diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractCursor.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractCursor.java
index c7a28b575b..4ac979f17a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractCursor.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractCursor.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.abbreviate;
 import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.leftPad;
 import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.rightPad;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.io.Writer;
 import java.sql.Date;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ import org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl;
 /**
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-abstract class AbstractCursor<R extends Record> extends AbstractFormattable implements Iterable<R>, Serializable {
+abstract class AbstractCursor<R extends Record> extends AbstractFormattable implements Iterable<R> {
 
     /**
      * Generated UID
@@ -420,6 +419,9 @@ abstract class AbstractCursor<R extends Record> extends AbstractFormattable impl
 
     @Override
     public final void formatJSON(Writer writer, JSONFormat format) {
+        if (format == null)
+            format = JSONFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS;
+
         try {
             String separator;
             int recordLevel = format.header() ? 2 : 1;
@@ -646,6 +648,9 @@ abstract class AbstractCursor<R extends Record> extends AbstractFormattable impl
 
     @Override
     public final void formatXML(Writer writer, XMLFormat format) {
+        if (format == null)
+            format = XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS;
+
         String newline = format.newline();
         int recordLevel = format.header() ? 2 : 1;
 
@@ -742,7 +747,12 @@ abstract class AbstractCursor<R extends Record> extends AbstractFormattable impl
             }
             else {
                 writer.append(">");
-                writer.append(escapeXML(format0(value, false, false)));
+
+                if (value instanceof Formattable)
+                    ((Formattable) value).formatXML(writer, format);
+                else
+                    writer.append(escapeXML(format0(value, false, false)));
+
                 writer.append("</" + tag + ">");
             }
         }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractFormattable.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractFormattable.java
index 255ff58df3..bf1fa4120d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractFormattable.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractFormattable.java
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ abstract class AbstractFormattable implements Formattable, Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public final void formatJSON(Writer writer) {
-        formatJSON(writer, JSONFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS);
+        formatJSON(writer, (JSONFormat) null);
     }
 
     @Override
     public final String formatXML() {
-        return formatXML(XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS);
+        return formatXML((XMLFormat) null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFormattable implements Formattable, Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public final void formatXML(OutputStream stream) {
-        formatXML(stream, XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS);
+        formatXML(stream, (XMLFormat) null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFormattable implements Formattable, Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public final void formatXML(Writer writer) {
-        formatXML(writer, XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS);
+        formatXML(writer, (XMLFormat) null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ abstract class AbstractFormattable implements Formattable, Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public final Document intoXML() {
-        return intoXML(XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS);
+        return intoXML((XMLFormat) null);
     }
 
     @Override
     public final <H extends ContentHandler> H intoXML(H handler) throws SAXException {
-        return intoXML(handler, XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RESULTS);
+        return intoXML(handler, (XMLFormat) null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
index 70e52882d1..be37bb8586 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
@@ -930,6 +930,9 @@ abstract class AbstractRecord extends AbstractStore implements Record {
 
     @Override
     public final void formatJSON(Writer writer, JSONFormat format) {
+        if (format == null)
+            format = JSONFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RECORDS;
+
         if (format.header())
             log.debug("JSONFormat.header currently not supported for Record.formatJSON()");
 
@@ -952,6 +955,9 @@ abstract class AbstractRecord extends AbstractStore implements Record {
 
     @Override
     public final void formatXML(Writer writer, XMLFormat format) {
+        if (format == null)
+            format = XMLFormat.DEFAULT_FOR_RECORDS;
+
         if (format.header())
             log.debug("XMLFormat.header currently not supported for Record.formatXML()");