1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/federation.py b/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
index 7e23b565b9..c287c4e269 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ReplicationFederationSendEventsRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     """Handles events newly received from federation, including persisting and
-    notifying.
+    notifying. Returns the maximum stream ID of the persisted events.
 
     The API looks like:
 
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ class ReplicationFederationSendEventsRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
                 "context": { .. serialized event context .. },
             }],
             "backfilled": false
+        }
+
+        200 OK
+
+        {
+            "max_stream_id": 32443,
+        }
     """
 
     NAME = "fed_send_events"
@@ -115,11 +122,11 @@ class ReplicationFederationSendEventsRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
 
         logger.info("Got %d events from federation", len(event_and_contexts))
 
-        await self.federation_handler.persist_events_and_notify(
+        max_stream_id = await self.federation_handler.persist_events_and_notify(
             event_and_contexts, backfilled
         )
 
-        return 200, {}
+        return 200, {"max_stream_id": max_stream_id}
 
 
 class ReplicationFederationSendEduRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):