diff --git a/mongoengine/document.py b/mongoengine/document.py
index 114778eb..e09503c8 100644
--- a/mongoengine/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/document.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
                 raise NotUniqueError(message % unicode(err))
             raise OperationError(message % unicode(err))
         id_field = self._meta['id_field']
-        if id_field not in self._meta.get('shard_key', []):
+        if created or id_field not in self._meta.get('shard_key', []):
             self[id_field] = self._fields[id_field].to_python(object_id)
 
         self._clear_changed_fields()
diff --git a/tests/document/instance.py b/tests/document/instance.py
index 07db85a0..14cc0074 100644
--- a/tests/document/instance.py
+++ b/tests/document/instance.py
@@ -2281,6 +2281,8 @@ class InstanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         log.machine = "Localhost"
         log.save()
 
+        self.assertIsNotNone(log.id)
+
         log.log = "Saving"
         log.save()
 
@@ -2304,6 +2306,8 @@ class InstanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         log.machine = "Localhost"
         log.save()
 
+        self.assertIsNotNone(log.id)
+
         log.log = "Saving"
         log.save()