diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java
index 040cc4231e..74b492821d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ public interface DAO<R extends TableRecord<R>, P, T> {
      */
     Configuration configuration();
 
+    /**
+     * Expose the {@link RecordMapper} that is used internally by this
+     * <code>DAO</code> to map from records of type <code>R</code> to POJOs of
+     * type <code>P</code>.
+     *
+     * @return the <code>DAO</code>'s underlying <code>RecordMapper</code>
+     */
+    RecordMapper<R, P> mapper();
+
     /**
      * Performs an <code>INSERT</code> statement for a given POJO
      *
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java
index b235e33a4f..e4b211214a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ public abstract class DAOImpl<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>, P, T> implements DAO
         return configuration;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * <p>
+     * Subclasses may override this method to provide custom implementations.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public /* non-final */ RecordMapper<R, P> mapper() {
+        return mapper;
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: DAO API
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -211,7 +221,7 @@ public abstract class DAOImpl<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>, P, T> implements DAO
         return using(configuration)
                  .selectFrom(table)
                  .fetch()
-                 .map(mapper);
+                 .map(mapper());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ public abstract class DAOImpl<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>, P, T> implements DAO
                         .fetchOne();
         }
 
-        return mapper.map(record);
+        return mapper().map(record);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -235,7 +245,7 @@ public abstract class DAOImpl<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>, P, T> implements DAO
                  .selectFrom(table)
                  .where(field.in(values))
                  .fetch()
-                 .map(mapper);
+                 .map(mapper());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -245,7 +255,7 @@ public abstract class DAOImpl<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>, P, T> implements DAO
                      .where(field.equal(value))
                      .fetchOne();
 
-        return mapper.map(record);
+        return mapper().map(record);
     }
 
     @Override