diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSessionBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilder.java
similarity index 65%
rename from hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSessionBuilder.java
rename to hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilder.java
index 0c2c98ad54..2fc1a32c6e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSessionBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilder.java
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import org.hibernate.resource.jdbc.spi.StatementInspector;
  *
  * @author Gunnar Morling
  */
-public class ForwardingSessionBuilder implements SessionBuilder {
+public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilder implements SessionBuilder {
 
 	private final SessionBuilder delegate;
 
-	public ForwardingSessionBuilder(SessionBuilder delegate) {
+	public AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilder(SessionBuilder delegate) {
 		this.delegate = delegate;
 	}
 
@@ -36,57 +36,67 @@ public class ForwardingSessionBuilder implements SessionBuilder {
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder interceptor(Interceptor interceptor) {
-		return delegate.interceptor(interceptor);
+		delegate.interceptor( interceptor );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder noInterceptor() {
-		return delegate.noInterceptor();
+		delegate.noInterceptor();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder statementInspector(StatementInspector statementInspector) {
-		return delegate.statementInspector( statementInspector );
+		delegate.statementInspector( statementInspector );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder connection(Connection connection) {
-		return delegate.connection(connection);
+		delegate.connection( connection );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public SessionBuilder connectionReleaseMode(
-			ConnectionReleaseMode connectionReleaseMode) {
-		return delegate.connectionReleaseMode(connectionReleaseMode);
+	public SessionBuilder connectionReleaseMode(ConnectionReleaseMode connectionReleaseMode) {
+		delegate.connectionReleaseMode( connectionReleaseMode );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder autoJoinTransactions(boolean autoJoinTransactions) {
-		return delegate.autoJoinTransactions(autoJoinTransactions);
+		delegate.autoJoinTransactions( autoJoinTransactions );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder autoClose(boolean autoClose) {
-		return delegate.autoClose(autoClose);
+		delegate.autoClose( autoClose );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder flushBeforeCompletion(boolean flushBeforeCompletion) {
-		return delegate.flushBeforeCompletion(flushBeforeCompletion);
+		delegate.flushBeforeCompletion( flushBeforeCompletion );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder tenantIdentifier(String tenantIdentifier) {
-		return delegate.tenantIdentifier(tenantIdentifier);
+		delegate.tenantIdentifier( tenantIdentifier );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder eventListeners(SessionEventListener... listeners) {
-		return delegate.eventListeners(listeners);
+		delegate.eventListeners( listeners );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder clearEventListeners() {
-		return delegate.clearEventListeners();
+		delegate.clearEventListeners();
+		return this;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSessionBuilderImplementor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilderImplementor.java
similarity index 69%
rename from hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSessionBuilderImplementor.java
rename to hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilderImplementor.java
index ff7f3a9cb0..4b2fba9960 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSessionBuilderImplementor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilderImplementor.java
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@ import org.hibernate.SessionBuilder;
  *
  * @author Gunnar Morling
  */
-public class ForwardingSessionBuilderImplementor extends ForwardingSessionBuilder implements SessionBuilderImplementor {
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilderImplementor
+		extends AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilder
+		implements SessionBuilderImplementor {
 
 	private final SessionBuilderImplementor delegate;
 
-	public ForwardingSessionBuilderImplementor(SessionBuilderImplementor delegate) {
+	public AbstractDelegatingSessionBuilderImplementor(SessionBuilderImplementor delegate) {
 		super( delegate );
 		this.delegate = delegate;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder owner(SessionOwner sessionOwner) {
-		return delegate.owner(sessionOwner);
+		delegate.owner( sessionOwner );
+		return this;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSharedSessionBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSharedSessionBuilder.java
similarity index 59%
rename from hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSharedSessionBuilder.java
rename to hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSharedSessionBuilder.java
index a97eebbde0..94d7a04ef9 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ForwardingSharedSessionBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/AbstractDelegatingSharedSessionBuilder.java
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ import org.hibernate.resource.jdbc.spi.StatementInspector;
  *
  * @author Gunnar Morling
  */
-public class ForwardingSharedSessionBuilder implements SharedSessionBuilder {
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSharedSessionBuilder implements SharedSessionBuilder {
 
 	private final SharedSessionBuilder delegate;
 
-	public ForwardingSharedSessionBuilder(SharedSessionBuilder delegate) {
+	public AbstractDelegatingSharedSessionBuilder(SharedSessionBuilder delegate) {
 		this.delegate = delegate;
 	}
 
@@ -37,94 +38,109 @@ public class ForwardingSharedSessionBuilder implements SharedSessionBuilder {
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder interceptor() {
-		return delegate.interceptor();
+		delegate.interceptor();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder connection() {
-		return delegate.connection();
+		delegate.connection();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder connectionReleaseMode() {
-		return delegate.connectionReleaseMode();
+		delegate.connectionReleaseMode();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder autoJoinTransactions() {
-		return delegate.autoJoinTransactions();
+		delegate.autoJoinTransactions();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder autoClose() {
-		return delegate.autoClose();
+		delegate.autoClose();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder flushBeforeCompletion() {
-		return delegate.flushBeforeCompletion();
+		delegate.flushBeforeCompletion();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder transactionContext() {
-		return delegate.transactionContext();
+		delegate.transactionContext();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder interceptor(Interceptor interceptor) {
-		return delegate.interceptor(interceptor);
+		delegate.interceptor( interceptor );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder noInterceptor() {
-		return delegate.noInterceptor();
+		delegate.noInterceptor();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder statementInspector(StatementInspector statementInspector) {
-		return delegate.statementInspector( statementInspector );
+		delegate.statementInspector( statementInspector );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder connection(Connection connection) {
-		return delegate.connection(connection);
+		delegate.connection( connection );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public SharedSessionBuilder connectionReleaseMode(
-			ConnectionReleaseMode connectionReleaseMode) {
-		return delegate.connectionReleaseMode(connectionReleaseMode);
+	public SharedSessionBuilder connectionReleaseMode(ConnectionReleaseMode connectionReleaseMode) {
+		delegate.connectionReleaseMode( connectionReleaseMode );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public SharedSessionBuilder autoJoinTransactions(
-			boolean autoJoinTransactions) {
-		return delegate.autoJoinTransactions(autoJoinTransactions);
+	public SharedSessionBuilder autoJoinTransactions(boolean autoJoinTransactions) {
+		delegate.autoJoinTransactions( autoJoinTransactions );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SharedSessionBuilder autoClose(boolean autoClose) {
-		return delegate.autoClose(autoClose);
+		delegate.autoClose( autoClose );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public SharedSessionBuilder flushBeforeCompletion(
-			boolean flushBeforeCompletion) {
-		return delegate.flushBeforeCompletion(flushBeforeCompletion);
+	public SharedSessionBuilder flushBeforeCompletion(boolean flushBeforeCompletion) {
+		delegate.flushBeforeCompletion( flushBeforeCompletion );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder tenantIdentifier(String tenantIdentifier) {
-		return delegate.tenantIdentifier(tenantIdentifier);
+		delegate.tenantIdentifier( tenantIdentifier );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder eventListeners(SessionEventListener... listeners) {
-		return delegate.eventListeners(listeners);
+		delegate.eventListeners( listeners );
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public SessionBuilder clearEventListeners() {
-		return delegate.clearEventListeners();
+		delegate.clearEventListeners();
+		return this;
 	}
 }