diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DateAdd.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DateAdd.java
index 2d270c354d..e7c92f82e5 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DateAdd.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DateAdd.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ final class DateAdd<T> extends AbstractFunction<T> {
                     default: throwUnsupported();
                 }
 
-                return DSL.field("{datetime}({0}, '+' || {1} || {2})", getDataType(), date, interval, inline(keyword));
+                return DSL.field("{strftime}('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%f', {0}, {1})", getDataType(), date, interval.concat(inline(keyword)));
             }
 
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Expression.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Expression.java
index a125ce69c6..5f98da42d4 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Expression.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Expression.java
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ final class Expression<T> extends AbstractFunction<T> {
                         interval = interval.neg();
 
                     interval = interval.concat(inline(ytm ? " months" : " seconds"));
-                    return DSL.field("{datetime}({0}, {1})", getDataType(), lhs, interval);
+                    return DSL.field("{strftime}('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%f', {0}, {1})", getDataType(), lhs, interval);
                 }
 
 
@@ -651,9 +651,9 @@ final class Expression<T> extends AbstractFunction<T> {
 
                 case SQLITE:
                     if (operator == ADD)
-                        return DSL.field("{datetime}({0}, {1})", getDataType(), lhs, rhsAsNumber().concat(inline(" day")));
+                        return DSL.field("{strftime}('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%f', {0}, {1})", getDataType(), lhs, rhsAsNumber().concat(inline(" day")));
                     else
-                        return DSL.field("{datetime}({0}, {1})", getDataType(), lhs, rhsAsNumber().neg().concat(inline(" day")));
+                        return DSL.field("{strftime}('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%f', {0}, {1})", getDataType(), lhs, rhsAsNumber().neg().concat(inline(" day")));