diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/BadGrammarJdbcException.java b/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/BadGrammarJdbcException.java
index 4a9f3665f8..e4fa2b5a86 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/BadGrammarJdbcException.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/BadGrammarJdbcException.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
-public class BadGrammarJdbcException extends RuntimeException {
+public class BadGrammarJdbcException extends JdbcException {
     public BadGrammarJdbcException(String msg) {
         super(msg);
     }
diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/CannotGetJdbcConnectionException.java b/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/CannotGetJdbcConnectionException.java
index c5c3bcd010..3e5949b1fb 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/CannotGetJdbcConnectionException.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/CannotGetJdbcConnectionException.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
-public class CannotGetJdbcConnectionException extends RuntimeException {
+public class CannotGetJdbcConnectionException extends JdbcException {
 
     public CannotGetJdbcConnectionException(String msg) {
         super(msg);
diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcTemplate.java b/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcTemplate.java
index f83fe278a0..35582a37db 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcTemplate.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcTemplate.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private class SqlExceptionTranslator {
                 "58"   // DB2: unexpected system error
         );
 
-        private RuntimeException translateException(SQLException e) {
+        private JdbcException translateException(SQLException e) {
             String sqlState = e.getSQLState();
             String classCode = sqlState.substring(0, 2);
             if (DATA_ACCESS_RESOURCE_FAILURE_CODES.contains(classCode)) {