diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
index 4636a063c8..7c1cc23e24 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Field.java
@@ -359,6 +359,22 @@ public interface Field<T> extends GroupField {
     @Support
     Field<T> add(Field<?> value);
 
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #add(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #add(Number)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> plus(Number value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #add(Field)}.
+     *
+     * @see #add(Field)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> plus(Field<?> value);
+
     /**
      * An arithmetic expression subtracting value from this.
      *
@@ -408,6 +424,38 @@ public interface Field<T> extends GroupField {
     @Support
     Field<T> sub(Field<?> value);
 
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #sub(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #sub(Number)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> subtract(Number value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #sub(Field)}.
+     *
+     * @see #sub(Field)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> subtract(Field<?> value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #sub(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #sub(Number)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> minus(Number value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #sub(Field)}.
+     *
+     * @see #sub(Field)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> minus(Field<?> value);
+
     /**
      * An arithmetic expression multiplying this with value
      * <p>
@@ -434,6 +482,22 @@ public interface Field<T> extends GroupField {
     @Support
     Field<T> mul(Field<? extends Number> value);
 
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #mul(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #mul(Number)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> multiply(Number value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #mul(Field)}.
+     *
+     * @see #mul(Field)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> multiply(Field<? extends Number> value);
+
     /**
      * An arithmetic expression dividing this by value
      * <p>
@@ -460,6 +524,22 @@ public interface Field<T> extends GroupField {
     @Support
     Field<T> div(Field<? extends Number> value);
 
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #div(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #div(Number)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> divide(Number value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #div(Field)}.
+     *
+     * @see #div(Field)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> divide(Field<? extends Number> value);
+
     /**
      * An arithmetic expression getting the modulo of this divided by value
      * <p>
@@ -480,6 +560,22 @@ public interface Field<T> extends GroupField {
     @Support
     Field<T> mod(Field<? extends Number> value);
 
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #mod(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #mod(Number)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> modulo(Number value);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #mod(Field)}.
+     *
+     * @see #mod(Field)
+     */
+    @Support
+    Field<T> modulo(Field<? extends Number> value);
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // NULL predicates
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1840,6 +1936,14 @@ public interface Field<T> extends GroupField {
      * @see Factory#power(Field, Number)
      */
     @Support({ ASE, CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
+    Field<BigDecimal> pow(Number exponent);
+
+    /**
+     * An alias for {@link #power(Number)}.
+     *
+     * @see #power(Number)
+     */
+    @Support({ ASE, CUBRID, DB2, DERBY, FIREBIRD, H2, HSQLDB, INGRES, MYSQL, ORACLE, POSTGRES, SQLSERVER, SYBASE })
     Field<BigDecimal> power(Number exponent);
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
index 9567fa727d..3cf176caa2 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
@@ -303,6 +303,70 @@ abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractQueryPart implements Field<T> {
         return new Mod<T>(this, nullSafe(value));
     }
 
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // XXX: Arithmetic operation aliases
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> plus(Number value) {
+        return add(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> plus(Field<?> value) {
+        return add(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> subtract(Number value) {
+        return sub(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> subtract(Field<?> value) {
+        return sub(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> minus(Number value) {
+        return sub(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> minus(Field<?> value) {
+        return sub(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> multiply(Number value) {
+        return mul(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> multiply(Field<? extends Number> value) {
+        return mul(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> divide(Number value) {
+        return div(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> divide(Field<? extends Number> value) {
+        return div(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> modulo(Number value) {
+        return mod(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Field<T> modulo(Field<? extends Number> value) {
+        return mod(value);
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: Conditions created from this field
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1029,10 +1093,15 @@ abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractQueryPart implements Field<T> {
         return Factory.log(numeric(), base);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final Field<BigDecimal> pow(Number exponent) {
+        return Factory.power(numeric(), exponent);
+    }
+
     @Override
     @Deprecated
     public final Field<BigDecimal> power(Number exponent) {
-        return Factory.power(numeric(), exponent);
+        return pow(exponent);
     }
 
     @Override