diff --git a/DataStructures/RouteParameters.cpp b/DataStructures/RouteParameters.cpp
index 4357ebd39..1019a9149 100644
--- a/DataStructures/RouteParameters.cpp
+++ b/DataStructures/RouteParameters.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 RouteParameters::RouteParameters()
     : zoom_level(18), print_instructions(false), alternate_route(true), geometry(true),
-      compression(true), deprecatedAPI(false), uturn_default(false), check_sum(-1)
+      compression(true), deprecatedAPI(false), uturn_default(false), check_sum(-1), num_results(1)
 {
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ void RouteParameters::setZoomLevel(const short level)
     }
 }
 
+void RouteParameters::setNumberOfResults(const short number)
+{
+    if (number > 0 && number <= 100)
+    {
+        num_results = number;
+    }
+}
+
 void RouteParameters::setAlternateRouteFlag(const bool flag) { alternate_route = flag; }
 
 void RouteParameters::setUTurn(const bool flag)
diff --git a/Include/osrm/RouteParameters.h b/Include/osrm/RouteParameters.h
index 33a8296c3..fd570a1ef 100644
--- a/Include/osrm/RouteParameters.h
+++ b/Include/osrm/RouteParameters.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct RouteParameters
     RouteParameters();
 
     void setZoomLevel(const short level);
+    
+    void setNumberOfResults(const short number);
 
     void setAlternateRouteFlag(const bool flag);
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ struct RouteParameters
     bool deprecatedAPI;
     bool uturn_default;
     unsigned check_sum;
+    short num_results;
     std::string service;
     std::string output_format;
     std::string jsonp_parameter;
diff --git a/Plugins/NearestPlugin.h b/Plugins/NearestPlugin.h
index fc095bcfb..71f99188c 100644
--- a/Plugins/NearestPlugin.h
+++ b/Plugins/NearestPlugin.h
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ template <class DataFacadeT> class NearestPlugin : public BasePlugin
             reply = http::Reply::StockReply(http::Reply::badRequest);
             return;
         }
-
+        int number_of_results = route_parameters.num_results;
         std::vector<PhantomNode> phantom_node_vector;
         facade->IncrementalFindPhantomNodeForCoordinate(route_parameters.coordinates.front(),
                                                         phantom_node_vector,
                                                         route_parameters.zoom_level,
-                                                        1);
-
+                                                        number_of_results);
+        
         JSON::Object json_result;
         if (phantom_node_vector.empty() || !phantom_node_vector.front().isValid())
         {
@@ -69,17 +69,41 @@ template <class DataFacadeT> class NearestPlugin : public BasePlugin
         {
             reply.status = http::Reply::ok;
             json_result.values["status"] = 0;
-            JSON::Array json_coordinate;
-            json_coordinate.values.push_back(phantom_node_vector.front().location.lat /
-                                             COORDINATE_PRECISION);
-            json_coordinate.values.push_back(phantom_node_vector.front().location.lon /
-                                             COORDINATE_PRECISION);
-            json_result.values["mapped_coordinate"] = json_coordinate;
-            std::string temp_string;
-            facade->GetName(phantom_node_vector.front().name_id, temp_string);
-            json_result.values["name"] = temp_string;
+            
+            if (number_of_results > 1)
+            {
+                JSON::Array results;
+                
+                int vector_length = phantom_node_vector.size();
+                for (const auto i : osrm::irange<std::size_t>(0, std::min(number_of_results, vector_length)))
+                {
+                    JSON::Array json_coordinate;
+                    JSON::Object result;
+                    json_coordinate.values.push_back(phantom_node_vector.at(i).location.lat /
+                                                     COORDINATE_PRECISION);
+                    json_coordinate.values.push_back(phantom_node_vector.at(i).location.lon /
+                                                     COORDINATE_PRECISION);
+                    result.values["mapped coordinate"] = json_coordinate;
+                    std::string temp_string;
+                    facade->GetName(phantom_node_vector.front().name_id, temp_string);
+                    result.values["name"] = temp_string;
+                    results.values.push_back(result);
+                }
+                json_result.values["results"] = results;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                JSON::Array json_coordinate;
+                json_coordinate.values.push_back(phantom_node_vector.front().location.lat /
+                                                 COORDINATE_PRECISION);
+                json_coordinate.values.push_back(phantom_node_vector.front().location.lon /
+                                                 COORDINATE_PRECISION);
+                json_result.values["mapped_coordinate"] = json_coordinate;
+                std::string temp_string;
+                facade->GetName(phantom_node_vector.front().name_id, temp_string);
+                json_result.values["name"] = temp_string;
+            }
         }
-
         JSON::render(reply.content, json_result);
     }
 
diff --git a/Server/APIGrammar.h b/Server/APIGrammar.h
index ddf53ce71..83a5cd03b 100644
--- a/Server/APIGrammar.h
+++ b/Server/APIGrammar.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct APIGrammar : qi::grammar<Iterator>
     explicit APIGrammar(HandlerT * h) : APIGrammar::base_type(api_call), handler(h)
     {
         api_call = qi::lit('/') >> string[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setService, handler, ::_1)] >> *(query) >> -(uturns);
-        query    = ('?') >> (+(zoom | output | jsonp | checksum | location | hint | u | cmp | language | instruction | geometry | alt_route | old_API));
+        query    = ('?') >> (+(zoom | output | jsonp | checksum | location | hint | u | cmp | language | instruction | geometry | alt_route | old_API | num_results) ) ;
 
         zoom        = (-qi::lit('&')) >> qi::lit('z')            >> '=' >> qi::short_[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setZoomLevel, handler, ::_1)];
         output      = (-qi::lit('&')) >> qi::lit("output")       >> '=' >> string[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setOutputFormat, handler, ::_1)];
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct APIGrammar : qi::grammar<Iterator>
         language    = (-qi::lit('&')) >> qi::lit("hl")           >> '=' >> string[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setLanguage, handler, ::_1)];
         alt_route   = (-qi::lit('&')) >> qi::lit("alt")          >> '=' >> qi::bool_[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setAlternateRouteFlag, handler, ::_1)];
         old_API     = (-qi::lit('&')) >> qi::lit("geomformat")   >> '=' >> string[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setDeprecatedAPIFlag, handler, ::_1)];
+        num_results = (-qi::lit('&')) >> qi::lit("num_results")  >> '=' >> qi::short_[boost::bind(&HandlerT::setNumberOfResults, handler, ::_1)];
 
         string            = +(qi::char_("a-zA-Z"));
         stringwithDot     = +(qi::char_("a-zA-Z0-9_.-"));
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ struct APIGrammar : qi::grammar<Iterator>
     qi::rule<Iterator> api_call, query;
     qi::rule<Iterator, std::string()> service, zoom, output, string, jsonp, checksum, location, hint,
                                       stringwithDot, stringwithPercent, language, instruction, geometry,
-                                      cmp, alt_route, u, uturns, old_API ;
+                                      cmp, alt_route, u, uturns, old_API, num_results;
 
     HandlerT * handler;
 };