diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 4b9c713..e6b04cc 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartstate',
-  version: '2.0.10',
+  version: '2.0.11',
   description: 'a package that handles state in a good way'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartstate.classes.statepart.ts b/ts/smartstate.classes.statepart.ts
index bbdbc67..a4aa6af 100644
--- a/ts/smartstate.classes.statepart.ts
+++ b/ts/smartstate.classes.statepart.ts
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ export class StatePart<TStatePartName, TStatePayload> {
   /**
    * dispatches an action on the statepart level
    */
-  public async dispatchAction<T>(stateAction: StateAction<TStatePayload, T>, actionPayload: T) {
+  public async dispatchAction<T>(stateAction: StateAction<TStatePayload, T>, actionPayload: T): Promise<TStatePayload> {
     await this.cumulativeDeferred.promise;
     const newState = await stateAction.actionDef(this, actionPayload);
-    this.setState(newState);
+    await this.setState(newState);
+    return this.getState();
   }
 
   /**