diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py
index 83aa9b07..ad65647c 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import numpy.typing as npt
-    from typing import Sequence, Tuple
+    from typing import Sequence, Tuple, Self
     from manimlib.typing import ManimColor, Vect3, Vect3Array
 
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
         v_buff_ratio: float = 1.0,
         d_buff_ratio: float = 1.0,
         height: float = DEFAULT_GRID_HEIGHT,
-    ):
+    ) -> Self:
         n_points = n_rows * n_cols * n_layers
         points = np.repeat(range(n_points), 3, axis=0).reshape((n_points, 3))
         points[:, 0] = points[:, 0] % n_cols
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
         return self
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def set_radii(self, radii: npt.ArrayLike):
+    def set_radii(self, radii: npt.ArrayLike) -> Self:
         n_points = self.get_num_points()
         radii = np.array(radii).reshape((len(radii), 1))
         self.data["radius"][:] = resize_with_interpolation(radii, n_points)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
         return self.data["radius"]
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def set_radius(self, radius: float):
+    def set_radius(self, radius: float) -> Self:
         data = self.data if self.get_num_points() > 0 else self._data_defaults
         data["radius"][:] = radius
         self.refresh_bounding_box()
@@ -116,13 +116,14 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
     def get_radius(self) -> float:
         return self.get_radii().max()
 
-    def set_glow_factor(self, glow_factor: float) -> None:
+    def set_glow_factor(self, glow_factor: float) -> Self:
         self.uniforms["glow_factor"] = glow_factor
+        return self
 
     def get_glow_factor(self) -> float:
         return self.uniforms["glow_factor"]
 
-    def compute_bounding_box(self) -> np.ndarray:
+    def compute_bounding_box(self) -> Vect3Array:
         bb = super().compute_bounding_box()
         radius = self.get_radius()
         bb[0] += np.full((3,), -radius)
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
         scale_factor: float | npt.ArrayLike,
         scale_radii: bool = True,
         **kwargs
-    ):
+    ) -> Self:
         super().scale(scale_factor, **kwargs)
         if scale_radii:
             self.set_radii(scale_factor * self.get_radii())
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
         reflectiveness: float = 0.5,
         gloss: float = 0.1,
         shadow: float = 0.2
-    ):
+    ) -> Self:
         self.set_shading(reflectiveness, gloss, shadow)
         self.apply_depth_test()
         return self
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py
index f6180b3f..ab958473 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from manimlib.utils.iterables import resize_with_interpolation
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Callable
+    from typing import Callable, Self
     from manimlib.typing import ManimColor, Vect3, Vect3Array, Vect4Array
 
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
         rgbas: Vect4Array | None = None,
         color: ManimColor | None = None,
         opacity: float | None = None
-    ):
+    ) -> Self:
         """
         points must be a Nx3 numpy array, as must rgbas if it is not None
         """
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
             self.data["rgba"][-len(rgbas):] = rgbas
         return self
 
-    def add_point(self, point: Vect3, rgba=None, color=None, opacity=None):
+    def add_point(self, point: Vect3, rgba=None, color=None, opacity=None) -> Self:
         rgbas = None if rgba is None else [rgba]
         self.add_points([point], rgbas, color, opacity)
         return self
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def set_color_by_gradient(self, *colors: ManimColor):
+    def set_color_by_gradient(self, *colors: ManimColor) -> Self:
         self.data["rgba"][:] = np.array(list(map(
             color_to_rgba,
             color_gradient(colors, self.get_num_points())
@@ -60,20 +60,20 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
         return self
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def match_colors(self, pmobject: PMobject):
+    def match_colors(self, pmobject: PMobject) -> Self:
         self.data["rgba"][:] = resize_with_interpolation(
             pmobject.data["rgba"], self.get_num_points()
         )
         return self
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def filter_out(self, condition: Callable[[np.ndarray], bool]):
+    def filter_out(self, condition: Callable[[np.ndarray], bool]) -> Self:
         for mob in self.family_members_with_points():
             mob.data = mob.data[~np.apply_along_axis(condition, 1, mob.get_points())]
         return self
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def sort_points(self, function: Callable[[Vect3], None] = lambda p: p[0]):
+    def sort_points(self, function: Callable[[Vect3], None] = lambda p: p[0]) -> Self:
         """
         function is any map from R^3 to R
         """
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
         return self
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def ingest_submobjects(self):
+    def ingest_submobjects(self) -> Self:
         self.data = np.vstack([
             sm.data for sm in self.get_family()
         ])
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
         return self.get_points()[int(index)]
 
     @Mobject.affects_data
-    def pointwise_become_partial(self, pmobject: PMobject, a: float, b: float):
+    def pointwise_become_partial(self, pmobject: PMobject, a: float, b: float) -> Self:
         lower_index = int(a * pmobject.get_num_points())
         upper_index = int(b * pmobject.get_num_points())
         self.data = pmobject.data[lower_index:upper_index].copy()