diff --git a/Source/Modules/csharp.cxx b/Source/Modules/csharp.cxx
index c41a212e4..89c47186e 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/csharp.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/csharp.cxx
@@ -3826,7 +3826,7 @@ public:
 
     qualified_return = SwigType_rcaststr(returntype, "c_result");
 
-    if (!is_void && !ignored_method) {
+    if (!is_void && (!ignored_method || pure_virtual)) {
       if (!SwigType_isclass(returntype)) {
 	if (!(SwigType_ispointer(returntype) || SwigType_isreference(returntype))) {
 	  String *construct_result = NewStringf("= SwigValueInit< %s >()", SwigType_lstr(returntype, 0));
@@ -3936,6 +3936,10 @@ public:
       Delete(super_call);
     } else {
       Printf(w->code, "Swig::DirectorPureVirtualException::raise(\"%s::%s\");\n", SwigType_namestr(c_classname), SwigType_namestr(name));
+      if (!is_void)
+	Printf(w->code, "return %s;", qualified_return);
+      else if (!ignored_method)
+	Printf(w->code, "return;\n");
     }
 
     if (!ignored_method)
diff --git a/Source/Modules/d.cxx b/Source/Modules/d.cxx
index 36216b75e..dd0fc371f 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/d.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/d.cxx
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ public:
 
     qualified_return = SwigType_rcaststr(returntype, "c_result");
 
-    if (!is_void && !ignored_method) {
+    if (!is_void && (!ignored_method || pure_virtual)) {
       if (!SwigType_isclass(returntype)) {
 	if (!(SwigType_ispointer(returntype) || SwigType_isreference(returntype))) {
 	  String *construct_result = NewStringf("= SwigValueInit< %s >()", SwigType_lstr(returntype, 0));
@@ -2078,6 +2078,10 @@ public:
       Delete(super_call);
     } else {
       Printf(w->code, "Swig::DirectorPureVirtualException::raise(\"%s::%s\");\n", SwigType_namestr(c_classname), SwigType_namestr(name));
+      if (!is_void)
+	Printf(w->code, "return %s;", qualified_return);
+      else if (!ignored_method)
+	Printf(w->code, "return;\n");
     }
 
     if (!ignored_method)