diff --git a/ui/medashare/cli.py b/ui/medashare/cli.py
index c2607da..fa4617a 100644
--- a/ui/medashare/cli.py
+++ b/ui/medashare/cli.py
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ class FileObject(MDBase):
 
 	_class_instance_properties = {
 		'hostid': _makeuuid,
+		'id': _makeuuid,
 	}
 
 	@staticmethod
@@ -872,6 +873,9 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 		# make sure the file's hostid is a UUID
 		self.assertIsInstance(a.hostid, uuid.UUID)
 
+		# make sure the file's id is a UUID
+		self.assertIsInstance(a.id, uuid.UUID)
+
 		objst.loadobj(a)
 
 		# write out the store
@@ -885,6 +889,9 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 		# make sure the hostid is still a UUID
 		self.assertIsInstance(a.hostid, uuid.UUID)
 
+		# make sure the file's id is still a UUID
+		self.assertIsInstance(a.id, uuid.UUID)
+
 	def test_mdbase(self):
 		self.assertRaises(ValueError, MDBase, created_by_ref='')
 		self.assertRaises(ValueError, MDBase.create_obj, { 'type': 'unknosldkfj' })