diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java
index 86258767a3..7b085afd61 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java
@@ -937,6 +937,14 @@ public enum SQLDialect {
         return this == family;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this dialect is a versioned dialect or a family with versioned
+     * dialects.
+     */
+    public final boolean isVersioned() {
+        return family().predecessor() != family();
+    }
+
     /**
      * The predecessor dialect.
      * <p>