diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/models.py b/django/contrib/admin/models.py
index 4f7a225fc5..a8245a20e4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class LogEntryManager(models.Manager):
     def log_action(self, user_id, content_type_id, object_id, object_repr, action_flag, change_message=''):
         if isinstance(change_message, list):
             change_message = json.dumps(change_message)
-        self.model.objects.create(
+        return self.model.objects.create(
             user_id=user_id,
             content_type_id=content_type_id,
             object_id=force_text(object_id),
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 0a249efcb3..e18e14a70f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         The default implementation creates an admin LogEntry object.
         """
         from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry, ADDITION
-        LogEntry.objects.log_action(
+        return LogEntry.objects.log_action(
             user_id=request.user.pk,
             content_type_id=get_content_type_for_model(object).pk,
             object_id=object.pk,
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         The default implementation creates an admin LogEntry object.
         """
         from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry, CHANGE
-        LogEntry.objects.log_action(
+        return LogEntry.objects.log_action(
             user_id=request.user.pk,
             content_type_id=get_content_type_for_model(object).pk,
             object_id=object.pk,
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         The default implementation creates an admin LogEntry object.
         """
         from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry, DELETION
-        LogEntry.objects.log_action(
+        return LogEntry.objects.log_action(
             user_id=request.user.pk,
             content_type_id=get_content_type_for_model(object).pk,
             object_id=object.pk,
diff --git a/tests/admin_utils/test_logentry.py b/tests/admin_utils/test_logentry.py
index 4ea182e2aa..aaa67ffc13 100644
--- a/tests/admin_utils/test_logentry.py
+++ b/tests/admin_utils/test_logentry.py
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ class LogEntryTests(TestCase):
         log_entry.action_flag = 4
         self.assertEqual(six.text_type(log_entry), 'LogEntry Object')
 
+    def test_log_action(self):
+        content_type_pk = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Article).pk
+        log_entry = LogEntry.objects.log_action(
+            self.user.pk, content_type_pk, self.a1.pk, repr(self.a1), CHANGE,
+            change_message='Changed something else',
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(log_entry, LogEntry.objects.latest('action_time'))
+
     def test_recentactions_without_content_type(self):
         """
         If a LogEntry is missing content_type it will not display it in span
diff --git a/tests/modeladmin/tests.py b/tests/modeladmin/tests.py
index e00b69b586..c9cde5a2c9 100644
--- a/tests/modeladmin/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeladmin/tests.py
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ from datetime import date
 
 from django import forms
 from django.contrib.admin import BooleanFieldListFilter, SimpleListFilter
+from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry
 from django.contrib.admin.options import (
     HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, ModelAdmin, TabularInline,
 )
 from django.contrib.admin.sites import AdminSite
 from django.contrib.admin.widgets import AdminDateWidget, AdminRadioSelect
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.checks import Error
 from django.forms.models import BaseModelFormSet
 from django.forms.widgets import Select
@@ -533,6 +535,14 @@ class ModelAdminTests(TestCase):
             ['extra', 'transport', 'id', 'DELETE', 'main_band']
         )
 
+    def test_log_actions(self):
+        ma = ModelAdmin(Band, self.site)
+        mock_request = MockRequest()
+        mock_request.user = User.objects.create(username='bill')
+        self.assertEqual(ma.log_addition(mock_request, self.band, 'added'), LogEntry.objects.latest('action_time'))
+        self.assertEqual(ma.log_change(mock_request, self.band, 'changed'), LogEntry.objects.latest('action_time'))
+        self.assertEqual(ma.log_change(mock_request, self.band, 'deleted'), LogEntry.objects.latest('action_time'))
+
 
 class CheckTestCase(SimpleTestCase):