diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java
index 0460b92d4..29961db46 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ public class DMPs extends BaseController {
 
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/clone/{id}"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
-    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<DMP>> clone(@PathVariable UUID id, @RequestBody eu.eudat.models.data.dmp.DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
-        this.dataManagementPlanManager.clone(dataManagementPlan, principal);
-        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<DMP>().status(ApiMessageCode.SUCCESS_MESSAGE));
+    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<UUID>> clone(@PathVariable UUID id, @RequestBody eu.eudat.models.data.dmp.DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
+        UUID cloneId = this.dataManagementPlanManager.clone(dataManagementPlan, principal);
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<UUID>().status(ApiMessageCode.SUCCESS_MESSAGE).payload(cloneId));
     }
 
     @Transactional
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index d0fefe13f..412343668 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
         }
     }
 
-    public void clone(DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
+    public UUID clone(DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
         DMP newDmp = dataManagementPlan.toDataModel();
 
         UserInfo user = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(UserInfoBuilder.class).id(principal.getId()).build();
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
         newDmp.setDataset(new HashSet<>(databaseRepository.getDatasetDao().getWithCriteria(criteria1).toList()));
 
         this.updateIndex(newDmp);
+
+        return newDmp.getId();
     }
 
     public void delete(UUID uuid) throws DMPWithDatasetsDeleteException, IOException {