diff --git a/examples/jsm/objects/BatchedMesh.js b/examples/jsm/objects/BatchedMesh.js
index a6e6831c204ebf..4909d8350dc3fb 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/objects/BatchedMesh.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/objects/BatchedMesh.js
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ class BatchedMesh extends Mesh {
 		this._matricesTexture = source._matricesTexture.clone();
 		this._matricesTexture.image.data = this._matricesTexture.image.slice();
 
+		return this;
+
 	}
 
 	dispose() {