diff --git a/src/ORM/Table.php b/src/ORM/Table.php
index 7b2fb48190a..560422dd939 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Table.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Table.php
@@ -939,21 +939,22 @@ public function get($primaryKey, $options = []) {
  *
  * Using the attributes defined in $search a find() will be done to locate
  * an existing record. If that record exists it will be returned. If it does
- * not exist, a new entity will be created. In both cases, the $additional properties
- * will be patched into the entity.
+ * not exist, a new entity will be created with the $search properties, and
+ * the $defaults. When a new entity is created, it will be saved.
  *
  * @param array $search The criteria to find existing records by.
- * @param array $additional The array of additional attributes to patch into
- *   the new or existing entity.
+ * @param array $defaults The array of defaults to patch into
+ *   the new entity if it is created.
  * @return \Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface An entity.
  */
-	public function findOrNew($search, $additional = []) {
+	public function findOrCreate($search, $defaults = []) {
 		$query = $this->find()->where($search);
 		$row = $query->first();
 		if ($row) {
-			return $this->patchEntity($row, $additional);
+			return $row;
 		}
-		return $this->newEntity($search + $additional);
+		$entity = $this->newEntity($search + $defaults);
+		return $this->save($entity);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
index 536f8d87f94..aa297f518b3 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
@@ -3537,26 +3537,26 @@ public function testDebugInfo() {
  */
 	public function testFindOrNew() {
 		$articles = TableRegistry::get('Articles');
-		$article = $articles->findOrNew(['title' => 'Not there'], ['body' => 'New body']);
+		$article = $articles->findOrCreate(['title' => 'Not there'], ['body' => 'New body']);
 
-		$this->assertTrue($article->isNew());
-		$this->assertNull($article->id);
+		$this->assertFalse($article->isNew());
+		$this->assertNotNull($article->id);
 		$this->assertEquals('Not there', $article->title);
 		$this->assertEquals('New body', $article->body);
 
-		$article = $articles->findOrNew(['title' => 'First Article'], ['body' => 'New body']);
+		$article = $articles->findOrCreate(['title' => 'First Article'], ['body' => 'New body']);
 
 		$this->assertFalse($article->isNew());
 		$this->assertNotNull($article->id);
 		$this->assertEquals('First Article', $article->title);
-		$this->assertEquals('New body', $article->body);
+		$this->assertNotEquals('New body', $article->body);
 
-		$article = $articles->findOrNew(
+		$article = $articles->findOrCreate(
 			['author_id' => 2, 'title' => 'First Article'],
 			['published' => 'N', 'body' => 'New body']
 		);
-		$this->assertTrue($article->isNew());
-		$this->assertNull($article->id);
+		$this->assertFalse($article->isNew());
+		$this->assertNotNull($article->id);
 		$this->assertEquals('First Article', $article->title);
 		$this->assertEquals('New body', $article->body);
 		$this->assertEquals('N', $article->published);