diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml
index bb4b79469af69..cb6d86850a8ac 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 	<fieldset>
 		<field
 			name="id"
-			type="text"
-			class="readonly"
+			type="hidden"
 			label="JGLOBAL_FIELD_ID_LABEL"
 			description="JGLOBAL_FIELD_ID_DESC"
+			class="readonly"
 			default="0"
 			filter="int"
-			readonly="true"/>
+			readonly="true"
+		/>
 
 		<field
 			name="title"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php b/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php
index f6d868d55880b..3a3ac8ee0ac0c 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 				<?php
 				// Set main fields.
 				$this->fields = array(
+					'id',
 					'menutype',
 					'parent_id',
 					'menuordering',
@@ -125,8 +126,7 @@
 					'home',
 					'access',
 					'language',
-					'note'
-
+					'note',
 				);
 
 				if ($this->item->type != 'component')