diff --git a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
index 94820e893..df0da52b5 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
@@ -305,9 +305,11 @@ public void createSubmodelElement() {
 		property.setValue("205");
 
 		SubmodelService submodelService = getSubmodelService(technicalData);
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
 
 		SubmodelElement submodelEl = submodelService.getSubmodelElement("test123");
+		
+		assertEquals(submodelEl, responseSubmodelElement);
 		assertEquals("test123", submodelEl.getIdShort());
 	}
 
@@ -334,18 +336,20 @@ public void createNestedSubmodelElement() {
 		Property propertyInSmeList = new DefaultProperty.Builder().idShort("test456").category("cat1").value("305").valueType(DataTypeDefXsd.INTEGER).build();
 
 		String idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol = DummySubmodelFactory.SUBMODEL_OPERATIONAL_DATA_ELEMENT_COLLECTION_ID_SHORT;
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol, propertyInSmeCol);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElementCol = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol, propertyInSmeCol);
 
 		String idShortPathPropertyInSmeList = DummySubmodelFactory.SUBMODEL_OPERATIONAL_DATA_ELEMENT_COLLECTION_ID_SHORT + "." + DummySubmodelFactory.SUBMODEL_OPERATIONAL_DATA_ELEMENT_LIST_ID_SHORT;
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeList, propertyInSmeList);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElementList = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeList, propertyInSmeList);
 
 		idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol = idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol.concat(".test123");
 		SubmodelElement propertyInCollectionCreated = submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol);
 		assertEquals("test123", propertyInCollectionCreated.getIdShort());
+		assertEquals(propertyInCollectionCreated, responseSubmodelElementCol);
 
 		idShortPathPropertyInSmeList = idShortPathPropertyInSmeList.concat("[1]");
 		SubmodelElement propertyInSmeListCreated = submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeList);
 		assertEquals("test456", propertyInSmeListCreated.getIdShort());
+		assertEquals(propertyInSmeListCreated, responseSubmodelElementList);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -372,13 +376,14 @@ public void updateNonNestedSME() {
 		String idShortPath = "dummyProperty";
 
 		Property property = createDummyProperty(idShortPath);
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
 
 		Property expectedUpdatedProperty = SubmodelServiceHelper.createDummyProperty(idShortPath, "arbitraryValue", DataTypeDefXsd.STRING);
 		submodelService.updateSubmodelElement(idShortPath, expectedUpdatedProperty);
 
 		Property actualUpdatedProperty = (Property) submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPath);
 		assertEquals(expectedUpdatedProperty, actualUpdatedProperty);
+		assertEquals(submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPath), responseSubmodelElement);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-feature-mqtt/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/feature/mqtt/TestMqttSubmodelObserver.java b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-feature-mqtt/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/feature/mqtt/TestMqttSubmodelObserver.java
index 75eab2b75..1e6293dca 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-feature-mqtt/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/feature/mqtt/TestMqttSubmodelObserver.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-feature-mqtt/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelrepository/feature/mqtt/TestMqttSubmodelObserver.java
@@ -97,34 +97,37 @@ public static void tearDownClass() {
 	public void createSubmodelElementEvent() throws DeserializationException {
 
 		SubmodelElement submodelElement = createSubmodelElementDummy("createSubmodelElementEventId");
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
 
 		assertEquals(topicFactory.createCreateSubmodelElementTopic(submodelElement.getIdShort()), listener.lastTopic);
 		assertEquals(submodelElement, deserializeSubmodelElementPayload(listener.lastPayload));
+		assertEquals(submodelElement, responseSubmodelElement);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void updateSubmodelElementEvent() throws DeserializationException {
 
 		SubmodelElement submodelElement = createSubmodelElementDummy("updateSubmodelElementEventId");
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
 
 		SubmodelElementValue value = new PropertyValue("updatedValue");
 		submodelService.setSubmodelElementValue(submodelElement.getIdShort(), value);
 
 		assertEquals(topicFactory.createUpdateSubmodelElementTopic(submodelElement.getIdShort()), listener.lastTopic);
 		assertEquals(submodelElement, deserializeSubmodelElementPayload(listener.lastPayload));
+		assertEquals(submodelElement, responseSubmodelElement);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void deleteSubmodelElementEvent() throws DeserializationException {
 
 		SubmodelElement submodelElement = createSubmodelElementDummy("deleteSubmodelElementEventId");
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
 		submodelService.deleteSubmodelElement(submodelElement.getIdShort());
 
 		assertEquals(topicFactory.createDeleteSubmodelElementTopic(submodelElement.getIdShort()), listener.lastTopic);
 		assertEquals(submodelElement, deserializeSubmodelElementPayload(listener.lastPayload));
+		assertEquals(submodelElement, responseSubmodelElement);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -133,13 +136,14 @@ public void createSubmodelElementWithoutValueEvent() throws DeserializationExcep
 		SubmodelElement submodelElement = createSubmodelElementDummy("noValueSubmodelElementEventId");
 		List<Qualifier> qualifierList = createNoValueQualifierList();
 		submodelElement.setQualifiers(qualifierList);
-		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
+		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(submodelElement);
 
 		assertEquals(topicFactory.createCreateSubmodelElementTopic(submodelElement.getIdShort()), listener.lastTopic);
 		assertNotEquals(submodelElement, deserializeSubmodelElementPayload(listener.lastPayload));
 
 		((Property) submodelElement).setValue(null);
 		assertEquals(submodelElement, deserializeSubmodelElementPayload(listener.lastPayload));
+		assertEquals(submodelElement, responseSubmodelElement);
 	}
 
 	private List<Qualifier> createNoValueQualifierList() {