diff --git a/api/api_storage.go b/api/api_storage.go
index eb4584e10..3f8143433 100644
--- a/api/api_storage.go
+++ b/api/api_storage.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type StorageMiner interface {
 	MiningBase(context.Context) (*types.TipSet, error)
 
 	// Temp api for testing
-	PledgeSector(context.Context) error
+	PledgeSector(context.Context) (abi.SectorID, error)
 
 	// Get the status of a given sector by ID
 	SectorsStatus(ctx context.Context, sid abi.SectorNumber, showOnChainInfo bool) (SectorInfo, error)
diff --git a/api/apistruct/struct.go b/api/apistruct/struct.go
index ded34ac5a..53d7dc24a 100644
--- a/api/apistruct/struct.go
+++ b/api/apistruct/struct.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ type StorageMinerStruct struct {
 		MarketPendingDeals        func(ctx context.Context) (api.PendingDealInfo, error)                                                                                                                       `perm:"write"`
 		MarketPublishPendingDeals func(ctx context.Context) error                                                                                                                                              `perm:"admin"`
 
-		PledgeSector func(context.Context) error `perm:"write"`
+		PledgeSector func(context.Context) (abi.SectorID, error) `perm:"write"`
 
 		SectorsStatus                 func(ctx context.Context, sid abi.SectorNumber, showOnChainInfo bool) (api.SectorInfo, error) `perm:"read"`
 		SectorsList                   func(context.Context) ([]abi.SectorNumber, error)                                             `perm:"read"`
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ func (c *StorageMinerStruct) ActorAddressConfig(ctx context.Context) (api.Addres
 	return c.Internal.ActorAddressConfig(ctx)
 }
 
-func (c *StorageMinerStruct) PledgeSector(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (c *StorageMinerStruct) PledgeSector(ctx context.Context) (abi.SectorID, error) {
 	return c.Internal.PledgeSector(ctx)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go
index fb9358382..ad7d61068 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go
@@ -55,7 +55,14 @@ var sectorsPledgeCmd = &cli.Command{
 		defer closer()
 		ctx := lcli.ReqContext(cctx)
 
-		return nodeApi.PledgeSector(ctx)
+		id, err := nodeApi.PledgeSector(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("Created CC sector: ", id.Number)
+
+		return nil
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/documentation/en/api-methods-miner.md b/documentation/en/api-methods-miner.md
index aa84ebdf2..e72a53f62 100644
--- a/documentation/en/api-methods-miner.md
+++ b/documentation/en/api-methods-miner.md
@@ -1142,7 +1142,13 @@ Perms: write
 
 Inputs: `null`
 
-Response: `{}`
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "Miner": 1000,
+  "Number": 9
+}
+```
 
 ## Return
 
diff --git a/node/impl/storminer.go b/node/impl/storminer.go
index b9ecfb574..cde168bea 100644
--- a/node/impl/storminer.go
+++ b/node/impl/storminer.go
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ func (sm *StorageMinerAPI) ActorSectorSize(ctx context.Context, addr address.Add
 	return mi.SectorSize, nil
 }
 
-func (sm *StorageMinerAPI) PledgeSector(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (sm *StorageMinerAPI) PledgeSector(ctx context.Context) (abi.SectorID, error) {
 	sr, err := sm.Miner.PledgeSector(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return abi.SectorID{}, err
 	}
 
 	// wait for the sector to enter the Packing state
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@ func (sm *StorageMinerAPI) PledgeSector(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for {
 		info, err := sm.Miner.GetSectorInfo(sr.ID.Number)
 		if err != nil {
-			return xerrors.Errorf("getting pledged sector info: %w", err)
+			return abi.SectorID{}, xerrors.Errorf("getting pledged sector info: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if info.State != sealing.UndefinedSectorState {
-			return nil
+			return sr.ID, nil
 		}
 
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
+			return abi.SectorID{}, ctx.Err()
 		}
 	}
 }