diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/import-map/importMapUtils.ts b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/import-map/importMapUtils.ts
index 9492ae8ce..0f786355f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/import-map/importMapUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/import-map/importMapUtils.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const namedImportMap = {
   'Timer type': 'timer type',
   'Time warning': 'warning time',
   'Time danger': 'danger time',
+  ID: 'id',
   custom: [] as ImportCustom[],
 };
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export function convertToImportMap(namedImportMap: NamedImportMap): ImportMap {
     timeWarning: namedImportMap['Time warning'],
     timeDanger: namedImportMap['Time danger'],
     custom,
+    entryId: namedImportMap.ID,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/preview/PreviewRundown.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/preview/PreviewRundown.tsx
index dc54b90a0..98cdb34dc 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/preview/PreviewRundown.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/preview/PreviewRundown.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default function PreviewRundown(props: PreviewRundownProps) {
           {fieldLabels.map((label) => (
             <th key={label}>{label}</th>
           ))}
+          <th>ID</th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ export default function PreviewRundown(props: PreviewRundownProps) {
                     }
                     return <td key={field}>{value}</td>;
                   })}
+                <td className={style.center}>
+                  <Tag>{event.id}</Tag>
+                </td>
               </tr>
               {event.note && (
                 <tr>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/parser.test.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/parser.test.ts
index 939486c20..6a4c4e724 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/parser.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/parser.test.ts
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ describe('getCustomFieldData()', () => {
         sound: 'sound',
         video: 'av',
       },
+      entryId: 'id',
     } as ImportMap;
 
     const result = getCustomFieldData(importMap, {});
@@ -838,6 +839,7 @@ describe('getCustomFieldData()', () => {
         sound: 'sound',
         video: 'av',
       },
+      entryId: 'id',
     } as ImportMap;
 
     const customFields: CustomFields = {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/parser.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/parser.ts
index 0096ebe8c..11680f5f6 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/parser.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/parser.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ export const parseExcel = (
   let endActionIndex: number | null = null;
   let timerTypeIndex: number | null = null;
 
+  //ID
+  let entryIdIndex: number | null = null;
+
   // record of column index and the name of the field
   const customFieldIndexes: Record<number, string> = {};
 
@@ -185,11 +188,15 @@ export const parseExcel = (
       },
       [importMap.timeWarning]: (row: number, col: number) => {
         timeWarningIndex = col;
-        rundownMetadata['timeWarningIndex'] = { row, col };
+        rundownMetadata['timeWarning'] = { row, col };
       },
       [importMap.timeDanger]: (row: number, col: number) => {
         timeDangerIndex = col;
-        rundownMetadata['timeDangerIndex'] = { row, col };
+        rundownMetadata['timeDanger'] = { row, col };
+      },
+      [importMap.entryId]: (row: number, col: number) => {
+        entryIdIndex = col;
+        rundownMetadata['id'] = { row, col };
       },
       custom: (row: number, col: number, columnText: string) => {
         customFieldIndexes[col] = columnText;
@@ -242,6 +249,8 @@ export const parseExcel = (
         event.timeDanger = parseExcelDate(column);
       } else if (j === colourIndex) {
         event.colour = makeString(column, '');
+      } else if (j === entryIdIndex) {
+        event.id = encodeURIComponent(makeString(column, undefined));
       } else if (j in customFieldIndexes) {
         const importKey = customFieldIndexes[j];
         const ontimeKey = customFieldImportKeys[importKey];
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/__tests__/spreadsheetImport.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/__tests__/spreadsheetImport.test.ts
index 8dbe13e0d..97732accd 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/__tests__/spreadsheetImport.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/__tests__/spreadsheetImport.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { isImportMap } from '../spreadsheetImport';
 
 describe('isImportMap()', () => {
   it('validates a v3 default import map', () => {
-    const v3ImportMap = {
+    const v3ImportMap: ImportMap = {
       worksheet: 'event schedule',
       timeStart: 'time start',
       linkStart: 'link start',
@@ -21,13 +21,38 @@ describe('isImportMap()', () => {
       timeWarning: 'warning time',
       timeDanger: 'danger time',
       custom: {},
-    } as ImportMap;
+      entryId: 'id',
+    };
 
     expect(isImportMap(v3ImportMap)).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('rejects map missing keys', () => {
+    const importMap = {
+      worksheet: 'event schedule',
+      timeStart: 'time start',
+      linkStart: 'link start',
+      timeEnd: 'time end',
+      duration: 'duration',
+      cue: 'cue',
+      title: 'title',
+      countToEnd: 'count to end',
+      isPublic: 'public',
+      skip: 'skip',
+      note: 'notes',
+      colour: 'colour',
+      endAction: 'end action',
+      timerType: 'timer type',
+      timeWarning: 'warning time',
+      timeDanger: 'danger time',
+      custom: {},
+    };
+
+    expect(isImportMap(importMap)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('handles custom properties', () => {
-    const v3ImportMap = {
+    const v3ImportMap: ImportMap = {
       worksheet: 'event schedule',
       timeStart: 'time start',
       linkStart: 'link start',
@@ -48,7 +73,8 @@ describe('isImportMap()', () => {
         userDefined: 'userDefined',
         anotherOne: 'anotherOne',
       },
-    } as ImportMap;
+      entryId: 'id',
+    };
 
     expect(isImportMap(v3ImportMap)).toBe(true);
   });
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/spreadsheetImport.ts b/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/spreadsheetImport.ts
index 3ac82f10a..7f5c5f8db 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/spreadsheetImport.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/feature/spreadsheet-import/spreadsheetImport.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const defaultImportMap = {
   timeWarning: 'warning time',
   timeDanger: 'danger time',
   custom: {},
+  entryId: 'id',
 };
 
 /**