diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b00b90f..129f4ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ JSON object:
 
 Status code:
 
-* `200 OK` on success
+* `201 Created` on success
 * `400 Bad Request` on validation error
 
 JSON object:
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ JSON object:
 
 Status code:
 
-* `200 OK` on success
+* `201 Created` on success
 * `400 Bad Request` on validation error
 
 JSON object:
diff --git a/httpapi/httpapi.go b/httpapi/httpapi.go
index 243d9f9..a64279d 100644
--- a/httpapi/httpapi.go
+++ b/httpapi/httpapi.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ func (h HTTPAPI) createSubscription(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, para
 		return
 	}
 
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 	encoder.Encode(output)
 }