diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 7f5aa64f9..d3cc5cf6c 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -936,223 +936,223 @@
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 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait",
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-			"Rev": "20c1b324426bcedeeae5cee5b7b1ba8016882227"
+			"Rev": "6426d21f392c6d0e710af98bdfe6fb7334b3e11a"
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 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery/third_party/forked/golang/reflect",
-			"Rev": "20c1b324426bcedeeae5cee5b7b1ba8016882227"
+			"Rev": "6426d21f392c6d0e710af98bdfe6fb7334b3e11a"
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diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
index c95f1ff9f..1e799c6e2 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (e *Store) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 		}
 	}
 	if e.Decorator != nil {
-		if err := e.Decorator(obj); err != nil {
+		if err := e.Decorator(out); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
index 76ed138af..328ddca12 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ func TestStoreCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	// re-define delete strategy to have graceful delete capability
 	defaultDeleteStrategy := testRESTStrategy{scheme, names.SimpleNameGenerator, true, false, true}
 	registry.DeleteStrategy = testGracefulStrategy{defaultDeleteStrategy}
+	registry.Decorator = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
+		pod := obj.(*example.Pod)
+		pod.Status.Phase = example.PodPhase("Testing")
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	// create the object with denying admission
 	objA, err := registry.Create(testContext, podA, denyCreateValidation, false)
@@ -324,6 +329,11 @@ func TestStoreCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// verify the decorator was called
+	if objA.(*example.Pod).Status.Phase != example.PodPhase("Testing") {
+		t.Errorf("Decorator was not called: %#v", objA)
+	}
+
 	// get the object
 	checkobj, err := registry.Get(testContext, podA.Name, &metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {