diff --git a/README_JSON_API.md b/README_JSON_API.md
index fd24e847..6a62cf88 100644
--- a/README_JSON_API.md
+++ b/README_JSON_API.md
@@ -587,7 +587,12 @@ POST /api/queue/items/add
 
 **Response**
 
-On success returns the HTTP `204 No Content` success status response code.
+On success returns the HTTP `200 OK` success status response code.
+
+| Key             | Type     | Value                                     |
+| --------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
+| count           | integer  | number of tracks added to the queue       |
+
 
 **Example**
 
@@ -595,6 +600,12 @@ On success returns the HTTP `204 No Content` success status response code.
 curl -X POST "http://localhost:3689/api/queue/items/add?uris=library:playlist:68,library:artist:2932599850102967727"
 ```
 
+```json
+{
+  "count": 42
+}
+```
+
 
 ### Moving a queue item
 
diff --git a/src/httpd_jsonapi.c b/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
index 43447571..71260f84 100644
--- a/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
+++ b/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
@@ -1745,6 +1745,7 @@ jsonapi_reply_queue_tracks_add(struct httpd_request *hreq)
   const char *id;
   int pos = -1;
   int count = 0;
+  json_object *reply;
   int ret = 0;
 
 
@@ -1814,10 +1815,19 @@ jsonapi_reply_queue_tracks_add(struct httpd_request *hreq)
 
   free(uris);
 
+  if (ret == 0)
+    {
+      reply = json_object_new_object();
+      json_object_object_add(reply, "count", json_object_new_int(count));
+
+      ret = evbuffer_add_printf(hreq->reply, "%s", json_object_to_json_string(reply));
+      jparse_free(reply);
+    }
+
   if (ret < 0)
     return HTTP_INTERNAL;
 
-  return HTTP_NOCONTENT;
+  return HTTP_OK;
 }
 
 static int