diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java
index a130bf488f..6d2b0ffc49 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.ContainerProperties.AckMode;
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.ContainerProperties.AssignmentCommitOption;
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.ContainerProperties.EOSMode;
-import org.springframework.kafka.listener.adapter.HandlerMethodDetect;
+import org.springframework.kafka.listener.adapter.AsyncRepliesAware;
 import org.springframework.kafka.support.Acknowledgment;
 import org.springframework.kafka.support.KafkaHeaders;
 import org.springframework.kafka.support.KafkaUtils;
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ private final class ListenerConsumer implements SchedulingAwareRunnable, Consume
 		ListenerConsumer(GenericMessageListener<?> listener, ListenerType listenerType,
 				ObservationRegistry observationRegistry) {
 
-			this.asyncReplies = listener instanceof HandlerMethodDetect hmd && hmd.isAsyncReplies()
+			this.asyncReplies = listener instanceof AsyncRepliesAware hmd && hmd.isAsyncReplies()
 					|| this.containerProperties.isAsyncAcks();
 			AckMode ackMode = determineAckMode();
 			this.isManualAck = ackMode.equals(AckMode.MANUAL);
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/HandlerMethodDetect.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/AsyncRepliesAware.java
similarity index 90%
rename from spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/HandlerMethodDetect.java
rename to spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/AsyncRepliesAware.java
index 0f90ffefdd..43ea7fda3c 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/HandlerMethodDetect.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/AsyncRepliesAware.java
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 package org.springframework.kafka.listener.adapter;
 
 /**
- * Auto-detect {@link HandlerAdapter} args and return type.
+ * Auto-detect {@link HandlerAdapter} return type.
  *
  * @author Wang zhiyang
  * @since 3.2
  */
-public interface HandlerMethodDetect {
+public interface AsyncRepliesAware {
 
 	/**
 	 * Return true if this listener is request/reply and the replies are async.
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/ContinuationHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/ContinuationHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 0d5378e317..d870ea5264 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/ContinuationHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/ContinuationHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.springframework.kafka.listener.adapter;
 
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
+import org.springframework.messaging.handler.invocation.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
+
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
 /**
  * No-op resolver for method arguments of type {@link kotlin.coroutines.Continuation}.
  * <p>
@@ -24,17 +30,9 @@
  * but for regular {@link HandlerMethodArgumentResolver} contract.
  *
  * @author Wang Zhiyang
- *
  * @since 3.2
- *
  * @see org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.reactive.ContinuationHandlerMethodArgumentResolver
  */
-import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
-import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
-import org.springframework.messaging.handler.invocation.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
-
-import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
-
 public class ContinuationHandlerMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgumentResolver {
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/MessagingMessageListenerAdapter.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/MessagingMessageListenerAdapter.java
index 9b143ef277..f1d51c6771 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/MessagingMessageListenerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/MessagingMessageListenerAdapter.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
  * @author Nathan Xu
  * @author Wang ZhiYang
  */
-public abstract class MessagingMessageListenerAdapter<K, V> implements ConsumerSeekAware, HandlerMethodDetect {
+public abstract class MessagingMessageListenerAdapter<K, V> implements ConsumerSeekAware, AsyncRepliesAware {
 
 	private static final SpelExpressionParser PARSER = new SpelExpressionParser();