diff --git a/docs/docs/integrations/api.md b/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
index 8cedb34d4..138c9b156 100644
--- a/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
+++ b/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ Events from the database. Accepts the following query string parameters:
 | `has_snapshot`       | int  | Filter to events that have snapshots (0 or 1) |
 | `has_clip`           | int  | Filter to events that have clips (0 or 1)     |
 | `include_thumbnails` | int  | Include thumbnails in the response (0 or 1)   |
+| `in_progress`        | int  | Limit to events in progress (0 or 1)          |
 
 ### `GET /api/events/summary`
 
diff --git a/frigate/http.py b/frigate/http.py
index 401dc8d8c..c1638ebce 100644
--- a/frigate/http.py
+++ b/frigate/http.py
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ def events():
     before = request.args.get("before", type=float)
     has_clip = request.args.get("has_clip", type=int)
     has_snapshot = request.args.get("has_snapshot", type=int)
+    in_progress = request.args.get("in_progress", type=int)
     include_thumbnails = request.args.get("include_thumbnails", default=1, type=int)
     favorites = request.args.get("favorites", type=int)
 
@@ -642,6 +643,9 @@ def events():
     if not has_snapshot is None:
         clauses.append((Event.has_snapshot == has_snapshot))
 
+    if not in_progress is None:
+        clauses.append((Event.end_time.is_null(in_progress)))
+
     if not include_thumbnails:
         excluded_fields.append(Event.thumbnail)
     else: