diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultConnection.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultConnection.java
index 4767432f82..389ba085eb 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultConnection.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultConnection.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.SQLWarning;
 import java.sql.SQLXML;
 import java.sql.Savepoint;
+import java.sql.ShardingKey;
 import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.sql.Struct;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -355,4 +356,42 @@ public class DefaultConnection extends JDBC41Connection implements Connection {
     }
 
 
+
+    /* [java-9] */
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // JDBC 4.3
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Override
+    public void beginRequest() throws SQLException {
+        getDelegate().beginRequest();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void endRequest() throws SQLException {
+        getDelegate().endRequest();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean setShardingKeyIfValid(ShardingKey shardingKey, ShardingKey superShardingKey, int timeout) throws SQLException {
+        return getDelegate().setShardingKeyIfValid(shardingKey, superShardingKey, timeout);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean setShardingKeyIfValid(ShardingKey shardingKey, int timeout) throws SQLException {
+        return getDelegate().setShardingKeyIfValid(shardingKey, timeout);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setShardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey, ShardingKey superShardingKey) throws SQLException {
+        getDelegate().setShardingKey(shardingKey, superShardingKey);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setShardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey) throws SQLException {
+        getDelegate().setShardingKey(shardingKey);
+    }
+
+    /* [/java-9] */
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultStatement.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultStatement.java
index c73bfe8471..4377f170fe 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultStatement.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/tools/jdbc/DefaultStatement.java
@@ -350,4 +350,33 @@ public class DefaultStatement extends JDBC41Statement implements Statement {
     }
 
 
+
+    /* [java-9] */
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // JDBC 4.3
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Override
+    public String enquoteLiteral(String val) throws SQLException {
+        return getDelegate().enquoteLiteral(val);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String enquoteIdentifier(String identifier, boolean alwaysQuote) throws SQLException {
+        return getDelegate().enquoteIdentifier(identifier, alwaysQuote);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSimpleIdentifier(String identifier) throws SQLException {
+        return getDelegate().isSimpleIdentifier(identifier);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String enquoteNCharLiteral(String val) throws SQLException {
+        return getDelegate().enquoteNCharLiteral(val);
+    }
+
+    /* [/java-9] */
+
 }