diff --git a/flecs.h b/flecs.h
index 4148cec28..c48e07b02 100644
--- a/flecs.h
+++ b/flecs.h
@@ -19189,7 +19189,7 @@ struct world {
  * \memberof flecs::world
  */
 template <typename T>
-flecs::id id() const;
+flecs::entity id() const;
 
 /** Id factory.
  * 
@@ -24810,8 +24810,8 @@ inline flecs::entity id::type_id() const {
 // Id mixin implementation
 
 template <typename T>
-inline flecs::id world::id() const {
-    return flecs::id(m_world, _::cpp_type<T>::id(m_world));
+inline flecs::entity world::id() const {
+    return flecs::entity(m_world, _::cpp_type<T>::id(m_world));
 }
 
 template <typename ... Args>
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/impl.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/impl.hpp
index e4e4df459..7989aff72 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/impl.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/impl.hpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ inline flecs::entity id::type_id() const {
 // Id mixin implementation
 
 template <typename T>
-inline flecs::id world::id() const {
-    return flecs::id(m_world, _::cpp_type<T>::id(m_world));
+inline flecs::entity world::id() const {
+    return flecs::entity(m_world, _::cpp_type<T>::id(m_world));
 }
 
 template <typename ... Args>
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/mixin.inl b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/mixin.inl
index 344bad9c1..36c903011 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/mixin.inl
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/id/mixin.inl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * \memberof flecs::world
  */
 template <typename T>
-flecs::id id() const;
+flecs::entity id() const;
 
 /** Id factory.
  * 
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/project.json b/test/cpp_api/project.json
index cf4c06ba6..94dada04c 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/project.json
+++ b/test/cpp_api/project.json
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@
                 "to_view",
                 "to_view_from_stage",
                 "set_alias",
-                "emplace_w_observer"
+                "emplace_w_observer",
+                "world_id_to_entity"
             ]
         }, {
             "id": "Pairs",
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/Entity.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/Entity.cpp
index c64944f02..bf7e34ea3 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/Entity.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/Entity.cpp
@@ -4305,3 +4305,13 @@ void Entity_emplace_w_observer() {
     test_int(e.get<Position>()->x, 10);
     test_int(e.get<Position>()->y, 20);
 }
+
+void Entity_world_id_to_entity() {
+    flecs::world ecs;
+
+    flecs::entity e1 = ecs.component<Position>();
+    flecs::entity e2 = ecs.id<Position>();
+    test_assert(e1 == e2);
+    flecs::id id = ecs.id<Position>();
+    test_assert(e1 == id);
+}
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
index 885e3f0f4..7dbd66a4b 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ void Entity_to_view(void);
 void Entity_to_view_from_stage(void);
 void Entity_set_alias(void);
 void Entity_emplace_w_observer(void);
+void Entity_world_id_to_entity(void);
 
 // Testsuite 'Pairs'
 void Pairs_add_component_pair(void);
@@ -2179,6 +2180,10 @@ bake_test_case Entity_testcases[] = {
     {
         "emplace_w_observer",
         Entity_emplace_w_observer
+    },
+    {
+        "world_id_to_entity",
+        Entity_world_id_to_entity
     }
 };
 
@@ -5896,7 +5901,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "Entity",
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        239,
+        240,
         Entity_testcases
     },
     {