diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQOracleTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQOracleTest.java
index 7961ac55e0..da09460bf4 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQOracleTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQOracleTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package org.jooq.test;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Factory.currentUser;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Factory.falseCondition;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Factory.one;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Factory.substring;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ import static org.jooq.util.oracle.OracleFactory.level;
 import static org.jooq.util.oracle.OracleFactory.prior;
 import static org.jooq.util.oracle.OracleFactory.rownum;
 import static org.jooq.util.oracle.OracleFactory.sysConnectByPath;
+import static org.jooq.util.oracle.OracleFactory.sysContext;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
@@ -998,4 +1000,13 @@ public class jOOQOracleTest extends jOOQAbstractTest<
         assertEquals(now, org.jooq.test.oracle2.generatedclasses.packages.Pkg_976.f_976(ora(), now));
         assertEquals(now, ora().select(org.jooq.test.oracle2.generatedclasses.packages.Pkg_976.f_976(now)).fetchOne(0));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testOracleFunctions() {
+        Record user = ora().select(
+            sysContext("USERENV", "SESSION_USER"),
+            currentUser()).fetchOne();
+
+        assertEquals(user.getValue(0), user.getValue(1));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/oracle/OracleFactory.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/oracle/OracleFactory.java
index 5befc9a2c1..f96127424e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/oracle/OracleFactory.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/oracle/OracleFactory.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
 import org.jooq.SchemaMapping;
 import org.jooq.impl.CustomField;
 import org.jooq.impl.Factory;
+import org.jooq.impl.SQLDataType;
 
 /**
  * A {@link SQLDialect#ORACLE} specific factory
@@ -97,6 +98,24 @@ public class OracleFactory extends Factory {
         return field("rowid", String.class);
     }
 
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Oracle-specific functions
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>SYS_CONTEXT</code> function
+     */
+    public static Field<String> sysContext(String namespace, String parameter) {
+        return function("sys_context", SQLDataType.VARCHAR, val(namespace), val(parameter));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>SYS_CONTEXT</code> function
+     */
+    public static Field<String> sysContext(String namespace, String parameter, int length) {
+        return function("sys_context", SQLDataType.VARCHAR, val(namespace), val(parameter), val(length));
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Pseudo-and functions for use in the context of a CONNECT BY clause
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------