diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 69031daaa..e06564d64 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
       "SetUniqueList.addAll(int, Collection)" now correctly add the collection at the
       provided index.
     </action>
+    <action issue="COLLECTIONS-228" dev="scolebourne" type="fix">
+      "MultiValueMap#put(Object, Object)" and "MultiValueMap#putAll(Object, Collection)"
+      now correctly return if the map has changed by this operation.
+    </action>
     <action issue="COLLECTIONS-219" dev="scolebourne" type="fix" due-to="Tom Leccese">
       "CollectionUtils#removeAll" wrongly called "ListUtils#retainAll".
     </action>
@@ -78,10 +82,6 @@
       "Flat3Map#remove(Object)" will now return the correct value mapped to the removed key
       if the size of the map is less or equal 3.
     </action>
-    <action issue="COLLECTIONS-228" dev="scolebourne" type="fix">
-      "MultiValueMap#put(Object, Object)" and "MultiValueMap#putAll(Object, Collection)"
-      now correctly return if the map has changed by this operation.
-    </action>
     <action issue="COLLECTIONS-217" dev="scolebourne" type="fix" due-to="Matt Bishop">
       Calling "setValue(Object)" on any Entry returned by a "Flat3Map" will now
       correctly set the value for the current entry.
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/map/MultiValueMap.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/map/MultiValueMap.java
index cc74fd751..7b7afb55a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/map/MultiValueMap.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/map/MultiValueMap.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class MultiValueMap extends AbstractMapDecorator implements MultiMap {
             if (coll.size() > 0) {
                 // only add if non-zero size to maintain class state
                 getMap().put(key, coll);
-                result = false;
+                result = true;  // map definitely changed
             }
         } else {
             result = coll.add(value);
@@ -308,19 +308,20 @@ public class MultiValueMap extends AbstractMapDecorator implements MultiMap {
         if (values == null || values.size() == 0) {
             return false;
         }
+        boolean result = false;
         Collection coll = getCollection(key);
         if (coll == null) {
             coll = createCollection(values.size());
-            boolean result = coll.addAll(values);
+            coll.addAll(values);
             if (coll.size() > 0) {
                 // only add if non-zero size to maintain class state
                 getMap().put(key, coll);
-                result = false;
+                result = true;  // map definitely changed
             }
-            return result;
         } else {
-            return coll.addAll(values);
+            result = coll.addAll(values);
         }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/map/TestMultiValueMap.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/map/TestMultiValueMap.java
index 7b322dc02..b9a5ac850 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/map/TestMultiValueMap.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/map/TestMultiValueMap.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import junit.framework.Test;
@@ -250,6 +251,16 @@ public class TestMultiValueMap extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(false, map.containsValue("A", "AB"));
     }
 
+    public void testPut_ReturnValue() {
+        MultiValueMap test = new MultiValueMap();
+        assertNotNull(test.put("key", "object1"));
+        assertNotNull(test.put("key", "object2"));
+
+        List coll = Arrays.asList(new String[]{"uno", "un"});
+        assertTrue(test.putAll("key", coll));
+        assertFalse(test.putAll("key", new ArrayList()));
+    }
+
     public void testPutAll_Map1() {
         MultiMap original = new MultiValueMap();
         original.put("key", "object1");