diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java
index fbdacd3afd..3849f43800 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java
@@ -490,12 +490,42 @@ public interface Result<R extends Record> extends List<R>, Attachable {
     /**
      * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as CSV.
      * <p>
-     * This is the same as calling <code>formatCSV(',', "")</code>
+     * This is the same as calling <code>formatCSV(true, ',', "")</code>
      *
      * @return The formatted result
      */
     String formatCSV();
 
+    /**
+     * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as CSV.
+     * <p>
+     * This is the same as calling <code>formatCSV(true, delimiter, "")</code>
+     *
+     * @param delimiter The delimiter to use between records
+     * @return The formatted result
+     */
+    String formatCSV(char delimiter);
+
+    /**
+     * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as CSV.
+     * <p>
+     * This is the same as calling <code>formatCSV(true, delimiter, nullString)</code>
+     *
+     * @param delimiter The delimiter to use between records
+     * @param nullString A special string for encoding <code>NULL</code> values.
+     * @return The formatted result
+     */
+    String formatCSV(char delimiter, String nullString);
+
+    /**
+     * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as CSV.
+     * <p>
+     * This is the same as calling <code>formatCSV(',', "")</code>
+     *
+     * @return The formatted result
+     */
+    String formatCSV(boolean header);
+
     /**
      * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as CSV.
      * <p>
@@ -504,7 +534,7 @@ public interface Result<R extends Record> extends List<R>, Attachable {
      * @param delimiter The delimiter to use between records
      * @return The formatted result
      */
-    String formatCSV(char delimiter);
+    String formatCSV(boolean header, char delimiter);
 
     /**
      * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as CSV.
@@ -513,7 +543,7 @@ public interface Result<R extends Record> extends List<R>, Attachable {
      * @param nullString A special string for encoding <code>NULL</code> values.
      * @return The formatted result
      */
-    String formatCSV(char delimiter, String nullString);
+    String formatCSV(boolean header, char delimiter, String nullString);
 
     /**
      * Get a simple formatted representation of this result as a JSON array of
@@ -601,6 +631,27 @@ public interface Result<R extends Record> extends List<R>, Attachable {
      */
     void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, char delimiter, String nullString) throws IOException;
 
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #formatCSV(boolean)}, but the data is output onto an {@link OutputStream}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException - an unchecked wrapper for {@link java.io.IOException}, if anything goes wrong.
+     */
+    void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, boolean header) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #formatCSV(boolean, char)}, but the data is output onto an {@link OutputStream}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException - an unchecked wrapper for {@link java.io.IOException}, if anything goes wrong.
+     */
+    void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, boolean header, char delimiter) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #formatCSV(boolean, char, String)}, but the data is output onto an {@link OutputStream}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException - an unchecked wrapper for {@link java.io.IOException}, if anything goes wrong.
+     */
+    void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, boolean header, char delimiter, String nullString) throws IOException;
+
     /**
      * Like {@link #formatJSON()}, but the data is output onto an {@link OutputStream}.
      *
@@ -671,6 +722,27 @@ public interface Result<R extends Record> extends List<R>, Attachable {
      */
     void formatCSV(Writer writer, char delimiter, String nullString) throws IOException;
 
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #formatCSV(boolean)}, but the data is output onto a {@link Writer}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException - an unchecked wrapper for {@link java.io.IOException}, if anything goes wrong.
+     */
+    void formatCSV(Writer writer, boolean header) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #formatCSV(boolean, char)}, but the data is output onto a {@link Writer}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException - an unchecked wrapper for {@link java.io.IOException}, if anything goes wrong.
+     */
+    void formatCSV(Writer writer, boolean header, char delimiter) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #formatCSV(boolean, char, String)}, but the data is output onto a {@link Writer}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException - an unchecked wrapper for {@link java.io.IOException}, if anything goes wrong.
+     */
+    void formatCSV(Writer writer, boolean header, char delimiter, String nullString) throws IOException;
+
     /**
      * Like {@link #formatJSON()}, but the data is output onto a {@link Writer}.
      *
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
index b32fb2926c..3bdaf58038 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
@@ -660,23 +660,43 @@ class ResultImpl<R extends Record> implements Result<R>, AttachableInternal {
 
     @Override
     public final String formatCSV() {
+        return formatCSV(true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final String formatCSV(boolean header) {
         StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
-        formatCSV(writer);
+        formatCSV(writer, header);
         return writer.toString();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void formatCSV(OutputStream stream) {
-        formatCSV(new OutputStreamWriter(stream));
+        formatCSV(stream, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, boolean header) {
+        formatCSV(new OutputStreamWriter(stream), header);
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void formatCSV(Writer writer) {
-        formatCSV(writer, ',', "");
+        formatCSV(writer, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void formatCSV(Writer writer, boolean header) {
+        formatCSV(writer, header, ',', "");
     }
 
     @Override
     public final String formatCSV(char delimiter) {
+        return formatCSV(true, delimiter);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final String formatCSV(boolean header, char delimiter) {
         StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
         formatCSV(writer, delimiter);
         return writer.toString();
@@ -684,39 +704,66 @@ class ResultImpl<R extends Record> implements Result<R>, AttachableInternal {
 
     @Override
     public final void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, char delimiter) {
+        formatCSV(stream, true, delimiter);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, boolean header, char delimiter) {
         formatCSV(new OutputStreamWriter(stream), delimiter);
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void formatCSV(Writer writer, char delimiter) {
-        formatCSV(writer, delimiter, "");
+        formatCSV(writer, true, delimiter);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void formatCSV(Writer writer, boolean header, char delimiter) {
+        formatCSV(writer, header, delimiter, "");
     }
 
     @Override
     public final String formatCSV(char delimiter, String nullString) {
+        return formatCSV(true, delimiter, nullString);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final String formatCSV(boolean header, char delimiter, String nullString) {
         StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
-        formatCSV(writer, delimiter, nullString);
+        formatCSV(writer, header, delimiter, nullString);
         return writer.toString();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, char delimiter, String nullString) {
-        formatCSV(new OutputStreamWriter(stream), delimiter, nullString);
+        formatCSV(stream, true, delimiter, nullString);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void formatCSV(OutputStream stream, boolean header, char delimiter, String nullString) {
+        formatCSV(new OutputStreamWriter(stream), header, delimiter, nullString);
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void formatCSV(Writer writer, char delimiter, String nullString) {
+        formatCSV(writer, true, delimiter, nullString);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void formatCSV(Writer writer, boolean header, char delimiter, String nullString) {
         try {
-            String sep1 = "";
-            for (Field<?> field : fields.fields) {
-                writer.append(sep1);
-                writer.append(formatCSV0(field.getName(), ""));
+            if (header) {
+                String sep1 = "";
+                for (Field<?> field : fields.fields) {
+                    writer.append(sep1);
+                    writer.append(formatCSV0(field.getName(), ""));
 
-                sep1 = Character.toString(delimiter);
+                    sep1 = Character.toString(delimiter);
+                }
+
+                writer.append("\n");
             }
 
-            writer.append("\n");
-
             for (Record record : this) {
                 String sep2 = "";