diff --git a/pkg/cmd/project/item-list/item_list_test.go b/pkg/cmd/project/item-list/item_list_test.go
index 58d4beeeb..e3f10e655 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/project/item-list/item_list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/project/item-list/item_list_test.go
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ func TestRunList_User_tty(t *testing.T) {
 								{
 									"id": "draft issue ID",
 									"content": map[string]interface{}{
+										"id":         "draft issue ID",
 										"title":      "draft issue",
 										"__typename": "DraftIssue",
 									},
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ func TestRunList_User(t *testing.T) {
 								{
 									"id": "draft issue ID",
 									"content": map[string]interface{}{
+										"id":         "draft issue ID",
 										"title":      "draft issue",
 										"__typename": "DraftIssue",
 									},
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ func TestRunList_Org(t *testing.T) {
 								{
 									"id": "draft issue ID",
 									"content": map[string]interface{}{
+										"id":         "draft issue ID",
 										"title":      "draft issue",
 										"__typename": "DraftIssue",
 									},
@@ -475,6 +478,7 @@ func TestRunList_Me(t *testing.T) {
 								{
 									"id": "draft issue ID",
 									"content": map[string]interface{}{
+										"id":         "draft issue ID",
 										"title":      "draft issue",
 										"__typename": "DraftIssue",
 									},
@@ -581,6 +585,7 @@ func TestRunList_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 								{
 									"id": "draft issue ID",
 									"content": map[string]interface{}{
+										"id":         "draft issue ID",
 										"title":      "draft issue",
 										"__typename": "DraftIssue",
 									},
@@ -610,6 +615,6 @@ func TestRunList_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.JSONEq(
 		t,
-		`{"items":[{"content":{"type":"Issue","body":"","title":"an issue","number":1,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":""},"id":"issue ID"},{"content":{"type":"PullRequest","body":"","title":"a pull request","number":2,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":""},"id":"pull request ID"},{"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"","title":"draft issue"},"id":"draft issue ID"}],"totalCount":3}`,
+		`{"items":[{"content":{"type":"Issue","body":"","title":"an issue","number":1,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":""},"id":"issue ID"},{"content":{"type":"PullRequest","body":"","title":"a pull request","number":2,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":""},"id":"pull request ID"},{"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"","title":"draft issue","id":"draft issue ID"},"id":"draft issue ID"}],"totalCount":3}`,
 		stdout.String())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/export_data_test.go b/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/export_data_test.go
index 976839d43..adfdce63f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/export_data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/export_data_test.go
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ func TestJSONProjectDetailedItems(t *testing.T) {
 			Content: ProjectItemContent{
 				TypeName: "DraftIssue",
 				DraftIssue: DraftIssue{
+					ID:    "draftIssueId",
 					Title: "Pull Request title",
 					Body:  "a body",
 				},
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ func TestJSONProjectDetailedItems(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.JSONEq(
 		t,
-		`{"items":[{"content":{"type":"Issue","body":"a body","title":"Issue title","number":1,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":"issue-url"},"id":"issueId"},{"content":{"type":"PullRequest","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title","number":2,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":"pr-url"},"id":"pullRequestId"},{"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title"},"id":"draftIssueId"}],"totalCount":5}`,
+		`{"items":[{"content":{"type":"Issue","body":"a body","title":"Issue title","number":1,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":"issue-url"},"id":"issueId"},{"content":{"type":"PullRequest","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title","number":2,"repository":"cli/go-gh","url":"pr-url"},"id":"pullRequestId"},{"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title","id":"draftIssueId"},"id":"draftIssueId"}],"totalCount":5}`,
 		string(out))
 }
 
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ func TestJSONProjectItem_DraftIssue_ProjectV2ItemFieldIterationValue(t *testing.
 		Content: ProjectItemContent{
 			TypeName: "DraftIssue",
 			DraftIssue: DraftIssue{
+				ID:    "draftIssueId",
 				Title: "Pull Request title",
 				Body:  "a body",
 			},
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ func TestJSONProjectItem_DraftIssue_ProjectV2ItemFieldIterationValue(t *testing.
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.JSONEq(
 		t,
-		`{"items":[{"sprint":{"title":"Iteration Title","startDate":"","duration":0},"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title"},"id":"draftIssueId"}],"totalCount":5}`,
+		`{"items":[{"sprint":{"title":"Iteration Title","startDate":"","duration":0},"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title","id":"draftIssueId"},"id":"draftIssueId"}],"totalCount":5}`,
 		string(out))
 
 }
@@ -338,6 +340,7 @@ func TestJSONProjectItem_DraftIssue_ProjectV2ItemFieldMilestoneValue(t *testing.
 		Content: ProjectItemContent{
 			TypeName: "DraftIssue",
 			DraftIssue: DraftIssue{
+				ID:    "draftIssueId",
 				Title: "Pull Request title",
 				Body:  "a body",
 			},
@@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ func TestJSONProjectItem_DraftIssue_ProjectV2ItemFieldMilestoneValue(t *testing.
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.JSONEq(
 		t,
-		`{"items":[{"milestone":{"title":"Milestone Title","dueOn":"","description":""},"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title"},"id":"draftIssueId"}],"totalCount":5}`,
+		`{"items":[{"milestone":{"title":"Milestone Title","dueOn":"","description":""},"content":{"type":"DraftIssue","body":"a body","title":"Pull Request title","id":"draftIssueId"},"id":"draftIssueId"}],"totalCount":5}`,
 		string(out))
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/queries.go b/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/queries.go
index e54a3fb17..080a43097 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/queries.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/queries.go
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ func (p ProjectItem) DetailedItem() exportable {
 	switch p.Type() {
 	case "DraftIssue":
 		return DraftIssue{
+			ID:    p.Content.DraftIssue.ID,
 			Body:  p.Body(),
 			Title: p.Title(),
 		}