diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractTable.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractTable.java
index f449f888a0..6553ec8077 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractTable.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractTable.java
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ import static org.jooq.JoinType.NATURAL_RIGHT_OUTER_JOIN;
 import static org.jooq.JoinType.OUTER_APPLY;
 import static org.jooq.JoinType.RIGHT_OUTER_JOIN;
 import static org.jooq.JoinType.STRAIGHT_JOIN;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.and;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.condition;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.exists;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.notExists;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.selectFrom;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.sql;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.table;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.val;
@@ -1110,17 +1110,17 @@ abstract class AbstractTable<R extends Record> extends AbstractNamed implements
 
     @Override
     public /* non-final */ Table<R> where(Condition condition) {
-        return selectFrom(this).where(condition).asTable(this);
+        return new InlineDerivedTable<>(this, condition);
     }
 
     @Override
     public /* non-final */ Table<R> where(Condition... conditions) {
-        return selectFrom(this).where(conditions).asTable(this);
+        return where(and(conditions));
     }
 
     @Override
     public /* non-final */ Table<R> where(Collection<? extends Condition> conditions) {
-        return selectFrom(this).where(conditions).asTable(this);
+        return where(and(conditions));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java
index c8962a7517..eabe5ef8b8 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java
@@ -2882,21 +2882,19 @@ final class SelectQueryImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractResultQuery<R> imp
     }
 
     final ConditionProviderImpl getWhere() {
-
-        // Do not apply SEEK predicates in the WHERE clause, if:
-        // - There is no ORDER BY clause (SEEK is non-deterministic)
-        // - There is no SEEK clause (obvious case)
-        // - There are unions (union is nested in derived table
-        //   and SEEK predicate is applied outside). See [#7459]
-        if (getOrderBy().isEmpty() || getSeek().isEmpty() || unionOp.size() > 0)
-            return condition;
-
         ConditionProviderImpl result = new ConditionProviderImpl();
 
         if (condition.hasWhere())
             result.addConditions(condition.getWhere());
 
-        result.addConditions(getSeekCondition());
+        // Apply SEEK predicates in the WHERE clause only if:
+        // - There is an ORDER BY clause (SEEK is non-deterministic)
+        // - There is a SEEK clause (obvious case)
+        // - There are no unions (union is nested in derived table
+        //   and SEEK predicate is applied outside). See [#7459]
+        if (!getOrderBy().isEmpty() && !getSeek().isEmpty() && unionOp.isEmpty())
+            result.addConditions(getSeekCondition());
+
         return result;
     }