diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutator.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutator.java
index 3b91078edfc..8d3d33c7a25 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutator.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutator.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * @see Connection
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
+@InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
 public interface BufferedMutator extends Closeable {
   /**
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutatorImpl.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutatorImpl.java
index 54e7ccd41a1..249edec3d5f 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutatorImpl.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/BufferedMutatorImpl.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
-@InterfaceStability.Stable
+@InterfaceStability.Evolving
 public class BufferedMutatorImpl implements BufferedMutator {
 
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(BufferedMutatorImpl.class);