diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 4b6645569f..dbd37b1822 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ class QuerySet(object):
                 self.model._base_manager._insert(objs_with_pk, fields=fields, using=self.db)
             if objs_without_pk:
                 self.model._base_manager._insert(objs_without_pk, fields=[f for f in fields if not isinstance(f, AutoField)], using=self.db)
+        return objs
 
     def get_or_create(self, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/bulk_create/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/bulk_create/tests.py
index 8d3faa2379..d7d19a54aa 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/bulk_create/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/bulk_create/tests.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class BulkCreateTests(TestCase):
         ]
 
     def test_simple(self):
-        Country.objects.bulk_create(self.data)
+        created = Country.objects.bulk_create(self.data)
+        self.assertEqual(len(created), 4)
         self.assertQuerysetEqual(Country.objects.order_by("-name"), [
             "United States of America", "The Netherlands", "Germany", "Czech Republic"
         ], attrgetter("name"))