diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/Mock.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/Mock.java
index 5d0ab4584e..cf48768c54 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/Mock.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/Mock.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ package org.jooq.tools.jdbc;
 
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.using;
 
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
 import org.jooq.Record;
 import org.jooq.Result;
 
@@ -86,6 +88,14 @@ public final class Mock {
         };
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new {@link MockDataProvider} that always throws the same
+     * exception for all queries.
+     */
+    public static final MockDataProvider of(SQLException exception) {
+        return of(new MockResult(exception));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Wrap a record in a result.
      */