diff --git a/jOOQ-manual/src/main/resources/org/jooq/web/grammar-3.11.txt b/jOOQ-manual/src/main/resources/org/jooq/web/grammar-3.11.txt
index bc35afd4b5..a6cb5e149e 100644
--- a/jOOQ-manual/src/main/resources/org/jooq/web/grammar-3.11.txt
+++ b/jOOQ-manual/src/main/resources/org/jooq/web/grammar-3.11.txt
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ selectField = field [ [ 'AS' ] identifier ]
 
 tableExpression =
   [ 'FROM' tables ]
-  [ connectBy ]
   [ 'WHERE' condition ]
+  [ connectBy ]
   [ groupBy ]
   [ 'HAVING' condition ]
   [ 'WINDOW' windows ]
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index 41dd9ba7b9..002c39045f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -1115,6 +1115,9 @@ final class ParserImpl implements Parser {
         if (from != null && from.size() == 1 && from.get(0).getName().equalsIgnoreCase("dual"))
             from = null;
 
+        if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "WHERE"))
+            where = parseCondition(ctx);
+
         if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "START WITH")) {
             startWith = parseCondition(ctx);
             parseKeyword(ctx, "CONNECT BY");
@@ -1129,9 +1132,6 @@ final class ParserImpl implements Parser {
                 startWith = parseCondition(ctx);
         }
 
-        if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "WHERE"))
-            where = parseCondition(ctx);
-
         if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "GROUP BY")) {
             if (parseIf(ctx, '(')) {
                 parse(ctx, ')');