diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsert.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsert.java
index 0284639bbaa..eb4413af450 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsert.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsert.java
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ public class SimpleJdbcInsert extends AbstractJdbcInsert implements SimpleJdbcIn
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public SimpleJdbcInsertOperations withoutTableColumnMetaDataAccess() {
+	public SimpleJdbcInsert withoutTableColumnMetaDataAccess() {
 		setAccessTableColumnMetaData(false);
 		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public SimpleJdbcInsertOperations includeSynonymsForTableColumnMetaData() {
+	public SimpleJdbcInsert includeSynonymsForTableColumnMetaData() {
 		setOverrideIncludeSynonymsDefault(true);
 		return this;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsertTests.java b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsertTests.java
index ae35ec172e1..94695745579 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsertTests.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcInsertTests.java
@@ -64,6 +64,28 @@ class SimpleJdbcInsertTests {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * This method does not test any functionality but rather only that
+	 * configuration methods can be chained without compiler errors.
+	 */
+	@Test  // gh-31177
+	void methodChaining() throws Exception {
+		SimpleJdbcInsert insert = new SimpleJdbcInsert(dataSource)
+				.withCatalogName("my_catalog")
+				.withSchemaName("my_schema")
+				.withTableName("my_table")
+				.usingColumns("col1", "col2")
+				.usingGeneratedKeyColumns("id")
+				.usingQuotedIdentifiers()
+				.withoutTableColumnMetaDataAccess()
+				.includeSynonymsForTableColumnMetaData();
+
+		assertThat(insert).isNotNull();
+
+		// Satisfy the @AfterEach mock verification.
+		connection.close();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void noSuchTable() throws Exception {
 		ResultSet resultSet = mock();