diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index b7cc69cafc..3f89cef184 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ function edit_post() {
 	endif;
 
 	add_meta($post_ID);
+	
+	return $post_ID;
 }
 
 function edit_comment() {
diff --git a/wp-admin/post.php b/wp-admin/post.php
index f44be1ef75..f22401a9c4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/post.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ case 'edit':
 	break;
 
 case 'editpost':
-	edit_post();
+	$post_ID = edit_post();
 
 	if ($_POST['save']) {
 		$location = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];