diff --git a/gst/cothreads.c b/gst/cothreads.c
index 0f689838a5..5c6b215f29 100644
--- a/gst/cothreads.c
+++ b/gst/cothreads.c
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@ cothread_main(cothread_context *ctx)
   return ctx->threads[0];
 }
 
-void
+/**
+ * cothread_current)main:
+ *
+ * Returns: the #cothread_state of the main (0th) thread in the current pthread
+ */
+cothread_state*
 cothread_current_main(void)
 {
   cothread_context *ctx = pthread_getspecific(_cothread_key);
diff --git a/gst/cothreads.h b/gst/cothreads.h
index 06a83f61f8..9b3dbeca34 100644
--- a/gst/cothreads.h
+++ b/gst/cothreads.h
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ gboolean			cothread_trylock	(cothread_state *thread);
 void				cothread_unlock		(cothread_state *thread);
 
 cothread_state*			cothread_main		(cothread_context *ctx);
-void				cothread_current_main	(void);
+cothread_state*			cothread_current_main	(void);
 
 #endif /* __COTHREAD_H__ */