diff --git a/docs/feature_pointing_device.md b/docs/feature_pointing_device.md
index 0089dc7024..ce716a8c8f 100644
--- a/docs/feature_pointing_device.md
+++ b/docs/feature_pointing_device.md
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ _Note: The Cirque pinnacle track pad already implements a custom activation func
 When using a custom pointing device (overwriting `pointing_device_task`) the following code should be somewhere in the `pointing_device_task_*` stack:
 
 ```c
-void pointing_device_task(void) {
+bool pointing_device_task(void) {
     //...Custom pointing device task code
     
     // handle automatic mouse layer (needs report_mouse_t as input)
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void pointing_device_task(void) {
     
     //...More custom pointing device task code
     
-    pointing_device_send();
+    return pointing_device_send();
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/keyboards/3w6/rev2/keymaps/default_pimoroni/pimoroni_trackball.c b/keyboards/3w6/rev2/keymaps/default_pimoroni/pimoroni_trackball.c
index c4f4a0441a..a6661cdc07 100644
--- a/keyboards/3w6/rev2/keymaps/default_pimoroni/pimoroni_trackball.c
+++ b/keyboards/3w6/rev2/keymaps/default_pimoroni/pimoroni_trackball.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void  trackball_set_scrolling(bool scroll) { scrolling = scroll; }
 
 __attribute__((weak)) void pointing_device_init(void) { trackball_set_rgbw(0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00); }
 
-void pointing_device_task(void) {
+bool pointing_device_task(void) {
     static bool     debounce;
     static uint16_t debounce_timer;
     uint8_t         state[5] = {};
@@ -173,5 +173,5 @@ void pointing_device_task(void) {
     update_member(&mouse.v, &h_offset);
 #endif
     pointing_device_set_report(mouse);
-    pointing_device_send();
+    return pointing_device_send();
 }
diff --git a/keyboards/crkbd/keymaps/vlukash_trackpad_right/trackpad.c b/keyboards/crkbd/keymaps/vlukash_trackpad_right/trackpad.c
index afccb8c7ed..4dc336c420 100644
--- a/keyboards/crkbd/keymaps/vlukash_trackpad_right/trackpad.c
+++ b/keyboards/crkbd/keymaps/vlukash_trackpad_right/trackpad.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ uint8_t readRegister(uint8_t address) {
   return data;
 }
 
-void pointing_device_task(void){
+bool pointing_device_task(void){
   uint8_t motion = readRegister(0x02);
 
   // Motion has occurred on the trackpad
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ void pointing_device_task(void){
     }
 
     pointing_device_set_report(currentReport);
-    pointing_device_send();
   }
+  return pointing_device_send();
 }
diff --git a/keyboards/dichotomy/dichotomy.c b/keyboards/dichotomy/dichotomy.c
index afd52cc8b3..4301d9b67d 100755
--- a/keyboards/dichotomy/dichotomy.c
+++ b/keyboards/dichotomy/dichotomy.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 //#include "uart.h"
 
-void pointing_device_task(void){
+bool pointing_device_task(void){
 	/*report_mouse_t currentReport = {};
     uint32_t timeout = 0;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void pointing_device_task(void){
     } else {
 	xprintf("\r\nRequested packet, data 4 was %d",uart_data[4]);
     }*/
-    pointing_device_send();
+    return pointing_device_send();
 }
 
 void led_init(void) {
diff --git a/keyboards/keyhive/honeycomb/honeycomb.c b/keyboards/keyhive/honeycomb/honeycomb.c
index 603400c7a3..6acc649e0d 100755
--- a/keyboards/keyhive/honeycomb/honeycomb.c
+++ b/keyboards/keyhive/honeycomb/honeycomb.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "pointing_device.h"
 #include "report.h"
 
-void pointing_device_task(void){
+bool pointing_device_task(void){
 	/*report_mouse_t currentReport = {};
     uint32_t timeout = 0;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void pointing_device_task(void){
     } else {
 	xprintf("\r\nRequested packet, data 4 was %d",uart_data[4]);
     }*/
-    pointing_device_send();
+    return pointing_device_send();
 }
 
 void led_init(void) {
diff --git a/keyboards/molecule/adns.c b/keyboards/molecule/adns.c
index be40cf7ea7..96fc83ee0b 100644
--- a/keyboards/molecule/adns.c
+++ b/keyboards/molecule/adns.c
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ motion_delta_t readSensor(void) {
     return delta;
 }
 
-void pointing_device_task(void) {
+bool pointing_device_task(void) {
     motion_delta_t delta = readSensor();
 
     report_mouse_t report = pointing_device_get_report();
-   
+
     if(delta.motion_ind) {
         // clamp deltas from -127 to 127
         report.x = delta.delta_x < -127 ? -127 : delta.delta_x > 127 ? 127 : delta.delta_x;
@@ -250,5 +250,5 @@ void pointing_device_task(void) {
     }
 
     pointing_device_set_report(report);
-    pointing_device_send();
+    return pointing_device_send();
 }
diff --git a/keyboards/splitkb/kyria/keymaps/gotham/thumbstick.c b/keyboards/splitkb/kyria/keymaps/gotham/thumbstick.c
index ec08fb07d4..bb307b149f 100644
--- a/keyboards/splitkb/kyria/keymaps/gotham/thumbstick.c
+++ b/keyboards/splitkb/kyria/keymaps/gotham/thumbstick.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void update_keycode_status(uint16_t keycode, bool last, bool current) {
 
 void pointing_device_init(void) { thumbstick_init(); }
 
-void pointing_device_task(void) {
+bool pointing_device_task(void) {
     report_mouse_t report = pointing_device_get_report();
 
     if (!isLeftHand) {
@@ -191,5 +191,5 @@ void pointing_device_task(void) {
     }
 
     pointing_device_set_report(report);
-    pointing_device_send();
+    return pointing_device_send();
 }