diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8217c6b..ed34eed 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
+## unreleased
+
+### Feature
+
+- added `insertAndRefreshRecord` function
+
 ## 2024-01-18 / 0.1.0
 
 ### Feature
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutators.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutators.kt
index be139da..77e25a7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutators.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutators.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ls.jooq.execute
 
+import kotlinx.coroutines.reactive.awaitFirst
 import kotlinx.coroutines.reactive.awaitSingle
 import ls.jooq.prepare.insert
 import ls.jooq.prepare.update
@@ -45,3 +46,16 @@ suspend fun <R : UpdatableRecord<R>> DSLContext.updateIfChangedAndExecute(record
         // SQL [update "table" set [ no fields are updated ] where "table"."pk" = $1]; syntax error at or near "["
         this.updateAndExecute(record)
     } else null
+
+/**
+ * Inserts a [record] and sets the values of [record] from the returned values of the insert
+ *
+ * @param R the type of record
+ * @param record - the record to insert
+ * @return the inserted record, note that also the param record will have updated values
+ */
+suspend fun <R : UpdatableRecord<R>> DSLContext.insertAndRefreshRecord(record: UpdatableRecord<R>): UpdatableRecord<R> {
+    val inserted = insert(record).returning().awaitFirst()
+    record.from(inserted)
+    return record
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutatorsTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutatorsTest.kt
index 4b3247e..2c240f8 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutatorsTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/ls/jooq/execute/RecordMutatorsTest.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ls.jooq.execute
 import DBExtension
 import DBTest
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FreeSpec
+import io.kotest.matchers.collections.shouldHaveSize
 import io.kotest.matchers.nulls.shouldNotBeNull
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import kotlinx.coroutines.reactive.awaitSingle
@@ -14,6 +15,31 @@ class RecordMutatorsTest : FreeSpec({
 
     val ctx = DBExtension.dslContext
 
+    "DSLContext.insertAndRefreshRecord" - {
+
+        "should insert the record" {
+            val record = AuthorRecord()
+            record.firstName = "max"
+            record.lastName = "irrelevant"
+            ctx.insertAndRefreshRecord(record)
+
+            val insertedContent = ctx.selectFrom(Tables.AUTHOR).awaitAll<AuthorRecord, _>().shouldHaveSize(1).first()
+            insertedContent.firstName shouldBe "max"
+            insertedContent.lastName shouldBe "irrelevant"
+            insertedContent.id.shouldNotBeNull()
+        }
+
+        "after the call the record should have values set from database defaults" {
+            val record = AuthorRecord()
+            record.firstName = "max"
+            record.lastName = "irrelevant"
+            ctx.insertAndRefreshRecord(record)
+
+            record.id.shouldNotBeNull()
+            record.created.shouldNotBeNull()
+        }
+    }
+
     "DSLContext.create<T>()" - {
 
         "should create a record of the given type and insert it into the DB" {