diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js
index 2d41811723..2cdd61fbbd 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ type Props = {
 
   // dispatch functions
   fetchRepositoryTypesIfNeeded: () => void,
-  createRepo: (link: string, Repository, callback: () => void) => void,
+  createRepo: (
+    link: string,
+    Repository,
+    callback: (repo: Repository) => void
+  ) => void,
   resetForm: () => void,
 
   // context props
@@ -45,8 +49,8 @@ class Create extends React.Component<Props> {
 
   repoCreated = (repo: Repository) => {
     const { history } = this.props;
-    //TODO: Problem: repo name can be set in history, but repo namespace is not known without fetching anything
-    history.push("/repos");
+
+    history.push("/repo/" + repo.namespace + "/" + repo.name);
   };
 
   render() {
@@ -71,7 +75,9 @@ class Create extends React.Component<Props> {
           repositoryTypes={repositoryTypes}
           loading={createLoading}
           submitForm={repo => {
-            createRepo(repoLink, repo, () => this.repoCreated(repo));
+            createRepo(repoLink, repo, (repo: Repository) =>
+              this.repoCreated(repo)
+            );
           }}
         />
       </Page>
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
index 3e574aa938..aa77b4553b 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
@@ -164,16 +164,21 @@ export function fetchRepoFailure(
 export function createRepo(
   link: string,
   repository: Repository,
-  callback?: () => void
+  callback?: (repo: Repository) => void
 ) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(createRepoPending());
     return apiClient
       .post(link, repository, CONTENT_TYPE)
-      .then(() => {
+      .then(response => {
+        const location = response.headers.get("Location");
         dispatch(createRepoSuccess());
+        return apiClient.get(location);
+      })
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then(response => {
         if (callback) {
-          callback();
+          callback(response);
         }
       })
       .catch(err => {