diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBinding.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBinding.java
index 5bdf987874..b511f5b093 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBinding.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBinding.java
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ public class DefaultBinding<T, U> implements Binding<T, U> {
             return new DefaultTimeBinding(converter, isLob);
         else if (type == Timestamp.class)
             return new DefaultTimestampBinding(converter, isLob);
+        // [#8022] Support for the "synthetic" timestamp type
+        else if (type == java.util.Date.class)
+            return new DefaultTimestampBinding(Converters.of(TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter.INSTANCE, (Converter<java.util.Date, java.util.Date>) converter), isLob);
         else if (type == UByte.class)
             return new DefaultUByteBinding(converter, isLob);
         else if (type == UInteger.class)
@@ -2872,7 +2875,7 @@ public class DefaultBinding<T, U> implements Binding<T, U> {
             if (b instanceof DefaultOtherBinding)
                 ctx.statement().setObject(ctx.index(), value);
             else
-                b.set0(ctx, value);
+                b.set0(ctx, b.converter().to(value));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java
index b640e7dabb..93d215d26b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java
@@ -832,9 +832,8 @@ public class DefaultDataType<T> implements DataType<T> {
         else {
             DataType<?> result = null;
 
-            if (dialect != null) {
+            if (dialect != null)
                 result = TYPES_BY_TYPE[dialect.family().ordinal()].get(type);
-            }
 
             if (result == null) {
 
@@ -873,6 +872,10 @@ public class DefaultDataType<T> implements DataType<T> {
                 else if (fallbackDataType != null) {
                     return fallbackDataType;
                 }
+                // [#8022] Special handling
+                else if (java.util.Date.class == type) {
+                    return (DataType<T>) SQLDataType.TIMESTAMP;
+                }
 
                 // All other data types are illegal
                 else {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffadf1c68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+final class TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter extends AbstractConverter<Timestamp, java.util.Date> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long                     serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    static final TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter INSTANCE         = new TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter();
+
+    private TimestampToJavaUtilDateConverter () {
+        super(Timestamp.class, java.util.Date.class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final java.util.Date from(Timestamp t) {
+        return t == null ? null : new java.util.Date(t.getTime());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Timestamp to(java.util.Date u) {
+        return u == null ? null : new Timestamp(u.getTime());
+    }
+}
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