diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/OrderByTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/OrderByTests.java
index 9a5af7df0e..73be90f998 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/OrderByTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/OrderByTests.java
@@ -129,25 +129,36 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T658,
                 .values(3, "Döblin")
                 .execute();
 
-        Result<A> authors =
+        Result<A> authors1 =
         create().selectFrom(TAuthor())
                 .orderBy(
                     TAuthor_FIRST_NAME().asc().nullsFirst())
                 .fetch();
 
-        assertNull(authors.getValue(0, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
-        assertEquals("George", authors.getValue(1, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
-        assertEquals("Paulo", authors.getValue(2, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertNull(authors1.getValue(0, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertEquals("George", authors1.getValue(1, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertEquals("Paulo", authors1.getValue(2, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
 
-        authors =
+        Result<A> authors2 =
         create().selectFrom(TAuthor())
                 .orderBy(
                     TAuthor_FIRST_NAME().asc().nullsLast())
                 .fetch();
 
-        assertEquals("George", authors.getValue(0, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
-        assertEquals("Paulo", authors.getValue(1, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
-        assertNull(authors.getValue(2, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertEquals("George", authors2.getValue(0, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertEquals("Paulo", authors2.getValue(1, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertNull(authors2.getValue(2, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+
+        // [#1667] Check correct behaviour when bind values are involved
+        Result<A> authors3 =
+        create().selectFrom(TAuthor())
+                .orderBy(
+                    TAuthor_FIRST_NAME().substring(3).asc().nullsLast())
+                .fetch();
+
+        assertEquals("George", authors3.getValue(0, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertEquals("Paulo", authors3.getValue(1, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
+        assertNull(authors3.getValue(2, TAuthor_FIRST_NAME()));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SortFieldImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SortFieldImpl.java
index 9c730fac4e..c5afa87590 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SortFieldImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SortFieldImpl.java
@@ -166,6 +166,24 @@ class SortFieldImpl<T> extends AbstractNamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T> implements
 
     @Override
     public final void bind(BindContext context) {
+
+        // [#1667] Some dialects simulate NULLS { FIRST | LAST } clauses. They
+        // will need to bind the sort field twice
+        if (nullsFirst || nullsLast) {
+            switch (context.getDialect()) {
+                case DB2:
+                case ASE:
+                case CUBRID:
+                case INGRES:
+                case MYSQL:
+                case SQLITE:
+                case SQLSERVER:
+                case SYBASE: {
+                    context.bind(field);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         context.bind(field);
     }
 }