diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index d0f460e9..e1c2763c 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ int m_set_usertyping(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber, uint8_t is_typing)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int m_get_istyping(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber)
+uint8_t m_get_istyping(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber)
 {
     if (friend_not_valid(m, friendnumber))
         return -1;
diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.h b/toxcore/Messenger.h
index 110e3ac5..a50d4d79 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.h
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int m_set_usertyping(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber, uint8_t is_typing);
  * returns 0 if friend is not typing.
  * returns 1 if friend is typing.
  */
-int m_get_istyping(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber);
+uint8_t m_get_istyping(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber);
 
 /* Sets whether we send read receipts for friendnumber.
  * This function is not lazy, and it will fail if yesno is not (0 or 1).
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.c b/toxcore/tox.c
index 0c76182e..16180b30 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.c
+++ b/toxcore/tox.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ int tox_set_user_is_typing(Tox *tox, int32_t friendnumber, uint8_t is_typing)
  * returns 0 if friend is not typing.
  * returns 1 if friend is typing.
  */
-int tox_get_is_typing(Tox *tox, int32_t friendnumber)
+uint8_t tox_get_is_typing(Tox *tox, int32_t friendnumber)
 {
     Messenger *m = tox;
     return m_get_istyping(m, friendnumber);
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.h b/toxcore/tox.h
index d40d7469..8f8621b3 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int tox_set_user_is_typing(Tox *tox, int32_t friendnumber, uint8_t is_typing);
  * returns 0 if friend is not typing.
  * returns 1 if friend is typing.
  */
-int tox_get_is_typing(Tox *tox, int32_t friendnumber);
+uint8_t tox_get_is_typing(Tox *tox, int32_t friendnumber);
 
 /* Sets whether we send read receipts for friendnumber.
  * This function is not lazy, and it will fail if yesno is not (0 or 1).