diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDMLQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDMLQuery.java
index 691d60d840..dd08516521 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDMLQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDMLQuery.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import static java.lang.Boolean.FALSE;
 import static java.lang.Boolean.TRUE;
 // ...
 // ...
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.FIREBIRD;
 // ...
 import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.HSQLDB;
 // ...
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDMLQuery<R extends Record> extends AbstractRowCountQuery
                        .visit(K_RETURNING)
                        .sql(' ')
                        .declareFields(true)
-                       .visit(returning)
+                       .visit(ctx.family() == FIREBIRD ? new SelectFieldList<>(returningResolvedAsterisks) : returning)
                        .declareFields(previous);
 
                     break;