diff --git a/docs/topics/class-based-views/generic-editing.txt b/docs/topics/class-based-views/generic-editing.txt
index 8cd34f8ad9..66ba36fd87 100644
--- a/docs/topics/class-based-views/generic-editing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/class-based-views/generic-editing.txt
@@ -237,19 +237,24 @@ works for AJAX requests as well as 'normal' form POSTs::
             return HttpResponse(data, **response_kwargs)
 
         def form_invalid(self, form):
+            response = super(AjaxableResponseMixin, self).form_invalid(form)
             if self.request.is_ajax():
                 return self.render_to_json_response(form.errors, status=400)
             else:
-                return super(AjaxableResponseMixin, self).form_invalid(form)
+                return response
 
         def form_valid(self, form):
+            # We make sure to call the parent's form_valid() method because
+            # it might do some processing (in the case of CreateView, it will
+            # call form.save() for example).
+            response = super(AjaxableResponseMixin, self).form_valid(form)
             if self.request.is_ajax():
                 data = {
-                    'pk': form.instance.pk,
+                    'pk': self.object.pk,
                 }
                 return self.render_to_json_response(data)
             else:
-                return super(AjaxableResponseMixin, self).form_valid(form)
+                return response
 
     class AuthorCreate(AjaxableResponseMixin, CreateView):
         model = Author