diff --git a/.README/README.md b/.README/README.md
index 7e210582a..871b43f2c 100644
--- a/.README/README.md
+++ b/.README/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ This table maps the rules between `eslint-plugin-jsdoc` and `jscs-jsdoc`.
 | [`require-param-description`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-param-description) | [`requireParamDescription`](https://github.com/jscs-dev/jscs-jsdoc#requireparamdescription) |
 | [`require-param-name`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-param-name) | N/A |
 | [`require-param-type`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-param-type) | [`requireParamTypes`](https://github.com/jscs-dev/jscs-jsdoc#requireparamtypes) |
+| [`require-returns`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-returns) | [`requireReturn`](https://github.com/jscs-dev/jscs-jsdoc#requirereturn) |
 | [`require-returns-description`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-returns-description) | [`requireReturnDescription`](https://github.com/jscs-dev/jscs-jsdoc#requirereturndescription) |
 | [`require-returns-type`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-returns-type) | [`requireReturnTypes`](https://github.com/jscs-dev/jscs-jsdoc#requirereturntypes) |
 | [`valid-types`](https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc#eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types) | N/A |
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ Finally, enable all of the rules that you would like to use.
         "jsdoc/require-param-description": 1,
         "jsdoc/require-param-name": 1,
         "jsdoc/require-param-type": 1,
+        "jsdoc/require-returns": 1,
         "jsdoc/require-returns-description": 1,
         "jsdoc/require-returns-type": 1,
         "jsdoc/valid-types": 1
diff --git a/.README/rules/require-returns.md b/.README/rules/require-returns.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..914771d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.README/rules/require-returns.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### `require-returns`
+
+Requires returns are documented.
+
+|||
+|---|---|
+|Context|`ArrowFunctionExpression`, `FunctionDeclaration`, `FunctionExpression`|
+|Tags|`returns`|
+
+<!-- assertions requireParam -->
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index a5fc1da7c..868bff37a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import requireParamName from './rules/requireParamName';
 import requireParam from './rules/requireParam';
 import requireParamDescription from './rules/requireParamDescription';
 import requireParamType from './rules/requireParamType';
+import requireReturns from './rules/requireReturns';
 import requireReturnsDescription from './rules/requireReturnsDescription';
 import requireReturnsType from './rules/requireReturnsType';
 import validTypes from './rules/validTypes';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default {
         'jsdoc/require-param-description': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/require-param-name': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/require-param-type': 'warn',
+        'jsdoc/require-returns': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/require-returns-description': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/require-returns-type': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/valid-types': 'warn'
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export default {
     'require-param-description': requireParamDescription,
     'require-param-name': requireParamName,
     'require-param-type': requireParamType,
+    'require-returns': requireReturns,
     'require-returns-description': requireReturnsDescription,
     'require-returns-type': requireReturnsType,
     'valid-types': validTypes
diff --git a/src/iterateJsdoc.js b/src/iterateJsdoc.js
index 85f795d22..c29110d5f 100644
--- a/src/iterateJsdoc.js
+++ b/src/iterateJsdoc.js
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ const curryUtils = (
     return jsdocUtils.getFunctionParameterNames(functionNode);
   };
 
+  utils.getFunctionSourceCode = function () {
+    return sourceCode.getText(functionNode);
+  };
+
   utils.getJsdocParameterNamesDeep = () => {
     return jsdocUtils.getJsdocParameterNamesDeep(jsdoc, utils.getPreferredTagName('param'));
   };
diff --git a/src/rules/requireReturns.js b/src/rules/requireReturns.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d83dc1fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/requireReturns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import iterateJsdoc from '../iterateJsdoc';
+
+export default iterateJsdoc(({
+  jsdoc,
+  report,
+  utils
+}) => {
+  const targetTagName = utils.getPreferredTagName('returns');
+
+  const jsdocTags = _.filter(jsdoc.tags, {
+    tag: targetTagName
+  });
+
+  const sourcecode = utils.getFunctionSourceCode();
+
+  if (JSON.stringify(jsdocTags) === '[]' && sourcecode.indexOf('return') >= 1) {
+    report('Missing JSDoc @' + targetTagName + ' declaration.');
+  }
+
+  if (JSON.stringify(jsdocTags) !== '[]' && sourcecode.indexOf('return') < 1) {
+    report('Present JSDoc @' + targetTagName + ' declaration but not available return expression in function.');
+  }
+});
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/requireReturns.js b/test/rules/assertions/requireReturns.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3feb63a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/requireReturns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+export default {
+  invalid: [
+    {
+      code: `
+          /**
+           *
+           */
+          function quux (foo) {
+
+            return foo;
+          }
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 2,
+          message: 'Missing JSDoc @returns declaration.'
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+          /**
+           *
+           */
+          function quux (foo) {
+
+            return foo;
+          }
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 2,
+          message: 'Missing JSDoc @return declaration.'
+        }
+      ],
+      settings: {
+        jsdoc: {
+          tagNamePreference: {
+            returns: 'return'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  valid: [
+    {
+      code: `
+          /**
+           * @returns Foo.
+           */
+          function quux () {
+
+            return foo;
+          }
+      `
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+          /**
+           *
+           */
+          function quux () {
+          }
+      `
+    }
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/test/rules/index.js b/test/rules/index.js
index 73f2d480f..bb071668a 100644
--- a/test/rules/index.js
+++ b/test/rules/index.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ _.forEach([
   'require-param-description',
   'require-param-name',
   'require-param-type',
+  'require-returns',
   'require-returns-description',
   'require-returns-type',
   'valid-types'