diff --git a/src/mapnik_feature.cpp b/src/mapnik_feature.cpp
index 5f635dda45..0c0d8e3d8d 100644
--- a/src/mapnik_feature.cpp
+++ b/src/mapnik_feature.cpp
@@ -76,16 +76,38 @@ Napi::Value Feature::fromJSON(Napi::CallbackInfo const& info)
 {
     Napi::Env env = info.Env();
     Napi::EscapableHandleScope scope(env);
+    Napi::Object options = Napi::Object::New(env);
 
     if (info.Length() < 1 || !info[0].IsString())
     {
         Napi::TypeError::New(env, "requires one argument: a string representing a GeoJSON feature").ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
         return env.Undefined();
     }
+    bool use_id_from_source = false;
+    if (info.Length() > 1)
+    {
+        // options object
+        if (!info[1].IsObject())
+        {
+            Napi::Error::New(env, "optional second argument must be an options object").ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
+            return env.Undefined();
+        }
+        options = info[1].As<Napi::Object>();
+        if (options.Has("use_id_from_source"))
+        {
+            Napi::Value param_val = options.Get("use_id_from_source");
+            if (!param_val.IsBoolean())
+            {
+                Napi::TypeError::New(env, "option 'use_id_from_source' must be a boolean").ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
+                return env.Undefined();
+            }
+            use_id_from_source = param_val.As<Napi::Boolean>();
+        }
+    }
     std::string json = info[0].As<Napi::String>();
     try
     {
-        mapnik::feature_ptr feature(mapnik::feature_factory::create(std::make_shared<mapnik::context_type>(), 1));
+        mapnik::feature_ptr feature(mapnik::feature_factory::create(std::make_shared<mapnik::context_type>(), 1, use_id_from_source));
         if (!mapnik::json::from_geojson(json, *feature))
         {
             Napi::Error::New(env, "Failed to read GeoJSON").ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
diff --git a/src/mapnik_vector_tile_json.cpp b/src/mapnik_vector_tile_json.cpp
index 9cbc2a14f5..93443c5456 100644
--- a/src/mapnik_vector_tile_json.cpp
+++ b/src/mapnik_vector_tile_json.cpp
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ Napi::Value VectorTile::addGeoJSON(Napi::CallbackInfo const& info)
     bool multi_polygon_union = false;
     mapnik::vector_tile_impl::polygon_fill_type fill_type = mapnik::vector_tile_impl::positive_fill;
     bool process_all_rings = false;
+    bool use_id_from_source = false;
 
     if (info.Length() > 2)
     {
@@ -1089,6 +1090,16 @@ Napi::Value VectorTile::addGeoJSON(Napi::CallbackInfo const& info)
             }
             process_all_rings = param_val.As<Napi::Boolean>();
         }
+        if (options.Has("use_id_from_source"))
+        {
+            Napi::Value param_val = options.Get("use_id_from_source");
+            if (!param_val.IsBoolean())
+            {
+                Napi::TypeError::New(env, "option 'use_id_from_source' must be a boolean").ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
+                return env.Undefined();
+            }
+            use_id_from_source = param_val.As<Napi::Boolean>();
+        }
     }
 
     try
@@ -1099,6 +1110,7 @@ Napi::Value VectorTile::addGeoJSON(Napi::CallbackInfo const& info)
         mapnik::parameters p;
         p["type"] = "geojson";
         p["inline"] = geojson_string;
+        p["use_id_from_source"] = use_id_from_source;
         mapnik::layer lyr(geojson_name, "+init=epsg:4326");
         lyr.set_datasource(mapnik::datasource_cache::instance().create(p));
         map.add_layer(lyr);
diff --git a/test/datasource.test.js b/test/datasource.test.js
index 50f4c948f1..c845e2e646 100644
--- a/test/datasource.test.js
+++ b/test/datasource.test.js
@@ -202,6 +202,25 @@ test('test empty geojson datasource', (assert) => {
   assert.end();
 });
 
+test('test geojson datasource with id are read using "use_id_from_source" param', (assert) => {
+  var input = {
+    "id": 12345,
+    "type": "Feature",
+    "properties": {
+      "something": []
+    },
+    "geometry": {
+      "type": "Point",
+      "coordinates": [ 1, 1 ]
+    }
+  };
+  var ds = new mapnik.Datasource({ type:'geojson', inline: JSON.stringify(input), use_id_from_source: true });
+  var fs = ds.featureset()
+  var feat = fs.next();
+  assert.equal(feat.id(), 12345);
+  assert.end();
+});
+
 test('test empty geojson datasource due to invalid json string', (assert) => {
   var input = "{ \"type\": \"FeatureCollection\", \"features\": [{ \"oofda\" } ] }";
   // from string will fail to parse
diff --git a/test/feature.test.js b/test/feature.test.js
index 656d809d0e..14427894eb 100644
--- a/test/feature.test.js
+++ b/test/feature.test.js
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ test('should match known features', (assert) => {
   assert.end();
 });
 
+test('should accept option to use_id_from_source', (assert) => {
+  var expected = {
+    id: 12345,
+    type: "Feature",
+    properties: {},
+    geometry: {
+      type: 'Polygon',
+      coordinates: [[[1,1],[2,1],[2,2],[1,2],[1,1]]]
+    }
+  };
+  var feature = new mapnik.Feature.fromJSON(JSON.stringify(expected), { use_id_from_source: true });
+  assert.equal(expected.id, feature.id());
+  assert.end();
+});
+
 test('should output the same geojson that it read', (assert) => {
   var expected = {
     type: "Feature",
diff --git a/test/vector-tile.test.js b/test/vector-tile.test.js
index ffebe9b761..db91bd271a 100644
--- a/test/vector-tile.test.js
+++ b/test/vector-tile.test.js
@@ -185,6 +185,35 @@ test('should fail when adding bad parameters to add geoJSON', (assert) => {
   assert.end();
 });
 
+test('should accept "use_id_from_source" param when adding geojson', (assert) => {
+  var vtile = new mapnik.VectorTile(0,0,0);
+  var geojson = {
+    "type": "FeatureCollection",
+    "features": [
+      {
+        "id": 12345,
+        "type": "Feature",
+        "geometry": {
+          "type": "Point",
+          "coordinates": [
+            -122,
+            48
+          ]
+        },
+        "properties": {
+          "name": "geojson data"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  };
+  vtile.addGeoJSON(JSON.stringify(geojson),"layer-name", { use_id_from_source: true });
+  var out = JSON.parse(vtile.toGeoJSON(0));
+  assert.equal(out.type,'FeatureCollection');
+  assert.equal(out.features.length,1);
+  assert.equal(out.features[0].id, 12345);
+  assert.end();
+});
+
 test('should be able to create a vector tile from geojson', (assert) => {
   var vtile = new mapnik.VectorTile(0,0,0);
   var geojson = {