diff --git a/yazi-boot/src/args.rs b/yazi-boot/src/args.rs
index 07e8c12f..1732b92c 100644
--- a/yazi-boot/src/args.rs
+++ b/yazi-boot/src/args.rs
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ pub struct Args {
 	/// Print version
 	#[arg(short = 'V', long)]
 	pub version: bool,
+
+	/// Set the YAZI_ID environment variable (integer)
+	#[arg(long)]
+	pub id: Option<u64>,
 }
diff --git a/yazi-boot/src/boot.rs b/yazi-boot/src/boot.rs
index 9f412674..5016cfb1 100644
--- a/yazi-boot/src/boot.rs
+++ b/yazi-boot/src/boot.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pub struct Boot {
 	pub flavor_dir: PathBuf,
 	pub plugin_dir: PathBuf,
 	pub state_dir:  PathBuf,
+
+	pub yazi_id: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Boot {
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ impl Default for Boot {
 			plugin_dir: config_dir.join("plugins"),
 			config_dir,
 			state_dir: Xdg::state_dir(),
+			yazi_id: ARGS.id.clone(),
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/lib.rs b/yazi-dds/src/lib.rs
index 6a50bcde..90f4d022 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub use sendable::*;
 use server::*;
 pub use state::*;
 use stream::*;
+use yazi_boot::BOOT;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 pub static USERS_CACHE: yazi_shared::RoCell<uzers::UsersCache> = yazi_shared::RoCell::new();
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 	let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
 	// Client
-	ID.init(yazi_shared::timestamp_us());
+	ID.init(BOOT.yazi_id.unwrap_or(yazi_shared::timestamp_us()));
 	PEERS.with(Default::default);
 	QUEUE_TX.init(tx);
 	QUEUE_RX.init(rx);