diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
index 2e9d2b597..c897e03b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
@@ -328,13 +328,15 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *
      * Labels that are already present on the target are ignored.
      *
+     * @return the complete list of labels including the new additions
      * @param names
      *            Names of the label
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public void addLabels(String... names) throws IOException {
-        _addLabels(Arrays.asList(names));
+    @WithBridgeMethods(void.class)
+    public List<GHLabel> addLabels(String... names) throws IOException {
+        return _addLabels(Arrays.asList(names));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -342,13 +344,15 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *
      * Labels that are already present on the target are ignored.
      *
+     * @return the complete list of labels including the new additions
      * @param labels
      *            the labels
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public void addLabels(GHLabel... labels) throws IOException {
-        addLabels(Arrays.asList(labels));
+    @WithBridgeMethods(void.class)
+    public List<GHLabel> addLabels(GHLabel... labels) throws IOException {
+        return addLabels(Arrays.asList(labels));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -356,17 +360,23 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *
      * Labels that are already present on the target are ignored.
      *
+     * @return the complete list of labels including the new additions
      * @param labels
      *            the labels
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public void addLabels(Collection<GHLabel> labels) throws IOException {
-        _addLabels(GHLabel.toNames(labels));
+    @WithBridgeMethods(void.class)
+    public List<GHLabel> addLabels(Collection<GHLabel> labels) throws IOException {
+        return _addLabels(GHLabel.toNames(labels));
     }
 
-    private void _addLabels(Collection<String> names) throws IOException {
-        root.createRequest().with("labels", names).method("POST").withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/labels").send();
+    private List<GHLabel> _addLabels(Collection<String> names) throws IOException {
+        return Arrays.asList(root.createRequest()
+                .with("labels", names)
+                .method("POST")
+                .withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/labels")
+                .fetch(GHLabel[].class));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java
index 87a2c5f10..c1f888405 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java
@@ -440,16 +440,17 @@ public class GHPullRequestTest extends AbstractGitHubWireMockTest {
         String addedLabel2 = "addLabels_label_name_2";
         String addedLabel3 = "addLabels_label_name_3";
 
-        p.addLabels(addedLabel1);
+        Collection<GHLabel> resultingLabels = p.addLabels(addedLabel1);
+        assertEquals(1, resultingLabels.size());
+        assertThat(resultingLabels, containsInAnyOrder(hasProperty("name", equalTo(addedLabel1))));
 
         int requestCount = mockGitHub.getRequestCount();
-        p.addLabels(addedLabel2, addedLabel3);
+        resultingLabels = p.addLabels(addedLabel2, addedLabel3);
         // multiple labels can be added with one api call
         assertThat(mockGitHub.getRequestCount(), equalTo(requestCount + 1));
 
-        Collection<GHLabel> labels = getRepository().getPullRequest(p.getNumber()).getLabels();
-        assertEquals(3, labels.size());
-        assertThat(labels,
+        assertEquals(3, resultingLabels.size());
+        assertThat(resultingLabels,
                 containsInAnyOrder(hasProperty("name", equalTo(addedLabel1)),
                         hasProperty("name", equalTo(addedLabel2)),
                         hasProperty("name", equalTo(addedLabel3))));
@@ -471,9 +472,8 @@ public class GHPullRequestTest extends AbstractGitHubWireMockTest {
         GHPullRequest p2 = getRepository().getPullRequest(p1.getNumber());
         p2.addLabels(addedLabel2);
 
-        p1.addLabels(addedLabel1);
+        Collection<GHLabel> labels = p1.addLabels(addedLabel1);
 
-        Collection<GHLabel> labels = getRepository().getPullRequest(p1.getNumber()).getLabels();
         assertEquals(2, labels.size());
         assertThat(labels,
                 containsInAnyOrder(hasProperty("name", equalTo(addedLabel1)),