diff --git a/datasette/views/row.py b/datasette/views/row.py
index c9b74b12..4f896632 100644
--- a/datasette/views/row.py
+++ b/datasette/views/row.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class RowView(DataView):
             }
 
         data = {
+            "ok": True,
             "database": database,
             "table": table,
             "rows": rows,
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 859c5809..16e1d8e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ async def test_invalid_custom_sql(ds_client):
 async def test_row(ds_client):
     response = await ds_client.get("/fixtures/simple_primary_key/1.json?_shape=objects")
     assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["ok"] is True
     assert response.json()["rows"] == [{"id": 1, "content": "hello"}]