diff --git a/SQLite.xs b/SQLite.xs
index 166640d..c75b3a5 100644
--- a/SQLite.xs
+++ b/SQLite.xs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ create_collation(dbh, name, func)
         sqlite3_db_create_collation(aTHX_ dbh, name, func );
     }
 
-void
+static int
 progress_handler(dbh, n_opcodes, handler)
     SV *dbh
     int n_opcodes
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@ progress_handler(dbh, n_opcodes, handler)
         DBD::SQLite::db::sqlite_progress_handler = 1
     CODE:
     {
-        sqlite3_db_progress_handler(aTHX_ dbh, n_opcodes, handler );
+        RETVAL = sqlite3_db_progress_handler(aTHX_ dbh, n_opcodes, handler );
     }
+    OUTPUT:
+        RETVAL
 
 int
 busy_timeout(dbh, timeout=0)
diff --git a/dbdimp.c b/dbdimp.c
index ba8e844..005ad03 100644
--- a/dbdimp.c
+++ b/dbdimp.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ sqlite_db_progress_handler_dispatcher( void *handler )
     return retval;
 }
 
-void
+int
 sqlite3_db_progress_handler(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int n_opcodes, SV *handler )
 {
     D_imp_dbh(dbh);
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ sqlite3_db_progress_handler(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int n_opcodes, SV *handler )
                                 sqlite_db_progress_handler_dispatcher,
                                 handler_sv );
     }
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 /* Accesses the SQLite Online Backup API, and fills the currently loaded
diff --git a/dbdimp.h b/dbdimp.h
index 52f5628..7db74ab 100644
--- a/dbdimp.h
+++ b/dbdimp.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void sqlite3_db_create_function(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, int argc, SV *f
 void sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int onoff);
 void sqlite3_db_create_aggregate(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, int argc, SV *aggr );
 void sqlite3_db_create_collation(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, SV *func);
-void sqlite3_db_progress_handler(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int n_opcodes, SV *handler);
+int sqlite3_db_progress_handler(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int n_opcodes, SV *handler);
 void sqlite_st_reset(pTHX_ SV *sth );
 int sqlite_bind_col( SV *sth, imp_sth_t *imp_sth, SV *col, SV *ref, IV sql_type, SV *attribs );
 int sqlite3_db_busy_timeout (pTHX_ SV *dbh, int timeout );