diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md
index c8f23646a81322..cf2cf8a15377ce 100644
--- a/doc/api/readline.md
+++ b/doc/api/readline.md
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ was passed to the constructor.
 added: REPLACEME
 -->
 
-* Returns: {Promise}
+* Returns: this
 
 The `rl.rollback` methods clears the internal list of pending actions without
 sending it to the associated `stream`.
diff --git a/lib/internal/readline/promises.js b/lib/internal/readline/promises.js
index dc0cebcfacf141..1a0c7b4c809d47 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline/promises.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const {
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   Promise,
-  PromiseResolve,
 } = primordials;
 
 const { CSI } = require('internal/readline/utils');
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ class Readline {
    * Moves the cursor to the x and y coordinate on the given stream.
    * @param {integer} x
    * @param {integer} [y]
+   * @returns {Readline} this
    */
   cursorTo(x, y = undefined) {
     validateInteger(x, 'x');
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class Readline {
    * Moves the cursor relative to its current location.
    * @param {integer} dx
    * @param {integer} dy
+   * @returns {Readline} this
    */
   moveCursor(dx, dy) {
     if (dx || dy) {
@@ -80,10 +81,12 @@ class Readline {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Clears the current line the cursor is on:
+   * Clears the current line the cursor is on.
+   * @param {-1|0|1} dir Direction to clear:
    *   -1 for left of the cursor
    *   +1 for right of the cursor
    *    0 for the entire line
+   * @returns {Readline} this
    */
   clearLine(dir) {
     validateInteger(dir, 'dir', -1, 1);
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ class Readline {
 
   /**
    * Clears the screen from the current position of the cursor down.
+   * @returns {Readline} this
    */
   clearScreenDown() {
     if (this.#autoCommit) {
@@ -109,15 +113,27 @@ class Readline {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sends all the pending actions to the associated `stream` and clears the
+   * internal list of pending actions.
+   * @returns {Promise<void>} Resolves when all pending actions have been
+   * flushed to the associated `stream`.
+   */
   commit() {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
       this.#stream.write(ArrayPrototypeJoin(this.#todo, ''), resolve);
       this.#todo = [];
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Clears the internal list of pending actions without sending it to the
+   * associated `stream`.
+   * @returns {Readline} this
+   */
   rollback() {
     this.#todo = [];
-    return PromiseResolve();
+    return this;
   }
 }