diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.test.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.test.ts
index 3f94917689d5c7..8907afaae97355 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.test.ts
@@ -176,13 +176,52 @@ describe('attributeService', () => {
         byReferenceInput
       );
       expect(core.savedObjects.client.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'defaultTestType',
+        defaultTestType,
         '123',
         attributes
       );
     });
 
-    // wrap attr ref type savedObjectId undefined
-    // wrap attr ref type custom save method
+    it('creates new saved object with attributes when given no id', async () => {
+      const core = coreMock.createStart();
+      core.savedObjects.client.create = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        id: '678',
+      });
+      const attributeService = mockAttributeService<DefaultTestAttributes>(
+        defaultTestType,
+        undefined,
+        core
+      );
+      expect(await attributeService.wrapAttributes(attributes, true)).toEqual({
+        savedObjectId: '678',
+      });
+      expect(core.savedObjects.client.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(defaultTestType, attributes);
+    });
+
+    it('uses custom save method when given an id', async () => {
+      const customSaveMethod = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ id: '678' });
+      const attributeService = mockAttributeService<DefaultTestAttributes>(defaultTestType, {
+        customSaveMethod,
+      });
+      expect(await attributeService.wrapAttributes(attributes, true, byReferenceInput)).toEqual(
+        byReferenceInput
+      );
+      expect(customSaveMethod).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        defaultTestType,
+        attributes,
+        byReferenceInput.savedObjectId
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('uses custom save method given no id', async () => {
+      const customSaveMethod = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ id: '678' });
+      const attributeService = mockAttributeService<DefaultTestAttributes>(defaultTestType, {
+        customSaveMethod,
+      });
+      expect(await attributeService.wrapAttributes(attributes, true)).toEqual({
+        savedObjectId: '678',
+      });
+      expect(customSaveMethod).toHaveBeenCalledWith(defaultTestType, attributes);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.tsx
index be83264b8a5214..ef8081f3341d1b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/attribute_service/attribute_service.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export interface AttributeServiceOptions<
   K extends string = typeof ATTRIBUTE_SERVICE_DEFAULT_KEY
 > {
   attributesKey?: K;
-  customSaveMethod?: (attributes: A, savedObjectId?: string) => Promise<{ id: string }>;
+  customSaveMethod?: (
+    type: string,
+    attributes: A,
+    savedObjectId?: string
+  ) => Promise<{ id: string }>;
   customUnwrapMethod?: (savedObject: SimpleSavedObject<A>) => A;
 }
 
@@ -121,12 +125,15 @@ export class AttributeService<
       try {
         const originalInput = input ? input : {};
         if (savedObjectId) {
-          if (this.options?.customSaveMethod) await this.options.customSaveMethod(newAttributes);
-          else await this.savedObjectsClient.update(this.type, savedObjectId, newAttributes);
+          if (this.options?.customSaveMethod) {
+            await this.options.customSaveMethod(this.type, newAttributes, savedObjectId);
+          } else {
+            await this.savedObjectsClient.update(this.type, savedObjectId, newAttributes);
+          }
           return { ...originalInput, savedObjectId } as RefType;
         } else {
           const savedItem = this.options?.customSaveMethod
-            ? await this.options.customSaveMethod(newAttributes, savedObjectId)
+            ? await this.options.customSaveMethod(this.type, newAttributes)
             : await this.savedObjectsClient.create(this.type, newAttributes);
           return { ...originalInput, savedObjectId: savedItem.id } as RefType;
         }