diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcOperationsExtensions.kt b/spring-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcOperationsExtensions.kt
index 34b4c248e1..ca9367ed7e 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcOperationsExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcOperationsExtensions.kt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> JdbcOperations.queryForList(sql: String, args: Arra
  * @author Mario Arias
  * @since 5.0
  */
-inline fun <reified T : Any> JdbcOperations.query(sql: String, vararg args: Any, crossinline function: (ResultSet) -> T): T =
+inline fun <reified T : Any> JdbcOperations.query(sql: String, vararg args: Any, crossinline function: (ResultSet) -> T): T? =
 		query(sql, ResultSetExtractor { function(it) }, *args)
 
 /**
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt b/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt
index a0aa696165..8bee027689 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.net.URI
  * @since 5.0
  */
 @Throws(RestClientException::class)
-inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, vararg uriVariables: Any): T =
+inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, vararg uriVariables: Any): T? =
 		getForObject(url, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, vararg uriV
  * @since 5.0
  */
 @Throws(RestClientException::class)
-inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, uriVariables: Map<String, Any?>): T =
+inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, uriVariables: Map<String, Any?>): T? =
 		getForObject(url, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, uriVariable
  * @since 5.0
  */
 @Throws(RestClientException::class)
-inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: URI): T =
+inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: URI): T? =
 		getForObject(url, T::class.java)
 
 /**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForEntity(url: String, vararg uriV
  * @since 5.0
  */
 @Throws(RestClientException::class)
-inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: Any, vararg uriVariables: Any): T =
+inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: Any, vararg uriVariables: Any): T? =
 		postForObject(url, request, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: A
  * @since 5.0
  */
 @Throws(RestClientException::class)
-inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: Any, uriVariables: Map<String, *>): T =
+inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: Any, uriVariables: Map<String, *>): T? =
 		postForObject(url, request, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: A
  * @since 5.0
  */
 @Throws(RestClientException::class)
-inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: URI, request: Any): T =
+inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: URI, request: Any): T? =
 		postForObject(url, request, T::class.java)
 
 /**