diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
index 98c8d1e9c6..6c4af1b129 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ public interface Field<T> extends NamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T>, AliasProvider<F
     @Override
     Class<? extends T> getType();
 
+    /**
+     * The type of this field (might not be dialect-specific)
+     */
+    @Override
+    DataType<T> getDataType();
+
+    /**
+     * The dialect-specific type of this field
+     */
+    @Override
+    DataType<T> getDataType(Configuration configuration);
+
     /**
      * Create an alias for this field
      *
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/NamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/NamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java
index d221de3dd9..4b8e1aa571 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/NamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/NamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ package org.jooq;
  *
  * @param <T> The type provided by this type provider
  * @author Lukas Eder
+ * @deprecated - 2.6.0 [#1870] - This marker interface does not have enough
+ *             momentum to be exposed in the public API. It will be removed in
+ *             the future.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface NamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T> extends NamedQueryPart {
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Parameter.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Parameter.java
index 214d57733f..d85caad24d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Parameter.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Parameter.java
@@ -44,8 +44,27 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.ORACLE;
  * @param <T> The parameter type
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public interface Parameter<T> extends NamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T> {
 
+    /**
+     * The Java type of the parameter.
+     */
+    @Override
+    Class<? extends T> getType();
+
+    /**
+     * The type of this parameter (might not be dialect-specific)
+     */
+    @Override
+    DataType<T> getDataType();
+
+    /**
+     * The dialect-specific type of this parameter
+     */
+    @Override
+    DataType<T> getDataType(Configuration configuration);
+
     /**
      * Whether this parameter has a default value
      * <p>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SortField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SortField.java
index 99e6be20b9..40f0796e0d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SortField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SortField.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ package org.jooq;
  * @see Field#asc()
  * @see Field#desc()
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public interface SortField<T> extends NamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T> {
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractNamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractNamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java
index 5d781c990a..24fffd2408 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractNamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractNamedTypeProviderQueryPart.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.jooq.NamedTypeProviderQueryPart;
 /**
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 abstract class AbstractNamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T> extends AbstractNamedQueryPart implements
     NamedTypeProviderQueryPart<T> {