diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/JSON.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/JSON.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c31589ed06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/JSON.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * 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;
+
+/**
+ * A JSON wrapper type for JSON data obtained from the database.
+ */
+public final class JSON {
+
+    private final String data;
+
+    private JSON(String data) {
+        this.data = data;
+    }
+
+    public static final JSON valueOf(String data) {
+        return new JSON(data);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        int result = 1;
+        result = prime * result + ((data == null) ? 0 : data.hashCode());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+            return false;
+        JSON other = (JSON) obj;
+        if (data == null) {
+            if (other.data != null)
+                return false;
+        }
+        else if (!data.equals(other.data))
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return data;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/Convert.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/Convert.java
index 4cd659da8e..3fedeee1b3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/Convert.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/Convert.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.jooq.Converter;
 import org.jooq.EnumType;
 import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.JSON;
 import org.jooq.Record;
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
 import org.jooq.UDTRecord;
@@ -420,9 +421,8 @@ public final class Convert {
         ConvertAll<T> all = new ConvertAll<>(converter.fromType());
         List<U> result = new ArrayList<>(collection.size());
 
-        for (Object o : collection) {
+        for (Object o : collection)
             result.add(convert(all.from(o), converter));
-        }
 
         return result;
     }
@@ -1008,6 +1008,11 @@ public final class Convert {
                     }
                 }
 
+                // [#8943] JSON data types can be read from Strings
+                else if (fromClass == String.class && toClass == JSON.class) {
+                    return (U) JSON.valueOf((String) from);
+                }
+
                 // [#3023] Record types can be converted using the supplied Configuration's
                 // RecordMapperProvider
                 else if (Record.class.isAssignableFrom(fromClass)) {