diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
index 71839b4047..3cabfb12be 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
@@ -459,4 +459,9 @@ public interface DataType<T> extends Serializable {
      * Whether this data type is an array type.
      */
     boolean isArray();
+
+    /**
+     * Whether this data type is a UDT type.
+     */
+    boolean isUDT();
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java
index 1e4263d661..3d8b31b8ac 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultDataType.java
@@ -858,6 +858,11 @@ public class DefaultDataType<T> implements DataType<T> {
             (!isBinary() && type.isArray());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isUDT() {
+        return UDTRecord.class.isAssignableFrom(type);
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // The Object API
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------