diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/Subject.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/Subject.java
index a6bd7f9777481..349ce120244e4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/Subject.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/Subject.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public interface Subject {
     /**
      * runAs allows the caller to run a callable function as this subject
      */
-    default void runAs(Callable<Void> callable) throws Exception {
+    default <T> T runAs(Callable<T> callable) throws Exception {
         callable.call();
+        return null;
     };
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/noop/NoopPluginSubject.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/noop/NoopPluginSubject.java
index f2d79d8a35d89..b8e25a1107afb 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/noop/NoopPluginSubject.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/identity/noop/NoopPluginSubject.java
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ public void authenticate(AuthToken token) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void runAs(Callable<Void> callable) throws Exception {
+    public <T> T runAs(Callable<T> callable) throws Exception {
         try (ThreadContext.StoredContext ctx = threadPool.getThreadContext().stashContext()) {
             callable.call();
         }
+        return null;
     }
 }