diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisOperations.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisOperations.java
index b0e03eba5..836277f63 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisOperations.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public interface RedisOperations<K, V> {
 
 	Boolean expireAt(K key, Date date);
 
-	void persist(K key);
+	Boolean persist(K key);
 
 	Long getExpire(K key);
 
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
index b92251df4..c541cd39b 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
@@ -542,14 +542,13 @@ public class RedisTemplate<K, V> extends RedisAccessor implements RedisOperation
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void persist(K key) {
+	public Boolean persist(K key) {
 		final byte[] rawKey = rawKey(key);
 
-		execute(new RedisCallback<Object>() {
+		return execute(new RedisCallback<Boolean>() {
 			@Override
-			public Object doInRedis(RedisConnection connection) {
-				connection.persist(rawKey);
-				return null;
+			public Boolean doInRedis(RedisConnection connection) {
+				return connection.persist(rawKey);
 			}
 		}, true);
 	}