diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index ae4b68e97..63d1f726b 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@
                     $container.append(content);
                 }
             }
+            this.icinga.ui.assignUniqueContainerIds();
 
             if (scrollPos !== false) {
                 $container.scrollTop(scrollPos);
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/ui.js b/public/js/icinga/ui.js
index 7043092c4..b3c70a3b2 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/ui.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/ui.js
@@ -479,6 +479,35 @@
             return focusedTableDataUrl;
         },
 
+        /**
+         * Assign a unique ID to each .container without such
+         *
+         * This usually applies to dashlets
+         */
+        assignUniqueContainerIds: function() {
+            var currentMax = 0;
+            $('.container').each(function() {
+                var $el = $(this);
+                var m;
+                if (!$el.attr('id')) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (m = $el.attr('id').match(/^ciu_(\d+)$/)) {
+                    if (parseInt(m[1]) > currentMax) {
+                         currentMax = parseInt(m[1]);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            $('.container').each(function() {
+                var $el = $(this);
+                if (!!$el.attr('id')) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                currentMax++;
+                $el.attr('id', 'ciu_' + currentMax);
+            });
+        },
+
         refreshDebug: function () {
 
             var size = this.getDefaultFontSize().toString();