diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDL.java
index 86189c9868..ff61aebccc 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DDL.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.jooq.Check;
 import org.jooq.Comment;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
 import org.jooq.Constraint;
 import org.jooq.ConstraintEnforcementStep;
 import org.jooq.CreateDomainAsStep;
@@ -214,7 +215,12 @@ final class DDL {
 
         try {
             if (!FALSE.equals(ctx.settings().isParseMetaViewSources())) {
-                Query[] queries = ctx.parser().parse(options.source()).queries();
+
+                // [#16979] Internal, undocumented flag to prevent
+                // [#17013] TODO: Use new Settings instead, once implemented
+                Configuration c = ctx.configuration().derive();
+                c.data("org.jooq.parser.delimiter-required", true);
+                Query[] queries = c.dsl().parser().parse(options.source()).queries();
 
                 if (queries.length > 0) {
                     if (queries[0] instanceof CreateViewImpl<?> cv)
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index f5747f811b..8dc71df3ef 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -7268,7 +7268,10 @@ final class DefaultParseContext extends AbstractScope implements ParseContext {
 
     @Override
     public final Table<?> parseTable() {
-        return parseJoinedTable(() -> peekKeyword(KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_SELECT_FROM));
+        return parseJoinedTable(() -> peekKeyword(delimiterRequired
+            ? KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_FROM
+            : KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_SELECT_FROM
+        ));
     }
 
     private final Table<?> parseLateral(BooleanSupplier forbiddenKeywords) {
@@ -8093,7 +8096,7 @@ final class DefaultParseContext extends AbstractScope implements ParseContext {
 
                     if (parseKeywordIf("AS"))
                         alias = parseIdentifier(true, false);
-                    else if (!peekKeyword(KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_SELECT) && !peekKeyword(KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_STATEMENTS))
+                    else if (!peekKeyword(KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_SELECT) && (delimiterRequired || !peekKeyword(KEYWORD_LOOKUP_IN_STATEMENTS)))
                         alias = parseIdentifierIf(true, false);
                 }
 
@@ -15684,6 +15687,7 @@ final class DefaultParseContext extends AbstractScope implements ParseContext {
     private int                         bindIndex       = 0;
     private final Map<String, Param<?>> bindParams      = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     private String                      delimiter       = ";";
+    private boolean                     delimiterRequired = false;
     private LanguageContext             languageContext = LanguageContext.QUERY;
     private EnumSet<FunctionKeyword>    forbidden       = EnumSet.noneOf(FunctionKeyword.class);
     private ParseScope                  scope           = new ParseScope();
@@ -15720,6 +15724,7 @@ final class DefaultParseContext extends AbstractScope implements ParseContext {
         // [#8722] This is an undocumented flag that allows for collecting parameters from the parser
         //         Do not rely on this flag. It will change incompatibly in the future.
         this.bindParamListener = (Consumer<Param<?>>) dsl.configuration().data("org.jooq.parser.param-collector");
+        this.delimiterRequired = TRUE.equals(dsl.configuration().data("org.jooq.parser.delimiter-required"));