diff --git a/GPy/models/Bayesian_GPLVM.py b/GPy/models/Bayesian_GPLVM.py
index ba9603bb..aaaefa7f 100644
--- a/GPy/models/Bayesian_GPLVM.py
+++ b/GPy/models/Bayesian_GPLVM.py
@@ -95,3 +95,5 @@ class Bayesian_GPLVM(sparse_GP, GPLVM):
             input_1, input_2 = which_indices
         ax = GPLVM.plot_latent(self, which_indices=[input_1, input_2],*args, **kwargs)
         ax.plot(self.Z[:, input_1], self.Z[:, input_2], '^w')
+
+        return ax