diff --git a/aw_server/api.py b/aw_server/api.py
index bd7178e..18c60c2 100644
--- a/aw_server/api.py
+++ b/aw_server/api.py
@@ -228,11 +228,19 @@ def get_events(
         return events
 
     @check_bucket_exists
-    def create_events(self, bucket_id: str, events: List[Event]) -> Optional[Event]:
+    def create_events(self, bucket_id: str, events: List[Event]) -> List[Event]:
         """Create events for a bucket. Can handle both single events and multiple ones.
 
-        Returns the inserted event when a single event was inserted, otherwise None."""
-        return self.db[bucket_id].insert(events)
+        Always returns a list of inserted events (matching aw-server-rust behavior).
+        For single events, the returned event includes the server-assigned ID.
+        For bulk inserts, events may not have IDs due to storage limitations."""
+        if len(events) == 1:
+            # Pass as single Event so Bucket.insert uses insert_one (returns Event with ID)
+            inserted = self.db[bucket_id].insert(events[0])
+            return [inserted]
+        else:
+            self.db[bucket_id].insert(events)
+            return events
 
     @check_bucket_exists
     def get_eventcount(
diff --git a/aw_server/rest.py b/aw_server/rest.py
index 8b4b6ff..98d7b26 100644
--- a/aw_server/rest.py
+++ b/aw_server/rest.py
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ def post(self, bucket_id):
         else:
             raise BadRequest("Invalid POST data", "")
 
-        event = current_app.api.create_events(bucket_id, events)
-        return event.to_json_dict() if event else None, 200
+        events = current_app.api.create_events(bucket_id, events)
+        return [e.to_json_dict() for e in events], 200
 
 
 @api.route("/0/buckets/<string:bucket_id>/events/count")
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 1c1c2ea..6cb013f 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -88,4 +88,56 @@ def get_events():
         assert len(r.json) == n_events
 
 
+def test_insert_event_returns_list(flask_client, bucket):
+    """Test that POST /events returns a list of events with IDs (matching aw-server-rust)."""
+    now = datetime.now()
+    event_data = {
+        "timestamp": now.isoformat(),
+        "duration": 0,
+        "data": {"label": "test"},
+    }
+
+    # Single event as list
+    r = flask_client.post(
+        f"/api/0/buckets/{bucket}/events",
+        json=[event_data],
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert isinstance(r.json, list), f"Expected list, got {type(r.json)}"
+    assert len(r.json) == 1
+    assert r.json[0]["id"] is not None
+    assert r.json[0]["data"] == {"label": "test"}
+
+    # Single event as dict (legacy format)
+    r = flask_client.post(
+        f"/api/0/buckets/{bucket}/events",
+        json=event_data,
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert isinstance(r.json, list), f"Expected list, got {type(r.json)}"
+    assert len(r.json) == 1
+    assert r.json[0]["id"] is not None
+
+
+def test_insert_events_returns_list(flask_client, bucket):
+    """Test that POST /events with multiple events returns a list."""
+    now = datetime.now()
+    events_data = [
+        {
+            "timestamp": (now - timedelta(hours=i)).isoformat(),
+            "duration": 0,
+            "data": {"label": f"test-{i}"},
+        }
+        for i in range(3)
+    ]
+
+    r = flask_client.post(
+        f"/api/0/buckets/{bucket}/events",
+        json=events_data,
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert isinstance(r.json, list), f"Expected list, got {type(r.json)}"
+    assert len(r.json) == 3
+
+
 # TODO: Add benchmark for basic AFK-filtering query