diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedis.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedis.java
index 4e96edc..74fcd09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedis.java
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ public class BinaryJedis implements BinaryJedisCommands {
     /**
      * Ask the server to silently close the connection.
      */
-    public void quit() {
+    public String quit() {
         checkIsInMulti();
         client.quit();
+        return client.getStatusCodeReply();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
index 3da5473..ad46e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ public class Jedis extends BinaryJedis implements JedisCommands {
      * Ask the server to silently close the connection.
      */
 
-    public void quit() {
+    public String quit() {
         checkIsInMulti();
         client.quit();
+        return client.getStatusCodeReply();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ConnectionHandlingCommandsTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ConnectionHandlingCommandsTest.java
index 13ad513..6b523fd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ConnectionHandlingCommandsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ConnectionHandlingCommandsTest.java
@@ -2,9 +2,21 @@ package redis.clients.jedis.tests.commands;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import redis.clients.jedis.BinaryJedis;
+import redis.clients.jedis.tests.HostAndPortUtil;
+import redis.clients.jedis.tests.HostAndPortUtil.HostAndPort;
+
 public class ConnectionHandlingCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
+    protected static HostAndPort hnp = HostAndPortUtil.getRedisServers().get(0);
+
     @Test
     public void quit() {
-        jedis.quit();
+        assertEquals("OK", jedis.quit());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void binary_quit() {
+        BinaryJedis bj = new BinaryJedis(hnp.host);
+        assertEquals("OK", bj.quit());
     }
 }
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