An impact tool includes an electric motor, an impact mechanism, an acquisition unit, and a behavior decision unit (retreat detection unit). The electric motor includes a permanent magnet and a coil. The impact mechanism performs an impact operation that generates impacting force by receiving motive power from the electric motor. The behavior decision unit makes, based on at least one of a torque current acquisition value (current measured value) which is a value of a torque current acquired by the acquisition unit or an excitation current acquisition value (current measured value) which is a value of an excitation current acquired by the acquisition unit, a decision about behavior of the impact mechanism.