diff --git a/pagure/api/fork.py b/pagure/api/fork.py
index 9621731..ebd01f3 100644
--- a/pagure/api/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/api/fork.py
@@ -305,11 +305,17 @@ def api_pull_request_merge(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
 
     ::
 
+        wait=False:
         {
           "message": "Merging queued",
           "taskid": "123-abcd"
         }
 
+        wait=True:
+        {
+          "message": "Changes merged!"
+        }
+
     """  # noqa
     output = {}
 
@@ -351,9 +357,13 @@ def api_pull_request_merge(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
     try:
         taskid = pagure.lib.tasks.merge_pull_request.delay(
             repo.name, namespace, username, requestid,
-            flask.g.fas_user.username)
+            flask.g.fas_user.username).id
         output = {'message': 'Merging queued',
                   'taskid': taskid}
+
+        if flask.request.form.get('wait', True):
+            pagure.lib.tasks.get_result(taskid).get()
+            output = {'message': 'Changes merged!'}
     except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
         raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
             400, error_code=APIERROR.ENOCODE, error=str(err))
diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
index b2aaf2d..d39c4d9 100644
--- a/pagure/api/project.py
+++ b/pagure/api/project.py
@@ -450,17 +450,29 @@ def api_new_project():
     |                  |         |              |   projects, confirm this  |
     |                  |         |              |   with your administrators|
     +------------------+---------+--------------+---------------------------+
+    | ``wait``         | boolean | Optional     | | A boolean to specify if |
+    |                  |         |              |   this API call should    |
+    |                  |         |              |   return a taskid or if it|
+    |                  |         |              |   should wait for the task|
+    |                  |         |              |   to finish.              |
+    +------------------+---------+--------------+---------------------------+
 
     Sample response
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
     ::
 
+        wait=False:
         {
           'message': 'Project creation queued',
           'taskid': '123-abcd'
         }
 
+        wait=True:
+        {
+          'message': 'Project creation queued'
+        }
+
     """
     user = pagure.lib.search_user(SESSION, username=flask.g.fas_user.username)
     output = {}
@@ -515,6 +527,13 @@ def api_new_project():
             SESSION.commit()
             output = {'message': 'Project creation queued',
                       'taskid': taskid}
+
+            if flask.request.form.get('wait', True):
+                result = pagure.lib.tasks.get_result(taskid).get()
+                project = pagure.lib._get_project(
+                    SESSION, name=result['repo'],
+                    namespace=result['namespace'])
+                output = {'message': 'Project "%s" created' % project.fullname}
         except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
             raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
                 400, error_code=APIERROR.ENOCODE, error=str(err))
@@ -562,6 +581,12 @@ def api_fork_project():
     | ``username``     | string  | Optional     | | The username of the user|
     |                  |         |              |   of the fork.            |
     +------------------+---------+--------------+---------------------------+
+    | ``wait``         | boolean | Optional     | | A boolean to specify if |
+    |                  |         |              |   this API call should    |
+    |                  |         |              |   return a taskid or if it|
+    |                  |         |              |   should wait for the task|
+    |                  |         |              |   to finish.              |
+    +------------------+---------+--------------+---------------------------+
 
 
     Sample response
@@ -569,11 +594,17 @@ def api_fork_project():
 
     ::
 
+        wait=False:
         {
           "message": "Project forking queued",
           "taskid": "123-abcd"
         }
 
+        wait=True:
+        {
+          "message": 'Repo "test" cloned to "pingou/test"
+        }
+
     """
     output = {}
 
@@ -602,6 +633,12 @@ def api_fork_project():
             SESSION.commit()
             output = {'message': 'Project forking queued',
                       'taskid': taskid}
+
+            if flask.request.form.get('wait', True):
+                pagure.lib.tasks.get_result(taskid).get()
+                output = {'message': 'Repo "%s" cloned to "%s/%s"'
+                          % (repo.fullname, flask.g.fas_user.username,
+                             repo.fullname)}
         except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
             raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
                 400, error_code=APIERROR.ENOCODE, error=str(err))