diff --git a/lib/base/configobject.ti b/lib/base/configobject.ti
index 432b3a79e..ea67dfa7b 100644
--- a/lib/base/configobject.ti
+++ b/lib/base/configobject.ti
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ abstract class ConfigObject : ConfigObjectBase < ConfigType
 	[state, no_user_modify] double version {
 		default {{{ return 0; }}}
 	};
+	[no_user_view, no_user_modify] String icingadb_identifier;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb-utility.cpp b/lib/icingadb/icingadb-utility.cpp
index bb24e0314..b247ed84a 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb-utility.cpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb-utility.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ String IcingaDB::FormatCommandLine(const Value& commandLine)
 
 String IcingaDB::GetObjectIdentifier(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
 {
-	return HashValue(new Array({m_EnvironmentId, object->GetName()}));
+	String identifier = object->GetIcingadbIdentifier();
+	if (identifier.IsEmpty()) {
+		identifier = HashValue(new Array({m_EnvironmentId, object->GetName()}));
+		object->SetIcingadbIdentifier(identifier);
+	}
+
+	return identifier;
 }
 
 /**