diff --git a/CRM/SMS/BAO/Provider.php b/CRM/SMS/BAO/Provider.php
index 4d3470450176..24243c152eed 100644
--- a/CRM/SMS/BAO/Provider.php
+++ b/CRM/SMS/BAO/Provider.php
@@ -88,30 +88,41 @@ public static function getProviders($selectArr = NULL, $filter = NULL, $getActiv
   }
 
   /**
-   * Save a new record into the database
-   * @todo create a create function to do this work
-   * @param $values
+   * Create or Update an SMS provider
+   * @param array $params
+   * @param array $ids to update
+   * @return array saved values
    */
-  public static function saveRecord($values) {
-    $values['domain_id'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('domain_id', $values, CRM_Core_Config::domainID());
-    $dao = new CRM_SMS_DAO_Provider();
-    $dao->copyValues($values);
-    $dao->save();
-  }
+  public static function create($params, $ids = array()) {
+    $id = CRM_Utils_Array::value('id', $ids, CRM_Utils_Array::value('id', $params));
 
-  /**
-   * Update an SMS provider in the database.
-   * @todo combine with saveRecord in a create function
-   * @param $values
-   * @param int $providerId
-   */
-  public static function updateRecord($values, $providerId) {
-    $dao = new CRM_SMS_DAO_Provider();
-    $dao->id = $providerId;
-    if ($dao->find(TRUE)) {
-      $dao->copyValues($values);
-      $dao->save();
+    if ($id) {
+      CRM_Utils_Hook::pre('edit', 'SmsProvider', $id, $params);
+    }
+    else {
+      CRM_Utils_Hook::pre('create', 'SmsProvider', NULL, $params);
+    }
+
+    $provider = new static();
+    if ($id) {
+      $provider->id = $id;
+      $provider->find(TRUE);
+    }
+    if ($id) {
+      $provider->domain_id = CRM_Utils_Array::value('domain_id', $params, $provider->domain_id);
+    }
+    else {
+      $provider->domain_id = CRM_Utils_Array::value('domain_id', $params, CRM_Core_Config::domainID());
+    }
+    $provider->copyValues($params);
+    $result = $provider->save();
+    if ($id) {
+      CRM_Utils_Hook::post('edit', 'SmsProvider', $provider->id, $provider);
+    }
+    else {
+      CRM_Utils_Hook::post('create', 'SmsProvider', NULL, $provider);
     }
+    return $result;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/SMS/Form/Provider.php b/CRM/SMS/Form/Provider.php
index bbc86f6103c2..cd3084db4c7a 100644
--- a/CRM/SMS/Form/Provider.php
+++ b/CRM/SMS/Form/Provider.php
@@ -171,11 +171,14 @@ public function postProcess() {
     $recData['is_active'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('is_active', $recData, 0);
     $recData['is_default'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('is_default', $recData, 0);
 
-    if ($this->_action & CRM_Core_Action::UPDATE) {
-      CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::updateRecord($recData, $this->_id);
-    }
-    elseif ($this->_action & CRM_Core_Action::ADD) {
-      CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::saveRecord($recData);
+    if ($this->_action && (CRM_Core_Action::UPDATE || CRM_Core_Action::ADD)) {
+      if (!empty($this->_id)) {
+        $ids = array('id' => $this->_id);
+      }
+      else {
+        $ids = array();
+      }
+      CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::create($recData, $ids);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/SMS/BAO/ProviderTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/SMS/BAO/ProviderTest.php
index c4fb26452e00..db155e54c944 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/SMS/BAO/ProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/SMS/BAO/ProviderTest.php
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ public function testCreateAndUpdateProvider() {
       'is_active' => 1,
       'api_type' => 1,
     );
-    CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::saveRecord($values);
+    CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::create($values, array());
     $provider = $this->callAPISuccess('SmsProvider', 'getsingle', array('title' => 'test SMS provider'));
     $domain_id = CRM_Core_DAO::getFieldValue('CRM_SMS_DAO_Provider', $provider['id'], 'domain_id');
     $this->assertNull($domain_id);
     $values2 = array('title' => 'Test SMS Provider2');
-    CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::updateRecord($values2, $provider['id']);
+    CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::create($values2, array('id' => $provider['id']));
     $provider = $this->callAPISuccess('SmsProvider', 'getsingle', array('id' => $provider['id']));
     $this->assertEquals('Test SMS Provider2', $provider['title']);
     $domain_id = CRM_Core_DAO::getFieldValue('CRM_SMS_DAO_Provider', $provider['id'], 'domain_id');
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function testCreateWithoutDomain() {
       'is_active' => 1,
       'api_type' => 1,
     );
-    CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::saveRecord($values);
+    CRM_SMS_BAO_Provider::create($values);
     $provider = $this->callAPISuccess('SmsProvider', 'getsingle', array('title' => 'test SMS provider'));
     $domain_id = CRM_Core_DAO::getFieldValue('CRM_SMS_DAO_Provider', $provider['id'], 'domain_id');
     $this->assertEquals(CRM_Core_Config::domainID(), $domain_id);