diff --git a/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Contracts/ICollectionRepository.cs b/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Contracts/ICollectionRepository.cs
index 92dd967..66a47c0 100644
--- a/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Contracts/ICollectionRepository.cs
+++ b/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Contracts/ICollectionRepository.cs
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ namespace Core.Blueprint.Mongo
         void ReplaceOne(TDocument document);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Asynchronously replaces an existing document with a new one.
+        /// Asynchronously replaces an existing document in the collection and returns the updated version.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="document">The document to replace the existing one.</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
-        Task ReplaceOneAsync(TDocument document);
+        /// <param name="document">The document with the updated data. Its _Id is used to locate the existing document.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The updated document if the replacement was successful; otherwise, <c>null</c> if no matching document was found.
+        /// </returns>
+        Task<TDocument?> ReplaceOneAsync(TDocument document);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes a single document by the provided filter expression.
diff --git a/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs b/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs
index 3f5f6a0..a03cfdc 100644
--- a/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs
+++ b/Core.Blueprint.Mongo/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs
@@ -175,16 +175,27 @@ namespace Core.Blueprint.Mongo
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Asynchronously replaces an existing document in the collection.
+        /// Asynchronously replaces an existing document in the collection and returns the updated version.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="document">The document with the updated data.</param>
-        /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
-        public virtual async Task ReplaceOneAsync(TDocument document)
+        /// <param name="document">The document with the updated data. Its _Id is used to locate the existing document.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The updated document if the replacement was successful; otherwise, <c>null</c> if no matching document was found.
+        /// </returns>
+        public virtual async Task<TDocument?> ReplaceOneAsync(TDocument document)
         {
             var filter = Builders<TDocument>.Filter.Eq(doc => doc._Id, document._Id);
-            await _collection.FindOneAndReplaceAsync(filter, document);
+
+            var options = new FindOneAndReplaceOptions<TDocument>
+            {
+                ReturnDocument = ReturnDocument.After // return the updated document
+            };
+
+            var result = await _collection.FindOneAndReplaceAsync(filter, document, options);
+
+            return result;
         }
 
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes a single document from the collection based on the provided filter expression.
         /// </summary>