diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38623f1..b1c418f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ $watcher->watch(
     function (FsNotify\Event $event) {
         var_dump($event->getKind()); // kind of file/folder event
         var_dump($event->getPaths()); // paths 
+        return true; // return false if you do not want to continue
     }
 );
 ```
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class RecommendedWatcher
     public function remove(string $path): void;
     
     /**
-     * @param callable(Event): void $handle
+     * @param callable(Event): bool $handle
      * @throws WatchException
      */
     public function watch(callable $handle): void;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7972882..42a709d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ pub fn get_module() -> Module {
                     let kind = php_event.get_mut_property("kind");
                     *kind = php_kind.into();
 
-                    handler.call([ZVal::from(php_event)])?;
+                    let call_result = handler.call([ZVal::from(php_event)])?;
+                    if call_result.expect_bool()? == false {
+                        break;
+                    }
                 },
                 Err(error) => return Err(NotifyError::new(error).into()),
             }
diff --git a/tests/php/recommended_watcher.php b/tests/php/recommended_watcher.php
index 367fd3c..b4a49aa 100644
--- a/tests/php/recommended_watcher.php
+++ b/tests/php/recommended_watcher.php
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 $watcher->watch(function (FsNotify\Event $event) {
     var_dump($event->getKind());
     var_dump($event->getPaths());
-    exit;
+    return false;
 });
diff --git a/tests/php/test_exception.php b/tests/php/test_exception.php
index b315451..a4ad6c7 100644
--- a/tests/php/test_exception.php
+++ b/tests/php/test_exception.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 try {
     $watcher = new FsNotify\RecommendedWatcher();
     $watcher->add(__DIR__ . '/unknown');
-    $watcher->watch(fn () => null);
+    $watcher->watch(fn () => false);
 } catch (FsNotify\WatchException) {
     echo "caught exception";
 }