diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php b/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php
index 4619315ce0..495c821216 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if($source) {
 	$result=OC_Filesystem::file_put_contents($target, $sourceStream);
 	if($result) {
 		$mime=OC_Filesystem::getMimetype($target);
-		$eventSource->send('success', $mime);
+		$eventSource->send('success', array('mime'=>$mime, 'size'=>OC_Filesystem::filesize($target)));
 	} else {
 		$eventSource->send('error', "Error while downloading ".$source. ' to '.$target);
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files/js/files.js b/apps/files/js/files.js
index 101e2bad2e..30c9b84843 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/files.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/files.js
@@ -556,10 +556,12 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 					eventSource.listen('progress',function(progress){
 						$('#uploadprogressbar').progressbar('value',progress);
 					});
-					eventSource.listen('success',function(mime){
+					eventSource.listen('success',function(data){
+						var mime=data.mime;
+						var size=data.size;
 						$('#uploadprogressbar').fadeOut();
 						var date=new Date();
-						FileList.addFile(localName,0,date,false,hidden);
+						FileList.addFile(localName,size,date,false,hidden);
 						var tr=$('tr').filterAttr('data-file',localName);
 						tr.data('mime',mime);
 						getMimeIcon(mime,function(path){