diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AlterTableAddStep.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AlterTableAddStep.java
index 8dbedd555a..4c04aa6498 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AlterTableAddStep.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AlterTableAddStep.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 package org.jooq;
 
 // ...
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.H2;
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 // ...
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public interface AlterTableAddStep extends AlterTableFinalStep {
     /**
      * Add a <code>FIRST</code> clause to <code>ALTER TABLE .. ADD ..</code>.
      */
-    @Support({ H2, MYSQL })
+    @Support({ FIREBIRD, H2, MYSQL })
     AlterTableFinalStep first();
 
     /**
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java
index 51042ea7e9..c9574aac7f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_LIKE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_MODIFY;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_NOT_NULL;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_NULL;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_POSITION;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_PRIMARY_KEY;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_RAISE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_RENAME;
@@ -896,6 +897,23 @@ final class AlterTableImpl extends AbstractRowCountQuery implements
             }
         }
 
+        if (family == FIREBIRD) {
+            if (addFirst) {
+                begin(ctx);
+                beginExecuteImmediate(ctx);
+                accept1(ctx);
+                endExecuteImmediate(ctx);
+
+                ctx.formatSeparator();
+
+                beginExecuteImmediate(ctx);
+                ctx.visit(K_ALTER_TABLE).sql(' ').visit(table).sql(' ').visit(K_ALTER).sql(' ').visit(addColumn).sql(' ').visit(K_POSITION).sql(" 1");
+                endExecuteImmediate(ctx);
+                end(ctx);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
 
 
 
@@ -1528,7 +1546,7 @@ final class AlterTableImpl extends AbstractRowCountQuery implements
     private final void acceptFirstBeforeAfter(Context<?> ctx) {
         boolean previous = ctx.qualify();
 
-        if (addFirst)
+        if (addFirst && ctx.family() != FIREBIRD)
             ctx.sql(' ').visit(K_FIRST);
         else if (addBefore != null)
             ctx.sql(' ').visit(K_BEFORE).sql(' ').qualify(false).visit(addBefore).qualify(previous);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java
index d036ee3820..197d4289b0 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Keywords.java
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ final class Keywords {
     static final Keyword K_PASSING                          = keyword("passing");
     static final Keyword K_PERCENT                          = keyword("percent");
     static final Keyword K_PIVOT                            = keyword("pivot");
+    static final Keyword K_POSITION                         = keyword("position");
     static final Keyword K_PRECEDING                        = keyword("preceding");
     static final Keyword K_PREVIOUS_VALUE_FOR               = keyword("previous value for");
     static final Keyword K_PRIMARY_KEY                      = keyword("primary key");