diff --git a/src/webui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/webui/CMakeLists.txt
index c82340239..377a8356b 100644
--- a/src/webui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/webui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ add_library(qbt_webui STATIC
     # headers
     api/apicontroller.h
     api/apierror.h
+    api/apistatus.h
     api/appcontroller.h
     api/authcontroller.h
     api/isessionmanager.h
diff --git a/src/webui/api/apicontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/apicontroller.cpp
index ca2c318f4..ce279b45f 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/apicontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/apicontroller.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void APIResult::clear()
     data.clear();
     mimeType.clear();
     filename.clear();
+    status = APIStatus::Ok;
 }
 
 APIController::APIController(IApplication *app, QObject *parent)
@@ -105,3 +106,8 @@ void APIController::setResult(const QByteArray &result, const QString &mimeType,
     m_result.mimeType = mimeType;
     m_result.filename = filename;
 }
+
+void APIController::setStatus(const APIStatus status)
+{
+    m_result.status = status;
+}
diff --git a/src/webui/api/apicontroller.h b/src/webui/api/apicontroller.h
index edcfc16fc..898ad3fdc 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/apicontroller.h
+++ b/src/webui/api/apicontroller.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <QVariant>
 
 #include "base/applicationcomponent.h"
+#include "apistatus.h"
 
 using DataMap = QHash<QString, QByteArray>;
 using StringMap = QHash<QString, QString>;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ struct APIResult
     QVariant data;
     QString mimeType;
     QString filename;
+    APIStatus status = APIStatus::Ok;
 
     void clear();
 };
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ protected:
     void setResult(const QJsonObject &result);
     void setResult(const QByteArray &result, const QString &mimeType = {}, const QString &filename = {});
 
+    void setStatus(APIStatus status);
+
 private:
     StringMap m_params;
     DataMap m_data;
diff --git a/src/webui/api/apistatus.h b/src/webui/api/apistatus.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b88a5c724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webui/api/apistatus.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Thomas Piccirello <thomas@piccirello.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+enum class APIStatus
+{
+    Ok,
+    Async
+};
diff --git a/src/webui/webapplication.cpp b/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
index 22c6dc401..d2fc1bcc4 100644
--- a/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,17 @@ void WebApplication::doProcessRequest()
             print(result.data.toString(), Http::CONTENT_TYPE_TXT);
             break;
         }
+
+        switch (result.status)
+        {
+        case APIStatus::Async:
+            status(202);
+            break;
+        case APIStatus::Ok:
+        default:
+            status(200);
+            break;
+        }
     }
     catch (const APIError &error)
     {