Index: docs/reference/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/jcr/web_access.xml
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--- docs/reference/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/jcr/web_access.xml	(revision 2501)
+++ docs/reference/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/jcr/web_access.xml	(working copy)
@@ -654,7 +654,29 @@ POST http://www.example.com/resources/modeshape%3arepository/default/items/newNo
 ]]></programlisting>		 
 		Note that protected properties like jcr:uuid are not provided but that the primary type and mixin types are
 		provided as properties.  The REST server will translate these into the appropriate calls behind the
-		scenes.  The response from the request will be empty by convention.
+		scenes.  The JSON-encoded response from the request will contain the node that you just posted, including 
+		any autocreated properties and child nodes.  
+		</para>
+		<para>		
+		If you do not need this information, add <code>mode:includeNode=false</code>
+		as a query parameter to your URL. 
+<programlisting><![CDATA[
+POST http://www.example.com/resources/modeshape%3arepository/default/items/newNode?mode:includeNode=false
+
+{
+	"properties": {
+		"jcr:primaryType": "nt:unstructured",
+		"jcr:mixinTypes": "mix:referenceable",
+		"someProperty": "foo"
+	},
+	"children": {
+		"newChildNode": {
+			"properties": {"jcr:primaryType": "nt:unstructured"}
+		}
+	}
+}
+]]></programlisting>		
+		This will instruct the REST server to only return the path of the newly-created node in the response.
 		</para>
 		<para>
 		The PUT method allows for updates of nodes and properties.  If the URI points to a property, the body of the
Index: web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest-client/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/client/json/JsonRestClient.java
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--- web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest-client/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/client/json/JsonRestClient.java	(revision 2501)
+++ web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest-client/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/client/json/JsonRestClient.java	(working copy)
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ public final class JsonRestClient implements IRestClient {
                                  File file ) throws Exception {
         LOGGER.trace("createFileNode: workspace={0}, path={1}, file={2}", workspace.getName(), path, file.getAbsolutePath());
         FileNode fileNode = new FileNode(workspace, path, file);
-        HttpClientConnection connection = connect(workspace.getServer(), fileNode.getUrl(), RequestMethod.POST);
+        URL fileNodeUrl = fileNode.getUrl();
+        URL fileNodeUrlWithTerseResponse = new URL(fileNodeUrl.toString() + "?mode:includeNode=false");
+        HttpClientConnection connection = connect(workspace.getServer(), fileNodeUrlWithTerseResponse, RequestMethod.POST);
 
         try {
             LOGGER.trace("createFileNode: create node={0}", fileNode);
Index: web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest-client/src/test/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/client/json/JsonRestClientTest.java
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--- web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest-client/src/test/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/client/json/JsonRestClientTest.java	(revision 2501)
+++ web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest-client/src/test/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/client/json/JsonRestClientTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ public final class JsonRestClientTest {
         assertThat(actual, is(expected));
     }
 
-    @Ignore
     @FixFor( "MODE-919" )
     @Test
     public void shouldPublishDdlResource() throws Exception {
Index: web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/ItemHandler.java
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--- web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/ItemHandler.java	(revision 2501)
+++ web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/ItemHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ class ItemHandler extends AbstractHandler {
      * @param rawRepositoryName the URL-encoded repository name
      * @param rawWorkspaceName the URL-encoded workspace name
      * @param path the path to the item
+     * @param fullNodeInResponse if true, indicates that a representation of the created node (including all properties and
+     *        children) should be returned; otherwise, only the path to the new node will be returned
      * @param requestContent the JSON-encoded representation of the node or nodes to be added
      * @return the JSON-encoded representation of the node or nodes that were added. This will differ from {@code requestContent}
      *         in that auto-created and protected properties (e.g., jcr:uuid) will be populated.
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ class ItemHandler extends AbstractHandler {
                               String rawRepositoryName,
                               String rawWorkspaceName,
                               String path,
+                              boolean fullNodeInResponse,
                               String requestContent )
         throws NotFoundException, UnauthorizedException, RepositoryException, JSONException {
 
@@ -268,8 +271,14 @@ class ItemHandler extends AbstractHandler {
 
         session.save();
 
-        String json = jsonFor(newNode, -1).toString();
-        return Response.status(Status.CREATED).entity(json).build();
+        if (fullNodeInResponse) {
+
+            String json = jsonFor(newNode, -1).toString();
+            return Response.status(Status.CREATED).entity(json).build();
+        }
+
+        return Response.status(Status.CREATED).entity(newNode.getPath()).build();
+
     }
 
     /**
Index: web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/JcrResources.java
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--- web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/JcrResources.java	(revision 2501)
+++ web/modeshape-web-jcr-rest/src/main/java/org/modeshape/web/jcr/rest/JcrResources.java	(working copy)
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ public class JcrResources extends AbstractHandler {
      * @param rawRepositoryName the URL-encoded repository name
      * @param rawWorkspaceName the URL-encoded workspace name
      * @param path the path to the item
+     * @param fullNodeInResponse if {@code fullNodeInResponse == null || Boolean.valueOf(fullNodeInResponse)}, indicates that a
+     *        representation of the created node (including all properties and children) should be returned; otherwise, only the
+     *        path to the new node will be returned
      * @param requestContent the JSON-encoded representation of the node or nodes to be added
      * @return the JSON-encoded representation of the node or nodes that were added. This will differ from {@code requestContent}
      *         in that auto-created and protected properties (e.g., jcr:uuid) will be populated.
@@ -251,9 +254,15 @@ public class JcrResources extends AbstractHandler {
                               @PathParam( "repositoryName" ) String rawRepositoryName,
                               @PathParam( "workspaceName" ) String rawWorkspaceName,
                               @PathParam( "path" ) String path,
+                              @QueryParam( "mode:includeNode" ) String fullNodeInResponse,
                               String requestContent )
         throws NotFoundException, UnauthorizedException, RepositoryException, JSONException {
-        return itemHandler.postItem(request, rawRepositoryName, rawWorkspaceName, path, requestContent);
+        return itemHandler.postItem(request,
+                                    rawRepositoryName,
+                                    rawWorkspaceName,
+                                    path,
+                                    fullNodeInResponse == null || Boolean.valueOf(fullNodeInResponse),
+                                    requestContent);
     }
 
     /**