diff --git a/examples/Accessor.cpp b/examples/Accessor.cpp
index 30b91f74..d28095e5 100644
--- a/examples/Accessor.cpp
+++ b/examples/Accessor.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ struct UserExample : tvgexam::Example
 
         if (!tvgexam::verify(accessor->set(picture.get(), f, nullptr))) return false;
 
+        // Try to retrieve the shape that corresponds to the SVG node with the unique ID "star".
+        if (auto paint = picture->paint(tvg::Accessor::id("star"))) {
+            auto shape = static_cast<tvg::Shape*>(const_cast<tvg::Paint*>(paint));
+            shape->strokeFill(255, 255, 0);
+            shape->strokeWidth(5);
+        }
+
         canvas->push(std::move(picture));
 
         return true;
@@ -74,4 +81,4 @@ struct UserExample : tvgexam::Example
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     return tvgexam::main(new UserExample, argc, argv);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/resources/svg/favorite_on.svg b/examples/resources/svg/favorite_on.svg
index c34b3209..bcfec2a5 100644
--- a/examples/resources/svg/favorite_on.svg
+++ b/examples/resources/svg/favorite_on.svg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
 <svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
 	 width="80px" height="80px" viewBox="-14 -14 80 80" enable-background="new -14 -14 80 80" xml:space="preserve">
-<path fill="#FFB400" d="M39.633,49c-0.492,0-0.987-0.145-1.417-0.432l-12.212-8.141l-12.215,8.141
+<path id="star" fill="#FFB400" d="M39.633,49c-0.492,0-0.987-0.145-1.417-0.432l-12.212-8.141l-12.215,8.141
 	c-0.892,0.598-2.059,0.57-2.926-0.061c-0.866-0.629-1.245-1.734-0.949-2.766l4.104-14.365L3.846,22.429
 	c-0.788-0.71-1.055-1.828-0.676-2.814c0.378-0.987,1.326-1.641,2.385-1.641h13.007l5.036-13.331c0.377-0.989,1.326-1.64,2.384-1.643
 	h0.003c1.056,0,2.003,0.651,2.384,1.637l5.063,13.337h13.011c1.061,0,2.007,0.652,2.387,1.641c0.38,0.988,0.109,2.104-0.677,2.814
diff --git a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgSceneBuilder.cpp b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgSceneBuilder.cpp
index ee505564..e670d3cf 100644
--- a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgSceneBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgSceneBuilder.cpp
@@ -847,15 +847,20 @@ static unique_ptr<Scene> _sceneBuildHelper(SvgLoaderData& loaderData, const SvgN
                         scene->push(_useBuildHelper(loaderData, *child, vBox, svgPath, depth + 1, isMaskWhite));
                     else if (!((*child)->type == SvgNodeType::Symbol && node->type != SvgNodeType::Use))
                         scene->push(_sceneBuildHelper(loaderData, *child, vBox, svgPath, false, depth + 1, isMaskWhite));
+                    if ((*child)->id) scene->id = djb2Encode((*child)->id);
                 } else if ((*child)->type == SvgNodeType::Image) {
                     auto image = _imageBuildHelper(loaderData, *child, vBox, svgPath);
                     if (image) {
+                        if ((*child)->id) image->id = djb2Encode((*child)->id);
                         scene->push(std::move(image));
                         if (isMaskWhite) *isMaskWhite = false;
                     }
                 } else if ((*child)->type == SvgNodeType::Text) {
                     auto text = _textBuildHelper(loaderData, *child, vBox, svgPath);
-                    if (text) scene->push(std::move(text));
+                    if (text) {
+                        if ((*child)->id) text->id = djb2Encode((*child)->id);
+                        scene->push(std::move(text));
+                    }
                 } else if ((*child)->type != SvgNodeType::Mask) {
                     auto shape = _shapeBuildHelper(loaderData, *child, vBox, svgPath);
                     if (shape) {
@@ -867,6 +872,7 @@ static unique_ptr<Scene> _sceneBuildHelper(SvgLoaderData& loaderData, const SvgN
                                 *isMaskWhite = false;
                             }
                         }
+                        if ((*child)->id) shape->id = djb2Encode((*child)->id);
                         scene->push(std::move(shape));
                     }
                 }