diff --git a/strings/base_error.h b/strings/base_error.h
index c2db6d1ba..45ed39cd3 100644
--- a/strings/base_error.h
+++ b/strings/base_error.h
@@ -576,12 +576,13 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
         throw_hresult(impl::hresult_from_win32(WINRT_IMPL_GetLastError()));
     }
 
-    inline void check_hresult(hresult const result)
+    inline hresult check_hresult(hresult const result)
     {
         if (result < 0)
         {
             throw_hresult(result);
         }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
diff --git a/strings/base_meta.h b/strings/base_meta.h
index d2b386442..9c18a84f0 100644
--- a/strings/base_meta.h
+++ b/strings/base_meta.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
 {
-    void check_hresult(hresult const result);
+    hresult check_hresult(hresult const result);
     hresult to_hresult() noexcept;
 
     template <typename D, typename I>
diff --git a/test/old_tests/UnitTests/hresult_error.cpp b/test/old_tests/UnitTests/hresult_error.cpp
index 206e06ef5..b9db219f4 100644
--- a/test/old_tests/UnitTests/hresult_error.cpp
+++ b/test/old_tests/UnitTests/hresult_error.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TEST_CASE("hresult,S_OK")
 {
     // This won't throw
 
-    check_hresult(S_OK);
+    REQUIRE(check_hresult(S_OK) == S_OK);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("hresult,S_FALSE")
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TEST_CASE("hresult,S_FALSE")
     // This won't throw (unless you define WINRT_STRICT_HRESULT)
 
 #ifndef WINRT_STRICT_HRESULT
-    check_hresult(S_FALSE);
+    REQUIRE(check_hresult(S_FALSE) == S_FALSE);
 #else
     try
     {