diff --git a/overpy/__init__.py b/overpy/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/overpy/__init__.py
+++ b/overpy/__init__.py
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ class Element(object):
 
         self._result = result
         self.attributes = attributes
+        self.id = None
         self.tags = tags
src - All elements must have an ID