diff --git a/RMuseum/Controllers/RecitationController.cs b/RMuseum/Controllers/RecitationController.cs
index 20948c49..5c811169 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Controllers/RecitationController.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Controllers/RecitationController.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
         /// <param name="allUsers">default: false, user must have recitation::moderate permission to be able to see all users narrations</param>
         /// <param name="status">default: -1, unfiltered</param>
         /// <param name="searchTerm"></param>
+        /// <remarks>additional headers: paging-headers, audio-upload-enabled</remarks>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpGet]
         [Authorize]
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
             // Paging Header
             HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add("paging-headers", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(res.Result.PagingMeta));
 
+            //adding audio upload enabled header to reduce need for a separate query
+            HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add("audio-upload-enabled", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(_audioService.UploadEnabled));
+
             return Ok(res.Result.Items);
         }
 
@@ -371,6 +375,7 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
         /// <param name="paging"></param>
         /// <param name="allUsers">default: false, user must have recitation::moderate permission to be able to see all users uploads</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <remarks>additional headers: paging-headers, audio-upload-enabled</remarks>
         [HttpGet("uploads")]
         [Authorize]
         [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.OK, Type = typeof(IEnumerable<UploadedItemViewModel>))]
@@ -407,12 +412,17 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
             // Paging Header
             HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add("paging-headers", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(res.Result.PagingMeta));
 
+            //adding audio upload enabled header to reduce need for a separate query
+            HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add("audio-upload-enabled", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(_audioService.UploadEnabled));
+
             return Ok(res.Result.Items);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// upload, update, moderate and delete operations on recitations might temporarily become disabled,
         /// this method gets the current status
+        /// remarks: the value of this flag is provided as a custom header called audio-upload-enabled in some common GET methods
+        /// in order to reduce the need for a separate query
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
 
diff --git a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
index 9c57e864..9ce820ea 100644
--- a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
+++ b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@
             <param name="allUsers">default: false, user must have recitation::moderate permission to be able to see all users narrations</param>
             <param name="status">default: -1, unfiltered</param>
             <param name="searchTerm"></param>
+            <remarks>additional headers: paging-headers, audio-upload-enabled</remarks>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.RecitationController.GetMp3File(System.Int32)">
@@ -820,11 +821,14 @@
             <param name="paging"></param>
             <param name="allUsers">default: false, user must have recitation::moderate permission to be able to see all users uploads</param>
             <returns></returns>
+            <remarks>additional headers: paging-headers, audio-upload-enabled</remarks>
         </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.RecitationController.IsUploadEnabled">
             <summary>
             upload, update, moderate and delete operations on recitations might temporarily become disabled,
             this method gets the current status
+            remarks: the value of this flag is provided as a custom header called audio-upload-enabled in some common GET methods
+            in order to reduce the need for a separate query
             </summary>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
diff --git a/RMuseum/Startup.cs b/RMuseum/Startup.cs
index 813e5304..0c71ff5d 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Startup.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Startup.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace RMuseum
                     builder => builder.SetIsOriginAllowed(_ => true)
                     .AllowAnyMethod()
                     .AllowAnyHeader()
-                    .WithExposedHeaders("paging-headers")
+                    .WithExposedHeaders("paging-headers", "audio-upload-enabled")
                     .AllowCredentials()
                     );
             });