diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java
index 98dd51a96e..34700883fe 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Result.java
@@ -1726,6 +1726,6 @@ public interface Result<R extends Record> extends FieldProvider, List<R>, Attach
      * @param handler The handler callback
      * @return Convenience result, returning the parameter handler itself
      */
-    RecordHandler<R> into(RecordHandler<R> handler) throws SQLException;
+    <H extends RecordHandler<R>> H into(H handler) throws SQLException;
 
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/ResultQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/ResultQuery.java
index 471adde28a..3bf0fb6a34 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/ResultQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/ResultQuery.java
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public interface ResultQuery<R extends Record> extends Query {
      * @param handler The handler callback
      * @return Convenience result, returning the parameter handler itself
      */
-    RecordHandler<R> fetchInto(RecordHandler<R> handler) throws SQLException;
+    <H extends RecordHandler<R>> H fetchInto(H handler) throws SQLException;
 
     /**
      * Fetch results asynchronously.
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingSelect.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingSelect.java
index 2fd2c98445..b0b1831599 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingSelect.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingSelect.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDelegatingSelect<R extends Record> extends AbstractQueryP
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final RecordHandler<R> fetchInto(RecordHandler<R> handler) throws SQLException {
+    public final <H extends RecordHandler<R>> H fetchInto(H handler) throws SQLException {
         return query.fetchInto(handler);
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java
index 09788a899a..5e6c855944 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ abstract class AbstractResultQuery<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery imple
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final RecordHandler<R> fetchInto(RecordHandler<R> handler) throws SQLException {
+    public final <H extends RecordHandler<R>> H fetchInto(H handler) throws SQLException {
         return fetch().into(handler);
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
index bc501cb9be..bcec5a0777 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ class ResultImpl<R extends Record> implements Result<R>, AttachableInternal {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final RecordHandler<R> into(RecordHandler<R> handler) throws SQLException {
+    public final <H extends RecordHandler<R>> H into(H handler) throws SQLException {
         for (R record : this) {
             handler.next(record);
         }