diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HTableDescriptor.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HTableDescriptor.java
index 19a5e03b72e..db62391f337 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HTableDescriptor.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HTableDescriptor.java
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ public class HTableDescriptor implements TableDescriptor, Comparable<HTableDescr
    * @return Name of this table and then a map of all of the column family
    * descriptors (with only the non-default column family attributes)
    */
+  @Override
   public String toStringCustomizedValues() {
     return delegatee.toStringCustomizedValues();
   }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptor.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptor.java
index 60aee714dbe..346e7638cdf 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptor.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptor.java
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ public interface TableDescriptor {
    */
   boolean isReadOnly();
 
+  /**
+   * @return Name of this table and then a map of all of the column family descriptors (with only
+   *         the non-default column family attributes)
+   */
+  String toStringCustomizedValues();
+
   /**
    * Check if any of the table's cfs' replication scope are set to
    * {@link HConstants#REPLICATION_SCOPE_GLOBAL}.
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptorBuilder.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptorBuilder.java
index c54b8842250..f69758ff341 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptorBuilder.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TableDescriptorBuilder.java
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ public class TableDescriptorBuilder {
      * @return Name of this table and then a map of all of the column family
      * descriptors (with only the non-default column family attributes)
      */
+    @Override
     public String toStringCustomizedValues() {
       StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
       s.append('\'').append(Bytes.toString(name.getName())).append('\'');