diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java
index 1e1985a00a..8d3d1d93b3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java
@@ -3725,4 +3725,13 @@ final class Tools {
 
         return DSL.field(DSL.name(name), field.getDataType());
     }
+
+    static final <R extends Record> Table<R> aliased(Table<R> table) {
+        if (table instanceof TableImpl)
+            return ((TableImpl<R>) table).getAliasedTable();
+        else if (table instanceof TableAlias)
+            return ((TableAlias<R>) table).getAliasedTable();
+        else
+            return null;
+    }
 }