diff --git a/enrol/editinstance.php b/enrol/editinstance.php
index 38d3ae7750820..12cea2e39c3f0 100644
--- a/enrol/editinstance.php
+++ b/enrol/editinstance.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 $courseid   = required_param('courseid', PARAM_INT);
 $type   = required_param('type', PARAM_COMPONENT);
 $instanceid = optional_param('id', 0, PARAM_INT);
-
+$return = optional_param('returnurl', 0, PARAM_LOCALURL);
 $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $courseid), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 $context = context_course::instance($course->id, MUST_EXIST);
 
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@
 $PAGE->set_url('/enrol/editinstance.php', array('courseid' => $course->id, 'id' => $instanceid, 'type' => $type));
 $PAGE->set_pagelayout('admin');
 
-$return = new moodle_url('/enrol/instances.php', array('id' => $course->id));
+if (empty($return)) {
+    $return = new moodle_url('/enrol/instances.php', array('id' => $course->id));
+}
+
 if (!enrol_is_enabled($type)) {
     redirect($return);
 }
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@
     $instance->status   = ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED; // Do not use default for automatically created instances here.
 }
 
-$mform = new enrol_instance_edit_form(null, array($instance, $plugin, $context, $type));
+$mform = new enrol_instance_edit_form(null, array($instance, $plugin, $context, $type, $return));
 
 if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
     redirect($return);
diff --git a/enrol/editinstance_form.php b/enrol/editinstance_form.php
index 728a7e8926db1..53ab92f011afc 100644
--- a/enrol/editinstance_form.php
+++ b/enrol/editinstance_form.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function definition() {
 
         $mform = $this->_form;
 
-        list($instance, $plugin, $context, $type) = $this->_customdata;
+        list($instance, $plugin, $context, $type, $returnurl) = $this->_customdata;
 
         $mform->addElement('header', 'header', get_string('pluginname', 'enrol_' . $type));
 
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ public function definition() {
         $mform->setType('type', PARAM_COMPONENT);
         $instance->type = $type;
 
+        $mform->addElement('hidden', 'returnurl');
+        $mform->setType('returnurl', PARAM_LOCALURL);
+        $mform->setConstant('returnurl', $returnurl);
+
         $this->add_action_buttons(true, ($instance->id ? null : get_string('addinstance', 'enrol')));
 
         $this->set_data($instance);