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diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index 350bed8b..3c5ec988 100644
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -287,8 +287,16 @@ notmuch_database_open (const char *path,
*
* notmuch_database_close can be called multiple times. Later calls
* have no effect.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully closed the database.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred; the
+ * database has been closed but there are no guarantees the
+ * changes to the database, if any, have been flushed to disk.
*/
-void
+notmuch_status_t
notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *database);
/**
@@ -317,8 +325,11 @@ notmuch_database_compact (const char* path,
/**
* Destroy the notmuch database, closing it if necessary and freeing
* all associated resources.
+ *
+ * Return value as in notmuch_database_close if the database was open;
+ * notmuch_database_destroy itself has no failure modes.
*/
-void
+notmuch_status_t
notmuch_database_destroy (notmuch_database_t *database);
/**