diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-sitemap-backtick-column-names b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-sitemap-backtick-column-names
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..278ba9842697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-sitemap-backtick-column-names
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: bugfix
+
+Sitemaps: wrap column names in backticks to prevent SQL errors when a column name matches a MySQL reserved word.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/sitemaps/sitemap-librarian.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/sitemaps/sitemap-librarian.php
index a3544d81ea4f..da2900c99d0b 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/sitemaps/sitemap-librarian.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/sitemaps/sitemap-librarian.php
@@ -480,6 +480,6 @@ function ( $column ) {
 			}
 		);
 
-		return implode( ',', array_map( 'esc_sql', $columns ) );
+		return '`' . implode( '`,`', array_map( 'esc_sql', $columns ) ) . '`';
 	}
 }