diff --git a/types/atom/atom-tests.ts b/types/atom/atom-tests.ts
index 6ea7b9ae1f..4bfcfe11cb 100644
--- a/types/atom/atom-tests.ts
+++ b/types/atom/atom-tests.ts
@@ -2352,14 +2352,14 @@ function testTextEditor() {
     // Mutating Text
     editor.setText("Test");
 
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange(range, "Test");
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange([pos, pos], "Test");
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange([pos, [0, 0]], "Test");
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange([[0, 0], pos], "Test");
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange([[0, 0], [0, 0]], "Test");
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange(range, "Test", {});
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange([pos, pos], "Test", { normalizeLineEndings: true });
-    editor.setTextInBufferRange(range, "Test", { normalizeLineEndings: true,
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange(range, "Test");
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange([pos, pos], "Test");
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange([pos, [0, 0]], "Test");
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange([[0, 0], pos], "Test");
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange([[0, 0], [0, 0]], "Test");
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange(range, "Test", {});
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange([pos, pos], "Test", { normalizeLineEndings: true });
+    range = editor.setTextInBufferRange(range, "Test", { normalizeLineEndings: true,
         undo: "skip" });
 
     editor.insertText("Test");
diff --git a/types/atom/index.d.ts b/types/atom/index.d.ts
index 4adac61dc1..a7398cba18 100644
--- a/types/atom/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/atom/index.d.ts
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ export class TextEditor {
 
     /** Set the text in the given Range in buffer coordinates. */
     setTextInBufferRange(range: RangeCompatible, text: string, options?:
-        { normalizeLineEndings?: boolean, undo?: "skip" }): void;
+        { normalizeLineEndings?: boolean, undo?: "skip" }): Range;
 
     /* For each selection, replace the selected text with the given text. */
     insertText(text: string, options?: {