diff --git a/src/metabase/api/org.clj b/src/metabase/api/org.clj
index d28793f957ca27063858b2e46d8526d11432e9ac..0f32b6dc98c4a1446ccdbb65720403f42c554570 100644
--- a/src/metabase/api/org.clj
+++ b/src/metabase/api/org.clj
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@
   (require-params name slug)
   ;; user must be a superuser to proceed
   (check-403 (:is_superuser @*current-user*))
-  (->> (util/select-non-nil-keys body :slug :name :description :logo_url)
-       (mapply ins Org)))
+  ;; create the new org
+  (let-500 [{:keys [id] :as new-org} (->> (util/select-non-nil-keys body :slug :name :description :logo_url)
+                                       (mapply ins Org))]
+    ;; now that the Org exists, add the creator as the first admin member
+    (grant-org-perm id *current-user-id* true)
+    ;; make sure the api response is still the newly created org
+    new-org))
+
 
 (defendpoint GET "/:id" [id]
   (->404 (sel :one Org :id id)
diff --git a/test/metabase/api/org_test.clj b/test/metabase/api/org_test.clj
index 78589eb19f85a194f737b9bf7142374e879d0fe7..f5b4651576a0d46db9f418bbf738dab5574d1f9a 100644
--- a/test/metabase/api/org_test.clj
+++ b/test/metabase/api/org_test.clj
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@
        :description nil
        :logo_url nil
        :inherits false})
-    (create-org org-name)))
+    (let [new-org (create-org org-name)
+          org-perm (sel :one OrgPerm :organization_id (:id new-org))]
+      ;; do a quick validation that the creator is now an admin of the new org
+      (assert (= (:user_id org-perm) (user->id :crowberto)))
+      (assert (:admin org-perm))
+      ;; return the original api response, which should be the newly created org
+      new-org)))
 
 ;; Test input validations on org create
 (expect "'name' is a required param."
@@ -296,7 +302,7 @@
 (let [test-org-name (random-name)]
   (expect-eval-actual-first
     (let [{my-org-id :id} (sel :one Org :name test-org-name)]
-      (match-$ (first (sel :many OrgPerm :organization_id my-org-id))
+      (match-$ (sel :one OrgPerm :organization_id my-org-id :user_id [not= (user->id :crowberto)])
         {:id $
          :admin true
          :user_id $