diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php
index e36179f93..7d451b974 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ class Doctrine_Connection_UnitOfWork extends Doctrine_Connection_Module
                         $rootRecord->merge($dataSet[$parent]);
 
                         $this->processSingleInsert($rootRecord);
+
+                        $record->assignIdentifier($rootRecord->identifier());
                     } else {
                         foreach ((array) $rootRecord->identifier() as $id => $value) {
                             $dataSet[$parent][$id] = $value;
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
index 56bdb239b..6fef35ad4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
@@ -1443,11 +1443,18 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Record_Abstract implements Count
             $this->_state    = Doctrine_Record::STATE_CLEAN;
             $this->_modified = array();
         } else {
-            $name = $this->_table->getIdentifier();
-            $this->_id[$name] = $id;
-            $this->_data[$name] = $id;
-            $this->_state     = Doctrine_Record::STATE_CLEAN;
-            $this->_modified  = array();
+            if (is_array($id)) {
+                foreach ($id as $fieldName => $value) {
+                    $this->_id[$fieldName] = $value;
+                    $this->_data[$fieldName] = $value;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $name = $this->_table->getIdentifier();
+                $this->_id[$name] = $id;
+                $this->_data[$name] = $id;
+            }
+            $this->_state = Doctrine_Record::STATE_CLEAN;
+            $this->_modified = array();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Ticket/697TestCase.php b/tests/Ticket/697TestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..547cb641d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Ticket/697TestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Doctrine_Ticket_697_TestCase
+ *
+ * @package     Doctrine
+ * @license     http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php LGPL
+ * @category    Object Relational Mapping
+ * @link        www.phpdoctrine.com
+ * @since       1.0
+ * @version     $Revision$
+ */
+
+class Doctrine_Ticket_697_TestCase extends Doctrine_UnitTestCase
+{
+    public function prepareData() 
+    { }
+
+    public function prepareTables()
+    {
+        $this->tables = array('T697_Person', 'T697_User');
+        parent::prepareTables();
+    }
+
+    public function testIdsAreSetWhenSavingSubclassInstancesInCTI()
+    {
+        $p = new T697_Person();
+        $p['name']='Rodrigo';
+        $p->save();
+        $this->assertEqual(1, $p->id);
+
+        $u = new T697_User();
+        $u['name']='Fernandes';
+        $u['password']='Doctrine RULES';
+        $u->save();
+        $this->assertEqual(2, $u->id);
+    }
+}
+
+class T697_Person extends Doctrine_Record
+{
+    public function setTableDefinition()
+    {
+        $this->hasColumn('name', 'string', 30);
+    }
+}
+
+//Class table inheritance
+class T697_User extends T697_Person {
+    public function setTableDefinition()
+    {
+        $this->hasColumn('password', 'string', 30);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run.php b/tests/run.php
index 6d638f6ef..ba3479a17 100644
--- a/tests/run.php
+++ b/tests/run.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $tickets->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Ticket_438_TestCase());
 $tickets->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Ticket_638_TestCase());
 $tickets->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Ticket_673_TestCase());
 $tickets->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Ticket_626D_TestCase());
+$tickets->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Ticket_697_TestCase());
 $test->addTestCase($tickets);
 
 // Connection drivers (not yet fully tested)