diff --git a/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-2.5.xml b/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-2.5.xml
index bcdd663513..0c7f20efa9 100644
--- a/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-2.5.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-2.5.xml
@@ -1851,6 +1851,9 @@ SELECT * FROM BOOK OFFSET 2 ROWS FETCH NEXT 1 ROWS ONLY
 -- Ingres
 SELECT * FROM BOOK OFFSET 2 FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY
 
+-- Firebird
+SELECT FIRST 1 SKIP 3 * FROM BOOK
+
 -- Sybase SQL Anywhere
 SELECT TOP 1 ROWS START AT 3 * FROM BOOK
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/OrderProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/OrderProvider.java
index f1c3736b2d..0fa24e00f1 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/OrderProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/OrderProvider.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package org.jooq;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.CUBRID;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DB2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.INGRES;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public interface OrderProvider {
      * This clause can be used only along with Oracle's <code>CONNECT BY</code>
      * clause, to indicate that the hierarchical ordering should be preserved
      * and elements of each hierarchy should be ordered among themselves.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param orderBySiblings
      */
     @Support({ CUBRID, ORACLE })
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ public interface OrderProvider {
      * @param offset The lowest offset starting at 0
      * @param numberOfRows The number of rows to return
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
+    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
     void addLimit(int offset, int numberOfRows);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectLimitStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectLimitStep.java
index 0dcd269b25..a25301ed68 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectLimitStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectLimitStep.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package org.jooq;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.CUBRID;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DB2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.INGRES;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public interface SelectLimitStep extends SelectForUpdateStep {
      * simulated with a <code>ROW_NUMBER()</code> window function and nested
      * <code>SELECT</code> statements.
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
+    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
     SelectForUpdateStep limit(int offset, int numberOfRows);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectOffsetStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectOffsetStep.java
index 7a0e9de25c..3e0ae3710f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectOffsetStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectOffsetStep.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package org.jooq;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.CUBRID;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DB2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.INGRES;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ public interface SelectOffsetStep extends SelectForUpdateStep {
      * simulated with a <code>ROW_NUMBER()</code> window function and nested
      * <code>SELECT</code> statements.
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
+    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
     SelectForUpdateStep offset(int offset);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectLimitStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectLimitStep.java
index fc3e41463c..09fa1a500a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectLimitStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectLimitStep.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package org.jooq;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.CUBRID;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DB2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.INGRES;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public interface SimpleSelectLimitStep<R extends Record> extends SimpleSelectFor
      * simulated with a <code>ROW_NUMBER()</code> window function and nested
      * <code>SELECT</code> statements.
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
+    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
     SimpleSelectForUpdateStep<R> limit(int offset, int numberOfRows);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectOffsetStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectOffsetStep.java
index d5fb4fc3aa..e5a4164b65 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectOffsetStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SimpleSelectOffsetStep.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package org.jooq;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.CUBRID;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DB2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.DERBY;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.INGRES;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public interface SimpleSelectOffsetStep<R extends Record> extends SimpleSelectFo
      * simulated with a <code>ROW_NUMBER()</code> window function and nested
      * <code>SELECT</code> statements.
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
+    @Support({ CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLITE, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
     SimpleSelectForUpdateStep<R> offset(int offset);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractSubSelect.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractSubSelect.java
index 438c5e0175..de8af106b7 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractSubSelect.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractSubSelect.java
@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ implements
                     break;
                 }
 
-                // Sybase has TOP .. START AT support, but only without bind
-                // variables
+                // Sybase has TOP .. START AT support (no bind values)
+                // Firebird has FIRST .. SKIP support (no bind values)
+                case FIREBIRD:
                 case SYBASE: {
 
                     // Native TOP support, without OFFSET and without bind values
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ implements
                 break;
             }
 
+            case FIREBIRD:
             case SYBASE: {
                 if (getLimit().isApplicable() && !getLimit().rendersParams()) {
                     context.sql(getLimit()).sql(" ");
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Limit.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Limit.java
index ea950a234b..31858643fb 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Limit.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Limit.java
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ class Limit extends AbstractQueryPart {
      * Generated UID
      */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 2053741242981425602L;
+
     private Field<Integer>    numberOfRows;
     private Field<Integer>    offset;
     private Field<Integer>    offsetOrZero     = val(0);
     private Field<Integer>    offsetPlusOne    = val(1);
-    private boolean           rendersParams;;
+    private boolean           rendersParams;
 
     @Override
     public final void toSQL(RenderContext context) {
@@ -143,6 +144,19 @@ class Limit extends AbstractQueryPart {
                 break;
             }
 
+            // Nice FIRST .. SKIP support
+            // --------------------------
+            case FIREBIRD: {
+                context.inline(true)
+                       .keyword("first ")
+                       .sql(numberOfRows)
+                       .keyword(" skip ")
+                       .sql(offsetOrZero)
+                       .inline(inline);
+
+                break;
+            }
+
             // Only "TOP" support provided by the following dialects.
             // "OFFSET" support is simulated with nested selects
             // -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -247,6 +261,12 @@ class Limit extends AbstractQueryPart {
                 break;
             }
 
+            // No bind variables in the FIRST .. SKIP clause
+            // ---------------------------------------------
+            case FIREBIRD: {
+                break;
+            }
+
             // These dialects don't allow bind variables in their TOP clauses
             // --------------------------------------------------------------
             case DB2: