diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DSLContext.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DSLContext.java
index 52ef094ac7..ac357ed7c1 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DSLContext.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DSLContext.java
@@ -5525,6 +5525,7 @@ public interface DSLContext extends Scope , AutoCloseable  {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(SQL sql);
 
     /**
@@ -5544,6 +5545,7 @@ public interface DSLContext extends Scope , AutoCloseable  {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql);
 
     /**
@@ -5563,6 +5565,7 @@ public interface DSLContext extends Scope , AutoCloseable  {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql, Object... bindings);
 
     /**
@@ -5582,6 +5585,7 @@ public interface DSLContext extends Scope , AutoCloseable  {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql, QueryPart... parts);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/WithStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/WithStep.java
index d9d773a8d6..772d3cedae 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/WithStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/WithStep.java
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ public interface WithStep extends QueryPart {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support({ FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, MARIADB, MYSQL, POSTGRES, SQLITE })
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(SQL sql);
 
     /**
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ public interface WithStep extends QueryPart {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support({ FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, MARIADB, MYSQL, POSTGRES, SQLITE })
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql);
 
     /**
@@ -509,6 +511,7 @@ public interface WithStep extends QueryPart {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support({ FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, MARIADB, MYSQL, POSTGRES, SQLITE })
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql, Object... bindings);
 
     /**
@@ -528,6 +531,7 @@ public interface WithStep extends QueryPart {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support({ FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, MARIADB, MYSQL, POSTGRES, SQLITE })
+    @PlainSQL
     <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql, QueryPart... parts);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
index 3bb6c969ee..17f361c107 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
@@ -2633,6 +2633,7 @@ public class DSL {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     public static <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(SQL sql) {
         return dsl().selectFrom(sql);
     }
@@ -2663,6 +2664,7 @@ public class DSL {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     public static <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql) {
         return dsl().selectFrom(sql);
     }
@@ -2693,6 +2695,7 @@ public class DSL {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     public static <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql, Object... bindings) {
         return dsl().selectFrom(sql, bindings);
     }
@@ -2723,6 +2726,7 @@ public class DSL {
      * @see SQL
      */
     @Support
+    @PlainSQL
     public static <R extends Record> SelectWhereStep<R> selectFrom(String sql, QueryPart... parts) {
         return dsl().selectFrom(sql, parts);
     }