diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableAlias.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableAlias.java
index 8babd725ba..80c7724f52 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableAlias.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableAlias.java
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 /**
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-final class TableAlias<R extends Record> extends AbstractTable<R> implements QOM.TableAlias<R>, SimpleCheckQueryPart {
+final class TableAlias<R extends Record>
+extends
+    AbstractTable<R>
+implements
+    QOM.TableAlias<R>,
+    SimpleCheckQueryPart
+{
 
     final Alias<Table<R>>   alias;
     transient FieldsImpl<R> aliasedFields;
@@ -223,9 +229,22 @@ final class TableAlias<R extends Record> extends AbstractTable<R> implements QOM
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object that) {
-        if (that instanceof TableAlias)
-            return getUnqualifiedName().equals(((TableAlias<?>) that).getUnqualifiedName());
-        else
-            return super.equals(that);
+        if (this == that)
+            return true;
+
+        if (that instanceof TableAlias<?> t)
+            return getUnqualifiedName().equals(t.getUnqualifiedName());
+
+        // [#14371] Unqualified TableImpls can be equal to TableAlias
+        if (that instanceof TableImpl<?> t) {
+            if (t.$alias() != null)
+                return getUnqualifiedName().equals(t.$alias());
+
+            // [#7172] [#10274] Cannot use getQualifiedName() yet here
+            else if (t.getSchema() == null)
+                return getUnqualifiedName().equals(t.getQualifiedName());
+        }
+
+        return super.equals(that);
     }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
index 5f9b418f2a..978933a9b3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
@@ -530,16 +530,27 @@ implements
 
         // [#2144] TableImpl equality can be decided without executing the
         // rather expensive implementation of AbstractQueryPart.equals()
-        if (that instanceof TableImpl<?> other) {
+        if (that instanceof TableImpl<?> t) {
             return
 
                 // [#7172] [#10274] Cannot use getQualifiedName() yet here
                 StringUtils.equals(
                     defaultIfNull(getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA),
-                    defaultIfNull(other.getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA)
+                    defaultIfNull(t.getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA)
                 ) &&
-                StringUtils.equals(getName(), other.getName()) &&
-                Arrays.equals(parameters, other.parameters);
+                StringUtils.equals(getName(), t.getName()) &&
+                Arrays.equals(parameters, t.parameters);
+        }
+
+        // [#14371] Unqualified TableImpls can be equal to TableAlias
+        else if (that instanceof TableAlias<?> t) {
+
+            if ($alias() != null)
+                return t.getUnqualifiedName().equals($alias());
+
+            // [#7172] [#10274] Cannot use getQualifiedName() yet here
+            else if (getSchema() == null)
+                return t.getUnqualifiedName().equals(getQualifiedName());
         }
 
         return super.equals(that);