diff --git a/src/flow.js b/src/flow.js
index f5feddfc..6b61fead 100644
--- a/src/flow.js
+++ b/src/flow.js
@@ -1302,9 +1302,10 @@
         // or 'LOADING' - meaning that stuff is happening
         return 'uploading';
       } else {
-        if (this.xhr.status == 200 || this.xhr.status == 202) {
+        if (this.xhr.status == 200 || this.xhr.status == 201 || this.xhr.status == 202) {
           // HTTP 200, perfect
-		  // HTTP 202 Accepted - The request has been accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed.
+          // HTTP 201, Created - The request has been fulfilled and resulted in a new resource (in this case the file) being created.
+          // HTTP 202, Accepted - The request has been accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed.
           return 'success';
         } else if (this.flowObj.opts.permanentErrors.indexOf(this.xhr.status) > -1 ||
             this.retries >= this.flowObj.opts.maxChunkRetries) {
diff --git a/test/uploadSpec.js b/test/uploadSpec.js
index d7528ddc..4985a284 100644
--- a/test/uploadSpec.js
+++ b/test/uploadSpec.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('upload file', function() {
       expect(requests[i]).toBeDefined();
       expect(file.isComplete()).toBeFalsy();
       expect(file.isUploading()).toBeTruthy();
-      requests[i].respond(200);
+      requests[i].respond(202);
       expect(file.progress()).toBe((i+1) / 10);
       expect(file.isComplete()).toBeFalsy();
       expect(file.isUploading()).toBeTruthy();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('upload file', function() {
     expect(file.isComplete()).toBeFalsy();
     expect(file.isUploading()).toBeTruthy();
     expect(file.progress()).toBe(0.9);
-    requests[i].respond(200);
+    requests[i].respond(201);
     expect(file.isComplete()).toBeTruthy();
     expect(file.isUploading()).toBeFalsy();
     expect(file.progress()).toBe(1);
@@ -484,4 +484,4 @@ describe('upload file', function() {
     expect(fileThird.timeRemaining()).toBe(0);
     expect(flow.timeRemaining()).toBe(0);
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});