diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java
index 32e2adabda..6c880c242b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Tools.java
@@ -2492,7 +2492,8 @@ final class Tools {
 
 
 
-    private static final DSLContext CTX = DSL.using(new DefaultConfiguration());
+    static final DSLContext CTX    = DSL.using(new DefaultConfiguration());
+    static final ParserImpl PARSER = (ParserImpl) CTX.parser();
 
     /**
      * Return a non-negative hash code for a {@link QueryPart}, taking into