diff --git a/taiga/export_import/api.py b/taiga/export_import/api.py
index 3e1cfbae..d198de7d 100644
--- a/taiga/export_import/api.py
+++ b/taiga/export_import/api.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from taiga.base.decorators import detail_route, list_route
 from taiga.base import exceptions as exc
 from taiga.projects.models import Project, Membership
 from taiga.projects.issues.models import Issue
+from taiga.projects.serializers import ProjectSerializer
 
 from . import mixins
 from . import serializers
@@ -181,8 +182,9 @@ class ProjectImporterViewSet(mixins.ImportThrottlingPolicyMixin, CreateModelMixi
             task = tasks.load_project_dump.delay(request.user, dump)
             return Response({"import-id": task.id}, status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
 
-        dump_service.dict_to_project(dump, request.user.email)
-        return Response(None, status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+        project = dump_service.dict_to_project(dump, request.user.email)
+        response_data = ProjectSerializer(project).data
+        return Response(response_data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
 
 
     @detail_route(methods=['post'])
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_importer_api.py b/tests/integration/test_importer_api.py
index 2b2ad9fa..29b552c0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_importer_api.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_importer_api.py
@@ -735,7 +735,10 @@ def test_valid_dump_import_with_celery_disabled(client, settings):
     data.name = "test"
 
     response = client.post(url, {'dump': data})
-    assert response.status_code == 204
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    response_data = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+    assert "id" in response_data
+    assert response_data["name"] == "Valid project"
 
 def test_valid_dump_import_with_celery_enabled(client, settings):
     settings.CELERY_ENABLED = True
@@ -772,10 +775,10 @@ def test_dump_import_duplicated_project(client):
     data.name = "test"
 
     response = client.post(url, {'dump': data})
-    assert response.status_code == 204
-    new_project = Project.objects.all().order_by("-id").first()
-    assert new_project.name == "Test import"
-    assert new_project.slug == "{}-test-import".format(user.username)
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    response_data = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+    assert response_data["name"] == "Test import"
+    assert response_data["slug"] == "{}-test-import".format(user.username)
 
 def test_dump_import_throttling(client, settings):
     settings.REST_FRAMEWORK["DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES"]["import-dump-mode"] = "1/minute"
@@ -794,6 +797,6 @@ def test_dump_import_throttling(client, settings):
     data.name = "test"
 
     response = client.post(url, {'dump': data})
-    assert response.status_code == 204
+    assert response.status_code == 201
     response = client.post(url, {'dump': data})
     assert response.status_code == 429