In a new interview, The Vampire Diaries‘ Steven R. McQueen discusses when, if and/or how Jeremy will return to Mystic Falls!

Speaking to Zap2It, McQueen reveals that while Jeremy has been gone for most of season 3, he will be returning as a regular in season 4 (phew!).

He also previews his return (mild spoilers), saying:

Jeremy was definitely manipulated by Kol [but] they don’t jump that much into [Jeremy’s time in Denver] this season, but possibly next season. When I get back, there’s kind of the bigger picture things that are going on, and then there’s all this stuff on the side. You’re just going to have to watch and see whether he has time to fully deal with it or not.

Have you been missing Jeremy, or has there been too much other stuff going on to notice his absence?!