diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
index 376966f74b..4474ac326e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
@@ -18296,6 +18296,60 @@ public class DSL {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>TO_CHAR</code> function.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> toChar(Object value) {
+        return toChar(val(value));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>TO_CHAR</code> function.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> toChar(Field<?> value) {
+        return new ToChar(value, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>TO_CHAR</code> function.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support({ H2, POSTGRES })
+    public static Field<String> toChar(Object value, String formatMask) {
+        return toChar(val(value), val(formatMask));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>TO_CHAR</code> function.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support({ H2, POSTGRES })
+    public static Field<String> toChar(Object value, Field<String> formatMask) {
+        return toChar(val(value), formatMask);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>TO_CHAR</code> function.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support({ H2, POSTGRES })
+    public static Field<String> toChar(Field<?> value, String formatMask) {
+        return toChar(value, val(formatMask));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Oracle-specific <code>TO_CHAR</code> function.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @Support({ H2, POSTGRES })
+    public static Field<String> toChar(Field<?> value, Field<String> formatMask) {
+        return new ToChar(value, formatMask);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parse a value to a <code>DATE</code>.
      *
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index 210c16f85f..bbba330ab5 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.timestamp;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.timezone;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.timezoneHour;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.timezoneMinute;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.toChar;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.toDate;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.toTimestamp;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.translate;
@@ -8990,9 +8991,11 @@ final class ParserImpl implements Parser {
     private static final Field<?> parseFieldToCharIf(ParserContext ctx) {
         if (parseFunctionNameIf(ctx, "TO_CHAR")) {
             parse(ctx, '(');
-            Field<String> f1 = (Field) parseField(ctx);
+            Field<?> f1 = parseField(ctx);
+            Field<String> f2 = (Field) (parseIf(ctx, ',') ? parseField(ctx) : null);
             parse(ctx, ')');
-            return cast(f1, SQLDataType.VARCHAR);
+
+            return f2 == null ? toChar(f1) : toChar(f1, f2);
         }
 
         return null;
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ToChar.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ToChar.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41b66d7550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ToChar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * 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 static org.jooq.SQLDialect.MARIADB;
+// ...
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.MYSQL;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Names.N_TO_CHAR;
+import static org.jooq.impl.SQLDataType.VARCHAR;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+final class ToChar extends AbstractField<String> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long            serialVersionUID  = 2484479701190490450L;
+    private static final Set<SQLDialect> NO_SUPPORT_NATIVE = SQLDialect.supportedBy(MARIADB, MYSQL);
+    private final Field<?>               field;
+    private final Field<String>          format;
+
+    ToChar(Field<?> field, Field<String> format) {
+        super(N_TO_CHAR, VARCHAR);
+
+        this.field = field;
+        this.format = format;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
+        if (format == null && NO_SUPPORT_NATIVE.contains(ctx.dialect()))
+            acceptCast(ctx);
+        else
+            acceptNative(ctx);
+    }
+
+    private final void acceptNative(Context<?> ctx) {
+        ctx.visit(N_TO_CHAR).sql('(').visit(field);
+
+        if (format != null)
+            ctx.sql(", ").visit(format);
+
+        ctx.sql(')');
+    }
+
+    private final void acceptCast(Context<?> ctx) {
+        ctx.visit(DSL.cast(field, VARCHAR));
+    }
+}