diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.cpp
index 3c36cae6a87..6c7ee0bbb79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
     QFutureWatcher<void> m_watcher;
     QFutureInterface<void> m_futureInterface;
     QPointer<FutureProgress> m_futureProgress;
+    Id m_id;
     bool m_isAutoStopOnCancel = true;
     int m_halfLifeTimePerTask = 1000; // 1000 ms
     QString m_displayName;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ TaskProgress::TaskProgress(TaskTree *taskTree)
         d->m_futureInterface.reportStarted();
         d->advanceProgress(0);
 
-        const auto id = Id::fromString(d->m_displayName + ".action");
+        const Id id = d->m_id.isValid() ? d->m_id : Id::fromString(d->m_displayName + ".action");
         d->m_futureProgress = ProgressManager::addTask(d->m_futureInterface.future(),
                                                        d->m_displayName, id);
         d->m_futureProgress->setKeepOnFinish(d->m_keep);
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ TaskProgress::TaskProgress(TaskTree *taskTree)
 
 TaskProgress::~TaskProgress() = default;
 
+void TaskProgress::setId(Utils::Id id)
+{
+    d->m_id = id;
+}
+
 void TaskProgress::setAutoStopOnCancel(bool enable)
 {
     d->m_isAutoStopOnCancel = enable;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.h
index 04eb6739740..e15967fa2b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public:
     TaskProgress(Utils::TaskTree *taskTree); // Makes TaskProgress a child of task tree
     ~TaskProgress() override;
 
+    void setId(Utils::Id id);
     void setAutoStopOnCancel(bool enable); // Default is true
     void setHalfLifeTimePerTask(int msecs); // Default is 1000 ms
     void setDisplayName(const QString &name);