diff --git a/R/visit.R b/R/visit.R
index 7c1eb37..d30ccb7 100644
--- a/R/visit.R
+++ b/R/visit.R
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 #' @param nodes The list or array of nodes to visit
 #' @param callback The callback function to invoke for each node. The callback should return FALSE to stop visiting the children of the node, or anything else to continue.
 #'
+#' @return FALSE if the visitor was stopped by the callback.
+#'
 #' @export
 visit_nodes <- function(nodes, callback) {
   if (!is.null(nodes)) {
     for (node in nodes) {
-      visit_node(node, callback)
+      res <- visit_node(node, callback)
+      if (isFALSE(res)) {
+        return(FALSE)
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@ visit_nodes <- function(nodes, callback) {
 #' @param node The node to visit
 #' @param callback The callback function to invoke for each node. The callback should return FALSE to stop visiting the children of the node, or anything else to continue.
 #'
+#' @return FALSE if the visitor was stopped by the callback.
+#'
 #' @export
 visit_node <- function(node, callback) {
   if (is.null(node)) {
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ visit_node <- function(node, callback) {
   res <- callback(node)
   # Exit early if the callback returns FALSE
   if (isFALSE(res)) {
-    return()
+    return(FALSE)
   }
 
   # same logic as the builtin visitor (while explicitly specifying if an entry is a single node or a list)
diff --git a/man/visit_node.Rd b/man/visit_node.Rd
index eb15cc5..cd7bcbe 100644
--- a/man/visit_node.Rd
+++ b/man/visit_node.Rd
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ visit_node(node, callback)
 
 \item{callback}{The callback function to invoke for each node. The callback should return FALSE to stop visiting the children of the node, or anything else to continue.}
 }
+\value{
+FALSE if the visitor was stopped by the callback.
+}
 \description{
 Visits the given node and all of their children, invoking the callback for each visited node
 }
diff --git a/man/visit_nodes.Rd b/man/visit_nodes.Rd
index edf553e..37bdc86 100644
--- a/man/visit_nodes.Rd
+++ b/man/visit_nodes.Rd
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ visit_nodes(nodes, callback)
 
 \item{callback}{The callback function to invoke for each node. The callback should return FALSE to stop visiting the children of the node, or anything else to continue.}
 }
+\value{
+FALSE if the visitor was stopped by the callback.
+}
 \description{
 Visits the set of nodes and all of their children, invoking the callback for each visited node
 }