diff --git a/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-3.0.xml b/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-3.0.xml
index be484d6fb1..06a882e60f 100644
--- a/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-3.0.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-website/src/main/resources/manual-3.0.xml
@@ -2340,8 +2340,17 @@ create.selectFrom(AUTHOR)
       .from(AUTHOR);</java>
 
 											<p>
-												Note that you can pass any string in the .hint() clause. If you use that clause, the passed string will always be put in between the SELECT [DISTINCT] keywords and the actual projection list
+												Note that you can pass any string in the .hint() clause. If you use that clause, the passed string will always be put in between the SELECT [DISTINCT] keywords and the actual projection list. This can be useful in other databases too, such as MySQL, for instance:
 											</p>
+											
+<code-pair>
+<sql><![CDATA[SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS field1, field2
+FROM table1
+]]></sql>
+<java><![CDATA[create.select(field1, field2)
+       .hint("SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS")
+       .from(table1)]]></java>
+</code-pair>
 										</content>
 									</section>
 								</sections>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectFromStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectFromStep.java
index f3fbb6280d..d4818ed64b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectFromStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectFromStep.java
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
  */
 package org.jooq;
 
-import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.CUBRID;
-import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.ORACLE;
-
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.jooq.impl.Factory;
@@ -146,13 +143,27 @@ public interface SelectFromStep<R extends Record> extends SelectWhereStep<R> {
      * create.select(field1, field2)
      *       .hint("/*+ALL_ROWS&#42;/")
      *       .from(table1)
-     *       .execute();
+     *       .fetch();
+     * </pre></code>
+     * <p>
+     * You can also use this clause for any other database, that accepts hints
+     * or options at the same syntactic location, e.g. for MySQL's
+     * <code>SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS</code> option: <code><pre>
+     * create.select(field1, field2)
+     *       .hint("SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS")
+     *       .from(table1)
+     *       .fetch();
+     * </pre></code>
+     * <p>
+     * The outcome of such a query is this: <code><pre>
+     * SELECT [hint] field1, field2 FROM table1
      * </pre></code>
      * <p>
      * For SQL Server style table hints, see {@link Table#with(String)}
      *
      * @see Table#with(String)
+     * @see SelectQuery#addHint(String)
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, ORACLE })
+    @Support
     SelectFromStep<R> hint(String hint);
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectQuery.java
index c557374191..565afbf0dc 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SelectQuery.java
@@ -259,11 +259,24 @@ public interface SelectQuery extends SimpleSelectQuery<Record> {
      *       .execute();
      * </pre></code>
      * <p>
+     * You can also use this clause for any other database, that accepts hints
+     * or options at the same syntactic location, e.g. for MySQL's
+     * <code>SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS</code> option: <code><pre>
+     * create.select(field1, field2)
+     *       .hint("SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS")
+     *       .from(table1)
+     *       .fetch();
+     * </pre></code>
+     * <p>
+     * The outcome of such a query is this: <code><pre>
+     * SELECT [hint] field1, field2 FROM table1
+     * </pre></code>
+     * <p>
      * For SQL Server style table hints, see {@link Table#with(String)}
      *
      * @see Table#with(String)
      */
-    @Support({ CUBRID, ORACLE })
+    @Support
     void addHint(String hint);
 
     /**