diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index eab3d4ff38..7c801a7e19 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -6680,6 +6680,8 @@ final class ParserImpl implements Parser {
     private static final Field<?> parseFieldJSONArrayConstructorIf(ParserContext ctx) {
         if (parseKeywordIf(ctx, "JSON_ARRAY")) {
             parse(ctx, '(');
+            if (parseIf(ctx, ')'))
+                return DSL.jsonArray();
 
             List<Field<?>> result = null;
             JSONNullClause nullClause = parseJSONObjectNullClauseIf(ctx);