diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/util/JsonGeneratorDelegate.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/util/JsonGeneratorDelegate.java
index 3e1e04bd5c..a0f3c7e005 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/util/JsonGeneratorDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/util/JsonGeneratorDelegate.java
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ public void setCurrentValue(Object v) {
     
     @Override
     public boolean canOmitFields() { return delegate.canOmitFields(); }
-    
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canWriteFormattedNumbers() { return delegate.canWriteFormattedNumbers(); }
+
     /*
     /**********************************************************
     /* Public API, configuration