diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
index 0fac147675..07dc014ea4 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import org.jooq.conf.Settings;
+import org.jooq.exception.MappingException;
+import org.jooq.impl.CustomField;
 import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
 import org.jooq.types.Interval;
 // ...
@@ -149,6 +151,58 @@ extends
     // API
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Apply an ad-hoc data type {@link Binding} to this field expression.
+     * <p>
+     * Rather than attaching data type bindings at code generation time, or
+     * creating cumbersome expressions using
+     * {@link DataType#asConvertedDataType(Binding)}, this method allows for
+     * creating a derived field expression with an ad-hoc data type binding for
+     * single query usage.
+     *
+     * @param <U> The user type.
+     * @param binding The binding to be applied on any operations using this
+     *            field.
+     * @return A derived field expression using a new binding.
+     */
+    <U> Field<U> convert(Binding<T, U> binding);
+
+    /**
+     * Apply an ad-hoc data type {@link Converter} to this field expression.
+     * <p>
+     * Rather than attaching data type converters at code generation time, or
+     * creating cumbersome expressions using
+     * {@link DataType#asConvertedDataType(Converter)}, this method allows for
+     * creating a derived field expression with an ad-hoc data type converter for
+     * single query usage.
+     *
+     * @param <U> The user type.
+     * @param converter The converter to be applied on any operations using this
+     *            field.
+     * @return A derived field expression using a new converter.
+     */
+    <U> Field<U> convert(Converter<T, U> converter);
+
+    /**
+     * Apply an ad-hoc data type {@link Converter} to this field expression.
+     * <p>
+     * Rather than attaching data type converters at code generation time, or
+     * creating cumbersome expressions using
+     * {@link DataType#asConvertedDataType(Class, Function, Function)}, this
+     * method allows for creating a derived field expression with an ad-hoc data
+     * type converter for single query usage.
+     *
+     * @param <U> The user type.
+     * @param converter The converter to be applied on any operations using this
+     *            field.
+     * @return A derived field expression using a new converter.
+     */
+    <U> Field<U> convert(
+        Class<U> toType,
+        Function<? super T, ? extends U> from,
+        Function<? super U, ? extends T> to
+    );
+
     /**
      * The name of the field.
      * <p>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/RecordMapper.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/RecordMapper.java
index 9f8c2c2be6..144d8678b0 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/RecordMapper.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/RecordMapper.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
  */
 package org.jooq;
 
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
 @FunctionalInterface
-public interface RecordMapper<R extends Record, E> {
+public interface RecordMapper<R extends Record, E> extends Function<R, E> {
 
     /**
      * Map a record into a POJO.
@@ -72,4 +74,9 @@ public interface RecordMapper<R extends Record, E> {
      */
     @Nullable
     E map(R record);
+
+    @Override
+    default E apply(R record) {
+        return map(record);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
index 472e9a3def..5fa616e6c3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import org.jooq.Comment;
 import org.jooq.Comparator;
 import org.jooq.Condition;
 import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.Converter;
 import org.jooq.DataType;
 import org.jooq.DatePart;
 import org.jooq.Field;
@@ -185,6 +186,25 @@ abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractTypedNamed<T> implements Field<T
     // XXX: API
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    @Override
+    public final <U> Field<U> convert(Binding<T, U> binding) {
+        return CustomField.of(getQualifiedName(), getDataType().asConvertedDataType(binding), c -> c.visit(this));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final <U> Field<U> convert(Converter<T, U> converter) {
+        return CustomField.of(getQualifiedName(), getDataType().asConvertedDataType(converter), c -> c.visit(this));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final <U> Field<U> convert(
+        Class<U> toType,
+        Function<? super T, ? extends U> from,
+        Function<? super U, ? extends T> to
+    ) {
+        return CustomField.of(getQualifiedName(), getDataType().asConvertedDataType(toType, from, to), c -> c.visit(this));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final Field<T> as(String alias) {
         return as(DSL.name(alias));