diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Select.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Select.java
index 9382320d28..20f5d34c08 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Select.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Select.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus.Experimental;
  * @param <R> The record type being returned by this query
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-public interface Select<R extends Record> extends ResultQuery<R>, TableLike<R>, FieldLike {
+public /* non-sealed */ interface Select<R extends Record> extends ResultQuery<R>, TableLike<R>, FieldLike {
 
     /**
      * Apply the <code>UNION</code> set operation.
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableLike.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableLike.java
index f6d7f31b86..70cbc4f776 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableLike.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableLike.java
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
  * @param <R> The record type
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-public interface TableLike<R extends Record> extends Fields, QueryPart {
+public /* sealed */ interface TableLike<R extends Record>
+extends
+    Fields,
+    QueryPart
+/* permits
+    Select,
+    Table */ 
+{
 
     /**
      * The underlying table representation of this object.