diff --git a/include/wx/cocoa/menu.h b/include/wx/cocoa/menu.h
index 8a75b38687..6a834fa9a3 100644
--- a/include/wx/cocoa/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/cocoa/menu.h
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ protected:
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 protected:
     // implement base class virtuals
-    virtual bool DoAppend(wxMenuItem *item);
-    virtual bool DoInsert(size_t pos, wxMenuItem *item);
-    virtual wxMenuItem *DoRemove(wxMenuItem *item);
+    virtual wxMenuItem* DoAppend(wxMenuItem *item);
+    virtual wxMenuItem* DoInsert(size_t pos, wxMenuItem *item);
+    virtual wxMenuItem* DoRemove(wxMenuItem *item);
 
 #if wxUSE_ACCEL
     // add/remove accel for the given menu item
diff --git a/src/cocoa/menu.mm b/src/cocoa/menu.mm
index ae88841c86..d8ed61c0a7 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/menu.mm
+++ b/src/cocoa/menu.mm
@@ -53,22 +53,22 @@ wxMenu::~wxMenu()
     [m_cocoaNSMenu release];
 }
 
-bool wxMenu::DoAppend(wxMenuItem *item)
+wxMenuItem* wxMenu::DoAppend(wxMenuItem *item)
 {
     wxAutoNSAutoreleasePool pool;
     if(!wxMenuBase::DoAppend(item))
-        return false;
+        return NULL;
     [m_cocoaNSMenu addItem: item->GetNSMenuItem()];
-    return true;
+    return item;
 }
 
-bool wxMenu::DoInsert(unsigned long pos, wxMenuItem *item)
+wxMenuItem* wxMenu::DoInsert(unsigned long pos, wxMenuItem *item)
 {
     wxAutoNSAutoreleasePool pool;
     if(!wxMenuBase::DoInsert(pos,item))
-        return false;
+        return NULL;
     [m_cocoaNSMenu insertItem:item->GetNSMenuItem() atIndex:pos];
-    return true;
+    return item;
 }
 
 wxMenuItem* wxMenu::DoRemove(wxMenuItem *item)