diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Application/CRUDService.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Application/CRUDService.cs
index 467d20f..eace01e 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Application/CRUDService.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Application/CRUDService.cs
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Application
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="createDto">The DTO to create an entity from.</param>
         /// <returns>A service result indicating success or failure, including the entity DTO.</returns>
-        public virtual async Task<DataResult<TId>> CreateAsync(TCreateDto createDto)
+        public virtual async Task<DataResult<TReadDto>> CreateAsync(TCreateDto createDto)
         {
             var entity = _mapper.Map<TEntity>(createDto);
             var createdEntity = await _repository.CreateAsync(entity);
-            return createdEntity is null ? Result.Fail<TId>() : Result.Success(createdEntity.GetIdOrDefault<TId>());
+            var dto = _mapper.Map<TReadDto>(createdEntity);
+            return createdEntity is null ? Result.Fail<TReadDto>() : Result.Success(dto);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Application/Interfaces/ICRUDService.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Application/Interfaces/ICRUDService.cs
index eafcca1..bd9f56f 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Application/Interfaces/ICRUDService.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Application/Interfaces/ICRUDService.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Application.Interfaces
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="createDto">The data transfer object containing the information for the new entity.</param>
         /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous operation, with a <see cref="DataResult{TId}"/> containing the identifier of the created entity or an error message.</returns>
-        Task<DataResult<TId>> CreateAsync(TCreateDto createDto);
+        Task<DataResult<TReadDto>> CreateAsync(TCreateDto createDto);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates an existing entity based on the provided updateDTO and returns the result wrapped in an IServiceMessage,