diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DeleteQueryImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DeleteQueryImpl.java
index 8ff8dc7a4d..5c4f7e1970 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DeleteQueryImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DeleteQueryImpl.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DUCKDB;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
+// ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_DELETE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_FROM;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_LIMIT;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_ORDER_BY;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_ROWS;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_USING;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_WHERE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.containsDeclaredTable;
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ implements
     private static final Set<SQLDialect> SPECIAL_DELETE_AS_SYNTAX         = SQLDialect.supportedBy(MARIADB, MYSQL);
 
     // LIMIT is not supported at all
-    private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_LIMIT                 = SQLDialect.supportedUntil(CUBRID, DERBY, DUCKDB, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, POSTGRES, SQLITE, YUGABYTEDB);
+    private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_LIMIT                 = SQLDialect.supportedUntil(CUBRID, DERBY, DUCKDB, H2, HSQLDB, POSTGRES, SQLITE, YUGABYTEDB);
 
     // LIMIT is supported but not ORDER BY
     private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_ORDER_BY_LIMIT        = SQLDialect.supportedBy(IGNITE);
@@ -371,10 +373,7 @@ implements
                    .visit(K_ORDER_BY).sql(' ')
                    .visit(orderBy);
 
-            if (limit != null)
-                ctx.formatSeparator()
-                   .visit(K_LIMIT).sql(' ')
-                   .visit(limit);
+            acceptLimit(ctx, limit);
         }
 
         ctx.start(DELETE_RETURNING);
@@ -382,6 +381,18 @@ implements
         ctx.end(DELETE_RETURNING);
     }
 
+    static final void acceptLimit(Context<?> ctx, Field<? extends Number> limit) {
+        if (limit != null)
+            if (ctx.family() == FIREBIRD)
+                ctx.formatSeparator()
+                   .visit(K_ROWS).sql(' ')
+                   .visit(limit);
+            else
+                ctx.formatSeparator()
+                   .visit(K_LIMIT).sql(' ')
+                   .visit(limit);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final Clause[] clauses(Context<?> ctx) {
         return CLAUSES;
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UpdateQueryImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UpdateQueryImpl.java
index b6d82e699d..f0556b09d6 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UpdateQueryImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UpdateQueryImpl.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DUCKDB;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
+// ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.trueCondition;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_FROM;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_LIMIT;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_ORDER_BY;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_ROWS;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_SET;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_UPDATE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_WHERE;
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ implements
     private static final Set<SQLDialect> EMULATE_RETURNING_WITH_UPSERT = SQLDialect.supportedBy(MARIADB);
 
     // LIMIT is not supported at all
-    private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_LIMIT              = SQLDialect.supportedUntil(CUBRID, DERBY, DUCKDB, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, POSTGRES, SQLITE, YUGABYTEDB);
+    private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_LIMIT              = SQLDialect.supportedUntil(CUBRID, DERBY, DUCKDB, H2, HSQLDB, POSTGRES, SQLITE, YUGABYTEDB);
 
     // LIMIT is supported but not ORDER BY
     private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_ORDER_BY_LIMIT     = SQLDialect.supportedBy(IGNITE);
@@ -749,10 +751,7 @@ implements
                    .visit(K_ORDER_BY).sql(' ')
                    .visit(orderBy);
 
-            if (limit != null)
-                ctx.formatSeparator()
-                   .visit(K_LIMIT).sql(' ')
-                   .visit(limit);
+            DeleteQueryImpl.acceptLimit(ctx, limit);
         }
 
         ctx.start(UPDATE_RETURNING);