diff --git a/mod/wiki/create.php b/mod/wiki/create.php
index 69766b8eb92..3c1c49b99cd 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/create.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/create.php
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ case 'create':
     redirect($CFG->wwwroot . '/mod/wiki/edit.php?pageid='.$newpageid);
     break;
 case 'new':
-    if ((int)$wiki->forceformat == 1 && !empty($title)) {
+    // Go straight to editing if we know the page title and we're in force format mode.
+    if ((int)$wiki->forceformat == 1 && $title != get_string('newpage', 'wiki')) {
         $newpageid = $wikipage->create_page($title);
         add_to_log($course->id, 'wiki', 'add page', "view.php?pageid=".$newpageid, $newpageid, $cm->id);
         redirect($CFG->wwwroot . '/mod/wiki/edit.php?pageid='.$newpageid);
     } else {
-        // create link from moodle navigation block without pagetitle
         $wikipage->print_header();
-        // new page without page title
+        // Create a new page.
         $wikipage->print_content($title);
     }
     $wikipage->print_footer();
diff --git a/mod/wiki/pagelib.php b/mod/wiki/pagelib.php
index afea1a361f2..6779d80aab6 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/pagelib.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/pagelib.php
@@ -936,6 +936,8 @@ class page_wiki_create extends page_wiki {
         $data = $this->mform->get_data();
         if (isset($data->groupinfo)) {
             $groupid = $data->groupinfo;
+        } else if (!empty($this->gid)) {
+            $groupid = $this->gid;
         } else {
             $groupid = '0';
         }