diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
index 267245d045..1a7724c52d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
@@ -66,13 +66,16 @@ import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.Date;
+import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.sql.ResultSetMetaData;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Time;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 import javax.annotation.Generated;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
@@ -314,6 +317,69 @@ public class DSL {
         return new DefaultDSLContext(dialect, settings);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create an executor from a JDBC connection URL.
+     * <p>
+     * The connections created this way will be closed upon finalization. This
+     * is useful for standalone scripts, but not for managed connections.
+     *
+     * @param url The connection URL.
+     * @see DefaultConnectionProvider
+     * @see JDBCUtils#dialect(String)
+     */
+    public static DSLContext using(String url) {
+        try {
+            Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
+            return using(new DefaultConnectionProvider(connection, true), JDBCUtils.dialect(connection));
+        }
+        catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw Utils.translate("Error when initialising Connection", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an executor from a JDBC connection URL.
+     * <p>
+     * The connections created this way will be closed upon finalization. This
+     * is useful for standalone scripts, but not for managed connections.
+     *
+     * @param url The connection URL.
+     * @param username The connection user name.
+     * @param password The connection password.
+     * @see DefaultConnectionProvider
+     * @see JDBCUtils#dialect(String)
+     */
+    public static DSLContext using(String url, String username, String password) {
+        try {
+            Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password);
+            return using(new DefaultConnectionProvider(connection, true), JDBCUtils.dialect(connection));
+        }
+        catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw Utils.translate("Error when initialising Connection", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an executor from a JDBC connection URL.
+     * <p>
+     * The connections created this way will be closed upon finalization. This
+     * is useful for standalone scripts, but not for managed connections.
+     *
+     * @param url The connection URL.
+     * @param properties The connection properties.
+     * @see DefaultConnectionProvider
+     * @see JDBCUtils#dialect(String)
+     */
+    public static DSLContext using(String url, Properties properties) {
+        try {
+            Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, properties);
+            return using(new DefaultConnectionProvider(connection, true), JDBCUtils.dialect(connection));
+        }
+        catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw Utils.translate("Error when initialising Connection", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create an executor with a connection configured.
      * <p>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConnectionProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConnectionProvider.java
index 2209e6adce..10fd393a59 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConnectionProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConnectionProvider.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import java.sql.Savepoint;
 import org.jooq.ConnectionProvider;
 import org.jooq.exception.DataAccessException;
 import org.jooq.tools.JooqLogger;
+import org.jooq.tools.jdbc.JDBCUtils;
 
 /**
  * A default implementation for {@link ConnectionProvider}.
@@ -64,9 +65,15 @@ public class DefaultConnectionProvider implements ConnectionProvider {
 
     private static final JooqLogger log = JooqLogger.getLogger(DefaultConnectionProvider.class);
     private Connection              connection;
+    private boolean                 finalize;
 
     public DefaultConnectionProvider(Connection connection) {
+        this(connection, false);
+    }
+
+    DefaultConnectionProvider(Connection connection, boolean finalize) {
         this.connection = connection;
+        this.finalize = finalize;
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -81,6 +88,14 @@ public class DefaultConnectionProvider implements ConnectionProvider {
     @Override
     public final void release(Connection released) {}
 
+    @Override
+    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
+        if (finalize)
+            JDBCUtils.safeClose(connection);
+
+        super.finalize();
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // XXX: Original DSLContext/Factory API (JDBC utility methods)
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------