diff --git a/django-stubs/db/models/manager.pyi b/django-stubs/db/models/manager.pyi
index 7a320d2c8..0e02b65da 100644
--- a/django-stubs/db/models/manager.pyi
+++ b/django-stubs/db/models/manager.pyi
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class BaseManager(Generic[_T]):
     def bulk_create(
         self, objs: Iterable[_T], batch_size: Optional[int] = ..., ignore_conflicts: bool = ...
     ) -> List[_T]: ...
-    def bulk_update(self, objs: Iterable[_T], fields: Sequence[str], batch_size: Optional[int] = ...) -> None: ...
+    def bulk_update(self, objs: Iterable[_T], fields: Sequence[str], batch_size: Optional[int] = ...) -> int: ...
     def get_or_create(self, defaults: Optional[MutableMapping[str, Any]] = ..., **kwargs: Any) -> Tuple[_T, bool]: ...
     def update_or_create(
         self, defaults: Optional[MutableMapping[str, Any]] = ..., **kwargs: Any
diff --git a/django-stubs/db/models/query.pyi b/django-stubs/db/models/query.pyi
index 3803eb8ad..a82b1e9d8 100644
--- a/django-stubs/db/models/query.pyi
+++ b/django-stubs/db/models/query.pyi
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class _QuerySet(Generic[_T, _Row], Collection[_Row], Reversible[_Row], Sized):
     def bulk_create(
         self, objs: Iterable[_T], batch_size: Optional[int] = ..., ignore_conflicts: bool = ...
     ) -> List[_T]: ...
-    def bulk_update(self, objs: Iterable[_T], fields: Sequence[str], batch_size: Optional[int] = ...) -> None: ...
+    def bulk_update(self, objs: Iterable[_T], fields: Sequence[str], batch_size: Optional[int] = ...) -> int: ...
     def get_or_create(self, defaults: Optional[MutableMapping[str, Any]] = ..., **kwargs: Any) -> Tuple[_T, bool]: ...
     def update_or_create(
         self, defaults: Optional[MutableMapping[str, Any]] = ..., **kwargs: Any
diff --git a/tests/typecheck/managers/querysets/test_basic_methods.yml b/tests/typecheck/managers/querysets/test_basic_methods.yml
index 8a8d0780b..ba3bd34f6 100644
--- a/tests/typecheck/managers/querysets/test_basic_methods.yml
+++ b/tests/typecheck/managers/querysets/test_basic_methods.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         reveal_type(qs.count()) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.int"
         reveal_type(qs.update(created_at=timezone.now()))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.int"
         reveal_type(qs.in_bulk()) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.dict[Any, myapp.models.Blog*]"
-        reveal_type(qs.bulk_update(list(qs), fields=["created_at"]))  # N: Revealed type is "None"
+        reveal_type(qs.bulk_update(list(qs), fields=["created_at"]))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.int"
         reveal_type(qs.bulk_create([]))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[myapp.models.Blog*]"
         reveal_type(qs.delete()) # N: Revealed type is "Tuple[builtins.int, builtins.dict[builtins.str, builtins.int]]"
     installed_apps: