diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index 66ff3e0308..f0ffd46a5d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -7749,6 +7749,9 @@ final class DefaultParseContext extends AbstractScope implements ParseContext {
 
         }
 
+        if (parseIf('~'))
+            return toField(parseUnaryOps()).bitNot();
+
         FieldOrRow r;
         Sign sign = parseSign();