diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateTableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateTableImpl.java
index b294840a38..b6d2298a5f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateTableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateTableImpl.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.POSTGRES;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.field;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.name;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.TABLE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Utils.DataKey.DATA_SELECT_INTO_TABLE;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -180,9 +179,9 @@ class CreateTableImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         if (ifNotExists && !supportsIfNotExists(ctx)) {
-            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, TABLE);
+            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, DDLStatementType.CREATE_TABLE);
             accept0(ctx);
-            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, TABLE);
+            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, DDLStatementType.CREATE_TABLE);
         }
         else {
             accept0(ctx);
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ class CreateTableImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
         ctx.keyword("table")
            .sql(' ');
 
-        if (ifNotExists)
+        if (ifNotExists && supportsIfNotExists(ctx))
             ctx.keyword("if not exists")
                .sql(' ');
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java
index 174eaa01bd..9607581cf0 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.SQLITE;
 import static org.jooq.conf.ParamType.INLINED;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.selectFrom;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.table;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.VIEW;
 
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
@@ -119,9 +118,9 @@ class CreateViewImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         if (ifNotExists && !supportsIfNotExists(ctx)) {
-            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, VIEW);
+            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, DDLStatementType.CREATE_VIEW);
             accept0(ctx);
-            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, VIEW);
+            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, DDLStatementType.CREATE_VIEW);
         }
         else {
             accept0(ctx);
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ class CreateViewImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
            .keyword("create view")
            .sql(' ');
 
-        if (ifNotExists)
+        if (ifNotExists && supportsIfNotExists(ctx))
             ctx.keyword("if not exists")
                .sql(' ');
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropStatementType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDLStatementType.java
similarity index 87%
rename from jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropStatementType.java
rename to jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDLStatementType.java
index bb25a59467..7b8ec268f4 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropStatementType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDLStatementType.java
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ package org.jooq.impl;
 /**
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-enum DropStatementType {
-    INDEX, SEQUENCE, TABLE, VIEW
+enum DDLStatementType {
+    CREATE_INDEX,
+    CREATE_SEQUENCE,
+    CREATE_TABLE,
+    CREATE_VIEW,
+
+    DROP_INDEX,
+    DROP_SEQUENCE,
+    DROP_TABLE,
+    DROP_VIEW
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropIndexImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropIndexImpl.java
index 39fa262093..ebf4886301 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropIndexImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropIndexImpl.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.name;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.table;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.INDEX;
 
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
@@ -122,9 +121,9 @@ class DropIndexImpl extends AbstractQuery implements
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         if (ifExists && !supportsIfExists(ctx)) {
-            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, INDEX);
+            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_INDEX);
             accept0(ctx);
-            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, INDEX);
+            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_INDEX);
         }
         else {
             accept0(ctx);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropSequenceImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropSequenceImpl.java
index 88a4124605..f8c2b91793 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropSequenceImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropSequenceImpl.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 // ...
 // ...
 // ...
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.SEQUENCE;
 
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
@@ -99,9 +98,9 @@ class DropSequenceImpl extends AbstractQuery implements
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         if (ifExists && !supportsIfExists(ctx)) {
-            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, SEQUENCE);
+            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_SEQUENCE);
             accept0(ctx);
-            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, SEQUENCE);
+            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_SEQUENCE);
         }
         else {
             accept0(ctx);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropTableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropTableImpl.java
index 12dc02318c..6f1ee7d51e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropTableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropTableImpl.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 // ...
 // ...
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.TABLE;
 
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
@@ -115,9 +114,9 @@ class DropTableImpl extends AbstractQuery implements
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         if (ifExists && !supportsIfExists(ctx)) {
-            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, TABLE);
+            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_TABLE);
             accept0(ctx);
-            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, TABLE);
+            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_TABLE);
         }
         else {
             accept0(ctx);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropViewImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropViewImpl.java
index 37d21370ec..717548b0f1 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropViewImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DropViewImpl.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 // ...
 // ...
 // ...
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.VIEW;
 
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
@@ -99,9 +98,9 @@ class DropViewImpl extends AbstractQuery implements
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         if (ifExists && !supportsIfExists(ctx)) {
-            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, VIEW);
+            Utils.executeImmediateBegin(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_VIEW);
             accept0(ctx);
-            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, VIEW);
+            Utils.executeImmediateEnd(ctx, DDLStatementType.DROP_VIEW);
         }
         else {
             accept0(ctx);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Utils.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Utils.java
index 939941006f..ecd1b49e3a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Utils.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Utils.java
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ import static org.jooq.conf.ParamType.NAMED_OR_INLINED;
 import static org.jooq.conf.SettingsTools.getBackslashEscaping;
 import static org.jooq.conf.SettingsTools.reflectionCaching;
 import static org.jooq.conf.SettingsTools.updatablePrimaryKeys;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.CREATE_INDEX;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.CREATE_SEQUENCE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.CREATE_TABLE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.CREATE_VIEW;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.DROP_INDEX;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.DROP_SEQUENCE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.DROP_TABLE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DDLStatementType.DROP_VIEW;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.concat;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.escape;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.getDataType;
@@ -61,10 +69,6 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.name;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.nullSafe;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.val;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DefaultExecuteContext.localConnection;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.INDEX;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.SEQUENCE;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.TABLE;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DropStatementType.VIEW;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Identifiers.QUOTES;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Identifiers.QUOTE_END_DELIMITER;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Identifiers.QUOTE_END_DELIMITER_ESCAPED;
@@ -2779,7 +2783,7 @@ final class Utils {
      * <code>IF EXISTS</code> is not supported.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    static final void executeImmediateBegin(Context<?> ctx, DropStatementType type) {
+    static final void executeImmediateBegin(Context<?> ctx, DDLStatementType type) {
         switch (ctx.family()) {
 
 
@@ -2840,7 +2844,7 @@ final class Utils {
      * <code>BEGIN EXECUTE IMMEDIATE '...' EXCEPTION WHEN ... END;</code>, if
      * <code>IF EXISTS</code> is not supported.
      */
-    static final void executeImmediateEnd(Context<?> ctx, DropStatementType type) {
+    static final void executeImmediateEnd(Context<?> ctx, DDLStatementType type) {
         switch (ctx.family()) {
 
 
@@ -2885,6 +2889,10 @@ final class Utils {
 
 
 
+
+
+
+