diff --git a/Classes/DataProvider/DataProvider.php b/Classes/DataProvider/DataProvider.php
index de70aa02..4edcaf45 100644
--- a/Classes/DataProvider/DataProvider.php
+++ b/Classes/DataProvider/DataProvider.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DataProvider implements DataProviderInterface, ClassLoadingInterface, Sing
     /**
      * @var IdentityProviderInterface
      */
-    private $identityProvider;
+    protected $identityProvider;
 
     /**
      * Data Provider constructor
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ public function createModel(array $data, ResourceType $resourceType)
             return $this->getEmptyModelForResourceType($resourceType);
         }
 
-        // It is possible to insert Models with a defined UID
-        // If a UID is given save and remove it from the data array
+        // It is **not** allowed to insert Models with a defined UID
         if (isset($data['__identity']) && $data['__identity']) {
             return new \UnexpectedValueException('Invalid property "__identity"');
         } elseif (isset($data['uid']) && $data['uid']) {
@@ -160,7 +159,16 @@ public function createModel(array $data, ResourceType $resourceType)
 
     public function getModelProperty($model, $propertyKey)
     {
-        return $this->getModelData($model->_getProperty($propertyKey));
+        if ($model instanceof DomainObjectInterface) {
+            return $this->getModelData($model->_getProperty($propertyKey));
+        }
+
+        $getter = 'get' . ucfirst($propertyKey);
+        if (is_callable([$model, $getter])) {
+            return $this->getModelData($model->$getter());
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
     public function saveModel($model, ResourceType $resourceType)
diff --git a/Classes/DataProvider/DataProviderInterface.php b/Classes/DataProvider/DataProviderInterface.php
index 88c3b619..f93cb0a2 100644
--- a/Classes/DataProvider/DataProviderInterface.php
+++ b/Classes/DataProvider/DataProviderInterface.php
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ public function fetchModel($identifier, ResourceType $resourceType);
     /**
      * Create a new Domain Model with the given data
      *
-     * Even if the data contains an identifier, the existing model will **not** be loaded
+     * Implementations are free to decide if identifiers are accepted (e.g. an exception will be thrown for Extbase
+     * Models if the property `uid` or `__identity` is given. `Virtual Objects` on the other hand accept identifier
+     * properties)
      *
      * @param array        $data         Data of the new model
      * @param ResourceType $resourceType API resource type to get the repository for
diff --git a/Classes/DataProvider/VirtualObjectDataProvider.php b/Classes/DataProvider/VirtualObjectDataProvider.php
index e61733b5..ca9333e7 100644
--- a/Classes/DataProvider/VirtualObjectDataProvider.php
+++ b/Classes/DataProvider/VirtualObjectDataProvider.php
@@ -83,29 +83,7 @@ public function createModel(array $data, ResourceType $resourceType)
             return $this->getEmptyModelForResourceType($resourceType);
         }
 
-        // It is possible to insert Models with a defined UID
-        // If a UID is given save and remove it from the data array
-        $uid = null;
-        //if (isset($data['__identity']) && $data['__identity']) {
-        //    // Load the UID of the existing model
-        //    $uid = $this->getUidOfModelWithIdentityForResourceType($data['__identity'], $resourceType);
-        //} elseif (isset($data['uid']) && $data['uid']) {
-        //    $uid = $data['uid'];
-        //}
-        //if ($uid) {
-        //    unset($data['__identity']);
-        //    unset($data['uid']);
-        //}
-
-        // Get a fresh model
-        $model = $this->convertIntoModel($data, $resourceType);
-
-        if ($uid !== null) {
-            // Set the saved identifier
-            $model->_setProperty('uid', $uid);
-        }
-
-        return $model;
+        return $this->convertIntoModel($data, $resourceType);
     }
 
     public function getRepositoryClassForResourceType(ResourceType $resourceType)