An impact tool (1) includes a motor (3); a hammer (42) having a rotational axis extending in a first direction, the hammer (42) being rotatable in a rotational direction including a forward direction and a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction by the motor (3) and being movable in the first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; an anvil (52) disposed at the first direction side of the hammer (42) and strikable by the hammer (42) in the forward direction, the hammer (42) that has been struck the anvil (52) being moved in the second direction to come free from the anvil (52); and a fixing member (45A, 46A) that selectively allows the hammer (42) to move in the second direction or prevents the hammer (42) from moving in the second direction.