diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 491e813..4887b8c 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ sources(<object>, <name>, <callback>)
 ```
 callback(<source>)
 	-> STOP 
+	-> STOP(<value>)
 	-> undefined
 	-> <value>
 ```
@@ -576,6 +577,9 @@ one of the following:
 - `object.STOP`  
   This will make `sources(..)` stop and return the `<list>` up to and 
   including the object that triggered the _stop_.
+- `object.STOP(<value>)`  
+  Same as returning `object.STOP` but will put the `<value>` at the end of 
+  the returned list instead of the input object.
 - `undefined`  
   Add the object triggering `callback(..)` in `<list>` as-is and continue. 
 - array  
@@ -625,6 +629,7 @@ values(<object>, <name>, <callback>, true)
 ```
 callback(<descriptor>, <source>)
 	-> STOP 
+	-> STOP(value)
 	-> undefined
 	-> <value>
 ```
diff --git a/object.js b/object.js
index f76daa2..829523b 100755
--- a/object.js
+++ b/object.js
@@ -248,8 +248,9 @@ function(base, obj, non_strict){
 
 // object to trigger iteration stop...
 //
-module.STOP = 
-	{doc: 'stop iteration.'}
+// NOTE: this is a placeholder for documnetation/context purposes, see 
+// 		the actual implementation at the end of the module...
+module.STOP = undefined
 
 
 // Get a list of source objects for a prop/attr name...
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ module.STOP =
 // 		
 // 	callback(obj)
 // 		-> STOP
+// 		-> STOP(value)
 // 		-> ..
 // 		
 //
@@ -281,6 +283,8 @@ module.STOP =
 // callback(..) return values:
 // 	- STOP			- stop the search and return the match list terminated
 // 						with the object triggering the stop.
+// 	- STOP(value)	- stop the search and return the match list terminated
+// 						with the value passed to STOP(..)
 // 	- undefined		- return the triggering object as-is
 // 						NOTE: this is the same as returning [obj]
 // 	- array			- merge array content into the result insteaad of 
@@ -319,9 +323,12 @@ function(obj, name, callback){
 			res.push(
 				(o === undefined || o === module.STOP) ?
 					[obj]
-					: o )
+				: o instanceof module.STOP ?
+					o.value
+				: o )
 			// stop...
-			if(o === module.STOP){
+			if(o === module.STOP 
+					|| o instanceof module.STOP){
 				return res.flat() } }
 		obj = obj.__proto__ }
 	return res.flat() }
@@ -343,6 +350,7 @@ function(obj, name, callback){
 // 		
 // 	callback(value/prop, obj)
 // 		-> STOP
+// 		-> STOP(value)
 // 		-> ..
 // 		
 //
@@ -352,20 +360,6 @@ function(obj, name, callback){
 //
 //
 // NOTE: for more docs on the callback(..) see sources(..)
-//
-// XXX BUG: passing a callback here breaks the return value at the STOP...
-// 		essentially this is a question of how can we return STOP and the 
-// 		value to be returned at the same time???
-// 		...ways to go:
-// 			- store the last return from callback(..) and if it's STOP 
-// 				patch the last value (HACK-ish)
-// 			- skip the last value...
-// 				...this will complicate the logic quite a bit as the user
-// 				will need to STOP after the last position...
-// 			- return STOP(value) or [STOP, value]
-// 				...requires the user not to forget...
-// 			- ignore the callback return value...
-// 				...this seems the most uniform, but this can break things...
 var values =
 module.values =
 function(obj, name, callback, props){
@@ -384,12 +378,16 @@ function(obj, name, callback, props){
 			: obj[name] }
 	// wrap the callback if given...
 	var c = typeof(callback) == 'function'
-		&& function(obj){ 
-			return callback(_get(obj, name), obj) }
+		&& function(obj){
+			var val = _get(obj, name)
+			var res = callback(val, obj) 
+			return res === module.STOP ?
+				// wrap the expected stop result if the user did not do it...
+				module.STOP(val)
+				: res }
 	return c ?
 		// NOTE: we do not need to handle the callback return values as
 		// 		this is fully done by c(..) in sources(..)
-		// XXX BUG: if this stops the last value will be the obj and not the prop...
 		sources(obj, name, c)
 		: sources(obj, name)
 			.map(function(obj){ 
@@ -668,8 +666,11 @@ function(base, object, callback){
 				res.push(
 					(o === undefined || o === module.STOP) ? 
 						[base]
-						: o )
-				if(o === module.STOP){
+					: o instanceof module.STOP ?
+						o.value
+					: o )
+				if(o === module.STOP 
+						|| o instanceof module.STOP){
 					return res.flat() } 
 				// match found, no need to test further...
 				break } }
@@ -1129,6 +1130,16 @@ function Constructor(name, a, b, c){
 
 
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+module.STOP = Constructor('STOP', {
+	doc: 'stop iteration.',
+	__init__: function(value){
+		this.value = value },
+})
+
+
+
 
 /**********************************************************************
 * vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e19f9f7..8664626 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-object",
-  "version": "5.2.8",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "object.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 0e73f06..3a5a5de 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -662,11 +662,6 @@ var cases = test.Cases({
 			// XXX essert ignores the order here -- this should fail...
 			[123, 321], '.values(.., true) ')
 
-		// XXX BUG: this returns the object and not the value...
-		console.log('>>>>>', object.values(obj, 'x', function(){ return object.STOP }))
-		// XXX BUG: this returns the object and not the prop descriptor...
-		console.log('>>>>>', object.values(obj, 'x', function(){ return object.STOP }, true))
-
 		assert(
 			object.values(obj, 'x', function(){ return object.STOP })[0] == 321,
 			// XXX essert ignores the order here -- this should fail...