diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6afbd5ce..e896d7bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ recommendations of [keepachangelog.com](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ### Added
 
-- None
+- [#1074](https://github.com/airblade/paper_trail/pull/1074)
+  `PaperTrail.request do ... end` now returns the value the given block.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/lib/paper_trail.rb b/lib/paper_trail.rb
index 8fa79029..4b2788aa 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ module PaperTrail
     # word "request" right there in your application code will remind you that
     # these variables only affect the current request, not all threads.
     #
-    # Given a block, temporarily sets the given `options` and execute the block.
+    # Given a block, temporarily sets the given `options`, executes the block,
+    # and returns the value of the block.
     #
     # Without a block, this currently just returns `PaperTrail::Request`.
     # However, please do not use `PaperTrail::Request` directly. Currently,
@@ -135,7 +136,6 @@ module PaperTrail
         Request
       else
         Request.with(options, &block)
-        nil
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb
index 33d8cbce..4f29d8f7 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe PaperTrail do
+  describe ".request" do
+    it "returns the value returned by the block" do
+      expect(described_class.request(whodunnit: "abe lincoln") { "A test" }).to eq("A test")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#config", versioning: true do
     it "allows for config values to be set" do
       expect(described_class.config.enabled).to eq(true)