diff --git a/lib/inc/drogon/HttpAppFramework.h b/lib/inc/drogon/HttpAppFramework.h
index 59b54aa5..a8159f78 100644
--- a/lib/inc/drogon/HttpAppFramework.h
+++ b/lib/inc/drogon/HttpAppFramework.h
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ class DROGON_EXPORT HttpAppFramework : public trantor::NonCopyable
     /**
      * @brief handler will be called upon an exception escapes a request handler
      */
-    virtual void setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler handler) = 0;
+    virtual HttpAppFramework &setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler handler) = 0;
 
     /**
      * @brief returns the excaption handler
diff --git a/lib/src/HttpAppFrameworkImpl.h b/lib/src/HttpAppFrameworkImpl.h
index ba7e4305..6f89d8a7 100644
--- a/lib/src/HttpAppFrameworkImpl.h
+++ b/lib/src/HttpAppFrameworkImpl.h
@@ -657,9 +657,10 @@ class HttpAppFrameworkImpl final : public HttpAppFramework
         return reusePort_;
     }
 
-    void setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler handler) override
+    HttpAppFramework &setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler handler) override
     {
         exceptionHandler_ = std::move(handler);
+        return *this;
     }
 
     const ExceptionHandler &getExceptionHandler() const override