diff --git a/pybossa/api/api_base.py b/pybossa/api/api_base.py
index bb95a82024..94414b0a5e 100644
--- a/pybossa/api/api_base.py
+++ b/pybossa/api/api_base.py
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ def _add_hateoas_links(self, item):
                 for tr in task_runs:
                     obj['task_runs'].append(tr.dictize())
 
+        stats = request.args.get('stats')
+        if stats:
+            if item.__class__.__name__ == 'Project':
+                stats = project_stats_repo.filter_by(project_id=item.id, limit=1)
+                obj['stats'] = stats[0].dictize() if stats else {}
+
         links, link = self.hateoas.create_links(item)
         if links:
             obj['links'] = links
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ def _filter_query(self, repo_info, limit, offset, orderby):
         for k in request.args.keys():
             if k not in ['limit', 'offset', 'api_key', 'last_id', 'all',
                          'fulltextsearch', 'desc', 'orderby', 'related',
-                         'participated', 'full']:
+                         'participated', 'full', 'stats']:
                 # Raise an error if the k arg is not a column
                 if self.__class__ == Task and k == 'external_uid':
                     pass
diff --git a/pybossa/api/project.py b/pybossa/api/project.py
index 87d7469990..b2f7d1d570 100644
--- a/pybossa/api/project.py
+++ b/pybossa/api/project.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def _filter_private_data(self, data):
         public = Project().public_attributes()
         public.append('link')
         public.append('links')
+        public.append('stats')
         for key in tmp.keys():
             if key not in public:
                 del tmp[key]
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_project_api.py b/test/test_api/test_project_api.py
index f011f03af9..875f308455 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_project_api.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_project_api.py
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ def test_project_query(self):
         for key in keys:
             assert key not in data[0].keys()
 
+        # Stats
+        res = self.app.get("/api/project?limit=1&stats=True")
+        data = json.loads(res.data)
+        assert len(data) == 1, data
+        assert 'stats' in data[0].keys()
+        assert data[0]['stats']['overall_progress'] == 0
+
         # Keyset pagination
         url = "/api/project?limit=5&last_id=%s" % (projects[4].id)
         res = self.app.get(url)
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_task_api.py b/test/test_api/test_task_api.py
index d553330f66..16af508e3a 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_task_api.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_task_api.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_task_query_participated_external_uid(self):
         ExternalUidTaskRunFactory.create(task=tasks[1])
         ExternalUidTaskRunFactory.create(task=tasks[2])
 
-        url = '/api/task?participated=1&all=1&external_uid=1xa' 
+        url = '/api/task?participated=1&all=1&external_uid=1xa'
 
         res = self.app.get(url)
         data = json.loads(res.data)
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ def test_task_query_without_params(self):
         err_msg = "It should get the last item first."
         assert data[0]['id'] == tasks[1]['id'], err_msg
 
-
         # Related
         taskruns = TaskRunFactory.create_batch(8, project=project, task=t2)
         res = self.app.get('/api/task?id=' + str(t2.id) + '&related=True')
@@ -426,6 +425,12 @@ def test_task_query_without_params(self):
         assert len(task['task_runs']) == len(taskruns), task
         assert task['result'] == None, task
 
+        # Stats
+        res = self.app.get("/api/task?limit=1&stats=True")
+        data = json.loads(res.data)
+        assert len(data) == 1, data
+        assert 'stats' not in data[0].keys()
+
     @with_context
     def test_task_query_without_params_with_context(self):
         """ Test API Task query with context"""