diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index c67e14c8..30e22cef 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 *********
 
+0.11.10
+=======
+
+* Azure files handles now correctly implement seek and return the new position.
+
 0.11.9
 ======
 * Add option to set the checksum for Azure blobs.
diff --git a/simplekv/net/azurestore.py b/simplekv/net/azurestore.py
index 9490f466..242037fc 100644
--- a/simplekv/net/azurestore.py
+++ b/simplekv/net/azurestore.py
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ def seek(self, offset, whence=0):
             if self.size + offset < 0:
                 raise IOError('seek would move position outside the file')
             self.pos = self.size + offset
+        return self.pos
 
     def seekable(self):
         return True
diff --git a/tests/basic_store.py b/tests/basic_store.py
index 43d4c5e5..88b624c7 100644
--- a/tests/basic_store.py
+++ b/tests/basic_store.py
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ def test_open_seek_and_tell_empty_value(self, store, key):
         store.put(key, value)
         ok = store.open(key)
         assert ok.seekable()
-        ok.seek(10)
+        assert ok.seek(10) == 10
         assert ok.tell() == 10
-        ok.seek(-6, 1)
+        assert ok.seek(-6, 1) == 4
         assert ok.tell() == 4
         with pytest.raises(IOError):
             ok.seek(-1, 0)