diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 31a6b688..459c2f44 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -1434,9 +1434,9 @@ func (engine *Engine) Transaction(f func(*Session) (interface{}, error)) (interf
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (engine *Engine) IndexHint(op, indexerOrColName string) *Session {
+func (engine *Engine) IndexHint(op, forType, indexerOrColName string) *Session {
 	session := engine.NewSession()
 	session.isAutoClose = true
-	session.statement.LastError = session.statement.IndexHint(op, indexerOrColName)
+	session.statement.LastError = session.statement.IndexHint(op, forType, indexerOrColName)
 	return session
 }
diff --git a/internal/statements/index.go b/internal/statements/index.go
index 8f54d242..5c1420eb 100644
--- a/internal/statements/index.go
+++ b/internal/statements/index.go
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ func (e ErrInvalidIndexHintOperator) Error() string {
 	return "invalid index hint operator: " + e.Op
 }
 
-func (statement *Statement) IndexHint(op, indexName string) error {
+func (statement *Statement) IndexHint(op, forType, indexName string) error {
 	op = strings.ToUpper(op)
 	statement.indexHints = append(statement.indexHints, indexHint{
 		op:        op,
+		forType:   forType,
 		indexName: indexName,
 	})
 	return nil
@@ -46,7 +47,16 @@ func (statement *Statement) writeIndexHintsMySQL(w *builder.BytesWriter) error {
 		if hint.op != "USE" && hint.op != "FORCE" && hint.op != "IGNORE" {
 			return ErrInvalidIndexHintOperator{Op: hint.op}
 		}
-		if err := statement.writeStrings(" ", hint.op, " INDEX(", hint.indexName, ")")(w); err != nil {
+		if err := statement.writeStrings(" ", hint.op, " INDEX")(w); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if hint.forType != "" {
+			if err := statement.writeStrings(" FOR ", hint.forType)(w); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := statement.writeStrings("(", hint.indexName, ")")(w); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/statements/statement.go b/internal/statements/statement.go
index 31073ad1..dd4024b5 100644
--- a/internal/statements/statement.go
+++ b/internal/statements/statement.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type join struct {
 
 type indexHint struct {
 	op        string
+	forType   string
 	indexName string
 }
 
diff --git a/session_schema.go b/session_schema.go
index f7ab2657..4bb0b858 100644
--- a/session_schema.go
+++ b/session_schema.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (session *Session) Import(r io.Reader) ([]sql.Result, error) {
 	return results, lastError
 }
 
-func (session *Session) IndexHint(op, indexerOrColName string) *Session {
-	session.statement.IndexHint(op, indexerOrColName)
+func (session *Session) IndexHint(op, forType, indexerOrColName string) *Session {
+	session.statement.IndexHint(op, forType, indexerOrColName)
 	return session
 }
diff --git a/tests/session_test.go b/tests/session_test.go
index aeba1141..3286ab2e 100644
--- a/tests/session_test.go
+++ b/tests/session_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ func TestIndexHint(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, err := testEngine.Table("userinfo").IndexHint("USE", "UQE_userinfo_username").Get(new(Userinfo))
+	_, err := testEngine.Table("userinfo").IndexHint("USE", "", "UQE_userinfo_username").Get(new(Userinfo))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = testEngine.Table("userinfo").IndexHint("USE", "ORDER BY", "UQE_userinfo_username").Get(new(Userinfo))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = testEngine.Table("userinfo").IndexHint("USE", "GROUP BY", "UQE_userinfo_username").Get(new(Userinfo))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }