diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/PostgresTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/PostgresTest.java
index 51aec2ce4e..d2950de233 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/PostgresTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/PostgresTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 package org.jooq.test;
 
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.selectOne;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.val;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Routines.fSearchBook;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_639_NUMBERS_TABLE;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_DATES;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_EXOTIC_TYPES;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_IDENTITY;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_IDENTITY_PK;
+import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_INHERITANCE_CITIES;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_PG_EXTENSIONS;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_TRIGGERS;
 import static org.jooq.test.postgres.generatedclasses.Tables.T_UNSIGNED;
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ import static org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDSL.arrayAppend;
 import static org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDSL.arrayCat;
 import static org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDSL.arrayPrepend;
 import static org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDSL.arrayToString;
+import static org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDSL.only;
 import static org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDSL.stringToArray;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -1059,4 +1062,10 @@ public class PostgresTest extends jOOQAbstractTest<
 
 
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPostgresOnlyClause() throws Exception {
+        assertEquals(3, create().fetchCount(selectOne().from(T_INHERITANCE_CITIES)));
+        assertEquals(2, create().fetchCount(selectOne().from(only(T_INHERITANCE_CITIES))));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/create.sql b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/create.sql
index ef028dab0e..6d35f502dd 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/create.sql
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/create.sql
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_booleans/
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_identity/
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_identity_pk/
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_pg_extensions/
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_inheritance_capitals/
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_inheritance_cities/
 
 DROP TYPE IF EXISTS u_address_type/
 DROP TYPE IF EXISTS u_street_type/
@@ -108,6 +110,18 @@ CREATE TYPE u_address_type AS (
 )
 /
 
+CREATE TABLE t_inheritance_cities (
+  name text,
+  population int,
+  altitude int
+)
+/
+
+CREATE TABLE t_inheritance_capitals (
+  state char(2)
+) INHERITS (t_inheritance_cities)
+/
+
 CREATE TABLE t_pg_extensions (
   id serial not null,
   pg_interval interval,
diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/reset.sql b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/reset.sql
index b46e5a0238..27c7f7746b 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/reset.sql
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/postgres/reset.sql
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ INSERT INTO t_book_to_book_store VALUES ('Buchhandlung im Volkshaus', 3, 1)/
 INSERT INTO t_arrays VALUES (1, null, null, null, null, null, null)/
 INSERT INTO t_arrays VALUES (2, '{}', '{}', '{}', '{}', '{}', '{}')/
 INSERT INTO t_arrays VALUES (3, '{"a"}', '{1}', ARRAY[TO_DATE('1981-07-10', 'YYYY-MM-DD')], ARRAY[ROW('Downing Street', '10', null, E'\\x6969')]::u_street_type[], '{"England"}', ARRAY[ARRAY[1]])/
-INSERT INTO t_arrays VALUES (4, '{"a", "b"}', '{1, 2}', ARRAY[TO_DATE('1981-07-10', 'YYYY-MM-DD'), TO_DATE('2000-01-01', 'YYYY-MM-DD')], ARRAY[ROW('Downing Street', '10', '{}', E'\\x6969'), ROW('Bahnhofstrasse', '12', '{1, 2}', E'\\x6969')]::u_street_type[], '{"England", "Germany"}', ARRAY[ARRAY[1], ARRAY[2]])/
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO t_arrays VALUES (4, '{"a", "b"}', '{1, 2}', ARRAY[TO_DATE('1981-07-10', 'YYYY-MM-DD'), TO_DATE('2000-01-01', 'YYYY-MM-DD')], ARRAY[ROW('Downing Street', '10', '{}', E'\\x6969'), ROW('Bahnhofstrasse', '12', '{1, 2}', E'\\x6969')]::u_street_type[], '{"England", "Germany"}', ARRAY[ARRAY[1], ARRAY[2]])/
+
+INSERT INTO t_inheritance_capitals VALUES ('Zurich', 396389, 408, 'ZH')/
+INSERT INTO t_inheritance_cities VALUES ('Winterthur', 103075, 439)/
+INSERT INTO t_inheritance_cities VALUES ('Uster', 32577, 464)/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/postgres/PostgresDSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/postgres/PostgresDSL.java
index de67d0f28c..06c8aba553 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/postgres/PostgresDSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/postgres/PostgresDSL.java
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ package org.jooq.util.postgres;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.POSTGRES;
 
 import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.Record;
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
 import org.jooq.Support;
+import org.jooq.Table;
 import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
 import org.jooq.impl.SQLDataType;
 
@@ -303,4 +305,21 @@ public class PostgresDSL extends DSL {
     public static Field<String[]> stringToArray(Field<String> string, Field<String> delimiter) {
         return field("{string_to_array}({0}, {1})", SQLDataType.VARCHAR.getArrayDataType(), nullSafe(string), nullSafe(delimiter));
     }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Other PostgreSQL-specific functions / clauses
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Get the PostgreSQL-specific <code>ONLY [table]</code> clause for use with
+     * table inheritance.
+     * <p>
+     * Example: <code><pre>
+     * SELECT * FROM ONLY parent_table
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    public static Table<Record> only(Table<?> table) {
+        return table("{only} {0}", table);
+    }
 }