diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.CustomForms/Controllers/ItemController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.CustomForms/Controllers/ItemController.cs
index a9e866d24a3..c1533953f50 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.CustomForms/Controllers/ItemController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.CustomForms/Controllers/ItemController.cs
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ private ActionResult CreatePOST(int id, int contentId, string returnUrl, Action<
 
             contentItem.As<ICommonPart>().Container = customForm.ContentItem;
 
+            // save the submitted form
+            if (customForm.SaveContentItem) {
+                conditionallyPublish(contentItem);
+                // Refresh content item
+                contentItem = _contentManager.Get(contentItem.Id, VersionOptions.Latest);
+            }
+
             // triggers any event
             _rulesManager.TriggerEvent("CustomForm", "Submitted",
                     () => new Dictionary<string, object> { { "Content", contentItem } });
@@ -210,11 +217,6 @@ private ActionResult CreatePOST(int id, int contentId, string returnUrl, Action<
                 returnUrl = _tokenizer.Replace(customForm.RedirectUrl, new Dictionary<string, object> { { "Content", contentItem } });
             }
 
-            // save the submitted form
-            if (customForm.SaveContentItem) {
-                conditionallyPublish(contentItem);
-            }
-
             // writes a confirmation message
             if (customForm.CustomMessage) {
                 if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(customForm.Message)) {