diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 3b245f696..d98a11223 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ function install(data, user, auditSource, callback) {
 
                         eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_INSTALL, auditSource, { appId: appId, app: result });
 
-                        callback(null, { id : appId });
+                        callback(null, { id : appId, taskId: result.taskId });
                     });
                 });
             });
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ function configure(appId, data, user, auditSource, callback) {
 
                     eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_CONFIGURE, auditSource, { appId: appId, app: result });
 
-                    callback(null);
+                    callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
                 });
             });
         });
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ function update(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
                 if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.BAD_STATE)); // might be a bad guess
                 if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
-                startAppTask(appId, { updateConfig: updateConfig }, function (error) {
+                startAppTask(appId, { updateConfig: updateConfig }, function (error, result) {
                     if (error) return callback(error);
 
                     eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_UPDATE, auditSource, { appId: appId, toManifest: manifest, fromManifest: app.manifest, force: data.force, app: app });
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ function update(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
                     // clear update indicator, if update fails, it will come back through the update checker
                     updateChecker.resetAppUpdateInfo(appId);
 
-                    callback(null);
+                    callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
                 });
             });
         });
@@ -1047,12 +1047,12 @@ function restore(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
                 if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
                 const restoreConfig = data.backupId ? { backupId: data.backupId, backupFormat: backupInfo.format, oldManifest: app.manifest } : null; // when null, apptask simply reinstalls
-                startAppTask(appId, { restoreConfig }, function (error) {
+                startAppTask(appId, { restoreConfig }, function (error, result) {
                     if (error) return callback(error);
 
                     eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_RESTORE, auditSource, { app: app, backupId: backupInfo.id, fromManifest: app.manifest, toManifest: backupInfo.manifest });
 
-                    callback(null);
+                    callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
                 });
             });
         });
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ function clone(appId, data, user, auditSource, callback) {
 
                             eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_CLONE, auditSource, { appId: newAppId, oldAppId: appId, backupId: backupId, oldApp: app, newApp: result });
 
-                            callback(null, { id: newAppId });
+                            callback(null, { id: newAppId, taskId: result.taskId });
                         });
                     });
                 });
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ function uninstall(appId, auditSource, callback) {
 
                     eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL, auditSource, { appId: appId, app: result });
 
-                    callback(null);
+                    callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
                 });
             });
         });
@@ -1376,7 +1376,11 @@ function backup(appId, callback) {
             if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.BAD_STATE)); // might be a bad guess
             if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
-            startAppTask(appId, {}, callback);
+            startAppTask(appId, { }, (error, result) => {
+                if (error) return callback(error);
+
+                callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
+            });
         });
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/apps.js b/src/routes/apps.js
index f86aaa36b..2b34a8929 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps.js
+++ b/src/routes/apps.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function installApp(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('Installing app :%j', data);
 
-    apps.install(data, req.user, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, app) {
+    apps.install(data, req.user, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.ALREADY_EXISTS) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.PORT_RESERVED) return next(new HttpError(409, 'Port ' + error.message + ' is reserved.'));
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function installApp(req, res, next) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR) return next(new HttpError(424, error.message));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(202, app));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { id: result.id, taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function configureApp(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('Configuring app id:%s data:%j', req.params.id, data);
 
-    apps.configure(req.params.id, data, req.user, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error) {
+    apps.configure(req.params.id, data, req.user, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.ALREADY_EXISTS) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.PORT_RESERVED) return next(new HttpError(409, 'Port ' + error.message + ' is reserved.'));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.PORT_CONFLICT) return next(new HttpError(409, 'Port ' + error.message + ' is already in use.'));
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function configureApp(req, res, next) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_CERTIFICATE) return next(new HttpError(400, error.message));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }
 
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ function restoreApp(req, res, next) {
     if (!('backupId' in req.body)) return next(new HttpError(400, 'backupId is required'));
     if (data.backupId !== null && typeof data.backupId !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'backupId must be string or null'));
 
-    apps.restore(req.params.id, data, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error) {
+    apps.restore(req.params.id, data, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such app'));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_FIELD) return next(new HttpError(400, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_STATE) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR) return next(new HttpError(424, error.message));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function cloneApp(req, res, next) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR) return next(new HttpError(424, error.message));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(201, { id: result.id }));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(201, { id: result.id, taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }
 
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ function backupApp(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('Backup app id:%s', req.params.id);
 
-    apps.backup(req.params.id, function (error) {
+    apps.backup(req.params.id, function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such app'));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_STATE) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR) return next(new HttpError(424, error));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }
 
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ function uninstallApp(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('Uninstalling app id:%s', req.params.id);
 
-    apps.uninstall(req.params.id, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error) {
+    apps.uninstall(req.params.id, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR) return next(new HttpError(424, error));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such app'));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }
 
@@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ function updateApp(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('Update app id:%s to manifest:%j', req.params.id, data.manifest);
 
-    apps.update(req.params.id, req.body, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error) {
+    apps.update(req.params.id, req.body, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such app'));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_FIELD) return next(new HttpError(400, error.message));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_STATE) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
-        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId: result.taskId }));
     });
 }