diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Asterisk.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Asterisk.java
index c62853a287..9764edc98b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Asterisk.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Asterisk.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ package org.jooq;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus.Experimental;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
 import org.jooq.impl.QOM;
 import org.jooq.impl.QOM.UnmodifiableList;
@@ -106,6 +108,17 @@ public non-sealed interface Asterisk extends SelectFieldOrAsterisk {
     @Support
     Asterisk except(Field<?>... fields);
 
+    /**
+     * The asterisk (<code>*</code>) to be used in <code>SELECT</code> clauses.
+     * <p>
+     * This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some
+     * dialects (e.g. {@link SQLDialect#H2}) implement this feature natively. In
+     * other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support
+    Asterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> fields);
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: Query Object Model
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/QualifiedAsterisk.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/QualifiedAsterisk.java
index 62042e17da..fec44f6a36 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/QualifiedAsterisk.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/QualifiedAsterisk.java
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@
  */
 package org.jooq;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.jooq.impl.QOM;
 import org.jooq.impl.QOM.UnmodifiableList;
 
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus.Experimental;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 
 /**
@@ -113,6 +115,18 @@ public non-sealed interface QualifiedAsterisk extends SelectFieldOrAsterisk {
     @Support
     QualifiedAsterisk except(Field<?>... fields);
 
+    /**
+     * The qualified asterisk (<code>t.* EXCEPT (fields)</code>) expression to
+     * be used in <code>SELECT</code> clauses.
+     * <p>
+     * This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some
+     * dialects (e.g. {@link SQLDialect#H2}) implement this feature natively. In
+     * other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support
+    QualifiedAsterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> fields);
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: Query Object Model
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java
index 31f4b5723e..b30e1473db 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ final class AsteriskImpl extends AbstractQueryPart implements Asterisk {
         return except(Arrays.asList(f));
     }
 
-    final Asterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> f) {
+    @Override
+    public final Asterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> f) {
         QueryPartList<Field<?>> list = new QueryPartList<>();
 
         list.addAll(fields);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskImpl.java
index af2b190eb6..36c9abb0fd 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskImpl.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ final class QualifiedAsteriskImpl extends AbstractQueryPart implements Qualified
         return except(Arrays.asList(f));
     }
 
-    final QualifiedAsterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> f) {
+    @Override
+    public final QualifiedAsterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> f) {
         QueryPartList<Field<?>> list = new QueryPartList<>();
 
         list.addAll(fields);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskProxy.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskProxy.java
index 719eb198c6..9d9efd6155 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskProxy.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedAsteriskProxy.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Context;
 import org.jooq.Field;
@@ -189,6 +191,11 @@ implements
         return new QualifiedAsteriskProxy((QualifiedAsteriskImpl) delegate.except(fields), position);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final QualifiedAsterisk except(Collection<? extends Field<?>> fields) {
+        return new QualifiedAsteriskProxy((QualifiedAsteriskImpl) delegate.except(fields), position);
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: Query Object Model
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------