diff --git a/doc/payment-api.md b/doc/payment-api.md
index 69877e5d..c4127b22 100644
--- a/doc/payment-api.md
+++ b/doc/payment-api.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Asynchronous calls return an OperationStatus object which is a JSON object with
 
 Depending on the type of asynchronous call, there may be other key-value pairs.  For example, a z_sendmany operation will also include the following in an OperationStatus object:
 
+* method : name of operation e.g. z_sendmany
 * params : an object containing the parameters to z_sendmany
 
 Currently, as soon as you retrieve the operation status for an operation which has finished, that is it has either succeeded, failed, or been cancelled, the operation and any associated information is removed.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
index e99a4943..9616a6c6 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class WalletProtectCoinbaseTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
                 errorString = results[0]["error"]["message"]
 
                 # Test that the returned status object contains a params field with the operation's input parameters
+                assert_equal(results[0]["method"], "z_sendmany")
                 params =results[0]["params"]
                 assert_equal(params["fee"], Decimal('0.0001')) # default
                 assert_equal(params["minconf"], Decimal('1')) # default