diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Meta.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Meta.java
index 69e3add16c..4e9735d050 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Meta.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Meta.java
@@ -64,22 +64,32 @@ public interface Meta {
 
     /**
      * Get all catalog objects from the underlying {@link DatabaseMetaData}
+     * <p>
+     * For those databases that don't really support JDBC meta data catalogs, a
+     * single empty catalog (named <code>""</code>) will be returned. In other
+     * words, there is always at least one catalog in a database.
      *
-     * @throws DataAccessException If something went wrong fetching the meta objects
+     * @throws DataAccessException If something went wrong fetching the meta
+     *             objects
      */
+    @Support
     List<Catalog> getCatalogs() throws DataAccessException;
 
     /**
      * Get all schema objects from the underlying {@link DatabaseMetaData}
      *
-     * @throws DataAccessException If something went wrong fetching the meta objects
+     * @throws DataAccessException If something went wrong fetching the meta
+     *             objects
      */
+    @Support
     List<Schema> getSchemas() throws DataAccessException;
 
     /**
      * Get all table objects from the underlying {@link DatabaseMetaData}
      *
-     * @throws DataAccessException If something went wrong fetching the meta objects
+     * @throws DataAccessException If something went wrong fetching the meta
+     *             objects
      */
+    @Support
     List<Table<?>> getTables() throws DataAccessException;
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
index 719704e5c7..9d6027dd86 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ class MetaImpl implements Meta {
                 result.add(new MetaCatalog(name));
             }
 
+            // There should always be at least one (empty) catalog in a database
+            if (result.isEmpty()) {
+                result.add(new MetaCatalog(""));
+            }
+
             return result;
         }
         catch (SQLException e) {