diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/RecordTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/RecordTests.java
index 49e63c7b20..f8565dc077 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/RecordTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/RecordTests.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.sql.Date;
 
+import org.jooq.Field;
 import org.jooq.Record1;
 import org.jooq.Record2;
 import org.jooq.Record3;
@@ -85,12 +86,14 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T725,
         assertEquals(book, orig);
         assertEquals(book.getValue(TBook_ID()), orig.getValue(TBook_ID()));
         assertEquals(book.getValue(TBook_TITLE()), orig.getValue(TBook_TITLE()));
+        testOriginalMethods(book, orig);
 
         book.setValue(TBook_TITLE(), "abc");
         assertFalse(book.equals(orig));
         assertFalse(book.equals(book.original()));
         assertEquals("abc", book.getValue(TBook_TITLE()));
         assertEquals(BOOK_TITLES.get(0), orig.getValue(TBook_TITLE()));
+        testOriginalMethods(book, orig);
 
         book = orig;
         orig = orig.original();
@@ -99,6 +102,13 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T725,
         assertFalse(book.equals(book.original()));
         assertEquals("abc", book.getValue(TBook_TITLE()));
         assertEquals(BOOK_TITLES.get(0), orig.getValue(TBook_TITLE()));
+        testOriginalMethods(book, orig);
+    }
+
+    private void testOriginalMethods(B changed, B original) {
+        for (Field<?> field : changed.getFields()) {
+            assertEquals(changed.original(field), original.getValue(field));
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java
index 35fce51f25..53e54a4613 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java
@@ -365,9 +365,46 @@ public interface Record extends FieldProvider, Attachable {
      * Record values can be freely modified after having fetched a record from
      * the database. Every record also references the originally fetched values.
      * This method returns a new record containing those original values.
+     *
+     * @see #original(Field)
+     * @see #original(int)
+     * @see #original(String)
      */
     Record original();
 
+    /**
+     * Get an original value from this record as fetched from the database.
+     * <p>
+     * Record values can be freely modified after having fetched a record from
+     * the database. Every record also references the originally fetched values.
+     * This method returns such an original value for a field.
+     *
+     * @see #original()
+     */
+    <T> T original(Field<T> field);
+
+    /**
+     * Get an original value from this record as fetched from the database.
+     * <p>
+     * Record values can be freely modified after having fetched a record from
+     * the database. Every record also references the originally fetched values.
+     * This method returns such an original value for a field.
+     *
+     * @see #original()
+     */
+    Object original(int fieldIndex);
+
+    /**
+     * Get an original value from this record as fetched from the database.
+     * <p>
+     * Record values can be freely modified after having fetched a record from
+     * the database. Every record also references the originally fetched values.
+     * This method returns such an original value for a field.
+     *
+     * @see #original()
+     */
+    Object original(String fieldName);
+
     /**
      * Check if this record has been changed from its original as fetched from
      * the database.
@@ -376,24 +413,36 @@ public interface Record extends FieldProvider, Attachable {
      * <code>record.equals(record.original())</code> is true.
      *
      * @see #original()
+     * @see #changed(Field)
+     * @see #changed(int)
+     * @see #changed(String)
      */
     boolean changed();
 
     /**
      * Check if a field's value has been changed from its original as fetched
      * from the database.
+     *
+     * @see #changed()
+     * @see #original(Field)
      */
     boolean changed(Field<?> field);
 
     /**
      * Check if a field's value has been changed from its original as fetched
      * from the database.
+     *
+     * @see #changed()
+     * @see #original(int)
      */
     boolean changed(int fieldIndex);
 
     /**
      * Check if a field's value has been changed from its original as fetched
      * from the database.
+     *
+     * @see #changed()
+     * @see #original(String)
      */
     boolean changed(String fieldName);
 
@@ -606,11 +655,10 @@ public interface Record extends FieldProvider, Attachable {
 
     /**
      * Load data into this record from a source. The mapping algorithm is this:
-     * <h3>If <code>source</code> is a {@link Map}</h3>
-     * Loading of data is delegated to {@link #fromMap(Map)}
-     * <h3>If any JPA {@link Column} annotations are found on the {@link Class}
-     * of the provided <code>source</code>, only those are used. Matching
-     * candidates are:</h3>
+     * <h3>If <code>source</code> is a {@link Map}</h3> Loading of data is
+     * delegated to {@link #fromMap(Map)} <h3>If any JPA {@link Column}
+     * annotations are found on the {@link Class} of the provided
+     * <code>source</code>, only those are used. Matching candidates are:</h3>
      * <ul>
      * <li>Public no-argument instance methods annotated with
      * <code>Column</code></li>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
index a8b3c75179..bf4ee88ca9 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
@@ -358,6 +358,22 @@ abstract class AbstractRecord extends AbstractStore implements Record {
         return result;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public final <T> T original(Field<T> field) {
+        return (T) original(getIndex(field));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Object original(int fieldIndex) {
+        return getValues()[fieldIndex].getOriginal();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Object original(String fieldName) {
+        return original(getIndex(fieldName));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final boolean changed() {
         for (Value<?> value : getValues()) {