1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index 7a55334912..b75de4d23f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       def create!(attrs = nil)
         @reflection.klass.transaction do
-          self << @reflection.klass.send(:with_scope, :create => attrs) { @reflection.klass.create! }
+          self << (object = @reflection.klass.send(:with_scope, :create => attrs) { @reflection.klass.create! })
+          object
         end
       end