diff --git a/zathura/callbacks.c b/zathura/callbacks.c
index fd35c0f74ff9025a3f910b9126029e1f5584f64f..ab346ea0b426f84b708d2a872b80e419187ed1b0 100644
--- a/zathura/callbacks.c
+++ b/zathura/callbacks.c
@@ -256,15 +256,17 @@ cb_widget_screen_changed(GtkWidget* widget, GdkScreen* previous_screen, gpointer
   zathura_update_view_ppi(zathura);
 }
 
-void
+gboolean
 cb_widget_configured(GtkWidget* UNUSED(widget), GdkEvent* UNUSED(event), gpointer data)
 {
   zathura_t* zathura = data;
   if (zathura == NULL) {
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   zathura_update_view_ppi(zathura);
+
+  return false;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/zathura/callbacks.h b/zathura/callbacks.h
index 06f089d940af433062d14cf67336126a83b5d60a..76841dd56081796b9a58c1fb3db5de52354702e3 100644
--- a/zathura/callbacks.h
+++ b/zathura/callbacks.h
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ void cb_widget_screen_changed(GtkWidget* widget, GdkScreen* previous_screen, gpo
  * @param widget The main window widget
  * @param event The configure event
  * @param gpointer The zathura instance
+ * @return true if no error occurred and the event has been handled
  */
-void cb_widget_configured(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data);
+gboolean cb_widget_configured(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data);
 
 /**
  * This function gets called when the view widget scale factor changes (e.g.