diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/XMLExistsPassingStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/XMLExistsPassingStep.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d471534e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/XMLExistsPassingStep.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq;
+
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.POSTGRES;
+
+/**
+ * A step in the construction of an <code>XMLEXISTS</code> predicate.
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+public interface XMLExistsPassingStep {
+
+    /**
+     * Add the <code>PASSING</code> clause to the <code>XMLEXISTS</code>
+     * predicate.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    Condition passing(XML xml);
+
+    /**
+     * Add the <code>PASSING</code> clause to the <code>XMLEXISTS</code>
+     * predicate.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    Condition passing(Field<XML> xml);
+
+    /**
+     * Add the <code>PASSING BY REF</code> clause to the <code>XMLEXISTS</code>
+     * predicate.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    Condition passingByRef(XML xml);
+
+    /**
+     * Add the <code>PASSING BY REF</code> clause to the <code>XMLEXISTS</code>
+     * predicate.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    Condition passingByRef(Field<XML> xml);
+
+    /**
+     * Add the <code>PASSING BY VALUE</code> clause to the <code>XMLEXISTS</code>
+     * predicate.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    Condition passingByValue(XML xml);
+
+    /**
+     * Add the <code>PASSING BY VALUE</code> clause to the <code>XMLEXISTS</code>
+     * predicate.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    Condition passingByValue(Field<XML> xml);
+
+}
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
index 0fe51477e5..ad3e5f62fd 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ import org.jooq.WithAsStep9;
 import org.jooq.WithStep;
 import org.jooq.XML;
 import org.jooq.XMLAttributes;
+import org.jooq.XMLExistsPassingStep;
 import org.jooq.conf.Settings;
 import org.jooq.exception.SQLDialectNotSupportedException;
 import org.jooq.tools.Convert;
@@ -18262,6 +18263,22 @@ public class DSL {
         return new XMLAgg(field);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The XML exists function.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    public static XMLExistsPassingStep xmlexists(String xpath) {
+        return xmlexists(Tools.field(xpath));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The XML exists function.
+     */
+    @Support({ POSTGRES })
+    public static XMLExistsPassingStep xmlexists(Field<String> xpath) {
+        return new XMLExists(xpath);
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX JSON functions
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java
index 347552ca24..e2c25f5f74 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ final class Keywords {
     static final Keyword K_RAISERROR                        = keyword("raiserror");
     static final Keyword K_RECORD                           = keyword("record");
     static final Keyword K_RECURSIVE                        = keyword("recursive");
+    static final Keyword K_REF                              = keyword("ref");
     static final Keyword K_REFERENCES                       = keyword("references");
     static final Keyword K_REGEXP                           = keyword("regexp");
     static final Keyword K_RENAME                           = keyword("rename");
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ final class Keywords {
     static final Keyword K_WITHIN_GROUP                     = keyword("within group");
     static final Keyword K_WITHOUT_ARRAY_WRAPPER            = keyword("without_array_wrapper");
     static final Keyword K_XML                              = keyword("xml");
+    static final Keyword K_XMLEXISTS                        = keyword("xmlexists");
     static final Keyword K_XMLTABLE                         = keyword("xmltable");
     static final Keyword K_YEAR                             = keyword("year");
     static final Keyword K_YEAR_MONTH                       = keyword("year_month");
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLExists.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLExists.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1994cb5482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLExists.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_BY;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_PASSING;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_REF;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_VALUE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_XMLEXISTS;
+import static org.jooq.impl.XMLExists.PassingMechanism.BY_REF;
+import static org.jooq.impl.XMLExists.PassingMechanism.BY_VALUE;
+
+import org.jooq.Condition;
+import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.XML;
+import org.jooq.XMLExistsPassingStep;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+final class XMLExists extends AbstractCondition implements XMLExistsPassingStep {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long      serialVersionUID = -4881363881968319258L;
+    private final Field<String>    xpath;
+    private final Field<XML>       passing;
+    private final PassingMechanism passingMechanism;
+
+    XMLExists(Field<String> xpath) {
+        this(xpath, null, null);
+    }
+
+    private XMLExists(Field<String> xpath, Field<XML> passing, PassingMechanism passingMechanism) {
+        this.xpath = xpath;
+        this.passing = passing;
+        this.passingMechanism = passingMechanism;
+    }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // XXX: DSL API
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    @Override
+    public final Condition passing(XML xml) {
+        return passing(Tools.field(xml));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Condition passing(Field<XML> xml) {
+        return new XMLExists(xpath, xml, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Condition passingByRef(XML xml) {
+        return passingByRef(Tools.field(xml));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Condition passingByRef(Field<XML> xml) {
+        return new XMLExists(xpath, xml, BY_REF);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Condition passingByValue(XML xml) {
+        return passingByRef(Tools.field(xml));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Condition passingByValue(Field<XML> xml) {
+        return new XMLExists(xpath, xml, BY_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    enum PassingMechanism { BY_REF, BY_VALUE }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // XXX: QueryPart API
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Override
+    public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
+        ctx.visit(K_XMLEXISTS).sql('(')
+           .formatIndentStart()
+           .formatNewLine()
+           .visit(xpath)
+           .formatSeparator()
+           .visit(K_PASSING);
+
+        if (passingMechanism == BY_REF)
+            ctx.sql(' ').visit(K_BY).sql(' ').visit(K_REF);
+        else if (passingMechanism == BY_VALUE)
+            ctx.sql(' ').visit(K_BY).sql(' ').visit(K_VALUE);
+
+        ctx.sql(' ').visit(passing)
+           .formatIndentEnd()
+           .formatNewLine()
+           .sql(')');
+    }
+}