diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/method_call.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/method_call.rb
index 371ac621..4d6cc5cd 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/method_call.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/method_call.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Shoulda
   module Matchers
     module Doublespeak
       class MethodCall
+        attr_accessor :return_value
         attr_reader :method_name, :args, :block, :object, :double
 
         def initialize(args)
@@ -10,6 +11,13 @@ module Shoulda
           @block = args[:block]
           @double = args[:double]
           @object = args[:object]
+          @return_value = nil
+        end
+
+        def with_return_value(return_value)
+          dup.tap do |call|
+            call.return_value = return_value
+          end
         end
 
         def ==(other)
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation.rb
index f7f47b27..6168d3e4 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ module Shoulda
         end
 
         def call(call)
-          stub_implementation.call(call)
-          call.double.call_original_method(call)
+          return_value = call.double.call_original_method(call)
+          stub_implementation.call(call.with_return_value(return_value))
+          return_value
         end
 
         protected
diff --git a/spec/unit/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation_spec.rb b/spec/unit/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation_spec.rb
index e79ce07e..d733780b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation_spec.rb
@@ -13,23 +13,11 @@ module Shoulda::Matchers::Doublespeak
     end
 
     describe '#call' do
-      it 'delegates to its stub_implementation' do
-        stub_implementation = build_stub_implementation
-        call = build_call
-        implementation = described_class.new(stub_implementation)
-
-        implementation.call(call)
-
-        expect(stub_implementation).
-          to have_received(:call).
-          with(call)
-      end
-
       it 'calls #call_original_method on the double' do
         stub_implementation = build_stub_implementation
         double = build_double
         call = build_call(double: double)
-        allow(double).to receive(:call_original_method).and_return(call)
+        allow(double).to receive(:call_original_method)
         implementation = described_class.new(stub_implementation)
 
         implementation.call(call)
@@ -38,18 +26,47 @@ module Shoulda::Matchers::Doublespeak
           to have_received(:call_original_method).
           with(call)
       end
+
+      it 'delegates to its stub_implementation' do
+        stub_implementation = build_stub_implementation
+        double = build_double
+        call2 = build_call
+        call = build_call(double: double, with_return_value: call2)
+        allow(double).to receive(:call_original_method)
+        implementation = described_class.new(stub_implementation)
+
+        implementation.call(call)
+
+        expect(stub_implementation).
+          to have_received(:call).
+          with(call2)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns the return value of the original method' do
+        return_value = :some_return_value
+        stub_implementation = build_stub_implementation
+        double = build_double(call_original_method: return_value)
+        call = build_call(double: double)
+        implementation = described_class.new(stub_implementation)
+
+        return_value = implementation.call(call)
+
+        expect(return_value).to be return_value
+      end
     end
 
     def build_stub_implementation
       double('stub_implementation', returns: nil, call: nil)
     end
 
-    def build_double
-      double('double', call_original_method: nil)
+    def build_double(methods = {})
+      defaults = { call_original_method: nil }
+      double('double', defaults.merge(methods))
     end
 
-    def build_call(double: build_double)
-      double('call', double: double)
+    def build_call(methods = {})
+      defaults = { double: build_double, with_return_value: nil }
+      double('call', defaults.merge(methods))
     end
   end
 end