diff --git a/api/get_indexes.go b/api/get_indexes.go
index c46831e3b..1a5b59c76 100644
--- a/api/get_indexes.go
+++ b/api/get_indexes.go
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ func (c *GetIndexesController) Get() {
 		beego.Error("Error retrieving Indexes:", err)
 		c.CustomAbort(200, string(responses.NewError(responses.ERROR_GENERIC, "Internal Error")))
 	}
-	res := &responses.ArtistIndex{}
-	res.Index = make([]responses.Index, len(indexes))
+	res := &responses.ArtistIndex{IgnoredArticles: beego.AppConfig.String("ignoredArticles")}
+	res.Index = make([]responses.IdxIndex, len(indexes))
 	for i, idx := range indexes {
 		res.Index[i].Name = idx.Id
+		res.Index[i].Artists = make([]responses.IdxArtist, len(idx.Artists))
+		for j, a := range idx.Artists {
+			res.Index[i].Artists[j].Id = a.ArtistId
+			res.Index[i].Artists[j].Name = a.Artist
+		}
 	}
 
 	c.Ctx.Output.Body(responses.NewXML(res))
diff --git a/api/get_indexes_test.go b/api/get_indexes_test.go
index 7e0c01f92..4693c6179 100644
--- a/api/get_indexes_test.go
+++ b/api/get_indexes_test.go
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ func TestGetIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 			})
 			Convey("Then it should return an empty collection", func() {
-				So(w.Body.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, "<indexes></indexes>")
+				So(w.Body.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, `<indexes ignoredArticles="The El La Los Las Le Les Os As O A"></indexes>`)
 			})
 		})
 		Convey("When the index is not empty", func() {
-			mockRepo.data = makeMockData(`[{"Id": "A","Artists": []}]`, 2)
+			mockRepo.data = makeMockData(`[{"Id": "A","Artists": [
+				{"ArtistId": "21", "Artist": "Afrolicious"}
+			]}]`, 2)
 			_, w := Get(AddParams("/rest/getIndexes.view"), "TestGetIndexes")
 
 			Convey("Then it should return the the items in the response", func() {
-				So(w.Body.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, `<index name="A"></index>`)
+				So(w.Body.String(), ShouldContainSubstring,
+					`<indexes ignoredArticles="The El La Los Las Le Les Os As O A"><index name="A"><artist id="21" name="Afrolicious"></artist></index></indexes>`)
 			})
 		})
 		Reset(func() {
diff --git a/api/responses/indexes.go b/api/responses/indexes.go
index 718cc9130..c8e793a1c 100644
--- a/api/responses/indexes.go
+++ b/api/responses/indexes.go
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ package responses
 
 import "encoding/xml"
 
-type Index struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name  `xml:"index"`
-	Name    string    `xml:"name,attr"`
+type IdxArtist struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"artist"`
+	Id      string   `xml:"id,attr"`
+	Name    string   `xml:"name,attr"`
+}
+
+type IdxIndex struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name    `xml:"index"`
+	Name    string      `xml:"name,attr"`
+	Artists []IdxArtist `xml:"index"`
 }
 
 type ArtistIndex struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name  `xml:"indexes"`
-	Index   []Index   `xml:"indexes"`
+	XMLName         xml.Name   `xml:"indexes"`
+	Index           []IdxIndex `xml:"indexes"`
+	IgnoredArticles string     `xml:"ignoredArticles,attr"`
 }