diff --git a/.coverage b/.coverage
index 454571f..6cf1da0 100644
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diff --git a/ormar/queryset/queryset.py b/ormar/queryset/queryset.py
index 46edf65..7a44fec 100644
--- a/ormar/queryset/queryset.py
+++ b/ormar/queryset/queryset.py
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ class QuerySet:
         # Execute the insert, and return a new model instance.
         instance = self.model_cls(**kwargs)
         pk = await self.database.execute(expr)
-        if pk:
+        pk_name = self.model_cls.Meta.pkname
+        if pk_name not in kwargs and pk_name in new_kwargs:
+            instance.pk = new_kwargs[self.model_cls.Meta.pkname]
+        if pk and isinstance(pk, self.model_cls.pk_type()):
             setattr(instance, self.model_cls.Meta.pkname, pk)
         return instance
diff --git a/tests/test_non_integer_pkey.py b/tests/test_non_integer_pkey.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e1022f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_non_integer_pkey.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import random
+
+import databases
+import pytest
+import sqlalchemy
+
+import ormar
+from tests.settings import DATABASE_URL
+
+database = databases.Database(DATABASE_URL, force_rollback=True)
+metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
+
+
+def key():
+    return "".join(random.choice("abcdefgh123456") for _ in range(8))
+
+
+class Model(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "models"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: ormar.String(primary_key=True, default=key, max_length=8)
+    name: ormar.String(max_length=32)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="function")
+def create_test_database():
+    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
+    metadata.create_all(engine)
+    yield
+    metadata.drop_all(engine)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pk_1():
+    async with database:
+        model = await Model.objects.create(name="NAME")
+        assert isinstance(model.id, str)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pk_2():
+    # async with database:
+        model = await Model.objects.create(name="NAME")
+        assert await Model.objects.all() == [model]
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