diff --git a/src/array/method/Pop.js b/src/array/method/Pop.js
index a074ff9..1e383c2 100644
--- a/src/array/method/Pop.js
+++ b/src/array/method/Pop.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ define([], function() {
 
 		model.pop = function() {
 
-			originalPop.apply(this, arguments);
+			var popped = originalPop.apply(this, arguments);
 
 			var property = properties.pop();
 
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ define([], function() {
 			}
 
 			model.subscribableLength = model.length;
+
+			return popped;
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/array/method/Shift.js b/src/array/method/Shift.js
index 86df3cc..9658404 100644
--- a/src/array/method/Shift.js
+++ b/src/array/method/Shift.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ define([], function() {
 
 		model.shift = function() {
 
-			originalShift.apply(this, arguments);
+			var shifted = originalShift.apply(this, arguments);
 
 			var property = properties.shift();
 
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ define([], function() {
 			}
 
 			model.subscribableLength = model.length;
+
+			return shifted;
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/array/method/Splice.js b/src/array/method/Splice.js
index 7b28234..70e8330 100644
--- a/src/array/method/Splice.js
+++ b/src/array/method/Splice.js
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ define(["property/TransientProperty"], function(TransientProperty) {
 			removeObjects(start, deleteCount);
 			insertObjects(start, newObjects);
 
-			originalSplice.apply(this, arguments);
+			var spliced = originalSplice.apply(this, arguments);
 			model.subscribableLength = model.length;
+
+			return spliced;
 		};
 
 		function normaliseStart(start) {
diff --git a/test/array/method/pop.html b/test/array/method/pop.html
index 42dbcd5..359e1dd 100644
--- a/test/array/method/pop.html
+++ b/test/array/method/pop.html
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
 			DOMElement,
 			TransientProperty) {
 
-			var model = [{}];
+			var object = {};
+			var model = [object];
 			var element = new DOMElement(document.querySelector("#pop"));
 			var elements = [element.toArrayElement(1)];
 			var propertyType = new FakePropertyType();
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@
 
 			new Pop(model, elements, properties);
 
-			model.pop();
+			var popped = model.pop();
 
 			assert.strictEqual(model.length, 0);
+			assert.strictEqual(popped, object);
 			assert.strictEqual(properties.length, 0);
 			assert.strictEqual(element.get().children.length, 0);
 			assert.ok(propertyType.removeBindingWasCalled);
diff --git a/test/array/method/shift.html b/test/array/method/shift.html
index cca8f84..6ed7850 100644
--- a/test/array/method/shift.html
+++ b/test/array/method/shift.html
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
 			DOMElement,
 			TransientProperty) {
 
-			var model = [{}];
+			var object = {};
+			var model = [object];
 			var element = new DOMElement(document.querySelector("#shift"));
 			var elements = [element.toArrayElement(1)];
 			var propertyType = new FakePropertyType();
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@
 
 			new Shift(model, elements, properties);
 
-			model.shift();
+			var shifted = model.shift();
 
 			assert.strictEqual(model.length, 0);
+			assert.strictEqual(shifted, object);
 			assert.strictEqual(properties.length, 0);
 			assert.strictEqual(element.get().children.length, 0);
 			assert.ok(propertyType.removeBindingWasCalled);
diff --git a/test/array/method/splice.html b/test/array/method/splice.html
index 26326b5..3e42a87 100644
--- a/test/array/method/splice.html
+++ b/test/array/method/splice.html
@@ -368,16 +368,19 @@
 			Splice,
 			DOMElement) {
 
-			var model = [{}];
+			var object = {};
+			var model = [object];
 			var element = new DOMElement(document.querySelector("#remove"));
 			var elements = [element.toArrayElement(1)];
 			var properties = [{}];
 
 			new Splice(model, elements, properties, new FakePropertyType());
 
-			model.splice(0, 1);
+			var spliced = model.splice(0, 1);
 
 			assert.strictEqual(model.length, 0);
+			assert.strictEqual(spliced.length, 1);
+			assert.strictEqual(spliced[0], object);
 			assert.strictEqual(element.get().children.length, 0);
 			assert.strictEqual(properties.length, 0);