diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects.py b/gitlab/v4/objects.py
index f8b0dce7f..7adf82cc7 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects.py
@@ -2624,7 +2624,9 @@ def trigger_pipeline(self, ref, token, variables={}, **kwargs):
         """
         path = '/projects/%s/trigger/pipeline' % self.get_id()
         post_data = {'ref': ref, 'token': token, 'variables': variables}
-        self.manager.gitlab.http_post(path, post_data=post_data, **kwargs)
+        attrs = self.manager.gitlab.http_post(
+            path, post_data=post_data, **kwargs)
+        return ProjectPipeline(self.pipelines, attrs)
 
     @cli.register_custom_action('Project')
     @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabHousekeepingError)