diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractDatabase.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractDatabase.java
index 94c395e120..38538ca015 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractDatabase.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractDatabase.java
@@ -1646,6 +1646,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDatabase implements Database {
             boolean commercialFlags =
                    type.getVisibilityModifier() != null
                 || !StringUtils.isBlank(type.getGenerator())
+                || TRUE.equals(type.isHidden())
                 || TRUE.equals(type.isAuditInsertTimestamp())
                 || TRUE.equals(type.isAuditInsertUser())
                 || TRUE.equals(type.isAuditUpdateTimestamp())
@@ -1660,7 +1661,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDatabase implements Database {
                 continue;
             }
             else if (commercialFlags && !commercial()) {
-                log.warn("<generator/>, <auditInsertTimestamp/>, <auditInsertUser/>, <auditUpdateTimestamp/>, <auditUpdateUser/>, and <visibilityModifier/> are commercial only features. Please upgrade to the jOOQ Professional Edition or jOOQ Enterprise Edition: " + type);
+                log.warn("<generator/>, <hidden/>, <auditInsertTimestamp/>, <auditInsertUser/>, <auditUpdateTimestamp/>, <auditUpdateUser/>, and <visibilityModifier/> are commercial only features. Please upgrade to the jOOQ Professional Edition or jOOQ Enterprise Edition: " + type);
 
                 it.remove();
                 continue;
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractTypedElementDefinition.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractTypedElementDefinition.java
index 08e8584489..f605174b5d 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractTypedElementDefinition.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/AbstractTypedElementDefinition.java
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypedElementDefinition<T extends Definition>
             boolean r = result.isReadonly();
             String g = result.getGeneratedAlwaysAs();
 
+
+
+
+
             int l = 0;
             int p = 0;
             int s = 0;
@@ -308,6 +312,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypedElementDefinition<T extends Definition>
 
 
 
+
                 // [#13791] AutoConverters profit from simplified configuration
                 if (TRUE.equals(customType.isAutoConverter()) ||
                     AutoConverter.class.getName().equals(customType.getConverter())) {
@@ -402,6 +407,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypedElementDefinition<T extends Definition>
 
 
             }
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -447,6 +459,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypedElementDefinition<T extends Definition>
                 .withJsonConverter(forcedType.isJsonConverter())
                 .withLambdaConverter(forcedType.getLambdaConverter())
                 .withVisibilityModifier(forcedType.getVisibilityModifier())
+                .withHidden(forcedType.isHidden())
                 .withGenerator(forcedType.getGenerator())
                 .withAuditInsertTimestamp(forcedType.isAuditInsertTimestamp())
                 .withAuditInsertUser(forcedType.isAuditInsertUser())
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldsImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldsImpl.java
index 3d93c044e7..a7673dce0c 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldsImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldsImpl.java
@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@ final class FieldsImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQueryPart implements Re
 
     final void add(Field<?> f) {
 
+
+
+
+
+
         // TODO: [#10481] Can we replace our internal Field<?>[] by an ArrayList<Field<?>>?
         Field<?>[] result = new Field[fields.length + 1];