diff --git a/question/format/xml/format.php b/question/format/xml/format.php
index f7ac6b86390..bffeb06dcac 100644
--- a/question/format/xml/format.php
+++ b/question/format/xml/format.php
@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@ class qformat_xml extends qformat_default {
             $qo->questiontext .= ' <img src="@@PLUGINFILE@@/' . $filename . '" />';
         }
 
+        $qo->idnumber = $this->getpath($question, ['#', 'idnumber', 0, '#'], null);
+
         // Restore files in generalfeedback.
         $generalfeedback = $this->import_text_with_files($question,
                 array('#', 'generalfeedback', 0), '', $this->get_format($qo->questiontextformat));
diff --git a/question/format/xml/tests/xmlformat_test.php b/question/format/xml/tests/xmlformat_test.php
index 0101066a3e1..fd8138819c7 100644
--- a/question/format/xml/tests/xmlformat_test.php
+++ b/question/format/xml/tests/xmlformat_test.php
@@ -1588,6 +1588,7 @@ END;
     </generalfeedback>
     <penalty>0.5</penalty>
     <hidden>0</hidden>
+    <idnumber>id-101</idnumber>
     <hint format="html">
       <text>Hint 1</text>
     </hint>
@@ -1612,6 +1613,7 @@ END;
         $expectedqa->name = 'Simple multianswer';
         $expectedqa->qtype = 'multianswer';
         $expectedqa->questiontext = 'Complete this opening line of verse: "The {#1} and the {#2} went to sea".';
+        $expectedqa->idnumber = 'id-101';
         $expectedqa->generalfeedback =
                 'General feedback: It\'s from "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" by Lear: "The owl and the pussycat went to sea".';
         $expectedqa->defaultmark = 2;