diff --git a/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridProxyModel.ts b/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridProxyModel.ts
index 7360f2401c..38f01f3a10 100644
--- a/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridProxyModel.ts
+++ b/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridProxyModel.ts
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ class IrisGridProxyModel extends IrisGridModel {
 
   editValueForCell: IrisGridTableModel['editValueForCell'] = (...args) => {
     if (isEditableGridModel(this.model)) {
-      this.model.editValueForCell(...args);
+      return this.model.editValueForCell(...args);
     }
     return '';
   };