diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
index 2c872f6691..a0ed940cba 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
@@ -1460,4 +1460,9 @@ public interface DataType<T> extends Named {
      * Whether this data type is a spatial type.
      */
     boolean isSpatial();
+
+    /**
+     * Whether this data type is a UUID type.
+     */
+    boolean isUUID();
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
index 022f9385ea..80dac1d0be 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import java.time.OffsetTime;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 // ...
@@ -947,6 +948,11 @@ implements
         return tType == Geometry.class || tType == Geography.class;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isUUID() {
+        return tType0() == UUID.class;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
         switch (ctx.family()) {