diff --git a/plasma/node.py b/plasma/node.py
index f7342e0..b3e25e7 100644
--- a/plasma/node.py
+++ b/plasma/node.py
@@ -591,15 +591,16 @@ def _save_restore_state(self):
                                                self.fixed, flip)
 
     def move(self, direction):
+        """Move this node in `direction`. Return whether node was moved."""
         if self.is_root:
-            return
+            return False
         if direction.orient is self.parent.orient:
             old_idx = self.index
             new_idx = old_idx + direction.offset
             if 0 <= new_idx < len(self.parent):
                 p = self.parent
                 p[old_idx], p[new_idx] = p[new_idx], p[old_idx]
-                return
+                return True
             new_sibling = self.parent.parent
         else:
             new_sibling = self.parent
@@ -607,22 +608,23 @@ def move(self, direction):
             new_parent = new_sibling.parent
             idx = new_sibling.index
         except AttributeError:
-            return
+            return False
         self.reset_size()
         self.parent.remove_child(self)
         new_parent.add_child(self, idx + (1 if direction.offset == 1 else 0))
+        return True
 
     def move_up(self):
-        self.move(UP)
+        return self.move(UP)
 
     def move_down(self):
-        self.move(DOWN)
+        return self.move(DOWN)
 
     def move_right(self):
-        self.move(RIGHT)
+        return self.move(RIGHT)
 
     def move_left(self):
-        self.move(LEFT)
+        return self.move(LEFT)
 
     def _move_and_integrate(self, direction):
         old_parent = self.parent
diff --git a/tests/test_node.py b/tests/test_node.py
index 5ccebfd..d893aad 100644
--- a/tests/test_node.py
+++ b/tests/test_node.py
@@ -177,27 +177,34 @@ def test_advanced_move(self, grid):
 
     def test_advanced_move2(self, root, grid):
         a, b, c, d, e = grid
-        c.move_down()
+        res = c.move_down()
         assert b.parent.tree == [b, [d, e], c]
-        e.move_down()
+        assert res == True
+        res = e.move_down()
         assert b.parent.tree == [b, d, e, c]
-        e.move_left()
+        assert res == True
+        res = e.move_left()
         assert root.tree == [a, e, [b, d, c]]
-        d.move_right()
+        assert res == True
+        res = d.move_right()
         assert root.tree == [a, e, [b, c], d]
-        a.move_left()
+        assert res == True
+        res = a.move_left()
         assert root.tree == [a, e, [b, c], d]
-        d.move_right()
+        assert res == False
+        res = d.move_right()
         assert root.tree == [a, e, [b, c], d]
+        assert res == False
 
     def test_move_blocked(self, root, grid):
         a, b, c, d, e = grid
         orig_tree = root.tree.copy()
-        a.move_up()
+        res = a.move_up()
         assert root.tree == orig_tree
-        b.move_up()
+        assert res is False
+        res = b.move_up()
         assert root.tree == orig_tree
-        b.move_right()
+        assert res is False
 
     def test_move_root(self, root):
         a = Node('a')