diff --git a/WorldEdit API.md b/WorldEdit API.md
index c05958e..8f4b7d2 100644
--- a/WorldEdit API.md	
+++ b/WorldEdit API.md	
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ Duplicates the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` along the `axis` ax
 
 Returns the number of nodes stacked.
 
+### count = worldedit.stack2(pos1, pos2, direction, amount)
+
+Duplicates the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` `amount` times with offset vector `direction`.
+
+Returns the number of nodes stacked.
+
 ### count, newpos1, newpos2 = worldedit.stretch(pos1, pos2, stretchx, stretchy, stretchz)
 
 Stretches the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` by an factor of positive integers `stretchx`, `stretchy`. and `stretchz` along the X, Y, and Z axes, respectively, with `pos1` as the origin.
diff --git a/worldedit/manipulations.lua b/worldedit/manipulations.lua
index 80541fc..fb8506f 100644
--- a/worldedit/manipulations.lua
+++ b/worldedit/manipulations.lua
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ worldedit.replaceinverse = function(pos1, pos2, searchnode, replacenode)
 	return count
 end
 
+--copies the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` along the `axis` axis ("x" or "y" or "z") by `amount` nodes, returning the number of nodes copied
 worldedit.copy = function(pos1, pos2, axis, amount) --wip: replace the old version below
 	local pos1, pos2 = worldedit.sort_pos(pos1, pos2)
 
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ worldedit.copy2 = function(pos1, pos2, direction, volume)
 	end
 end
 
+--duplicates the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` `amount` times with offset vector `direction`, returning the number of nodes stacked
 worldedit.stack2 = function(pos1, pos2, direction, amount, finished)
 	local i = 0
 	local translated = {x=0,y=0,z=0}
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ worldedit.stack2 = function(pos1, pos2, direction, amount, finished)
 		end
 	end
 	nextone()
-	return nil
+	return worldedit.volume(pos1, pos2) * amount
 end
 
 --copies the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` along the `axis` axis ("x" or "y" or "z") by `amount` nodes, returning the number of nodes copied