diff --git a/Sources/EasyTipView/EasyTipView.swift b/Sources/EasyTipView/EasyTipView.swift
index 3d3e1bed..bf4588b9 100644
--- a/Sources/EasyTipView/EasyTipView.swift
+++ b/Sources/EasyTipView/EasyTipView.swift
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ public extension EasyTipView {
      - parameter preferences: The preferences which will configure the EasyTipView.
      - parameter delegate:    The delegate.
      */
-    class func show(animated: Bool = true, forItem item: UIBarItem, withinSuperview superview: UIView? = nil, contentView: UIView, preferences: Preferences = EasyTipView.globalPreferences, delegate: EasyTipViewDelegate? = nil){
+    class func show(animated: Bool = true, forItem item: UIBarItem, withinSuperview superview: UIView? = nil, contentView: UIView, preferences: Preferences = EasyTipView.globalPreferences, delegate: EasyTipViewDelegate? = nil) -> EasyTipView? {
         
         if let view = item.view {
-            show(animated: animated, forView: view, withinSuperview: superview, contentView: contentView, preferences: preferences, delegate: delegate)
+            let ev = show(animated: animated, forView: view, withinSuperview: superview, contentView: contentView, preferences: preferences, delegate: delegate)
+            return ev
         }
+        return nil
     }
     
     /**
@@ -96,10 +98,11 @@ public extension EasyTipView {
      - parameter preferences: The preferences which will configure the EasyTipView.
      - parameter delegate:    The delegate.
      */
-    class func show(animated: Bool = true, forView view: UIView, withinSuperview superview: UIView? = nil, contentView: UIView, preferences: Preferences = EasyTipView.globalPreferences, delegate: EasyTipViewDelegate? = nil){
+    class func show(animated: Bool = true, forView view: UIView, withinSuperview superview: UIView? = nil, contentView: UIView, preferences: Preferences = EasyTipView.globalPreferences, delegate: EasyTipViewDelegate? = nil) -> EasyTipView {
         
         let ev = EasyTipView(contentView: contentView, preferences: preferences, delegate: delegate)
         ev.show(animated: animated, forView: view, withinSuperview: superview)
+        return ev
     }
 
     /**