diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f476939591..4a794dbf47 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan  4 22:44:00 2014  Charlie Somerville  <charliesome@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* struct.c (rb_struct_set): return assigned value from setter method
+	  rather than struct object. [Bug #9353] [ruby-core:59509]
+
+	* test/ruby/test_struct.rb (test_setter_method_returns_value): add test
+
 Sat Jan  4 21:44:31 2014  Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA  <zn@mbf.nifty.com>
 
 	* test/ruby/test_gc.rb (TestGc#test_latest_gc_info): use
diff --git a/struct.c b/struct.c
index 6be512eaee..2e026fbc7f 100644
--- a/struct.c
+++ b/struct.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ rb_struct_set(VALUE obj, VALUE val)
     for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
 	slot = RARRAY_AREF(members, i);
 	if (rb_id_attrset(SYM2ID(slot)) == rb_frame_this_func()) {
-	    return RSTRUCT_SET(obj, i, val);
+	    RSTRUCT_SET(obj, i, val);
+	    return val;
 	}
     }
     rb_name_error(rb_frame_this_func(), "`%s' is not a struct member",
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_struct.rb b/test/ruby/test_struct.rb
index 8aa99c52fb..e23b5b021c 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_struct.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_struct.rb
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ module TestStruct
     assert_same(x, o.b!)
   end
 
+  def test_setter_method_returns_value
+    klass = @Struct.new(:a)
+    x = klass.new
+    assert_equal "[Bug #9353]", x.send(:a=, "[Bug #9353]")
+  end
+
   class TopStruct < Test::Unit::TestCase
     include TestStruct