diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java
index 17c9e9372..9a5ed94ad 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ public final class WriteJson implements SpiJsonWriter {
         return true;
       if (currentIncludeProps != null) {
         // explicitly controlled by pathProperties
+        if (prop.isId() && currentIncludeProps.contains("${identifier}")) {
+          return true;
+        }
         return currentIncludeProps.contains(prop.name());
       } else {
         // include only loaded properties