diff --git a/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php b/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
index b62f6ee8e2..61a09f8557 100644
--- a/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
+++ b/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
@@ -133,6 +133,37 @@ class API {
     return $new_subscriber->withCustomFields()->withSubscriptions()->asArray();
   }
 
+  function addList(array $list) {
+    // throw exception when list name is missing
+    if(empty($list['name'])) {
+      throw new \Exception(
+        __('List name is required.', 'mailpoet')
+      );
+    }
+
+    // throw exception when list already exists
+    if(Segment::where('name', $list['name'])->findOne()) {
+      throw new \Exception(
+        __('This list already exists.', 'mailpoet')
+      );
+    }
+
+    // add list
+    $new_list = Segment::create();
+    $new_list->hydrate($list);
+    $new_list->save();
+    if($new_list->getErrors() !== false) {
+      throw new \Exception(
+        __(sprintf('Failed to add list: %s', strtolower(implode(', ', $new_list->getErrors()))), 'mailpoet')
+      );
+    }
+
+    // reload list to get the saved created|updated|delete dates/other fields
+    $new_list = Segment::findOne($new_list->id);
+
+    return $new_list->asArray();
+  }
+
   protected function _sendConfirmationEmail(Subscriber $subscriber) {
     return $subscriber->sendConfirmationEmail();
   }
diff --git a/tests/unit/API/MP/APITest.php b/tests/unit/API/MP/APITest.php
index 3cd15881b3..e8895db3ad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/API/MP/APITest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/API/MP/APITest.php
@@ -319,6 +319,37 @@ class APITest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $API->addSubscriber($subscriber, $segments, $options);
   }
 
+  function testItRequiresNameToAddList() {
+    try {
+      API::MP(self::VERSION)->addList(array());
+      $this->fail('List name required exception should have been thrown.');
+    } catch(\Exception $e) {
+      expect($e->getMessage())->equals('List name is required.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  function testItDoesNotAddExistingList() {
+    $segment = Segment::create();
+    $segment->name = 'Test segment';
+    $segment->save();
+    try {
+      API::MP(self::VERSION)->addList(array('name' => $segment->name));
+      $this->fail('List exists exception should have been thrown.');
+    } catch(\Exception $e) {
+      expect($e->getMessage())->equals('This list already exists.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  function testItAddsList() {
+    $segment = array(
+      'name' => 'Test segment'
+    );
+
+    $result = API::MP(self::VERSION)->addList($segment);
+    expect($result['id'])->greaterThan(0);
+    expect($result['name'])->equals($segment['name']);
+  }
+
   function _after() {
     \ORM::raw_execute('TRUNCATE ' . Subscriber::$_table);
     \ORM::raw_execute('TRUNCATE ' . CustomField::$_table);