diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
index 295bee0a48..84da1c5ec8 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@ public class TableImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractTable<R> implements Sco
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @org.jooq.Internal
+    public final boolean isSimple() {
+        return alias == null && (parameters == null || parameters.length < 2);
+    }
+
     @Override
     final FieldsImpl<R> fields0() {
         return fields;