2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/field/field.crud.inc b/modules/field/field.crud.inc
index 9dc190d50..696a4b831 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.crud.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.crud.inc
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ function field_create_field($field) {
   // Clear caches
   field_cache_clear(TRUE);
 
+  // Invoke external hooks after the cache is cleared for API consistency.
+  module_invoke_all('field_create_field', $field);
+  
   return $field;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/field/field.test b/modules/field/field.test
index ee816c0aa..57357b920 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.test
+++ b/modules/field/field.test
@@ -1320,8 +1320,10 @@ class FieldCrudTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'field_name' => 'field_2',
       'type' => 'test_field',
     );
+    field_test_memorize();
     $field_definition = field_create_field($field_definition);
-
+    $mem = field_test_memorize();
+    $this->assertIdentical($mem['field_test_field_create_field'][0][0], $field_definition, 'hook_field_create_field() called with correct arguments.');
     $field = field_read_field($field_definition['field_name']);
 
     // Ensure that basic properties are preserved.