@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ as much as it can.
 
    Get a :term:`strong reference` to the referenced object from a weak
    reference, *ref*, into *\*pobj*.
-   Return 0 on success. Raise an exception and return -1 on error.
 
-   If the referent is no longer live, set *\*pobj* to ``NULL`` and return 0.
+   * On success, set *\*pobj* to a new :term:`strong reference` to the
+     referenced object and return 1.
+   * If the reference is dead, set *\*pobj* to ``NULL`` and return 0.
+   * On error, raise an exception and return -1.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.13
 
 
@@ -3376,7 +3376,7 @@ test_weakref_capi(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 
     // test PyWeakref_GetRef(), reference is alive
     PyObject *ref = Py_True;  // marker to check that value was set
-    assert(PyWeakref_GetRef(weakref, &ref) == 0);
+    assert(PyWeakref_GetRef(weakref, &ref) == 1);
     assert(ref == obj);
     assert(Py_REFCNT(obj) == (refcnt + 1));
     Py_DECREF(ref);
 
@@ -913,7 +913,11 @@ PyWeakref_GetRef(PyObject *ref, PyObject **pobj)
         return -1;
     }
     *pobj = _PyWeakref_GET_REF(ref);
-    return 0;
+    if (*pobj == NULL) {
+        // The reference is dead
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
 }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -913,7 +913,11 @@ PyWeakref_GetRef(PyObject ref, PyObject *pobj)`
`913`	`913`	`return -1;`
`914`	`914`	`}`
`915`	`915`	`*pobj = _PyWeakref_GET_REF(ref);`
`916`		`- return 0;`
	`916`	`+ if (*pobj == NULL) {`
	`917`	`+ // The reference is dead`
	`918`	`+ return 0;`
	`919`	`+ }`
	`920`	`+ return 1;`
`917`	`921`	`}`
`918`	`922`
`919`	`923`