diff --git a/doc/changes/xrt/mr.2246.md b/doc/changes/xrt/mr.2246.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a401ffdc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/xrt/mr.2246.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Change: `xrt_device_update_inputs` returns `xrt_result_t`
diff --git a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h
index b2a866ed5..279d1cb10 100644
--- a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h
+++ b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h
@@ -561,10 +561,11 @@ struct xrt_device
  *
  * @public @memberof xrt_device
  */
-static inline void
+static inline xrt_result_t
 xrt_device_update_inputs(struct xrt_device *xdev)
 {
 	xdev->update_inputs(xdev);
+	return XRT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*!