diff --git a/team.go b/team.go
index 9aac633..7a6614d 100644
--- a/team.go
+++ b/team.go
@@ -79,18 +79,31 @@ func (c *Client) Team(id int64) (*Team, error) {
 // AddTeam makes a new team
 // email arg is an optional value.
 // If you don't want to set email, please set "" (empty string).
-func (c *Client) AddTeam(name string, email string) error {
+// When team creation is successful, returns the team id
+func (c *Client) AddTeam(name string, email string) (int64, error) {
+	id := int64(0)
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("/api/teams")
+
 	team := Team{
 		Name:  name,
 		Email: email,
 	}
 	data, err := json.Marshal(team)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return id, err
 	}
 
-	return c.request("POST", path, nil, bytes.NewBuffer(data), nil)
+	tmp := struct {
+		Id int64 `json:"teamId"`
+	}{}
+
+	err = c.request("POST", path, nil, bytes.NewBuffer(data), &tmp)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return id, err
+	}
+
+	return tmp.Id, err
 }
 
 // UpdateTeam updates a Grafana team.
diff --git a/teams_test.go b/teams_test.go
index 88b7249..2d43e50 100644
--- a/teams_test.go
+++ b/teams_test.go
@@ -158,10 +158,13 @@ func TestAddTeam(t *testing.T) {
 	name := "TestTeam"
 	email := ""
 
-	err := client.AddTeam(name, email)
+	id, err := client.AddTeam(name, email)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
+	if id == 0 {
+		t.Error("AddTeam returned an invalid id.")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestUpdateTeam(t *testing.T) {