diff --git a/app/controllers/comment.go b/app/controllers/comment.go
index 431a4a1bab087354e551b59f56244150ac80c5eb..f16ec5bdb619508c86de64341f25b027bebd6932 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comment.go
+++ b/app/controllers/comment.go
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ func (c ApiComment) Index() revel.Result {
 
 func (c ApiComment) Create() revel.Result {
   var (
-    comment string
+    comment, fields string
     postID uint
     post models.Post
   )
 
   c.Params.Bind(&comment, "comment")
+  c.Params.Bind(&fields, "fields")
   c.Params.Bind(&postID, "id")
 
   user, err := models.CurrentUser(c.Params, c.Session)
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ func (c ApiComment) Create() revel.Result {
   }
   go dispatcher.Run()
 
-  return c.Redirect("/")
+  // XXX that should return the comment
+  return c.RenderJSON(post)
 }
 
 func (c ApiComment) Show() revel.Result {
diff --git a/app/controllers/post.go b/app/controllers/post.go
index 0966a71323ff967fbdc256ec40fba55d9cedb5e3..d82f5a7cc72f55b1b75a5b2db4797c6f577ecc83 100644
--- a/app/controllers/post.go
+++ b/app/controllers/post.go
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ func (p ApiPost) Index() revel.Result {
 func (p ApiPost) Create() revel.Result {
   var (
     post models.Post
-    postText string
+    postText, fields string
     aspectID uint
   )
 
   p.Params.Bind(&postText, "post")
+  p.Params.Bind(&fields, "fields")
   p.Params.Bind(&aspectID, "aspectID")
 
   emptyPost, err := regexp.MatchString(`^\s*?$`, postText)
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ func (p ApiPost) Create() revel.Result {
   }
   go dispatcher.Run()
 
-  return p.Redirect("/")
+  return p.RenderJSON(
+    apiHelpers.SelectStructFields(post, fields))
 }
 
 func (p ApiPost) Show(guid string) revel.Result {