diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index b1bf6a6004..7ec4ff54c3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ class ParserImpl implements Parser {
         if (!distinct)
             parseKeywordIf(ctx, "ALL");
 
+        // T-SQL style TOP .. START AT
         if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "TOP")) {
             limit = parseUnsignedInteger(ctx);
 
@@ -595,6 +596,17 @@ class ParserImpl implements Parser {
                 offset = parseUnsignedInteger(ctx);
         }
 
+        // Informix style SKIP .. FIRST
+        else if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "SKIP")) {
+            offset = parseUnsignedInteger(ctx);
+
+            if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "FIRST"))
+                limit = parseUnsignedInteger(ctx);
+        }
+        else if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "FIRST")) {
+            limit = parseUnsignedInteger(ctx);
+        }
+
         List<Field<?>> select = parseSelectList(ctx);
         List<Table<?>> from = null;
         Condition startWith = null;