diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java
index 689621eb2b..84737c5abb 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DAO.java
@@ -283,12 +283,18 @@ public interface DAO<R extends TableRecord<R>, P, T> {
 
 
     /**
-     * Get the underlying table
+     * Get the underlying table.
      */
     Table<R> getTable();
 
     /**
-     * Get the underlying POJO type
+     * Get the underlying POJO type.
      */
     Class<P> getType();
+
+    /**
+     * Extract the ID value from a POJO.
+     */
+    T getId(P object);
+
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java
index e9ea781567..be932fac56 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DAOImpl.java
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@ public abstract class DAOImpl<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>, P, T> implements DAO
     // XXX: Template methods for generated subclasses
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    protected abstract T getId(P object);
-
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected /* non-final */ T compositeKeyRecord(Object... values) {
         UniqueKey<R> key = table.getPrimaryKey();