diff --git a/doc/api/tty.md b/doc/api/tty.md
index cc95bfa9ae86ba..45b66abb9e832d 100644
--- a/doc/api/tty.md
+++ b/doc/api/tty.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ added: v0.7.7
   raw device. If `false`, configures the `tty.ReadStream` to operate in its
   default mode. The `readStream.isRaw` property will be set to the resulting
   mode.
+* Returns: {this} - the read stream instance.
 
 Allows configuration of `tty.ReadStream` so that it operates as a raw device.
 
diff --git a/lib/tty.js b/lib/tty.js
index abeaf508bf76ca..fb0499e6e3101d 100644
--- a/lib/tty.js
+++ b/lib/tty.js
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ ReadStream.prototype.setRawMode = function(flag) {
   const err = this._handle.setRawMode(flag);
   if (err) {
     this.emit('error', errors.errnoException(err, 'setRawMode'));
-    return;
+    return this;
   }
   this.isRaw = flag;
+  return this;
 };
 
 function WriteStream(fd) {