diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/node_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/node_handler.py
index ff404585..e56f3bae 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/node_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/node_handler.py
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ class NodeHandler:
         project = Controller.instance().get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
         node = project.get_node(request.match_info["node_id"])
         yield from node.start()
-        response.set_status(204)
+        response.json(node)
+        response.set_status(201)
 
     @Route.post(
         r"/projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id}/stop",
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ class NodeHandler:
         project = Controller.instance().get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
         node = project.get_node(request.match_info["node_id"])
         yield from node.stop()
-        response.set_status(204)
+        response.json(node)
+        response.set_status(201)
 
     @Route.post(
         r"/projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id}/suspend",
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ class NodeHandler:
         project = Controller.instance().get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
         node = project.get_node(request.match_info["node_id"])
         yield from node.suspend()
-        response.set_status(204)
+        response.json(node)
+        response.set_status(201)
 
     @Route.post(
         r"/projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id}/reload",
@@ -242,7 +245,8 @@ class NodeHandler:
         project = Controller.instance().get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
         node = project.get_node(request.match_info["node_id"])
         yield from node.reload()
-        response.set_status(204)
+        response.json(node)
+        response.set_status(201)
 
     @Route.delete(
         r"/projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id}",
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/topology.py b/gns3server/schemas/topology.py
index 53b26738..db13b111 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/topology.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/topology.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ TOPOLOGY_SCHEMA = {
     "additionalProperties": False
 }
 
+
 def main():
     import jsonschema
     import sys
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_node.py b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_node.py
index 759a5ea2..ca142bdb 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_node.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_node.py
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ def test_start_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
     compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
 
     response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/nodes/{}/start".format(project.id, node.id), example=True)
-    assert response.status == 204
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json == node.__json__()
 
 
 def test_stop_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ def test_stop_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
     compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
 
     response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/nodes/{}/stop".format(project.id, node.id), example=True)
-    assert response.status == 204
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json == node.__json__()
 
 
 def test_suspend_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ def test_suspend_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
     compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
 
     response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/nodes/{}/suspend".format(project.id, node.id), example=True)
-    assert response.status == 204
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json == node.__json__()
 
 
 def test_reload_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ def test_reload_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):
     compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
 
     response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/nodes/{}/reload".format(project.id, node.id), example=True)
-    assert response.status == 204
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json == node.__json__()
 
 
 def test_delete_node(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, node):