diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useMutation.ts b/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useMutation.ts
index 20c5bf24426..6996547bf87 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useMutation.ts
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useMutation.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import useDataProviderWithDeclarativeSideEffects from './useDataProviderWithDecl
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {string} options.action Redux action type
  * @param {boolean} options.undoable Set to true to run the mutation locally before calling the dataProvider
+ * @param {boolean} options.returnPromise Set to true to return the result promise of the mutation
  * @param {Function} options.onSuccess Side effect function to be executed upon success or failure, e.g. { onSuccess: response => refresh() } }
  * @param {Function} options.onFailure Side effect function to be executed upon failure, e.g. { onFailure: error => notify(error.message) } }
  * @param {boolean} options.withDeclarativeSideEffectsSupport Set to true to support legacy side effects (e.g. { onSuccess: { refresh: true } })
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ import useDataProviderWithDeclarativeSideEffects from './useDataProviderWithDecl
  * - {Object} options
  * - {string} options.action Redux action type
  * - {boolean} options.undoable Set to true to run the mutation locally before calling the dataProvider
+ * - {boolean} options.returnPromise Set to true to return the result promise of the mutation
  * - {Function} options.onSuccess Side effect function to be executed upon success or failure, e.g. { onSuccess: response => refresh() } }
  * - {Function} options.onFailure Side effect function to be executed upon failure, e.g. { onFailure: error => notify(error.message) } }
  * - {boolean} withDeclarativeSideEffectsSupport Set to true to support legacy side effects (e.g. { onSuccess: { refresh: true } })
@@ -156,14 +158,17 @@ const useMutation = (
 
             setState(prevState => ({ ...prevState, loading: true }));
 
-            finalDataProvider[params.type]
+            const returnPromise = options && options.returnPromise;
+
+            const promise = finalDataProvider[params.type]
                 .apply(
                     finalDataProvider,
                     typeof params.resource !== 'undefined'
                         ? [params.resource, params.payload, params.options]
                         : [params.payload, params.options]
                 )
-                .then(({ data, total }) => {
+                .then(response => {
+                    const { data, total } = response;
                     setState({
                         data,
                         error: null,
@@ -171,6 +176,9 @@ const useMutation = (
                         loading: false,
                         total,
                     });
+                    if (returnPromise) {
+                        return response;
+                    }
                 })
                 .catch(errorFromResponse => {
                     setState({
@@ -180,7 +188,14 @@ const useMutation = (
                         loading: false,
                         total: null,
                     });
+                    if (returnPromise) {
+                        throw errorFromResponse;
+                    }
                 });
+
+            if (returnPromise) {
+                return promise;
+            }
         },
         [
             // deep equality, see https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/14476#issuecomment-471199055
@@ -204,6 +219,7 @@ export interface Mutation {
 export interface MutationOptions {
     action?: string;
     undoable?: boolean;
+    returnPromise?: boolean;
     onSuccess?: (response: any) => any | Object;
     onFailure?: (error?: any) => any | Object;
     withDeclarativeSideEffectsSupport?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/form/FormWithRedirect.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/form/FormWithRedirect.tsx
index 65109c64743..4d9bd611af9 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/form/FormWithRedirect.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/form/FormWithRedirect.tsx
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ const FormWithRedirect: FC<FormWithRedirectProps> = ({
                 finalInitialValues,
                 values
             );
-            onSave.current(sanitizedValues, finalRedirect);
+            return onSave.current(sanitizedValues, finalRedirect);
         } else {
-            onSave.current(values, finalRedirect);
+            return onSave.current(values, finalRedirect);
         }
     };