diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php7StatementTrait.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php7StatementTrait.php
index 08f689f123..27827cbe41 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php7StatementTrait.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php7StatementTrait.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ trait Php7StatementTrait {
    *   A result, formatted according to $mode.
    */
   public function fetch($mode = NULL, $cursor_orientation = NULL, $cursor_offset = NULL) {
-    $this->doFetch($mode, $cursor_orientation, $cursor_offset);
+    return $this->doFetch($mode, $cursor_orientation, $cursor_offset);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php8StatementTrait.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php8StatementTrait.php
index 3b6749f267..7224e545b5 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php8StatementTrait.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Php8StatementTrait.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ trait Php8StatementTrait {
    *   A result, formatted according to $mode.
    */
   public function fetch(int $mode = \PDO::FETCH_BOTH, int $cursor_orientation = \PDO::FETCH_ORI_NEXT, int $cursor_offset = 0) {
-    $this->doFetch($mode, $cursor_orientation, $cursor_offset);
+    return $this->doFetch($mode, $cursor_orientation, $cursor_offset);
   }
 
 }