diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedVal.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedVal.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4ce24c3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedVal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.DataType;
+import org.jooq.Param;
+import org.jooq.ParamMode;
+import org.jooq.conf.ParamType;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link Param} wrapper object that allows for lazily initialising the value
+ * and its potentially required calls to custom converters.
+ * <p>
+ * See [#7742] for details.
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ * @deprecated - [#11061] - 3.15.0 - This type has been introduced only because
+ *             we have mutable {@link Param} types. Avoid reusing this type when
+ *             not needed.
+ */
+@Deprecated
+final class ConvertedVal<T> extends AbstractField<T> implements Param<T> {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1258437916133900173L;
+    private final Param<?>    delegate;
+
+    ConvertedVal(Param<?> delegate, DataType<T> type) {
+        super(delegate.getUnqualifiedName(), type);
+
+        this.delegate = delegate instanceof ConvertedVal ? ((ConvertedVal<?>) delegate).delegate : delegate;
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // XXX: Field API
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Override
+    public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
+        ctx.visit(delegate);
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // XXX: Param API
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Override
+    public final String getParamName() {
+        return delegate.getParamName();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final T getValue() {
+        return getDataType().convert(delegate.getValue());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void setValue(T value) {
+        delegate.setConverted(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void setConverted(Object value) {
+        delegate.setConverted(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void setInline(boolean inline) {
+        delegate.setInline(inline);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isInline() {
+        return delegate.isInline();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final ParamType getParamType() {
+        return delegate.getParamType();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final ParamMode getParamMode() {
+        return delegate.getParamMode();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Val.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Val.java
index 62c0eaf741..d8d952c45d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Val.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Val.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ package org.jooq.impl;
 import static org.jooq.conf.ParamType.NAMED;
 import static org.jooq.conf.ParamType.NAMED_OR_INLINED;
 import static org.jooq.impl.QueryPartListView.wrap;
+import static org.jooq.impl.SQLDataType.OTHER;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.embeddedFields;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.BooleanDataKey.DATA_LIST_ALREADY_INDENTED;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.jooq.Context;
 import org.jooq.DataType;
+import org.jooq.Field;
 import org.jooq.RenderContext;
 import org.jooq.conf.ParamType;
 import org.jooq.exception.DataAccessException;
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ final class Val<T> extends AbstractParam<T> {
      * [#10438] Convert this bind value to a new type.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
-    final <U> Val<U> convertTo(DataType<U> type) {
+    final <U> Field<U> convertTo(DataType<U> type) {
 
         // [#10438] A user defined data type could was not provided explicitly,
         //          when wrapping a bind value in DSL::val or DSL::inline
@@ -100,6 +102,11 @@ final class Val<T> extends AbstractParam<T> {
         // [#10438] A data type conversion between built in data types was made
         else if (type instanceof ConvertedDataType)
             return convertTo0(type);
+
+        // [#11061] Infer bind value data types if they could not be defined eagerly, mostly from the parser.
+        //          Cannot use convertTo0() here as long as Param.setValue() is possible (mutable Params)
+        else if (OTHER.equals(getDataType()))
+            return new ConvertedVal<>(this, type);
         else
             return (Val) this;
     }