diff --git a/pyathena/formatter.py b/pyathena/formatter.py
index 5759642e..89564ea4 100644
--- a/pyathena/formatter.py
+++ b/pyathena/formatter.py
@@ -150,11 +150,21 @@ def wrap_unload(
         return operation, location
 
 
-def _escape_presto(val: str) -> str:
+def _escape_trino(val: str) -> str:
     escaped = val.replace("'", "''")
     return f"'{escaped}'"
 
 
+def _escape_presto(val: str) -> str:
+    # Backward-compatible alias. Athena's engine is Trino (engine v3; formerly
+    # Presto in engine v1/v2), and Trino and Presto escape string literals
+    # identically -- a single quote is doubled and a backslash is not an escape
+    # character. `_escape_trino` is the canonical name; `_escape_presto` is kept
+    # so external callers that import it (e.g. dbt-athena) keep working.
+    # Deprecated; candidate for removal in a future major release.
+    return _escape_trino(val)
+
+
 _LEADING_COMMENT_PATTERN = re.compile(
     r"^(?:\s*(?:/\*.*?\*/|--[^\n]*(?:\n|$)))+",
     re.DOTALL,
@@ -203,7 +213,7 @@ def _get_escaper(operation: str) -> Callable[[str], str]:
     """Select the escaper matching the engine that will parse the statement."""
     if _HIVE_STATEMENT_PATTERN.match(_strip_leading_comments(operation)):
         return _escape_hive
-    return _escape_presto
+    return _escape_trino
 
 
 def _escape_hive(val: str) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/pyathena/test_formatter.py b/tests/pyathena/test_formatter.py
index 7af39e4c..87da041d 100644
--- a/tests/pyathena/test_formatter.py
+++ b/tests/pyathena/test_formatter.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from pyathena.error import ProgrammingError
+from pyathena.formatter import _escape_presto, _escape_trino
 
 # A value whose single quote must not be allowed to terminate the string
 # literal. Trino and Athena do not treat a backslash as an escape character
@@ -553,3 +554,16 @@ def test_table_name_starting_with_as_is_still_hive_ddl(self, formatter):
         assert "\\'" in formatter.format(
             "CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE as_of (c string) LOCATION %(v)s", {"v": HOSTILE}
         )
+
+
+def test_escape_trino_doubles_single_quotes():
+    assert _escape_trino("a'b") == "'a''b'"
+    # A backslash is not an escape character in Trino/Presto; it stays literal.
+    assert _escape_trino("a\\'b") == "'a\\''b'"
+
+
+def test_escape_presto_is_backward_compatible_alias():
+    # _escape_presto is a deprecated alias that must keep producing output
+    # identical to _escape_trino for external callers (e.g. dbt-athena).
+    value = "a' OR 1=1 --"
+    assert _escape_presto(value) == _escape_trino(value) == "'a'' OR 1=1 --'"