diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java
index e0ef96a543..753fcd98cb 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AsteriskImpl.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ package org.jooq.impl;
 
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
+// ...
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_EXCEPT;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ final class AsteriskImpl extends AbstractQueryPart implements Asterisk {
     /**
      * Generated UI
      */
-    private static final long     serialVersionUID      = 6298415939984684260L;
-    static final AsteriskImpl     INSTANCE              = new AsteriskImpl(new QueryPartList<>());
-    static final Set<SQLDialect>  SUPPORT_NATIVE_EXCEPT = SQLDialect.supportedBy(H2);
+    private static final long     serialVersionUID                = 6298415939984684260L;
+    static final AsteriskImpl     INSTANCE                        = new AsteriskImpl(new QueryPartList<>());
+    static final Set<SQLDialect>  SUPPORT_NATIVE_EXCEPT           = SQLDialect.supportedBy(H2);
+    static final Set<SQLDialect>  NO_SUPPORT_UNQUALIFIED_COMBINED = SQLDialect.supportedBy();
     final QueryPartList<Field<?>> fields;
 
     private AsteriskImpl(QueryPartList<Field<?>> fields) {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java
index 3ea93f5650..b6a0beaf2b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SelectQueryImpl.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.SQLITE;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SortOrder.DESC;
 import static org.jooq.conf.ParamType.INLINED;
+import static org.jooq.impl.AsteriskImpl.NO_SUPPORT_UNQUALIFIED_COMBINED;
 import static org.jooq.impl.AsteriskImpl.SUPPORT_NATIVE_EXCEPT;
 import static org.jooq.impl.CombineOperator.EXCEPT;
 import static org.jooq.impl.CombineOperator.EXCEPT_ALL;
@@ -3560,9 +3561,12 @@ final class SelectQueryImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractResultQuery<R> imp
 
         // [#7921] Only H2 supports the * EXCEPT (..) syntax
         boolean resolveExcept = resolveSupported || !SUPPORT_NATIVE_EXCEPT.contains(c.dialect());
+        boolean resolveUnqualifiedCombined = resolveSupported || NO_SUPPORT_UNQUALIFIED_COMBINED.contains(c.dialect());
 
         // [#7921] TODO Find a better, more efficient way to resolve asterisks
-        for (SelectFieldOrAsterisk f : getSelectResolveImplicitAsterisks())
+        SelectFieldList<SelectFieldOrAsterisk> list = getSelectResolveImplicitAsterisks();
+
+        for (SelectFieldOrAsterisk f : list)
             if (f instanceof Field<?>)
                 result.add(getResolveProjection(c, (Field<?>) f));
             else if (f instanceof QualifiedAsterisk)
@@ -3577,7 +3581,7 @@ final class SelectQueryImpl<R extends Record> extends AbstractResultQuery<R> imp
                     result.add(f);
             else if (f instanceof Asterisk)
                 if (((AsteriskImpl) f).fields.isEmpty())
-                    if (resolveSupported)
+                    if (resolveSupported || resolveUnqualifiedCombined && list.size() > 1)
                         result.addAll(resolveAsterisk(new QueryPartList<>()));
                     else
                         result.add(f);