diff --git a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java
index 3bb13cd68c..e6169783bc 100644
--- a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java
+++ b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java
@@ -215,7 +215,15 @@ public abstract class ByteToMessageDecoder extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter
         }
     }
 
-    protected void callDecode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, RecyclableArrayList out) {
+    /**
+     * Called once data should be decoded from the given {@link ByteBuf}. This method will call
+     * {@link #decode(ChannelHandlerContext, ByteBuf, List)} as long as decoding should take place.
+     *
+     * @param ctx           the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} which this {@link ByteToMessageDecoder} belongs to
+     * @param in            the {@link ByteBuf} from which to read data
+     * @param out           the {@link List} to which decoded messages should be added
+     */
+    protected void callDecode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) {
         try {
             while (in.isReadable()) {
                 int outSize = out.size();
diff --git a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java
index 4220d346bc..cb118ff09a 100644
--- a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java
+++ b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import io.netty.util.Signal;
 import io.netty.util.internal.RecyclableArrayList;
 import io.netty.util.internal.StringUtil;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * A specialized variation of {@link ByteToMessageDecoder} which enables implementation
  * of a non-blocking decoder in the blocking I/O paradigm.
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ public abstract class ReplayingDecoder<S> extends ByteToMessageDecoder {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void callDecode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, RecyclableArrayList out) {
+    protected void callDecode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) {
         replayable.setCumulation(in);
         try {
             while (in.isReadable()) {