diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/CreateViewAsStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/CreateViewAsStep.java
index 3a95e9d53a..27eface93b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/CreateViewAsStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/CreateViewAsStep.java
@@ -67,4 +67,64 @@ public interface CreateViewAsStep<R extends Record> {
      */
     @Support
     CreateViewFinalStep as(Select<? extends R> select);
+
+    /**
+     * Add an <code>AS</code> clause to the <code>CREATE VIEW</code> statement.
+     * <p>
+     * <b>NOTE</b>: When inserting plain SQL into jOOQ objects, you must
+     * guarantee syntax integrity. You may also create the possibility of
+     * malicious SQL injection. Be sure to properly use bind variables and/or
+     * escape literals when concatenated into SQL clauses!
+     *
+     * @param sql The SQL
+     * @see SQL
+     */
+    @Support
+    @PlainSQL
+    CreateViewFinalStep as(SQL sql);
+
+    /**
+     * Add an <code>AS</code> clause to the <code>CREATE VIEW</code> statement.
+     * <p>
+     * <b>NOTE</b>: When inserting plain SQL into jOOQ objects, you must
+     * guarantee syntax integrity. You may also create the possibility of
+     * malicious SQL injection. Be sure to properly use bind variables and/or
+     * escape literals when concatenated into SQL clauses!
+     *
+     * @param sql The SQL
+     * @see SQL
+     */
+    @Support
+    @PlainSQL
+    CreateViewFinalStep as(String sql);
+
+    /**
+     * Add an <code>AS</code> clause to the <code>CREATE VIEW</code> statement.
+     * <p>
+     * <b>NOTE</b>: When inserting plain SQL into jOOQ objects, you must
+     * guarantee syntax integrity. You may also create the possibility of
+     * malicious SQL injection. Be sure to properly use bind variables and/or
+     * escape literals when concatenated into SQL clauses!
+     *
+     * @param sql The SQL
+     * @see SQL
+     */
+    @Support
+    @PlainSQL
+    CreateViewFinalStep as(String sql, Object... bindings);
+
+    /**
+     * Add an <code>AS</code> clause to the <code>CREATE VIEW</code> statement.
+     * <p>
+     * <b>NOTE</b>: When inserting plain SQL into jOOQ objects, you must
+     * guarantee syntax integrity. You may also create the possibility of
+     * malicious SQL injection. Be sure to properly use bind variables and/or
+     * escape literals when concatenated into SQL clauses!
+     *
+     * @param sql The SQL
+     * @see SQL
+     */
+    @Support
+    @PlainSQL
+    CreateViewFinalStep as(String sql, QueryPart... parts);
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java
index dada0fe70d..1d254b2d7e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CreateViewImpl.java
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ import org.jooq.Configuration;
 import org.jooq.Context;
 import org.jooq.CreateViewAsStep;
 import org.jooq.CreateViewFinalStep;
+import org.jooq.DSLContext;
 import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.QueryPart;
 import org.jooq.Record;
+import org.jooq.ResultQuery;
+import org.jooq.SQL;
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
 import org.jooq.Select;
 import org.jooq.Table;
@@ -107,7 +111,8 @@ final class CreateViewImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
     private final BiFunction<? super Field<?>, ? super Integer, ? extends Field<?>> fieldNameFunction;
 
     private Field<?>[]                                                              fields;
-    private Select<?>                                                               select;
+    private ResultQuery<?>                                                          select;
+    private transient Select<?>                                                     parsed;
 
     CreateViewImpl(Configuration configuration, Table<?> view, Field<?>[] fields, boolean ifNotExists, boolean orReplace) {
         super(configuration);
@@ -153,6 +158,38 @@ final class CreateViewImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final CreateViewFinalStep as(SQL sql) {
+        this.select = DSL.resultQuery(sql);
+
+
+        if (fieldNameFunction != null) {
+            Select<?> s = parsed();
+            List<Field<?>> source = s.getSelect();
+            fields = new Field[source.size()];
+            for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++)
+                fields[i] = fieldNameFunction.apply(source.get(i), i);
+        }
+
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final CreateViewFinalStep as(String sql) {
+        return as(DSL.sql(sql));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final CreateViewFinalStep as(String sql, Object... bindings) {
+        return as(DSL.sql(sql, bindings));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final CreateViewFinalStep as(String sql, QueryPart... parts) {
+        return as(DSL.sql(sql, parts));
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: QueryPart API
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -239,12 +276,23 @@ final class CreateViewImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery implements
            .paramType(INLINED)
            .visit(
                rename && !renameSupported
-             ? selectFrom(table(select).as(name("t"), Tools.fieldNames(f)))
+             ? selectFrom(table(parsed()).as(name("t"), Tools.fieldNames(f)))
              : select)
            .paramType(paramType)
            .end(CREATE_VIEW_AS);
     }
 
+    private final Select<?> parsed() {
+        if (parsed != null)
+            return parsed;
+
+        if (select instanceof Select)
+            return parsed = (Select<?>) select;
+
+        DSLContext dsl = configuration().dsl();
+        return dsl.parser().parseSelect(dsl.renderInlined(select));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final Clause[] clauses(Context<?> ctx) {
         return CLAUSES;