diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 49eaa1d6b8..9b88c4878b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ XX (2017-XX-XX)
 - Add SANE scanner document source.
 - Added PDF orientation detection. GitLab issue #387.
 - Fix repeated permission list API URL. GitLab issue #389.
+- Fix role creation API endpoint not returning id. GitLab issue #390.
 
 2.3 (2017-06-08)
 ================
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py
index 248452016c..02db390840 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class WritableRoleSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
         if self.permissions_pk_list:
             self._add_permissions(instance=instance)
 
-        return result
+        return instance
 
     def _add_groups(self, instance):
         instance.groups.add(
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/tests/test_api.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/tests/test_api.py
index 76f379a230..ddceaa758e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/tests/test_api.py
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ class PermissionAPITestCase(BaseAPITestCase):
 
     def test_role_create_view(self):
         response = self._role_create_request()
+        role = Role.objects.first()
+
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {'label': role.label, 'id': role.pk})
         self.assertEqual(Role.objects.count(), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(Role.objects.first().label, TEST_ROLE_LABEL)
+        self.assertEqual(role.label, TEST_ROLE_LABEL)
 
     def _create_group(self):
         self.group = Group.objects.create(name=TEST_GROUP_NAME)