2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/py/modthread.c b/py/modthread.c
index 51d63e470..6b7547490 100644
--- a/py/modthread.c
+++ b/py/modthread.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
 STATIC size_t thread_stack_size = 0;
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t mod_thread_get_ident(void) {
-    return mp_obj_new_int_from_uint((uintptr_t)mp_thread_get_state());
+    return mp_obj_new_int_from_uint(mp_thread_get_id());
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(mod_thread_get_ident_obj, mod_thread_get_ident);
 
@@ -268,9 +268,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t mod_thread_start_new_thread(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args)
     th_args->fun = args[0];
 
     // spawn the thread!
-    mp_thread_create(thread_entry, th_args, &th_args->stack_size);
-
-    return mp_const_none;
+    return mp_obj_new_int_from_uint(mp_thread_create(thread_entry, th_args, &th_args->stack_size));
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(mod_thread_start_new_thread_obj, 2, 3, mod_thread_start_new_thread);
 
diff --git a/py/mpthread.h b/py/mpthread.h
index e611ef4c1..f335cc029 100644
--- a/py/mpthread.h
+++ b/py/mpthread.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ struct _mp_state_thread_t;
 
 struct _mp_state_thread_t *mp_thread_get_state(void);
 void mp_thread_set_state(struct _mp_state_thread_t *state);
-void mp_thread_create(void *(*entry)(void *), void *arg, size_t *stack_size);
+mp_uint_t mp_thread_create(void *(*entry)(void *), void *arg, size_t *stack_size);
+mp_uint_t mp_thread_get_id(void);
 void mp_thread_start(void);
 void mp_thread_finish(void);
 void mp_thread_mutex_init(mp_thread_mutex_t *mutex);