diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorlayereditpassthrough.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorlayereditpassthrough.cpp
index 627c323f013..aa0c9c94cc8 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorlayereditpassthrough.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorlayereditpassthrough.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 bool QgsVectorLayerEditPassthrough::addFeature( QgsFeature& f )
 {
 
-  if ( L->dataProvider()->addFeatures( QgsFeatureList() << f ) )
+  QgsFeatureList fl;
+  fl << f;
+  if ( L->dataProvider()->addFeatures( fl) )
   {
+    f.setFeatureId( fl.first().id() );
     emit featureAdded( f.id() );
     return true;
   }