diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DMLQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DMLQuery.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2e723686c
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+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DMLQuery.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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+ * database integrations.
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+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+package org.jooq;
+
+
+/**
+ * A marker interface for all DML queries (namely {@link Insert},
+ * {@link Update}, {@link Delete}, and {@link Merge}).
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+public interface DMLQuery<R extends Record> extends RowCountQuery {
+
+}
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Delete.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Delete.java
index 3271e51a38..c696a2189d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Delete.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Delete.java
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
  *
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-public interface Delete<R extends Record> extends RowCountQuery {
+public interface Delete<R extends Record> extends DMLQuery<R> {
 
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Insert.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Insert.java
index 9c0c4358c3..a602215ec8 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Insert.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Insert.java
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
  *
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-public interface Insert<R extends Record> extends RowCountQuery {
+public interface Insert<R extends Record> extends DMLQuery<R> {
 
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Merge.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Merge.java
index be7f23ebde..c2f24b81d6 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Merge.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Merge.java
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
  *
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-public interface Merge<R extends Record> extends RowCountQuery {
+public interface Merge<R extends Record> extends DMLQuery<R> {
 
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Update.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Update.java
index 48776a94b2..68de6b008b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Update.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Update.java
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
  *
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-public interface Update<R extends Record> extends RowCountQuery {
+public interface Update<R extends Record> extends DMLQuery<R> {
 
 }