rs
+++ b/src/keywords.rs
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ define_keywords!(
     FORCE_QUOTE,
     FOREIGN,
     FORMAT,
+    FORMATTED,
     FORWARD,
     FRAME_ROW,
     FREE,
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 579130ba7..9a6fe45e3 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -464,8 +464,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             Token::Word(w) => match w.keyword {
                 Keyword::KILL => Ok(self.parse_kill()?),
                 Keyword::FLUSH => Ok(self.parse_flush()?),
-                Keyword::DESCRIBE => Ok(self.parse_explain(true)?),
-                Keyword::EXPLAIN => Ok(self.parse_explain(false)?),
+                Keyword::DESC => Ok(self.parse_explain(DescribeAlias::Desc)?),
+                Keyword::DESCRIBE => Ok(self.parse_explain(DescribeAlias::Describe)?),
+                Keyword::EXPLAIN => Ok(self.parse_explain(DescribeAlias::Explain)?),
                 Keyword::ANALYZE => Ok(self.parse_analyze()?),
                 Keyword::SELECT | Keyword::WITH | Keyword::VALUES => {
                     self.prev_token();
@@ -6790,7 +6791,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Ok(Statement::Kill { modifier, id })
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_explain(&mut self, describe_alias: bool) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
+    pub fn parse_explain(
+        &mut self,
+        describe_alias: DescribeAlias,
+    ) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
         let analyze = self.parse_keyword(Keyword::ANALYZE);
         let verbose = self.parse_keyword(Keyword::VERBOSE);
         let mut format = None;
@@ -6810,9 +6814,17 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 format,
             }),
             _ => {
+                let mut hive_format = None;
+                match self.parse_one_of_keywords(&[Keyword::EXTENDED, Keyword::FORMATTED]) {
+                    Some(Keyword::EXTENDED) => hive_format = Some(HiveDescribeFormat::Extended),
+                    Some(Keyword::FORMATTED) => hive_format = Some(HiveDescribeFormat::Formatted),
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+
                 let table_name = self.parse_object_name(false)?;
                 Ok(Statement::ExplainTable {
                     describe_alias,
+                    hive_format,
                     table_name,
                 })
             }
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 033d613dc..f81456849 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -3932,19 +3932,32 @@ fn run_explain_analyze(
 
 #[test]
 fn parse_explain_table() {
-    let validate_explain = |query: &str, expected_describe_alias: bool| match verified_stmt(query) {
-        Statement::ExplainTable {
-            describe_alias,
-            table_name,
-        } => {
-            assert_eq!(describe_alias, expected_describe_alias);
-            assert_eq!("test_identifier", table_name.to_string());
-        }
-        _ => panic!("Unexpected Statement, must be ExplainTable"),
-    };
+    let validate_explain =
+        |query: &str, expected_describe_alias: DescribeAlias| match verified_stmt(query) {
+            Statement::ExplainTable {
+                describe_alias,
+                hive_format,
+                table_name,
+            } => {
+                assert_eq!(describe_alias, expected_describe_alias);
+                assert_eq!(hive_format, None);
+                assert_eq!("test_identifier", table_name.to_string());
+            }
+            _ => panic!("Unexpected Statement, must be ExplainTable"),
+        };
+
+    validate_explain("EXPLAIN test_identifier", DescribeAlias::Explain);
+    validate_explain("DESCRIBE test_identifier", DescribeAlias::Describe);
+}
 
-    validate_explain("EXPLAIN test_identifier", false);
-    validate_explain("DESCRIBE test_identifier", true);
+#[test]
+fn explain_describe() {
+    verified_stmt("DESCRIBE test.table");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn explain_desc() {
+    verified_stmt("DESC test.table");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_hive.rs b/tests/sqlparser_hive.rs
index f363f984e..b28ec3921 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_hive.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_hive.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ fn parse_describe() {
     generic(None).verified_stmt(describe);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn explain_describe_formatted() {
+    hive().verified_stmt("DESCRIBE FORMATTED test.table");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn explain_describe_extended() {
+    hive().verified_stmt("DESCRIBE EXTENDED test.table");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_insert_overwrite() {
     let insert_partitions = r#"INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE db.new_table PARTITION (a = '1', b) SELECT a, b, c FROM db.table"#;