diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommand.java
index a6ea66bc0..d450c6467 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommand.java
@@ -611,10 +611,12 @@ public class CloneCommand extends TransportCommand<CloneCommand, Git> {
 	 *
 	 * @param callback
 	 *            the callback
+	 * @return {@code this}
 	 * @since 4.8
 	 */
-	public void setCallback(Callback callback) {
+	public CloneCommand setCallback(Callback callback) {
 		this.callback = callback;
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	private static void validateDirs(File directory, File gitDir, boolean bare)