diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
index 64d68fd946..3ffcc4b113 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
@@ -1075,13 +1075,8 @@ public interface DataType<T> extends Named {
      */
     boolean isXML();
 
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+    /**
+     * Whether this data type is a spatial type.
+     */
+    boolean isSpatial();
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
index 750528070a..70a971adbb 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
@@ -757,15 +757,11 @@ implements
         return tType0() == XML.class;
     }
 
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+    @Override
+    public final boolean isSpatial() {
+        Class<?> tType = tType0();
+        return tType == Geometry.class || tType == Geography.class;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {