diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js b/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
index a82f112361..2628e73f2b 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
@@ -431,6 +431,39 @@ p5.Shader = class {
    */
   modify(hooks) {
     p5._validateParameters('p5.Shader.modify', arguments);
+
+    // Internal helper to normalize shader hooks
+    // Automatically appends a return statement when:
+    //   - The hook's return type matches its first parameter type (e.g. Inputs getX(Inputs x))
+    //   - No explicit 'return' is present in the user-provided code
+    const normalizeReturnIfMissing = (hookDef, impl) => {
+      // Example: hookDef = "Inputs getPixelInputs"
+      // Example: impl = "(Inputs inputs) { ... }"
+      const defMatch = /^(\w+)\s+(\w+)$/.exec(hookDef.trim());
+      if (!defMatch) return impl;
+      const [, returnType] = defMatch;
+
+      // Skip void-return hooks
+      if (returnType === 'void') return impl;
+
+      // Strip // and /* */ comments before searching for 'return'
+      const withoutComments = impl
+        .replace(/\/\/.*$/gm, '')
+        .replace(/\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\//g, '');
+      if (/\breturn\b/.test(withoutComments)) return impl;
+
+      // Extract the first parameter type and name
+      const sigMatch = /^\s*\(\s*([\w\s[\]]+)\s+(\w+)\s*\)/.exec(impl);
+      if (!sigMatch) return impl;
+      const [, paramType, paramName] = sigMatch;
+
+      // Only normalize when return type matches first param type
+      if (paramType.trim() !== returnType.trim()) return impl;
+
+      // Append 'return <paramName>;' before the last closing brace
+      return impl.replace(/\}\s*$/, `  return ${paramName};\n}`);
+    };
+
     const newHooks = {
       vertex: {},
       fragment: {},
@@ -446,9 +479,9 @@ p5.Shader = class {
         newHooks.fragment.declarations =
           (newHooks.fragment.declarations || '') + '\n' + hooks[key];
       } else if (this.hooks.vertex[key]) {
-        newHooks.vertex[key] = hooks[key];
+        newHooks.vertex[key] = normalizeReturnIfMissing(key, hooks[key]);
       } else if (this.hooks.fragment[key]) {
-        newHooks.fragment[key] = hooks[key];
+        newHooks.fragment[key] = normalizeReturnIfMissing(key, hooks[key]);
       } else {
         newHooks.helpers[key] = hooks[key];
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/webgl/p5.Shader.js b/test/unit/webgl/p5.Shader.js
index 044bf6ec0a..c32297c36f 100644
--- a/test/unit/webgl/p5.Shader.js
+++ b/test/unit/webgl/p5.Shader.js
@@ -385,6 +385,95 @@ suite('p5.Shader', function() {
         });
         expect(modified.fragSrc()).to.match(/#define AUGMENTED_HOOK_getVertexColor/);
       });
+
+      test('auto-returns when param/return types match (no explicit return)', function() {
+        const modified = myShader.modify({
+          'vec4 getVertexColor': `(vec4 c) {
+            c.rgb = vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+          }`
+        });
+        expect(modified.fragSrc()).to.match(/#define AUGMENTED_HOOK_getVertexColor/);
+        expect(modified.fragSrc()).to.match(/getVertexColor[\s\S]*?\{[\s\S]*?return\s+c\s*;[\s\S]*?\}/);
+      });
+
+      test('explicit return is preserved and not duplicated', function() {
+        const modified = myShader.modify({
+          'vec4 getVertexColor': `(vec4 c) {
+            c.rgb *= 0.5;
+            return c;
+          }`
+        });
+        expect(modified.fragSrc()).to.match(/#define AUGMENTED_HOOK_getVertexColor/);
+
+        const body = modified.fragSrc().match(/getVertexColor[\s\S]*?\{([\s\S]*?)\}/)[1];
+        const matches = (body.match(/return\s+c\s*;/g) || []).length;
+        expect(matches).to.equal(1);
+      });
+
+      test('commented return does not block normalization', function() {
+        const modified = myShader.modify({
+          'vec4 getVertexColor': `(vec4 c) {
+            /* return c; */
+            // return c;
+            c.a = 1.0;
+          }`
+        });
+        expect(modified.fragSrc()).to.match(/#define AUGMENTED_HOOK_getVertexColor/);
+        expect(modified.fragSrc()).to.match(/getVertexColor[\s\S]*?return\s+c\s*;/);
+      });
+
+      test('void hooks are not normalized', function() {
+        const modified = myShader.modify({
+          'void beforeFragment': `() {
+            // no-op
+          }`,
+          'vec4 getVertexColor': `(vec4 c) { 
+            return c; 
+          }`
+        });
+
+        const src = modified.fragSrc();
+        const bfBody = src.match(/HOOK_beforeFragment[\s\S]*?\{([\s\S]*?)\}/);
+        if (bfBody) {
+          expect(bfBody[1]).not.to.match(/\breturn\b/);
+        }
+      });
+
+      test('mismatched types are not auto-returned and cause compiler error', function() {
+        const bad = myp5.createShader(
+          `
+            precision highp float;
+            attribute vec3 aPosition;
+            uniform mat4 uModelViewMatrix, uProjectionMatrix;
+            void main() {
+              gl_Position = uProjectMatrix * uModelViewMatrix * vec4(aPosition, 1.0);
+            }
+          `,
+          `
+            precision highp float;
+            void main() {
+              gl_FragColor = HOOK_getVertexColor(vec4(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+            }
+          `,
+          {
+            fragment: {
+              'vec4 getVertexColor': '(vec2 uv) { }'
+            }
+          }
+        );
+
+        let threw = false;
+        try {
+          bad.bindShader();
+        } catch (e) {
+          threw = true;
+        } finally {
+          try {
+            bad.unbindShader();
+          } catch (_) {}
+        }
+        expect(threw).to.equal(true);
+      });
     });
   });
 });