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diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index 44b0c460..bbb17e4a 100644
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -140,11 +140,25 @@ typedef struct _notmuch_filenames notmuch_filenames_t;
  * contained within 'path' can be added to the database by calling
  * notmuch_database_add_message.
  *
- * In case of any failure, this function returns NULL, (after printing
- * an error message on stderr).
+ * In case of any failure, this function returns an error status and
+ * sets *database to NULL (after printing an error message on stderr).
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully created the database.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'path' argument is NULL.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to create the
+ *	database file (such as permission denied, or file not found,
+ *	etc.), or the database already exists.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred.
  */
-notmuch_database_t *
-notmuch_database_create (const char *path);
+notmuch_status_t
+notmuch_database_create (const char *path, notmuch_database_t **database);
 
 typedef enum {
     NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_ONLY = 0,
@@ -286,11 +300,28 @@ notmuch_database_end_atomic (notmuch_database_t *notmuch);
  * (see notmuch_database_get_path), or else should be an absolute path
  * with initial components that match the path of 'database'.
  *
- * Can return NULL if a Xapian exception occurs.
+ * Note: Currently this will create the directory object if it doesn't
+ * exist.  In the future, when a directory object does not exist this
+ * will return NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS and set *directory to NULL.
+ * Callers should be prepared for this.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully retrieved directory.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'directory' argument is NULL.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred;
+ *	directory not retrieved.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
+ *	mode so the directory cannot be created (this case will be
+ *	removed in the future).
  */
-notmuch_directory_t *
+notmuch_status_t
 notmuch_database_get_directory (notmuch_database_t *database,
-				const char *path);
+				const char *path,
+				notmuch_directory_t **directory);
 
 /* Add a new message to the given notmuch database or associate an
  * additional filename with an existing message.